quelled, Liu Bang heard rumours that Peng Yue was intending to rebel against him as well, and he had Peng arrested. Peng Yue was demoted to the status of a commoner and exiled to the remote Qingyi County (in present-day Ya'an, Sichuan). Along the way, Peng Yue encountered Empress Lü Zhi, who wanted to have him killed. He pleaded with her to spare his life and let him return home to Changyi, and the empress pretended to agree. Peng Yue was brought back to Luoyang where he was subsequently executed. Empress Lü ordered his clan be put to death as well. Peng Yue's corpse was minced into pieces, salted like meat, and distributed to all the noble families of China, who found this very disturbing. Legacy Peng Yue is sometimes venerated as a door god in Chinese and Taoist temples, usually partnered with Ying Bu. He is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by Koei. References 196 BC deaths Year of birth unknown 2nd-century BC executions Chinese gods Chinese princes Chu–Han contention people Deified Chinese people Emperor Gaozu of Han Executed Han dynasty people Executed people from Shandong Han dynasty generals from Shandong Han dynasty politicians from Shandong People executed by the Han dynasty by decapitation Politicians from Heze