imprisoned you to show the people that I'm a tyrant." After the death of Gaozu, Xiao He continued serving Gaozu's successor Emperor Hui as chancellor until he died in 193 BC. Before his death, Xiao He recommended Cao Shen to succeed him. Cao Shen inherited the system of governance left behind by Xiao He and maintained it well but did not implement any new changes. Descendants Xiao He's great-grandson, Xiao Biao (), moved to Lanling (near present-day Zaozhuang, Shandong) and led a reclusive life there. Two of his descendants would later found imperial dynasties during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. Xiao Daocheng would found the Southern Qi, while his distant cousin Xiao Yan would found the subsequent Liang dynasty. Legacy Some Chinese idioms and sayings originated from the events in Xiao He's life and are listed as follows: Xiao He chases Han Xin under the moonlight (): Originated from the event where Xiao trailed Han Xin for a few days, even at night, in order to catch up with the latter and bring him back to Liu Bang. It is used to describe an urgent situation in which action has to be taken immediately without notification. Success is due to Xiao He, downfall is also due to Xiao He (成也蕭何 敗也蕭何 Hangul: 성야소하 폐야소하): Xiao He helped Han Xin become a general, which enabled Han to put his talent to good use. However, Xiao also played an important role in Han's death. It is used to describe a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor. Cao following Xiao's rules (): Cao Shen, Xiao He's successor as chancellor, inherited the system of governance left behind by Xiao and maintained it well but did not implement any new changes. It is used to describe the continuation of the work of one's predecessor. Modern references Xiao 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. He also appears as a non-playable character in the action RPG Prince of Qin. References Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian, vol. 53. Ban Gu et al. Book of Han, vol. 39. 193 BC deaths 3rd-century BC Chinese calligraphers 2nd-century BC Chinese calligraphers Chu–Han contention people Han dynasty politicians from Jiangsu Han dynasty prime ministers Emperor Gaozu of Han Politicians from Xuzhou Year of