 In 565, Emperor Wucheng, believing in astrological signs that the imperial reign would be changed, passed the throne to Gao Wei.He took the title of "Taishang Huang" (retired emperor), while creating Empress Hu the title of "Taishang Huanghou" ("retired empress").However, the matters of state were still decided by him, rather than the nine-year-old Gao Wei.