, ▁Li u ▁Yan ' s ▁wife , ▁Lady ▁Hu ▁( <0xE8> <0x83> <0xA1> 氏 ), ▁entered ▁the ▁palace ▁to ▁pay ▁her ▁respect s ▁to ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁Wu . ▁For ▁reasons ▁unknown , ▁the ▁em press ▁dow ager ▁ordered ▁Lady ▁Hu ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁palace . ▁Lady ▁Hu ▁returned ▁home ▁after ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁for ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁As ▁Lady ▁Hu ▁had ▁a ▁beautiful ▁appearance , ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁sus pected ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁secret ▁affair ▁with ▁the ▁em peror ▁Li u ▁Sh an ▁during ▁that ▁one ▁month ▁she ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁palace . ▁He ▁ordered ▁ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁soldiers ▁to ▁beat ▁her ▁up , ▁sla pped ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁with ▁a ▁sh oe , ▁and ▁then ▁divor ced ▁her ▁and ▁sent ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁ma iden ▁family . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Hu ▁reported ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁for ▁his ▁ab us ive ▁behaviour . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁thrown ▁into ▁prison . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁an ▁official ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁incident ▁as ▁follows : ▁" S old iers ▁aren ' t ▁meant ▁to ▁help ▁someone ▁beat ▁up ▁his ▁wife . ▁Sho es ▁aren ' t ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁hit ▁someone ▁in ▁the ▁face ." ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁was ▁then ▁executed ▁and ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁streets , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁mid - f ift ies .. ▁After ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁the ▁Sh u ▁government ▁put ▁an ▁end