▁a ▁mis car riage ▁by ▁cons uming ▁dru gs ▁but ▁her ▁child ▁remained ▁safe ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁dream s ▁about ▁the ▁sun . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 , ▁after ▁Beautiful ▁Lady ▁Wang ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son , ▁Li u ▁X ie , ▁Em press ▁He ▁ordered ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁poison ed ▁to ▁death . ▁Emperor ▁L ing ▁was ▁fur ious ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁out ▁and ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁dep ose ▁Em press ▁He , ▁but ▁the ▁e un uchs ▁managed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁him ▁to ▁spare ▁the ▁em press . ▁The ▁mother less ▁Li u ▁X ie ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other , ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁D ong , ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁" Mar quis ▁D ong " ▁( <0xE8> <0x91> <0xA3> <0xE4> <0xBE> <0xAF> ). ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁subjects ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁name ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁as ▁crown ▁prince , ▁Emperor ▁L ing ▁had ▁a ▁d ile m ma ▁between ▁Li u ▁Bian ▁and ▁Li u ▁X ie , ▁his ▁only ▁two ▁surv iving ▁sons . ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁Li u ▁Bian ▁was ▁un fit ▁to ▁be ▁em peror ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁f riv ol ous ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁command ▁respect , ▁so ▁he ▁preferred ▁Li u ▁X ie . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁wor ried ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁chose ▁Li u ▁X ie , ▁Em press ▁He ▁would ▁turn ▁to ▁her ▁half - bro ther , ▁He ▁Jin , ▁for ▁help . ▁He ▁Jin ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁General - in - Ch