ief ▁( 大 <0xE5> <0xB0> <0x87> 軍 ) ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁imperial ▁court . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁did ▁not ▁name ▁either ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁as ▁crown ▁prince . ▁ ▁As ▁em press ▁dow ager ▁When ▁Emperor ▁L ing ▁became ▁crit ically ▁ill ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 , ▁he ▁secret ly ▁entr usted ▁his ▁eight - year - old ▁son ▁Li u ▁X ie ▁to ▁close ▁a ide ▁and ▁e un uch , ▁J ian ▁Sh uo . ▁Upon ▁Emperor ▁L ing ' s ▁death , ▁J ian ▁Sh uo ▁attempted ▁to ▁l ure ▁He ▁Jin ▁into ▁a ▁trap ▁in ▁the ▁palace , ▁assass inate ▁him , ▁and ▁then ▁install ▁Li u ▁X ie ▁on ▁the ▁throne . ▁However , ▁Pan ▁Y in ▁( <0xE6> <0xBD> <0x98> <0xE9> <0x9A> <0xB1> ), ▁a ▁e un uch ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁He ▁Jin , ▁war ned ▁the ▁General - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁J ian ▁Sh uo ' s ▁plot . ▁He ▁Jin ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁military ▁camp ▁and ▁pret ended ▁to ▁be ▁sick ▁so ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁respond ▁when ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁palace . ▁J ian ▁Sh uo ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁make ▁Li u ▁X ie ▁em peror ▁failed , ▁so ▁a ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁Li u ▁Bian ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁and ▁became ▁histor ically ▁known ▁as ▁Emperor ▁Sh ao . ▁Em press ▁He , ▁as ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁mother , ▁became