ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ ɡɹˈuː sˈɪɹiəsli ˈɪl, ænd hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ, ˈɛmpɹɛs wˈæŋɡ wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɹˈiːdʒənt, ænd ðæt hɜː bɹˈʌðɚ wˈæŋɡ dʒˈɪŋwən wʊd bɪkˌʌm ˈoʊvɚli pˈaʊɚfəl.
In 472, Emperor Ming grew seriously ill, and he believed that after his death, Empress Wang would become regent, and that her brother Wang Jingwen would become overly powerful.