ˈæftɚ lˈɪuː jˈuːz ɪmpˈʌlsɪv ænd vˈaɪələnt nˈɛfjuː lˈɪuː zˈɪaɪ wʌz ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, lˈɪuː jˈuː, kənsˈɪdɚd kˈaɪnd ænd ˈoʊpənmˈaɪndᵻd baɪ ðɪ əfˈɪʃəlz ænd kˈoːɹt ɐtˈɛndənts, wʌz dᵻklˈɛɹd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ.
After Liu Yu's impulsive and violent nephew Liu Ziye was assassinated in January 466, Liu Yu, considered kind and open-minded by the officials and court attendants, was declared emperor (as Emperor Ming).