ˌɔn kˈɪksi fˈɛstɪvəl tʃaɪnˈiːz vˈæləntˌaɪnz dˈeɪ ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ˈæftɚ hˈuːfeɪ hæd tɹˈaɪd tʊ bˌʌt ðˈɛn nˌɑːt ˈæktʃuːəli kˈɪld zˈaɪəˌoʊ dˌeɪətʃˈɛŋ, zˈaɪəˌoʊ dˌeɪətʃˈɛŋ hæd hˈuːfeɪz ɐtˈɛndənt jˈɑːŋ jˈuːfuː tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪt hˈuːfeɪ, ænd ðˈɛn, ˈɪʃuːɪŋ ɐn ˈiːdɪkt ɪn ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ wˈæŋɡz nˈeɪm, ˈɔːɹdɚd hˈuːfeɪ pˈoʊsthjuːməsli dᵻpˈoʊzd ænd hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ lˈɪuː ʒˈʌn ɪnstˈɔːld æz ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ʃˈʌn.
On Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day) in 477, after Houfei had tried to but then not actually killed Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Daocheng had Houfei's attendant Yang Yufu (楊玉夫) assassinate Houfei, and then, issuing an edict in Empress Dowager Wang's name, ordered Houfei posthumously deposed and his younger brother Liu Zhun installed as Emperor Shun.