hiː ðˈɛn sˈɔː ðæt bˈoʊθ hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn ænd hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪəˌaʊuː wɜː θˈɜːdbˈɔːɹn sˈʌnz, ænd hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐlˈɑːɹmd æt ðæt fˈækt, ænd hiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ ɐlˈɑːɹmd wɛn hɪz ˈʌŋkəl ænd bɹˈʌðɚɹɪnlˈɔː hiː mˈaɪ mˌeɪd ɐ fˈeɪld ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊ hˌɪm ænd pˌʊt lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌn ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn.
He then saw that both his grandfather Emperor Wen and his father Emperor Xiaowu were third-born sons, and he became alarmed at that fact, and he became even more alarmed when his uncle and brother-in-law He Mai () made a failed attempt to overthrow him and put Liu Zixun on the throne.