lˈɪuː ʃˈaʊ, ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹdʒɪŋ ɐn ˈiːdɪkt fɹʌm ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt hɪz tɹˈuːps wɜː tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə pˈælɪs tə hˈɛlp ɡˈɑːɹd ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ ɹᵻbˈɛliən, tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌvðə pˈælɪs, ænd hiː sˈɛnt hɪz ɡˈɑːɹd ʒˈæŋ keɪˈɑːʒi tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ˌɪntʊ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛnz bˈɛdtʃeɪmbɚ tʊ ɐsˈæsᵻnˌeɪt hˌɪm.
Liu Shao, after forging an edict from Emperor Wen stating that his troops were to enter the palace to help guard against a rebellion, took over the defense of the palace, and he sent his guard Zhang Chaozhi (張超之) into Emperor Wen's bedchamber to assassinate him.