ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl lˈaɪ zˈɪn tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, hˌuː wʌzɐ klˈoʊs fɹˈɛnd ʌv lˈaɪ jiz bɹˈʌðɚ lˈaɪ fˈuː tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, wʌz ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv kɚɹˈʌpʃən, ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪənwən bɪkˌeɪm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðɪ ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ lˈaɪ fˈuː tɹˈaɪd tə səpɹˈɛs ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹts.
In 470, the official Li Xin (李訢), who was a close friend of Li Yi's brother Li Fu (李敷), was accused of corruption, and Emperor Xianwen became aware of the accusations even though Li Fu tried to suppress the reports.