Emperor Taizu also made Zhu Youwen the mayor of Kaifeng (i.e., the old Xuanwu headquarters), as well as the director of Jianchang Hall (建昌院)—a conversion of the office overseeing financial matters for the four circuits into an imperial institution.
[6] In 911, after Emperor Taizu summoned Zhang Shensi (張慎思) the prefect of Cai Prefecture (蔡州, in modern Zhumadian, Henan) to Luoyang, the Cai Prefecture officer Liu Xingcong (劉行琮) mutinied and prepared to lead the soldiers to flee to Later Liang's rival Hongnong.
)[5] After a failed campaign against rival Jin in spring 912, Emperor Taizu fell ill and spent summer 912 at Wei Prefecture (魏州, in modern Handan, Hebei) to recuperate.
[3] In summer 912, after returning to Luoyang, Emperor Taizu had become gravely ill, and he sent Lady Wang to Daliang to summon Zhu Youwen, intending to entrust the empire to him.
She secretly stated to Zhu Yougui, "The Emperor has given the imperial seal to Lady Wang to take to the Eastern Capital.
Further, on July 17,[7] Emperor Taizu also had his chief of staff Jing Xiang issue an order making Zhu Yougui the prefect of Lai Prefecture and decreeing that he report there immediately.
This further made Zhu Yougui believe that the next order would be to kill him — for, around that time, it was customary to first exile an official before executing him.