Upon the Hongzhi Emperor's accession to the throne in 1487, Zhu Youyuan was given the title Prince of Xing (興王).

As a result, his younger son, Zhu Houcong, inherited his father's position.

After facing several years of disputes with the Grand Secretaries and officials, the Jiajing Emperor finally asserted the imperial title for his father, mother, and grandmother (Lady Shao).

Following Zhu Youyuan's death, he was given the posthumous name of Prince Xian of Xing (興獻王).

[2] Upon his son's ascension to the imperial throne, he was posthumously elevated to the position of emperor in 1521, with the posthumous name Emperor Zhitian Shoudao Hongde Yuanren Kuanmu Chunsheng Gongjian Jinwen Xian (知天守道洪德淵仁寬穆純聖恭簡敬文獻皇帝).