帝崩，韋後專制，畏禍及，更因僧普潤、道士王曄私謁臨淄王以自托，且密贊大計。 After the emperor's death, when Empress Wei seized power, he feared for his life and, through the monk Purun and the Daoist Wang Ye, secretly sought out the Prince of Linzi, pledging support for the coup.