 As he was married to the emperor's eldest daughter Princess Yuan, he was not executed but demoted to marquis status.The emperor's son Prince Ruyi was named to succeed him as king of Zhao, and in 197 Chen Xi was sent from Chang'an to act as chancellor for the young boy's realm.He was given control of most of the Han army defending what is now Shanxi and Hebei against the Xiongnu nomads to their north.