The officials then, in the name of Emperor Shao's mother Empress Dowager Zhang, declared Emperor Shao's faults and demoted him to Prince of Yingyang, offering the throne to his younger brother Liu Yilong the Prince of Yidu instead.
In the name of Empress Dowager Zhang, the officials exposed Emperor Shao's faults and demoted him to Prince of Yingyang. They then presented the throne to Liu Yilong, who was the Prince of Yidu at that time.