sentences:  He succeeded his elder brother Tai Wan-guei as the head of his clan, and its associated Lord of the Land Society and Eight Trigram Society.He expanded these societies and converted them into branches of the Tiandihui while winning official approval by helping the government capture bandits, thereby expanding the power of the Tai clan.Because of the rapid expansion of Tai Chao-chuen's power and rumors of his follower's lawlessness, the government decided to act against Tai Chao-chuen.