Da er in sehr hohem Ansehen stand, fürchtete ihn Kaiser Wen und dessen Bruder, der Premierminister Liu Yikang, Prinz von Pengcheng. ###>Because of this, however, he was feared by Emperor Wen and even more so by Emperor Wen's brother, the prime minister Liu Yikang the Prince of Pengcheng, and during an illness of Emperor Wen, Liu Yikang had Tan arrested and executed on false accusations of treason.