the very first major incident of infighting in gengshi emperor's regime would happen in this time, though. gengshi emperor was fearful of liu yan's capabilities and keenly aware that many of liu yan's followers were angry that he was not made emperor. one, liu ji (劉稷), was particularly critical of gengshi emperor. gengshi emperor arrested liu ji and wanted to execute him, but liu yan tried to intercede. gengshi emperor, encouraged by li yi (who had by that point turned against liu yan) and zhu wei (朱鮪), took this opportunity to execute liu yan as well.