based on the traditional historical accounts, some of the dous' relatives (but not the dous themselves) had considered murdering the emperor. (the utter lack of motive, however, has led modern historians to generally discredit this assertion.) emperor he, fearful of being murdered, planned along with zheng and liu qing to destroy the dous' power. they received some help—in the form of historical accounts that would inspire them as to what to do—from another brother of the emperor, liu kang (劉伉), the prince of qiancheng.