Zhu Wen was the emperor of the Liang Dynasty. Zhu Wen brutally killed the courtiers headed by Pei Shu at the White Horse Posthouse in Huazhou for the purpose of building a new dynasty, which led to the "disaster of the White Horse Posthouse", and later forced Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty to abdicate. After he ascended the throne, he was thirsty for talents, worked hard to promote talented people, suppressed powerful people, formulated strict military laws, and rewarded farming. But in his later years, he indulged in immorality and raped his daughter-in-law, which made later generations full of negative comments. In 912, he was killed by his father and son Zhu Yougui. He died at the age of 61. His posthumous title was Shenwu Yuan Shengxiao Emperor, and his temple name was Taizu. He was buried in Xuanling
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