 Emperor Jiemin tried to take initiative by sending the official Lu Bian (盧辯) to greet Gao.Gao, who was then accompanying Yuan Lang and heading toward Luoyang, considered allowing Emperor Jiemin to keep the throne, as Yuan Lang's lineage was distant from recent emperors.He sent the general Wei Lan'gen (魏蘭根) to calm the imperial officials and to observe Emperor Jiemin.