 the soldiers were incensed, and they rushed and killed Kong and the eunuch Dan Shouying (), with no intercession from Li Huaiguang, and Li Huaiguang thereafter again took a posture against the imperial troops.Emperor Dezong sent Hun Jian and Luo Yuanguang () against Li Huaiguang, but they were stopped by Li Huaiguang's officer Xu Tingguang () at Changchun Palace (長春宮, in modern Weinan) and unable to advance.Meanwhile, though, Ma Sui was attacking Li Huaiguang's territory from the north and east and seizing Li Huaiguang's territory piece by piece.