 Emperor Wen sent members of the imperial Chen household out to the provinces, dividing them so that they could not coalesce.In 594, Emperor Wen, citing the fact that the emperors of Northern Qi, Liang, and Chen were not being sacrificed to, ordered that the former Northern Qi prince Gao Renying (), Chen Shubao, and Xiao Cong be given regular supplies so that they could make periodic sacrifices to their ancestors.In 604, a few months after Emperor Wen's death and succession by Yang Guang (as Emperor Yang), Chen Shubao died.