 When Cui summoned Zhu to Chang'an to try to use Zhu to wrest control of the Shence Armies from the eunuchs, the eunuchs kidnapped Emperor Zhaozong and Empress He, taking them to Fengxiang Circuit's capital Fengxiang Municipality.Zhu subsequently attacked Fengxiang Municipality and put it under siege.By 903, Fengxiang was out of food and under dire straits.