 With the Shence Armies having been disbanded, he tried to reorganize the imperial army to resist Zhu.Zhu, in response, forced Emperor Zhaozong to order Cui's removal; he then put Cui to death.He then, believing that Li Maozhen and Li Maozhen's adoptive son Li Jihui the military governor of Jingnan Circuit (靜難, headquartered in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi) might again attack Chang'an and seize control of the emperor, decided to destroy the city himself and forcibly move the capital to Luoyang, which was firmly under his control.