 Yuwen sent Yang to relieve Anlu, and Yang not only did so, but proceeded to siege Xiao Guan's headquarters at Ru'nan (汝南, in modern Jingmen, Hubei), capturing it and then executing Xiao Guan.In spring 551, Emperor Wen died, and Yuan Qin succeeded him (as Emperor Fei).Yuwen Tai appeared to hold an even firmer grip on power after Emperor Wen's death.