The Xiongnu ruler knew that Ni Mi had already incurred the wrath of Emperor Xuan of Han. Gravely wounded and politically ruined, he had become nothing more than a discarded pawn. Rather than continue supporting him, the Xiongnu decided to abandon Ni Mi and establish a new king in Wusun.
Seizing the opportunity amid the chaos, Wu Jiu Tu emerged and claimed to be the son of Weng Gui Mi and a Xiongnu woman, born before Weng Gui Mi ascended the throne.
Princess Jieyou did not acknowledge his claim, for no one knew the truth better than she did. Weng Gui Mi had always maintained a pro-Han political stance, and before marrying the princess he had never taken a wife. There could therefore be no question of his having an illegitimate son.
The princess, however, chose not to expose the falsehood at that moment. Instead, she quietly observed how events unfolded while instructing Liu Ye to protect her three sons. She had already sensed that the Xiongnu ruler was preparing to abandon Ni Mi.
Taking advantage of the Mad King's grave injuries, the turmoil within Wusun, and the complete collapse of public support, Wu Jiu Tu established himself in the Northern Mountains. Exploiting his claimed Xiongnu ancestry and the backing of the Xiongnu ruler as political leverage, he proclaimed that a Xiongnu army would soon arrive to help him seize the throne.
Wusun nobles, members of the royal clan, ministers, and commoners who had grown weary of the Mad King's tyranny all rallied behind Wu Jiu Tu. United in their opposition to the Mad King, they formed a powerful coalition that ultimately overthrew and killed him.
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