text: The plot was orchestrated by Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang, Xu Youzhen, and Zhang Yue (; 1393–1458). They saw an opportunity when the emperor fell ill at the end of 1456, causing him to cancel audiences and New Year ceremonies in 1457. The request for the appointment of a successor went unanswered, and the court was filled with anxiety as they prepared for the emperor's death. On the morning of 11 February 1457, the conspirators forcefully removed Emperor Yingzong from his residence and placed him on the throne, surprising officials who had come for the morning audience. Yingzong wasted no time in making changes to the government, promoting the conspirators and dismissing officials from the previous regime. Some supporters of the Jingtai regime, including Yu Qian, Wang Wen, and three high-ranking eunuchs, were killed.
  The Jingtai Emperor was demoted to the Prince of Cheng and never fully recovered from his illness. He died on 14 March 1457. There is speculation that he may have been murdered. He was given the posthumous name Li (, 'Rebel') and was buried outside the imperial mausoleums at Yuchuanshan. Some officials suggested abolishing his era name, similar to the abolishment of the Jianwen era, but Emperor Yingzong did not agree. It wasn't until 1475, during the reign of the Chenghua Emperor, that the Jingtai Emperor was given a posthumous name—Emperor Gongren Kangding Jing ()—which was shorter than the names given to other emperors. In the mid-17th century, a ruler of the Southern Ming dynasty in Nanjing gave him the temple name Daizong ().
  Family
  Consorts and Issue:
  Empress Xiaoyuanjing, of the Wang clan (; 1427–1507)
  Princess Gu'an (; 1449–1491), first daughter
  Married Wang Xian () in 1469, and had issue (one son)
  Second daughter
  Empress Suxiao, of the Hang clan (; d. 1456)
  Zhu Jianji, Crown Prince Huaixian (; 28 March 1445 – 21 March 1453), first son
  Imperial Noble Consort, of the Tang clan (; 1438–1457)
  Li Xi'er ()
  Consort, of the Sun clan ()