Clearly, Emperor Gaozu of Liang was also likely pondering that if he didn't agree, what might come next wouldn't be Lord Qin, but rather a cup of poisoned wine or a rope.
So, the Xuanwu Gate Incident ended just like that.
The following episodes involved Lord Qin visiting Emperor Gaozu of Liang, who was holding his head and weeping bitterly. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Gaozu of Liang issued two edicts in one day, the "Edict to Appoint Lord Qin as Crown Prince" and the "Divine Yao's Mandate to the Crown Prince to Decide on the Affairs of the Realm," handing over all affairs of the state to Lord Qin.
After that, Lord Qin did three things.
The first was to reward his valiant vassals, boosting a few of Emperor Gaozu of Liang's old officials symbolically to sideline them from real power. He filled the entire court with civil and military officials from the Lord Qin Mansion, thus the pattern of the court during the era of the Zhenguan rule began to take shape.
