Why did Deng Tong, the richest man in ancient times, finally starve to death?

After being rich as an enemy, people become arrogant and attract suspicion. Resented by Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, he found the wrong property, then arrested him and starved to death.

From a right-hand man to an upstart, he was a little bossy, which caused false accusations from the court and some people and was suspected by the emperor. In addition, he began to reveal many small problems and was easily caught.