 He made Wang Zhaoyuan grand councilor and governor of Shannan West Circuit (山南西道), one of the 3 major circuits under Later Shu's control.When Wang Zhaoyuan returned to the imperial court in Chengdu to thank the emperor, he requested to be relieved of the "Commissioner of Communications and Memorials" post, and Meng Chang granted this request.The Song dynasty was founded in 960, replacing the Later Zhou dynasty as Later Shu's new northeastern neighbor.