 In 418, after Liu Yu conquered Later Qin, Liu Yilong was made the governor of the important Jing Province (荊州, modern Hubei and Hunan), and commander of armed forces of the western empire.Those who served on his staff included Dao Yanzhi (), Zhang Shao (), Wang Tanshou (), Wang Hua (), and Shen Linzi (), with Zhang actually in charge of headquarters due to Liu Yilong's young age.After Liu Yu seized the Jin throne in 420, establishing Liu Song (as Emperor Wu), he created a number of his sons princes, and Liu Yilong was created the Prince of Yidu at that time.