 In 432, Wang Hong died, and Liu Yikang was, alone, prime minister after that point.Also in 432, angry over the misgovernance of Liu Daoji () the governor of Yi Province (modern Sichuan and Chongqing), the people of Yi Province rose, under the command of Xu Muzhi (), who changed his name to Sima Feilong () and claimed to be a descendant of the Jin imperial clan.Liu quickly defeated and killed Sima Feilong, but the Buddhist monk Cheng Daoyang () soon rose in succession and claimed to be the real Sima Feilong, threatening Chengdu the capital of Yi Province, and while the general Pei Fangming () was able to repel the siege, Cheng remained a threat for several years, carrying the title of the Prince of Shu.