▁Y i ▁Province ▁( cover ing ▁present - day ▁S ich uan ▁and ▁Ch ong q ing ) ▁from ▁the ▁war l ord ▁Li u ▁Z hang , ▁he ▁appointed ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁as ▁the ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁G uling ▁Command ery ▁( <0xE5> <0x9B> <0xBA> <0xE9> <0x99> <0xB5> 郡 ; ▁a . k . a . ▁Bad ong ▁Command ery ▁ 巴 東 郡 ; ▁covering ▁parts ▁of ▁present - day ▁Ch ong q ing ). ▁ ▁Service ▁under ▁Li u ▁Sh an ▁In ▁ 2 2 3 , ▁after ▁Li u ▁Bei ' s ▁son ▁and ▁successor ▁Li u ▁Sh an ▁became ▁em peror ▁of ▁Sh u , ▁he ▁en fe off ed ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁as ▁a ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁a ▁Chief ▁District ▁( 都 <0xE9> <0x84> <0x89> <0xE4> <0xBE> <0xAF> ) ▁and ▁accord ed ▁him ▁hon ours ▁and ▁privileges ▁second ▁to ▁those ▁accord ed ▁to ▁Li ▁Yan . ▁He ▁also ▁appointed ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ards ▁( 衛 <0xE5> <0xB0> <0x89> ), ▁Central ▁Military ▁Ad vis er ▁( 中 軍 師 ), ▁and ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁R ear ▁( 後 <0xE5> <0xB0> <0x87> 軍 ). ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁General ▁of ▁Ch ari ots ▁and ▁Caval ry ▁( 車 <0xE9> <0xA8> <0x8E> <0xE5> <0xB0> <0x87> 軍 ). ▁ ▁Despite ▁holding ▁an ▁important ▁position ▁and ▁having ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁under ▁his ▁personal ▁command , ▁Li u ▁Yan ▁was ▁not ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁state ▁and ▁military