haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː hæd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːŋkjuːbˌaɪnz, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɛd təbi sˌoʊ sˈɛkʃuːəli ɪmˈɔːɹəl ðæt hiː hæd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪnsˈɛstʃuːəs liːˈeɪzɑːnz—ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wɪððə dˈɔːɾɚz ʌv hɪz ˈʌŋkəl lˈɪuː jˈɪkʃuːən tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv nˈæn kəmˈændɚɹi, ænd ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə bˈʊk ʌv sˈɔŋ, ɹˈuːmɚz æt ðə tˈaɪm sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈiːvən wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn mˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ lˈuː.
However, he had a large number of concubines, and was also said to be so sexually immoral that he had a number of incestuous liaisons—including with the daughters of his uncle Liu Yixuan (劉義宣) the Prince of Nan Commandery, and according to the Book of Song, rumors at the time suggested that even with his own mother Empress Dowager Lu.