ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, æɾ ˈeɪdʒ fˈoːɹ, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ zˈaɪəˌaʊuː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv dʒˈɪnən, ænd stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd təbi ɹoʊtˈeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, wɪð stˈæf mˈɛmbɚz ɪn ˈæktʃuːəl tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz.
In 460, at age four, Emperor Xiaowu created him the Prince of Jin'an, and starting in 463, he started to be rotated as a provincial governor, with staff members in actual charge of the administration of the provinces.