əpˌɑːn ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən, nˌɪɹli ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ dᵻklˈɛɹd fɔːɹ lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌn, wɪð ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɪn kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈæpɪɾəl dʒˈaɪəŋkˌæŋ.
Upon the declaration, nearly the entire empire declared for Liu Zixun, with Emperor Ming only in control of the region immediately around the capital Jiankang.