ɪn spɹˈɪŋ fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, dˈɛŋ wˈæn, klˈeɪmɪŋ tə hæv ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ sˈiːkɹᵻt ˈiːdɪkt fɹʌm lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌnz ɡɹˈændmʌðɚɹ ˈɛmpɹɛs dˈaʊɪdʒɚ lˈuː hjˈuːɪnən, dᵻklˈɛɹd lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
In spring 466, Deng Wan, claiming to have received a secret edict from Liu Zixun's grandmother Empress Dowager Lu Huinan, declared Liu Zixun emperor.