haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ æmbˈɪʃəs dˈɛŋ wˈæn, bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ɪnðə sˈeɪm koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðæt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ kˈaɪənfˌeɪ dˈɪd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ lˈɪuː zˈɪksʌnz θˈɜːdbˈɔːɹn stˈæɾəs, ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋz pɹəmˈoʊʃən ˈɔːɹdɚ ænd pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˈɪŋ, ɪn ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪð jˈuːən ji ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv jˈɑːŋ pɹˈɑːvɪns tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, mˈɑːdɚn nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn hjˈuːbeɪ ænd saʊθwˈɛstɚn hˈɛnən ænd lˈɪuː zˈɪsuːiz tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf zˈʌn bˈaɪənʒi.
However, the ambitious Deng Wan, believing in the same coincidence that Emperor Qianfei did regarding Liu Zixun's third-born status, rejected Emperor Ming's promotion order and prepared to resist Emperor Ming, in association with Yuan Yi () the governor of Yong Province (雍州, modern northwestern Hubei and southwestern Henan) and Liu Zisui's chief of staff Xun Bianzhi ().