ˌɔn wˈʌn əkˈeɪʒən ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wɛntʃˈɛŋ tˈoʊld hˌɪm tə tˈeɪk wʌtˈɛvɚ ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd hiː wˈɪʃt fɹʌmðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tɹˈɛʒɚɹi, ænd hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ðætðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tɹˈɛʒɚɹi nˈiːdᵻd tə kənsˈɜːv ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ təbi ˈeɪbəl tə fˈaɪt lˈɪuː sˈɔŋ ænd ɹˈɜːɹən.
On one occasion in 452, Emperor Wencheng told him to take whatever reward he wished from the imperial treasury, and he declined on account that the imperial treasury needed to conserve in order to be able to fight Liu Song and Rouran.