Fan declined, claiming that the year 304 would be an auspicious date (jiazi) for someone from the Li family to take the throne. Fan Changsheng then served as the Chancellor of Cheng-Han under Li Xiong.
Fan declined the offer, citing the year 304 as a favorable period (jiazi) for someone from the Li family to take the throne. He subsequently served as the Chancellor of Cheng-Han under Li Xiong.