In Luoyang, Liu Shan relied on Xi Zheng in matters of deportment and propriety. According to the "Han Jin Chunqiu", the Wei regent Sima Zhao once asked Liu Shan if he thought much about Shu, to which Liu Shan famously responded that he was too happy to think of Shu. Xi Zheng sought out Liu Shan and advised him that were he asked this again, the appropriate response was to lament how far he had been removed from his family tombs.