In the Tianwen Hall he received the seal and cord and ascended as emperor, granting a general amnesty, changing the era, and fixing Earth as the virtue of the Five Elements. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷1 天興元年)
He moved the people of the six prefectures of Shandong, 360,000 captives including those of Tuhe and Goguryeo, and 100,000 artisans to the capital. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷2·天興元年)
He moved the capital to Pingcheng and established the palaces, the ancestral temple, and the altars of soil and grain. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷2·天興元年)
The Ningshuo General Deng Qifang and Nanyang Governor Lü Qiuxian, with twenty thousand, attacked Southern Yan and fought at Guancheng with Southern Yan's Zhongjun General Fa and Fujun General He, but were defeated, and Qifang and the others fled alone on single horses. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷110 398년 단락40 제1문)