In September of Year 3246 of the Great Tang Calendar, Liu Changxu bid farewell to his parents and clansmen and set out for the Southern Sea with those who had chosen to follow him there to establish themselves, a party totaling 152 people.
The family members accompanying Liu Changxu to the Southern Sea were his wives Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, Qin Yulian, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, Lian'er, Zhang Wenjun, Chunlan, Xiazhu, Qiuyue, and Dongxue; his third son Liu Fuyue and his family of fifteen; his sixth son Liu Fuchao and his family of nineteen; his seventh son Liu Fuyang and his family of eighteen; his eighth son Liu Fupeng; his ninth son Liu Fufei; his fifth daughter Liu Futing and her family of three; his sixth daughter Liu Fuzhu; his grandsons Liu Zeqian, Liu Zeming, and Liu Zelin; and his granddaughters Liu Zeping and Liu Zeqin-a total of seventy-three people.
Among them, Liu Zeming, Liu Zelin, and Liu Zeqin were all children of his fourth son Liu Fufeng's concubines, and all three had reached late Qi Refinement. Their journey to the Southern Sea had also been at their father Liu Fufeng's urging; they could be considered to be going in his stead!
The makeup of the party bound for the Southern Sea showed that nearly half were Liu Changxu's own wives, concubines, and descendants. The remaining seventy-nine also included his brothers Liu Changming, Liu Changwu, and Liu Changjian, born to his father Liu Shihao's other concubines; his younger sister Liu Changxue and her family of four; his younger brother Liu Changyan's sons Liu Fushan and Liu Fujing; and other clansmen with whom he shared very close ties.
As for Clan Head Liu Changshun and Eldest Brother Liu Changyong, not only did they stay behind, but none of their descendants went