 After the official Liu Xiaochuo () suggested that he hold a one-month mourning period, he agreed, and in fact made this a precedent for the Liang Dynasty.During this period, Xiao Tong and others compiled a compendium of ancient poetry and texts, which he referred to as "Wenxuan" (文選, "selected texts"), which was later known after his death, by his posthumous name, as the "Zhaoming Wenxuan" ().It is a work of historical importance, as it preserved many ancient texts which otherwise might have been lost.