An Chonghui
However, this ran against Shi's own wishes, as he had long been averse to the idea of a powerful general serving as chief of staff, remembering the example of Li Siyuan's chief of staff An Chonghui. Further, while Liu served as chief of staff, most of his proposals were not to Shi's liking. In 939, when Liu took leave from governmental service to observe a mourning period for his stepmother, Shi took the opportunity to disband the office of chief of staff, transferring its authority to the office of the chancellors. Liu spent a mourning period of over a year before being recalled to governmental service to serve as the military governor of Zhangde Circuit (彰德, headquartered in modern Anyang, Henan).