In the 23rd year of Yuan Dynasty, Cheng Wenhai, a bachelor from Jixian County, recommended 22 veteran ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, ranking Xie Fangde first. He refused to accept his position. In the second year, the provincial prime minister was busy recruiting him by imperial edict. Xie Fangde said: "There are Tang Yao and Yu Shun in the world, Chao Fu and Xu You in the world. My name in Xie Fangde is unlucky, so I dare not go by decree. " Wei Tianyou, the provincial governor of Fujian Province, saw that the court at that time regarded talent hunting as a top priority and wanted to recommend Xie Fangde as a credit. Seeing Wei Tianyou, I was arrogant and didn't salute. Wei Tianyou was furious and forced him to go north.
In April of the 26th year of Zhiyuan, Xie Fangde arrived in the capital. Soon after, I got sick and moved to Benjamin Temple. When I saw the inscription "Cao Ebei" on the wall, I cried and said, "My little girl is still like that. Am I inferior to her? " Liu sent a doctor to mix medicine with rice porridge for him to eat. Xie Fangde was furious and said, "I want to die, but you want me to live?" He threw the medicine rice on the ground and finally died of hunger strike.