The Great Tang General

The Battle of Baihai was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Tubo.

The once prosperous Tubo Kingdom was like a candle in the wind, and could be extinguished at any time.

Dalun Maxiang Zhongbajie was filled with fear. He was exhausted and had no appetite for several days.

Although he still had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, many nobles and aristocrats whose interests had been violated were dissatisfied with his nine-year tenure as a powerful official.

Especially after Chidai Zhudan's return, these old aristocratic forces tried every means to support Chidai Zhudan's restoration.

By now, Maxiang Zhongbajie had understood that Li Xuan's release of Chidai Zhudan was an unsolvable conspiracy.

Under his leadership, the Nanang clan of Maxiang Zhongbajie became the most noble clan in Tubo. Once he returned power, Chidai Zhudan would definitely find a chance to kill him.

He knew Chidai Zhudan too well. In the past, the great minister Wei Dazha Gonglu once fought to the outskirts of Liangzhou, but was eventually killed by Chidai Zhudan because his achievements were too great and frightened the emperor.

The reason was actually collusion with the Tang Dynasty.

There is no reason!
Maxiang Zhongbajie was a smart man. For the sake of his own life, he imprisoned Chidai Zhudan.

According to his plan, if the Northern Expedition is successful and Jiuqu in Qinghai is recovered, he will offset the influence of Chidai Zhudan.

Man proposes, God disposes. Li Xuan had been prepared and sent famous generals and heavy troops to guard the place.

The battle was a complete defeat and Maxiang Zhongbajie's ally Enlan Dazhalugong died.

It was as if the doomsday bell had sounded.

Maxiang Zhongbajie's first thought was to seek peace with the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty took another step forward, with their current strength, they would not have the confidence to resist.

I was just trying it out, but I didn't expect Duan Xueshi of Baihai County to agree to surrender.

But the requirement was to offer 3,000 kilograms of gold, 300,000 sheep, and 30,000 cattle.

As punishment for invading the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, he also brought a letter of accusation from the court, questioning why Tubo was rebelling.
Mashang Zhongbajie finally learned that An Lushan had been pacified, and Li Xuan suddenly became the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, supervising state affairs.

In this regard, Mashang Zhongbajie knew that the Tang Dynasty must have some intentions, but he could only compromise.

He scraped off all the gold paint on the Hongshan Palace and melted the golden Buddha as compensation to the Tang Dynasty.

He also reluctantly took cattle and sheep from the winter and summer pastures and presented them to the Tang Dynasty in an attempt to stop the war.

In order to prevent the people from rioting because of the deaths of their family members, he lied to them and said that most of the brave warriors who went to the north had been captured by the Tang Dynasty and that he was negotiating with the Tang Dynasty to try to redeem their people.

This temporarily suppressed the sorrow of the people.

Mashang Zhongbajie was a man of decisive character. He understood that the conflict between him and the old aristocracy could not be compromised and must be resolved.

So, in the name of Chidai Zhudan and Trisong Detsen, he summoned the leaders of various tribes to a meeting and prepared to set up the Hongmen Banquet.

However, the chiefs and nobles of the tribes did not lead their troops to the meeting, and accused Mashang Zhongbajie of being a treacherous minister, playing power games, imprisoning the Zamp, and blaspheming the gods.

At this point, there is nothing much to say.

Maxiang Zhongbajie took the initiative and sent a thousand soldiers of the Imperial Guard to attack a tribe, defeated its soldiers, and captured them.

Then he began to send troops to conquer other disobedient people, but after losing 130,000 soldiers and horses, he did not have the advantage of crushing them.

Those nobles hid their soldiers and slaves, and Mashang Zhongbajie was even defeated, thus starting a civil war in Tubo.

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In the middle of the first lunar month, Li Xuan was delighted to learn that Lai Chen had pacified Xichuan and he promoted Lai Chen to Duke of Liang.

However, all the titles bestowed on Li Xuan were honorary titles. He only enjoyed salary and granted land, but had no fiefdom.

He also had no intention of granting real titles to civil and military officials, even to future princes and princesses.

Real sealing will not only affect the tax system, but will also give rise to a group of troublemakers.

Li Xuan will continue to cut the royal family's salaries.

He knew that a usurper like him had no royal family and only pursued national interests, and would not care about their feelings.

Li Xuan didn't want hundreds of thousands of royal relatives in the future to have nothing to eat and clothes to wear, without any effort and without knowing how to distinguish grains.

That would completely bring a country down.

Li Xuan also ordered Lai Zhen to take charge of the military affairs of Jiannan Road.

The Shu County Military Governor's Office was divided into seven armies: Shushan Army, Tianbao Army, Jingchuan Army, Kunming Army, Ningyuan Army, Nanjiang Army, and Chengchuan Army, with a total of 35,000 people and 15,000 cavalry.

Among them, only Tianbao Army (now Li County, Sichuan) was located in Xichuan.

The four armies of Ningyuan (now Yanyuan, Yunnan), Nanjiang (now the upper reaches of Nanpan River in Yunnan), Jingchuan (now Daguan, Yunnan), Chengchuan (now Yao'an, Yunnan), and Kunming (now Xichang, Sichuan) directly faced Nanzhao.

The Shushan Army had the largest number of troops, with 10,000 men, stationed in Shu County.

Complete the Jiannan system, prevent the ethnic minorities in Nanzhong, and be wary of the growing power of Nanzhao.

Since the split between the Tang Dynasty and Nanzhao, Nanzhao has developed rapidly. With the reputation of having defeated the Tang Dynasty twice, Geluofeng went on expeditions to the east and the west, and repeatedly destroyed small countries.

However, unlike in history, Geluofeng did not take advantage of An Lushan’s rebellion to capture the Tang Dynasty.

In later generations, the entire Yunnan province, as well as vast areas of southwestern Sichuan, northwestern Guizhou, etc., fell to Nanzhao during the Anshi Rebellion.

Perhaps it was because An Lushan rose to power too quickly and fell too quickly, leaving Geluofeng no time to prepare.

Or maybe it’s because of Li Xuan.

But Li Xuan had no intention of conquering Nanzhao now. He only asked Lai Zhen to station heavy troops in the north of Nanzhao. In addition to guarding against Nanzhao, he also had to stabilize the ethnic minorities on the border.

Although there were losses on the battlefield, it allowed Li Xuan to disintegrate the remnants of Yang Guozhong, and the prefects he sent began to take control of Shu.

He knew that the wealthy people in Shu were xenophobic, so he secretly ordered Lai Zhen not to provoke them for the time being.

Lai Zhen has about 15,000 soldiers under his command, and Zhang Xing will then hand over 5,000 Jiannan troops to Lai Zhen.

The Ministry of War will recruit 15,000 soldiers and give them to the governor of Shu County.

Complete the layout of the entire Jiannan Road as soon as possible.

He also disbanded the county soldiers, standardized the county soldiers, and established the Jinyiwei system.

In addition to assisting the constables in catching thieves and providing disaster relief, the county soldiers' biggest role was to besiege the powerful.

Therefore, from now on, county soldiers will not recruit children from wealthy families.

Li Xuan believed that many aspects of Jiannan Road still needed to be corrected.

There are more than a dozen counties with a population of less than 10,000 and low administrative efficiency.

In a small county with a population of three to five thousand, there is a prefectural governor's office, which makes up a county in total, and then a county government office, which is like nine out of ten sheep being shepherded by one person.

Li Xuan planned to have the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue make plans to abolish these counties and change them into counties and towns, which would be subordinate to the surrounding large counties.

Towns were also set up at the local level, which were at the same level as townships, but each town had a town chief, who was a rank of the ninth rank, and a police chief, who was a rank of the ninth rank. The rest were all non-officials.

There were no official officials in the township, and even the township assistants and the village heads took turns on duty, so there has been a saying since ancient times that "imperial power does not extend to the countryside."

The Battle of Xichuan caused Cui Yuan and other members of Yang Guozhong's gang to lose all their prestige.

The people of Shu never supported Yang Guozhong.

The name "Lychee Road" alone is enough to make the people of Jiannan hate it.

Not to mention that Yang Guozhong repeatedly mobilized the people to transport the rich goods of Jiannan to Chang'an to please the emperor.

Li Xuan's story has long been circulated in Shu.

The ones who really rejected Li Xuan were the powerful families who were afraid that their interests would be infringed.

Li Xuan promoted officials in public but demoted them in secret. He summoned the governors of major counties in Jiannan, such as Deyang, Baxi, Zitong, and Linqiong, to Chang'an and appointed them as Shaoqing of various imperial courts and Langzhong of various ministries.

This is a sign of distrust towards them, but also a test.

If they do well in the court and follow Li Xuan's ideas and reforms, they will be reused.

All the major counties in Jiannan reappointed prestigious and capable officials.

Today, Jiannan only has the most important Shu County, with a vacant prefect.

On January 20th, Du Fu returned from visiting his relatives in Luoyang. The next day after he arrived in Chang'an, Li Xuan summoned him to the Taiji Palace.

He did not go to the Government Hall, but to a leisure hall like the Linhu Hall.

"Greetings...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After seeing Li Xuan, Du Fu bowed slightly to Li Xuan.

At this time, Du Fu was nearly 50 years old, with obvious white hair on his head, and looked a little old.

"Zimei, no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."

Li Xuan invited Du Fu to sit opposite him. There were wine, drinks and snacks on the low table. It didn't seem like he wanted to discuss political affairs with Du Fu.

"Zimei returned to Luoyang to visit his relatives. Are his relatives and friends all right?"

Li Xuan expressed his concern for Du Fu.

In history, Du Fu went home to visit his relatives and believed that "if we don't meet in life, we will be as far apart as the sun and the moon". What he saw was "half of the old friends were ghosts". When he left, he sighed, "Tomorrow we will be separated by mountains, and the world will be endless."

On his way back, he wrote "Three Elegies and Three Farewells", every word of which was heartbreaking.

"My relatives and friends died in the rebellion, and I am saddened. I also see that the ancient road between the two capitals is not as lively as before."

Du Fu answered Li Xuan truthfully.

His hometown was Luoyang, and the war caused his relatives and friends to die in the rebellion.

"War is ruthless. I have exempted the common people in the counties along the ancient roads of the two capitals, Luoyang, Xingyang, Chenliu, Runan, Yingchuan, Nanyang, and the counties of Hebei from taxes for two years. Officials are not allowed to collect any exorbitant taxes."

Li Xuan knew that Luoyang was at the center of the battlefield and that much grief was unavoidable.

The sufferings of the people were expressed in his writing, and he also hoped that Du Fu would use regulated verse with every word tinged with blood to describe the cruelty of the battlefield.

By exempting many taxes, Li Xuan did not worry about financial difficulties.

The people are indeed suffering a lot. War is like a ferocious beast, and they must be given time to recuperate.

In addition, Li Xuan was ready to sharpen his knife and start to slaughter the powerful families in Guanzhong, Henan, Hebei and Hedong.

Their farmland and property are much more than the taxes collected by ordinary people.

When he killed the powerful, the people who were exempted from taxes would certainly agree with him.

"Your Highness is merciful. All the families of the common people who have camped along the way are grateful to you. The dead in battle will be compensated, the elderly will have someone to rely on, and the young will have someone to take care of. If this continues, it will be the legendary journey of the Great Dao, and the world will be shared by all!"

Du Fu had many feelings along the way.

He did not support Li Xuan's behavior, but in his heart he agreed that Li Xuan was a good monarch.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

Du Fu said this before An Lushan's rebellion.

At that time, he felt that the country was on the brink of collapse.

There was a rebellion, and Li Xuan took the opportunity to seize power.

It is unfortunate for etiquette and law, but it is a blessing for the country.

The grand blueprint drawn by Li Xuan fascinated the scholars!

"If we keep changing, we will succeed!"

Li Xuan knew that there was no true eternity, but he still spoke to comfort her.

Because everyone has desires, especially when everyone is literate, eating meat every day becomes the most basic condition.

The speed of a country's development will never be able to meet the speed of expansion of desires.

Even so, Li Xuan will develop in that direction.

Just like the imperial examination, he firmly believed that "those who excel in their studies will become officials". Under fair conditions, those who work harder and are smarter can become officials regardless of their status.

However, the descendants of officials inevitably have advantages.

A scholar who has been influenced by his surroundings since childhood is bound to have an easier time passing the imperial examination than a commoner.

"Recently, I have been pondering over a poem of Your Highness. It is so heavenly that no literature in ancient or modern times can compare to it."

Du Fu drank a glass of wine and suddenly said to Li Xuan.

"Which one?"

Li Xuan asked Du Fu curiously.

Unexpectedly, Du Fu stood up from his seat, stretched out his hand towards Li Xuan and recited:
The peaks and mountains are like gatherings, the waves are like fury, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road.

Looking at Xiguan, I feel hesitant.

Sad Qin and Han Scriptures, all the palaces have made earth.

Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

Du Fu was a person who did not like to speak loudly, but at this moment he was so passionate that his voice echoed throughout the hall.

After Du Fu finished reading these few words, he burst into tears. He wiped his tears with his official robe, bowed to Li Xuan, and returned to his seat.

Ugh!
When the country was prosperous, the emperor built large-scale projects.

The Qujiang Palaces, Huaqing Palace, Xingqing Palace, Daming Palace, Yuhua Palace, Cuiwei Palace, Mingtang, Tiantang, etc. were all built when the world was prosperous.

Emperor Taizong was no exception.

The palace is already so big, can’t it accommodate the emperor?

Every time he traveled, he would build a temporary palace.

Not to mention when the world is about to perish.

"I will only build roads, bridges, and canals, not palaces for my own selfish desires."

Li Xuan was not only a guarantee to Du Fu, but also a commitment to the world.

From Luoyang to Chang'an, there are palaces everywhere.

What made Li Xuan most uncomfortable was that there were officials, eunuchs and palace maids in every palace.

Some emperors did not leave for decades, and they had to stay there to protect the dignity of the emperor. A large amount of state finances was spent on these salaries and on maintaining the palace.

"I don't know why Your Highness summoned me, but when I came here, I wanted to say something to Your Highness that other officials dare not say. Please allow me to be a supplement to the missing words. If my words are inappropriate, I am willing to be punished."

Du Fu spoke to Li Xuan again.

Li Xuan was his "benefactor". When there were no talented people left in the society and he was feeling discouraged, it was Li Xuan who summoned him to be an official and talked about his grand cause.

This great poet whom he respected in his heart was a great hero unprecedented in history.

But it destroys the ideals in my heart.

To make the king as great as Yao and Shun, and to make the customs pure and honest. In Du Fu's mind, a minister should serve the king with loyalty.

Although he secretly wrote poems to criticize Li Longji, he was more disappointed with him.

Du Fu was not pedantic. If he were, he would not have written "The March of the Chariots", "The Beautiful Lady", "Introduction to Painting" and "A Sigh of the Autumn Rain" during the Tianbao period when everyone was singing praises of the prosperous times.

He has always been a typical Confucian, who could say, "What use is Confucianism to me? Confucius and Robber Zhi are both dust," comparing a saint to a thief.

Sometimes Du Fu didn't understand either.

Because Li Xuan often expressed "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" in his poems, he was promoted by Li Longji.

Even if the saint is sorry to the people of the world, he is definitely worthy of Li Qilang.

Li Qilang cared about the world, but he let the saint down.

Such a contrast made Du Fu puzzled for a while.

In the end, he chose Li Qilang.

It also made Du Fu confused because it was a blow to his own beliefs.

"Zimei, you can speak your mind. Miao Jinqing and others called me a clown and a traitor, but I still didn't blame them. How could I not accept Zimei's criticism?"

Li Xuan smiled slightly, poured a glass of wine for Du Fu himself, and toasted him, drinking it first as a sign of respect.

Du Fu also drank it all in one gulp.

"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but it is not very glorious for Your Highness to obtain the throne in this way. The ministers and generals obey Your Highness because Your Highness's civil and military achievements are glorious and will be remembered for ages, and will cause endless troubles. The descendants of those civil and military officials will not necessarily obey Your Highness' descendants."

Du Fu said it clearly.

The prince even eliminated the disobedient clans.

And his meritorious followers will become the new great clan.

Let’s not talk about history. Since the Tang Dynasty, it is not uncommon for the descendants of meritorious officials to betray. The most representative example is the An Lushan Rebellion, which happened less than a year ago. Zhang Renyuan and Xue Rengui were so famous, but their descendants followed suit and rebelled.

"A scholar works hard for his family, and a general works for his clan. I have experienced similar things."

Li Xuan said slowly.

How could he not know what loyalty is?

He himself hopes that his subordinates will be loyal to him, but he is a disloyal person.

He is feared by the whole world because of his invincible martial arts.

"Then why is Your Highness unwilling to become Duke of Zhou?"

What Du Fu said is also what many conservative literati and officials want to say.

Becoming Duke of Zhou, he still holds the military and political power. As long as Li Xuan sits in the position of General of Tiance and Minister of Shangshu, his power is as stable as Mount Tai.

"Because the times are different, in the Zhou Dynasty, the people were simple and honest, and even wars were advocated for justice, and people practiced propriety and righteousness with their lives. Although the aristocracy has been impacted, the impact is still great, and the powerful are everywhere. They wantonly annex and own land across counties. They are arrogant and have turned tens of millions of people into serfs."

"If I were Duke Zhou, the powerful would disobey me, the nobles would want to overthrow me, and the emperor would want to get rid of me. I would have to spend a lot of energy on internal strife. The times do not allow me to do so."

"Zimei, do you think this is the only way for me to obtain the throne? I can use a hundred ways to make the saint pass away without anyone noticing. But I use the most merciful way, which is to make myself bear the infamy."

Li Xuan expressed this to Du Fu slowly.

It's not that he can't do many dishonorable things, but that he is unwilling to do them.

He was well versed in history, and the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties had left him with experience.

"Your Highness, have you become disheartened in the ninth year of Tianbao?"

Du Fu couldn't help but ask this question.

He vaguely remembered the night when the fireworks bloomed, and the saying "I searched for her among the crowd for hundreds of times. When I turned around, there she was, in the dim light."

At that time, he felt that this sentence was extraordinary.

"Yes, she is the prosperous and peaceful world in my mind. The people are suffering too much, too hard, too powerless; the system is corrupt, the aristocratic families are rampant; the emperor has lost himself; treacherous ministers are in power. At that moment, I decided to save the Tang Dynasty, and save it in my own way. Because I can see the light."

Li Xuan made some evasive remarks.

In the second year of Tianbao, he had the ambition to help the world.

But he did not go against his will and always had to find a reason for his birth into this world and his changes.

Even if Du Fu did not reveal who "she" was, Li Xuan would announce to others that he was the one who changed that night.

"How does Your Highness view the matter of the ages?"

Du Fu was silent for a moment, and then continued. He supported Li Xuan because he believed that Li Xuan was full of integrity to "cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world."

Everything has been untied and he no longer has any worries.

No matter when, he had never admired anyone as much as he admired Li Xuan.

Even the sacred "Yao and Shun" in his heart.

"The high and the low, the bitter and the happy, the alternation is inevitable. Thousands of years are too far away, and the Tang Dynasty may be replaced by a more prestigious dynasty at any time. If the world prospers for a hundred years because of me, I can rest in peace in my grave."

Li Xuan smiled with relief.

Other emperors and a group of literati would always look ahead to thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

His goal was nothing more than to create a hundred years of prosperity, to convert the Hu people into Chinese, and to save the people of the world.

At the same time, let the Chinese nation spiral upward instead of running in a bottle for another thousand years.

That's what he means.

Li Xuan's optimism made Du Fu's eyes move and his heart was shocked.

If Li Xuan could govern a prosperous era for thirty or forty years, it would not be difficult to continue it for a hundred years.

The civil and military issues were settled, and even if Li Xuan died of old age, no one would dare to rebel in the short term, and the people would not support him.

"But His Highness said he would bring peace to the world for eternity."

Du Fu thought of Li Xuan's four true words.

"This is not contradictory. A peaceful world does not necessarily belong to the Li family. Zimei, we are Han people. We must be able to accept the change of dynasties. If the descendants are incompetent, the people will overthrow them. Don't harm the people. If the king is unjust, the world will hate him. Mencius also said something similar. Those who dream of a family-run world will sooner or later be spurned by future generations."

Li Xuan poured another glass of wine for Du Fu.

To fantasize about having the same surname for a thousand years is just deceiving yourself.

The great waves of history roll forward, new life will be born out of suffering, and no one can stop it.

"My words and actions are so despicable. Your Highness's heart can accommodate the five lakes and four seas, the heavens and the earth."

To be honest, Du Fu could not accept the demise of the Tang Dynasty.

If someone said this, Du Fu would definitely curse.

But Li Xuan, as a king, spoke frankly about this matter, and his logic was clear and well-founded.

More straightforward than Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."

"More than a thousand years ago, Mencius said that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least important. The funny thing is that since ancient times, no king has really practiced it. Since the abolition of all schools of thought and the promotion of Confucianism, China has governed the country with Confucianism, but the core Confucian values ​​of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, loyalty, filial piety, integrity, shame, and courage, are not followed by kings or people."

"Of course, this is how people think. We cannot expect everyone to be a saint, and ordinary people should have their own pursuits in life. But as the parents of the people, officials must obey these, because they carry the will of the people and enjoy the respect of the world."

"Confucianism is based on loyalty and forgiveness, emphasizing personal responsibility rather than personal power. It is difficult for me to do this. I have been strengthening my power, but I will not forget my responsibility."

"So we need to constantly punish corrupt officials, because they are inexhaustible; we also need to reform the law and constantly adjust the policies and decrees to suit the times. Therefore, reform and Confucianism are not in conflict."

Li Xuan emphasized true values ​​to Du Fu.

Many things, although known to be great, will lose their value when they cannot be followed.

Similar things have been happening all over the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xuan is trying to change.

"Wow... The prince's realm is beyond my reach. I am worried that a villain will gain power in the future, and the world will slander you because of it."

Du Fu couldn't help crying again.

Looking ahead, it is confusing. One can never understand people's hearts.

Ambitious people will do whatever it takes to achieve their own interests.

Just like now, there are still many people in the government and the public who insult Li Xuan.

"Perhaps the next time the world is in turmoil, someone will overturn my orders, insult my character, and pick up the rotten things again. But time will verify everything, and one day, the wind of history will blow away all these ruthless things. I believe that China will eventually be great!"

Li Xuan said this with certainty.

History had changed beyond all recognition, and he could no longer penetrate it even a little.

What will it be like in a hundred years?
What will it be like a thousand years from now?
He also wanted to know whether he could inspire China and stand at the top of the world?

"If Your Highness does not despise my stupidity, I am willing to assist Your Highness in completing the century of prosperity!"

Du Fu bowed to Li Xuan again and had no other thoughts.

"I hope that in a hundred years, we can meet in the underworld and drink like we did today."

Li Xuan stood up and helped Du Fu up, then paused and added, "Call Li Bai!"

He wrote to Li Bai last year, but has received no reply so far.

It was impossible for him to fulfill Li Bai's wish of becoming "Prime Minister", but he wanted to invite Li Bai to serve as the chief priest of the "Palace of Wisdom".

Let him take another look at Chang'an.

The apes on both sides of the strait couldn't help, and Qingzhou had passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Li Bai should still be as free and easy as ever.

"Minister, I will!"

Du Fu nodded heavily. He hadn't seen Li Bai for more than ten years.

Among poets and writers, besides Li Xuan, the one he admired most was Li Bai.

"Shu County is missing a governor. It is a major county in the world and people's livelihood is of vital importance. Zimei should not be afraid of "The Difficult Road to Shu"."

Li Xuan said to Du Fu with a smile again.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Du Fu understood the offer and accepted the important post of prefect of Shu County.

Shu County was a superior county. Although it was only of the third grade, its status was far higher than other superior counties.

It is a great achievement to be able to govern a country of nearly one million people well.

Li Xuan reminded Du Fu to take care of himself and seek medical treatment from the famous doctor Chen Cangqi before continuing on his journey.

An hour later, Du Fu said goodbye to Li Xuan, and Li Xuan asked Pei Lingxi to give some small toys to Du Fu's children.

Three days later, Du Fu and his family will go to Shu County to take up his post.

I believe he and Shujun Governor Lai Zhen will be a good partner. (End of this chapter)