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wangsejabin · 1 year

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Chapter 107

If Zong Cong had stayed with her for the night, Pan Er hadn't thought much about it.

But the next day, she had already planned to go back to the Eastern Pal xace, but he still had no intention to let her go back, so Pan'er guessed that there might be some deeper meaning here.

She couldn't ask him if he didn't tell her, but when she saw that he had brought back all the folders to read and had asked Fulu to bring her some books to pass the time, she had no choice but to take them and read them.

There was a kang bed by the window, and Pan'er sat on it.

At first she thought that this was the Qianqing Palace and that she had to be more or less respectful, but gradually she forgot about it and became more and more indolent. She was originally sitting, but gradually she became reclined, and then she became lying on her back.

On the side of the table, in addition to the pastries, there were two fruit trays with dates and pomegranates, and a plate of grapes.

The grapes had already been eaten by Pan'er, so she began to nibble on the dates again.

The dates were particularly sweet at this time of year, with thin skin and plenty of flesh, fragrant and crisp, but the only bad thing was that they made a noise when eaten.

Standing by the door with his head down, he listened to the rustling of the pencil and paper in the room, and then suddenly there was a sound in the middle that made his teeth sink.

Click, click, click ......

When he looked up, he saw that Master Su was lounging on the bed, eating dates and reading a book. He glanced at the end of the book, saw that his master had stopped writing, and glanced over there too.

He looked but didn't say anything, and naturally Fulu didn't dare to say anything.

Click bzz, click bzz ......

After clicking and sizzling for a while, Zong Cong put down his vermilion pen and came to sit on the edge of the bed.

"So tasty?"

"Sweet, don't believe me, try it." She passed her hand over, only to realise that she had taken a bite out of this one and was about to shrink back to get a whole one, who knew that he had taken his hand and eaten that date.

"It's quite sweet indeed." He said.

He reached for one and shoved it back into her hand before saying, "I'm going to redo those courtyards between Ning Shou Palace and Yan Xi Palace, and give them to Wan Yin and the girls to live in when the time comes. Zong Yue and the others will not live in the Fifth House of Qianxi, but in the Third House of South, which is close to Ning Shou Palace, and the Fifth House of Qianxi will be reserved for my younger brothers, who are not yet adults, and will be close to Father's Hall of the Nurtured Heart."

Pan'er knew where the South Third House was, but did not know that there were several other courtyards between the Yanxi Palace and the Ning Shou Palace, probably because in her previous life she had lived in the West Sixth Palace and was not very clear about some of the corners of the East Sixth Palace.

"Down the east a long street out is, there is a spacious place, from the Ning Shou Palace is also close, I let Zhang Laishun lead you to take a look, just so you can also pick a courtyard for Wan Yin, and see how to decorate it."

As soon as this was mentioned, Pan'er's interest was aroused, her daughter would be living there in the future until she got married, so she naturally had to take a look.

Looking at it, she still gave him a look, "Do you think I'm making a lot of noise here?"

Zong Cong chuckled and rubbed her forehead, "Knowingly."

"You can't blame me for that, eating dates makes noise."

Why did you eat them if they made a sound? Making an indecent sound in front of the emperor was a breach of etiquette before the imperial court.

Pan'er had done it on purpose, but instead of falling for the trap, he had used something else to get rid of her, and she had been willingly supported.

When she left the main door of the palace and walked towards the Dragon Gate, Pan'er walked with extra restraint.

She didn't know most of the people in the Qianqing Palace, and since Emperor Cheng'an hadn't moved away yet, she felt constrained at the thought of it.

She could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when she left the Dragon Gate, and Zhang Laishun had a smile on his face as he moved forward and said, "Master Su, this way."

The group consisted of Pan'er and Xiang Pu, Zhang Laishun and two eunuchs accompanying her. When they passed by Jingren Palace, Pan'er could not help but glance at them.

Zhang Laishun said, "The people inside are being moved out. His Majesty has ordered that when the people inside are moved out, the inside will be completely renovated to ensure that the master will have a new look when he moves in."

Hearing the words, Pan'er could not help but ask, "Who is the lady who lives here?"

"It's Her Highness Consort Gao, but it's not Her Highness anymore, it's Her Ladyship Consort Gao."

Pan'er's mind dawned on her, no wonder it was said to be completely renovated, it was indeed to be renovated.

The refurbishment was just a superficial word, I guess they had to dig into the ground and check it out before they could live in it with confidence. After all, there are a lot of strange ways to harm people in the palace, since they let Gao Guifei move her palace, she must have guessed that it was for the new emperor's concubines to live in. If something harmful is left behind, it is crucial that the people who live there do not notice it, and then there is no telling what will happen.

As they spoke, the group had crossed the Yanxi Palace and reached the far end of the long street.

There is a door, the most numerous in the Forbidden City, some doors are named and some are not, and this door is the one without a name.

According to Zhang Laishun several courtyards here used to be empty and were later given to some of the imperial emperor's unpopular concubines to live in. So not only was the door nameless, but the courtyards inside were also unmarked, with several people living in one courtyard, so it was no wonder that Zong Cong said it needed to be repaired.

There are exactly six courtyards, not as big as any of the palaces in the Six Eastern Palaces, but they are not too small, and there is enough room for the county princesses.

There are six courtyards running from south to north, so Pan'er didn't pick and chose the second courtyard and went in to have a look. Naturally, the main body of the courtyard did not need to be touched, but it was the details that needed to be repaired, including the bricks in the courtyard, which had to be dug up and replaced.

Pan'er made a mental note of the overall structure of the courtyard, intending to go back and decorate a boudoir for her daughter.

Yes, a boudoir.

When Pan'er was young, what she wanted most was to have a boudoir of her own.

At that time, the Su family's house was not big enough for her to live in, so she slept with Yao Jinzhi when she was young, but when she got older, it was a headache. One of the reasons for sending her to foster care later was that there was no room for her at home. After all, the Su family has two sons, Su Jiang and Su Hai still live in the same house, so we can't let Pan'er go and live with her two brothers.

This is also why Pan'er has a great interest in decorating the house.

When they returned, Pan'er went to work, but after an afternoon of work she only managed to create a prototype. She was a good painter, but only in the abstract kind of landscape painting, so when it came to the more detailed ones, she was a bit confused and had to take her time.

However, it gave her a lot of time to kill, and in the afternoon Zong Cong also went out, and according to Zhang Laishun

Zhang Laishun said he was going to the imperial study, after all, this was only the place where the new emperor was staying for the time being, so it was natural that he could not be here to see the minister.

In the evening, Zong Cong came back at almost eleven o'clock, and was still a little surprised to see that Pan'er had not taken her meal.

" I ate a snack and wanted to wait for His Majesty to return to use it together."

Obviously this person was used to thinking too much, and her eyes only went to Fu Lu. But Fu Lu was innocent too, he had been following his master's side, and he didn't know about Master Su's side of things.

"Go and ask Zhang Laishun."

Fu Lu busied himself and went down.

Pan'er explained, "I really just wanted to wait for you, I didn't expect you to come back so late."

"I had a discussion with the minister and lost track of time for a moment."

I'm afraid it wasn't just this once, the Jianping Emperor had been like this a lot in the past, or else he wouldn't have become ill with strain later.

Pan'er gave him a look and did not say so explicitly, but said, "Busy as you are, you must have your meal. Don't blame Zhang Laishun, he asked if the meal should be served, and it was I who wanted to wait for you together. Don't blame Zhang Laishun, he asked if he would pass the meal, but I wanted to wait for you." "Xiang Pu, tell Eunuch Fu to arrange for someone to pass the meal."

"Yes."

Zong Cong was obviously hungry and ate much more than usual.

Pan'er saw it in his eyes and took it to heart, and when the two of them had finished eating after the meal, they rested, and Pan'er talked to him about the ideas she had for how to arrange the courtyard after seeing it.

It was all trivial, and Zong Cong was obviously a little distracted, but he answered her one by one.

He told Fulu and Zhang Laishun to make arrangements once they had decided. If you want furnishings or anything else, you can go to the House of Internal Affairs and have them take note of it. The other side of the palace is that it will be a while before it is rebuilt, so you can think about how you want to fix it and arrange it in advance.

Pan'er was really tired for him, he had to think about calming her down after all the work outside.

She buried herself in his arms and stroked his chest, which had lost so much weight recently that she could almost feel his ribs underneath, and said, "Go to sleep, I know you must be sleepy, and I'm sleepy too."

The night went on without a word.

Early the next morning, before it was even light outside, Zong Cong woke up.

Pan'er was still asleep, so he didn't call her. He put her away and got up gently, and was about to go to the outer room to change and wash up, when Pan'er yawned and sat up too.

"I will serve Your Majesty to change."

"You can sleep a little longer, it's still early."

"It's not early, I should go back to the Eastern Palace after accompanying His Majesty to breakfast."

Zong Cong was pulling on his outer shirt when he suddenly stopped moving, he made a gesture and Fu Lu and the others retreated in a line of fish. He turned around and came to sit in front of the bed.

"I haven't kicked you out, you're in a hurry to go back."

Pan'er smiled and said, "I can't stay just because Your Majesty hasn't expelled me, it's not in order after all."

Zong Cong looked at the top of her hair and sighed slightly for a long time, and his tone lowered considerably.

"I was going to give you the position of Imperial Noble Consort, but the position of Imperial Noble Consort is the same as Deputy Empress, which has never been established before in this dynasty, and it is also the beginning of my ascension to the throne, the Emperor is still alive, the Prince of Qi and other people have a hundred feet of worms that are dead but not stiff, if you are made Imperial Noble Consort, it will make people think that the position of the Empress is unstable, and there will be chaos, which is not in line with the overall situation. Rest assured, after two years, I will ......"

"Alright, Your Majesty, I understand." She buried herself in his arms.

From the moment he had called her to Qianqing Palace without complying with the system, she had understood what he meant, including keeping her here for two days, including choosing a palace for her, choosing a place for Wan Yin to live, and so on, all to compensate her.

The compensation he thought he was making. In fact, Pan'er didn't even think that he wanted to make herself an Imperial Noble Consort at first, after all, in her previous life she was made an Imperial Noble Consort in large part because Emperor Jianping wanted to suppress Empress Chen and because she gave birth to Little Sixteen.

Because he wanted to make her Imperial Consort, but had to give up the idea for the time being in order to keep the overall situation in mind, he felt guilty and put her in a position of great favour as soon as he ascended the throne.

The two nights she was summoned to the Qianqing Palace before she was even given a proper name, no one would dare to neglect her in the following days, whether it was the Eastern Palace or the Forbidden City.

"I really understand that there is actually no difference between a noble consort and an imperial noble consort." She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered.

Zong Cong had long known that she was understanding, but for the first time her kindness made him feel a little inhibited, and he didn't know what to say, he could only rub and pat her back.

After breakfast, Zong Cong had to go to court.

This was the first time Pan'er (in this life) had seen him dressed so formally, the bright yellow dragon robe made him look very majestic, diluting the gentle aura and adding a bit of sharpness that made people not dare to look directly at him.

"It's still light outside, you can sleep a little longer before you go back."

Pan'er did not refuse, and when Zong Cong had left, she turned her head back to sleep. After all, he had helped her erect the stage, and there was no reason for her to stop halfway.

She slept until six o'clock, and when she got up, Pan'er went back to the Eastern Palace, still on the same sedan she had been on when she had arrived.

When she returned to the Eastern Palace, she was greeted by Aunt Qing with her people, all with happy faces, except for Aunt Qing, who was a little hesitant to speak.

When she returned to the house, she was about to talk when someone came to report that the decree of the Grand Seal had arrived and that the Crown Princess had summoned everyone to the Hall of Virtue.

At this moment, the Hall of Virtue was also full of joy and even a little excitement.

The decree was issued by His Majesty, and as this was his wife and concubine, the eunuchs did not have any attitude, and when they arrived at Jide Hall, they let slip the news that the Crown Princess was to be crowned.

The ceremony was not to be taken lightly, and incense was laid out and preparations were made.

The second concubine was not fit to be present, so she had to stay in the house. After all the concubines in the Eastern Palace had arrived and knelt down in order to receive the decree, the eunuch unfolded the bright yellow decree and read it out.

"By the Emperor's decree, the Crown Prince Consort Chen is diligent and meek, graceful and pure, with a gentle nature ......"

First the Crown Princess, then Pan'er, then Hu Liangdi and the others.

The Crown Prince Consort was, without surprise, crowned Empress, Pan'er was Noble Consort, Hu Liangdi was Consort Shu, Xu Liangyuan was Consort De, and He Liangyuan was Consort Xian. Li Liangyuan and Zhao Xiyue were made Imperial Concubines, Ma Fengyi and Qian Fengyi and Qiao Fengyi were made noble ladiees, and none of the concubines of the Eastern Palace were removed.

Li Liangyuan was slightly surprised that she was treated like a Concubine, but she did not dare to say anything on this occasion.

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shookethdev · 1 year

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rainbowsky · 2 years

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Just wanted to fact check if you or any of your followers happened to know the answer! So while it has been confirmed that GG and DD had each other added on Weibo prior to filming, is there any confirmation that DD had added any other X Nine members added at the same time? Or was it only XZ? I think that would be very telling 👀

Hi, Anon, there’s a lot of info here so I’ve put it under a cut.

First of all, are you talking about Weibo or Wechat? There are many rumors about GG and DD becoming connected on WeChat right after the XNINE DDU episode in 2017 - long before filming. I wrote about that a while back.

In terms of Weibo, he started following GG in April 2018, around the same time he began following other CQL actors at the beginning of filming. He does follow one other XNINE member, Yan Xujia, but as far as I can tell he didn’t start following him until 2019.

But you did make me curious to see who all DD follows on Weibo. Complete list follows.

DISCLAIMER: this is a very rough list. I’ve pulled together little tidbits of information about each person and their connection to DD, and anything I personally remember about some of them, but it’s just a casual list and not by any means a definitive reference for all these relationships. If anyone has additional information that might help clarify the relationships on this list, let me know.

Wang Zheng - Actor

Han Hong - Singer

Zhao Xuan - Actor Being A Hero

Fu Dongyu - Director of Being A Hero

YIBO-OFFICIAL

Zhang Yuqi - Actor Being A Hero, Oath of Love

Chen Xiao - Actor Being A Hero

Tang Lu Jing - Actor Being A Hero

Fan Chengcheng - Actor, singer, brother of Fan Bingbing

Wang Jinsong - Actor Being a Hero

Sun Jian - Actor LOF, Luoyang, Faith Makes Great

Zhang Huiwenwen - Actor and director

Zhou Jieqiong - Singer and actor LOF

Zhang Xinyu - Actor LOF

Chen Ruoxuan - Actor LOF, Faith Makes Great

Leng Ji Yuan - Actor LOF

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Offical Weibo

Liu Qian - Taiwanese magician

Xu Zheng - Director, actor, screenwriter, producer, DD sang the song "Mom" for one of his films

Xie Wenkai - Pro skateboarder, Team China

Zhao Liying - Actor LOF

Oasis Official Weibo

China Fire - Official Weibo of the Fire Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management

Sun Honglei - Actor

Paco Tangier - Magazine publisher

Xiaoli - Executive Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Harper's Bazaar

Chen Jialin - CQL director

Douyin Official Weibo

Li Zong - China superbike championship driver

Bian Jiang - Lan Wangji voice actor

Xia Yu - Actor

SINA Entertainment Offical Weibo

Xu Minghao - SEVENTEEN member, has appeared on DDU

Angelica Zhang Yu - Former Editor-in-Chief of VOGUE Magazine

Lele Yang - Wang Han's wife

People's Daily Offical Weibo

F1 World Championship Offical Weibo

Elvis-Konishi - CEO of Yue Motor (Beijing) Racing Promotion Co., Ltd.

VOGUEplus Offical Weibo

DAINESE China - Motorcycle clothing company

Li Zhengpeng - Yamaha team driver

Yan Yuhao - Actor Gank Your Heart

Yan Xujia - XNine member

Wang Zixuan - Actor Gank Your Heart

Zeng Yijun - Actor Gank Your Heart

Yan Haoyuan - Actor Gank Your Heart

Ding Guansen - Actor, Gank Your Heart

Weibo Member Customer Service

Song Zuer - Actor, has appeared on DDU

League of Legends Official Weibo

Gao Bo - Founder of Keep On Dancing China

Official Weibo of Wanlida Yamaha Team

Weibo Member Official Weibo

Yamaha China Offical Weibo

Happy Camp Offical Weibo

Hu Xia - Singer, actor, has appreared on DDU

Meng Ziyi - CQL actor - Wen Qing

Long Zijia - Jewelry designer

Xuan Lu - CQL actor - Jiang Yanli

Yamy - Singer, Produce 101, has appeared on DDU

Wu Xuanyi - Singer, Produce 101, has appeared on DDU

Lui Yanchen - Singer, has appeared on DDU

Yueyue - Singer

Cheng Xiao - Singer, actor, Yuehua artist

KWIN - Singer, has appeared on DDU

DIDI - Singer, has appeared on DDU

Fan Toutiao - News and information platform

RNGLetme - Chinese pro gamer

UziQAQ - Chinese pro gamer

RNGMing - Chinese pro gamer

Cai Xukun - Singer, songwriter, rapper, has appeared on DDU

Liu Haikuan - CQL actor - Lan Xichen

Wang Zhuocheng - CQL actor - Jiang Cheng

Fan Bingbing - Actor

Yubin - CQL actor - Wen Ning

Xiao Zhan - Husband

Zhang Jie - Host, Produce 101

Hu Yanbin - Host, Produce 101

Ella Chen - Host, Produce 101

Huang Zitao - Singer EXO, host of Produce 101

Du Haitao - Host, Happy Camp

Zeng Shunxi - Singer and actor, has appeared on DDU

Neo Hou - Singer, actor, Faith Makes Great, has appeared on DDU

Yijia Photography Studio

Shen Xin - Producer, DDU

Wang Mengli - Actor, My Strange Friend

Zhang Nan - Actor, My Strange Friend

Xiao Xu - Actor, My Strange Friend

Xing Xiao - Director, My Strange Friend

Lou Yi Xiao - Actor

Extraordinary Talent Official Weibo

Lensborough - Design blogger and photographer

He Jiong - Host, Happy Camp

Tian Tian - Motorcycle racer

Mike Angelo - Singer, actor, has appeared on DDU

Ruixi Erin - Author

Motorcycle Magazine Offical Weibo

Riley King - Actor, singer, starred in Private Shushan Academy with DD

Chen Yu Qi - Actor, starred in Private Shushan Academy with DD

Pei Zitian - Actor, starred in Private Shushan Academy with DD

Guan Xiao Tong - Actor, singer, recorded "A Little Happiness" with DD in 2017

Private Shushan Academy Offical Weibo

Hua Chenyu - Singer, musician (I am a big fan) has appeared on DDU

Yin Zheng - Good friend of DD, got him into motorcycle racing

Weibo Video Official Weibo

Da Zhangwei - Needs no introduction - former DDU brother

Ashin - Singer/songwriter, author, founder of clothing line StayReal

Chen Mingzhang - Director, Love Actually

Tong Dawei - Actor, Love Actually

Love Actually Offical Weibo

Joe Chen - Actor, Love Actually

Qiu Jirong - Dancer, choreographer, Beijing opera actor

Zhang Yixing - Needs no introduction, long time friend and colleague

Han Han - Multi-talented blogger, author, racing driver, singer, music producer

Jung Yong Hwa - Korean singer, songwriter, producer and actor

Hwang Chi Yeul - Korean singer and TV show host

Peng Yuchang - Actor, singer, Produce 101 guest - famously performed a fake kissing scene with DD on a Chinese talk show

Kim Eun-sung - Korean singer and actor, former DDU brother

Qian Feng - Needs no introduction - former DDU brother

TTXS Offical Weibo

Xu Hao - Actor, famously called DD sexually frigid in a variety show appearance

Ryan Zhu - Actor, has appeared on DDU

Zhang Yijie - Actor, My Strange Friend

Hanch Brothers - K-pop duo

Kim Dong Suk - Korean model and actor

Liu Qiang - Chairman of Blue Phoenix Culture Development Co., Ltd.

Du Hua - CEO of Yuehua

Xie Nan - Actor and TV host

Zhang Chao - Singer and actor

Zhang Yao - Actor, Yuehua artist

Han Geng - Actor, singer, SDOC captain, Yuehua artist

Liu Zhenwei - Director, A Chinese Odyssey part three

Yao Chen - Actor, MBA Partners - DD's first onscreen kiss

Li Wenhan - Uniq brother and 'childhood sweetheart'

Zhou Yixuan - Uniq brother

Woodz - Uniq brother (and one of my fave boys)

Kim Sungjoo - Uniq brother

UNIQ_OFFICIAL

And before anyone asks me to do the same list for GG, maybe one day, but not today! This took me hours to pull together, and GG follows a lot more people than DD does. 😅

#ggdd in the public eye #timeline #reference #ask

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bookofjin · 1 year

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Account of the Braided Bandits, Part 2 (SS095)

The war between Wei and Song continues. Wei's armies captures Jinyong (a fortress situated at the northern corner of old Luoyang) relatively easy, but Mao Dezu holds out at Hulao (the "Tiger's Pen"). Further east Wei forces also put Dongyang City under siege.

Si is Tuoba Si, Emperor Mingyuan of Wei.

"Zheng Troops" is short for the General of Zheng Troops, Daxi Jin, who leads the Wei siege of Hulao.

The Young Emperor's 1st Year of Jingping, 1st Month [28 January – 25 February 423], the Zheng Troops divided off an army go towards Luo, and attack Xiaolei. The defence commander of the small ramparts, Dou Huang, resisted in battle, he lost and fell. The Grand Warden of Henan, Wang Juanzhi, abandoned Jinyong and set out and ran. From the bandits divided off an army towards Luo, Dezu always fought and every time routed them.

Si, himself leading a great multitude, arrived at Ye. When Zheng Troops had overcome Jinyong, he then turned back to Hulao. Dezu inside the city made tunnels in the walls, going in seven zhang in two paths, and set out outside the city, again divided along six paths, and set out for the rear of the bandits' columns. He recruited 400 dare-to-die soldiers, with Army Adviser Fan Daoji leading 200 as the vanguard, and Army Advisers Guo Wangfu and Liu Gui, and others with 200 as the rear connection, to set out outside the thieves' encirclement, and ambush and assail their rear. The bandits' columns were thrown into confusion. They cut off several hundred heads, and burnt up the assault implements. The bandits, though they retreated and scattered, subsequently then once more joined together.

The bandits also dispatched the General of Chu Troops and Inspector of Xu province, the Duke of Anping, Shegui Fannengjian, the General of Yue Troops and Inspector of Qing province, the Marquis of Linzi, Xue Daoqian, and the General of Chen Troops and Inspector of Huai province, the Count of Shouzhang, Zhang Mo, to go east and strike Qing province. The cities and towns in that direction all ran and fled. The General of the Best of the Army and Inspector of Qing province, Zhu Kui garrisoned Dongyang City. When he heard the bandits had arrived, he collected the multitudes and strengthened the defences. The Dragon-Prancing General and Grand Warden of Ji'nan, Yuan Miao, led the civil and military officials of his two offices and commandery to run and go to Kui.

Kui pledged an oath with his generals and soldiers. Those resident people who had not entered the city were made to move and go to the mountain impasses, and they burnt the grain fields, to make it so that when the bandits arrived there would be nothing to supply them. The bandit multitude that went toward Qing province, from front to rear between the Ji and the He was altogether 60 000 cavalry.

3rd Month [28 March – 25 April], 30 000 cavalry went forward to pursue and threaten. Within the city were 1 500 civil and military people, but half of that were a mix of Qiang and Man vagabonds and sundry. People felt terrified and afraid. Zhu Kui at night dispatched Marshal Che Zong to lead 500 people to set out from the city in a surprise strike, the bandits' multitudes split apart and withdrew.

In the span of two days, the bandits' infantry and cavalry fully arrived. They encircled the city four times, their ranks and columns [stretched] for more than 10 li. Reaching the afternoon, they withdrew and turned back to continuous encampments on the An River, 20 li distant from the city. They greatly put in order attack implements, and day after day divided off infantry and cavalry to regularly come and pressure the city.

Kui at night sent the General Within the Halls, Zhu Zongzhi, Army Adviser Jia Yuanlong, and others to lead 100 people, and prepare an ambush at the two banks at the mouth of the Yang River. The bandit general Afujin led 300 people to cross the river at daybreak. The ambushers issued out from the two banks, and the bandit cavalry ran off in four directions. They killed and wounded several tens of people, and put on display Afujin's head. The bandits again advanced to encamp south of the river, at a distance 4 li north-west of the city.

Si from Ye dispatched troops to add to [those at] Hulao, to intensify the siege and press the attack. Zheng Troops led 3000 infantry and cavalry from Hulao to attack the Grand Warden of Yingchuan, Li Yuande, at Xuchang. The Army Advisor of Chariots and Cavalry, Wang Xuanmo, led 1 000 men to help Yuande defend. He and Yuande together were scattered and defeated. The bandits promptly employed a native of Yingchuan, Yu Long, as Grand Warden of Yingchuan, to lead 500 cavalry, and also issue out the able-bodied among the people so as to defend the city.

Dezu set out with the army to strike Gongsun Biao, there was a great battle from morning to evening, and he killed several hundred of the bandits. It happened that Zheng Troops' army returned from Xuchang, and joined with the siege. Dezu was greatly defeated. He lost more than 1 000 armoured soldiers, and withdrew back to strengthen the city. Si again dispatched more than 10 000 people from Ye, to pass by the He from Baishakou [“White Sand Mouth”], and build a rampart at Hanquan to the south of Puyang City.

A court debate considered that:

The distance between Xiang City and the bandits is not far, not a shelter for a light army, make Liu Cui summon Gao Daojin back to Shouyang. If Shen Shuli already has advanced, he likewise ought be followed up on as well.

Cui considered that the bandits were attacking Hulao and had not yet turned southward, but if he right then gathered in the army residing at Xiang City, then the various commanderies west of the Huai would have nobody to rely and depend on. Shen Shuli had already stopped at the mouth of the Fei and also ought not right then withdraw. At the time Li Yuande, leading 200 scattered troops, arrived at Xiang. Liu Cui made him help Gao Daojin defend and guard, and requested that he be pardoned for his crime of fleeing in defeat. A court debate allowed it in both cases.

Tan Daojin arrived at Pengcheng. He considered that Qing and Si provinces were both in a critical state, however his command was not many and insufficient to proceed separately. [Since] the road to Qing province was nearby and Zhu Kui's troops were weak, he would first save Qing province.

Zhu Kui dispatched people to set out from the city and build moats to the east, west, and south. The bandits north of the city for more than 300 bu dug out a long encirclement. The bandits went down from their horses and advanced on foot. The troops with short arms connected, on top the city walls the bows and crossbows issued forth, and the bandits therefore split and scattered.

The bandits thereupon filled in the outer moats, pulled in four tall buildings and twenty “toad wagons”, setting them up inside the long encirclement. Kui had previously dug out north of the city to make three tunnels. He made them pass through the outer moats and then dug out inside the moats. Within, two zhang from the walls, he made a small moated. He dispatched more than 300 people to set out through the tunnels, intending to burn the bandits' attack implements. At the time a whirlwind shifted the flames, and the fire did not ignite. The bandit troops' arrows came down across, and many of the soldiers were wounded. He gathered the multitude and turned back inside.

The bandits filled in the three moats until they were fully level, However they left behind the small moat, due which the toad chariots could not catch up. The bandits used pillars [?] to attack the city. Kui recruited strong men to tie together great rocks and grindstones upon the city walls, and heap them upon them. He again set out to within the small moat, made use of large hemp-ropes stretched across the structure [?] and attacked the wagons near the city. From inside the tunnels, many strong people pull and made them snap. The bandits then dug out a long encirclement to the south of the city, and advanced the attack even more pressingly.

Kui was able to grasp what was important, while Yuan Miao had a capacity for audacity. For that reason they were able to firmly defend through changing seasons. However, they were attacked daily for a long time, and the city was gradually ruined and destroyed. Many of the fighting soldiers were dead or wounded, and the remaining multitudes were hard-pressed and exhausted. From dawn to dusk they were on the verge of capture while Tan Daoji and Wang Zhongde through forced marches hurried to them.

Liu Cui dispatched Li Yuande to assail Xuchang. Yu Long ran away. General Song Huang followed in pursuit, and cut of Long's head. Yuande following that halted to soothe and console, and also sent up taxes and provisions.

The bandits' Yuebo Dafei led more than 3 000 cavalry, and routed five counties that belonged to Gaoping commandery: Gaoping, Fangyu, Rencheng, Jinxiang, and Kangfu. They killed or carried off more than 2 000 families. They killed their boys and drove away into captivity their young women. The Inspector of Yan province, Zheng Shunzhi, guarded Hulu, and though he had troops, he did not dare set out. The General of the Best of the Army, Shen Xuan, defended Pengcheng, which was more than 200 li distant from Gaoping. He feared the bandits would arrive, and moved the people living outside the outer walls, and also the various encampment offices, to fully enter the Lesser City.

Si again dispatched the Inspector of Bing province, Yilou Ba to help Zheng Troops attack Hulao, and fill up the pair of moats at the frontier. Dezu along the way had just so resisted and held them off, and to some extent killed the bandits, but his generals and soldiers were bit by bit crumbling away.

4th Month, renshen [1 May], the bandits heard that Daoji was about to arrive. They burnt their instruments and implements, abandoned Qing province, and fled.

Zhu Kui sent up words that Dongyang City had been destroyed and ruined by the attacks, and was impossible to defend. He moved to garrison Changguang's Buqi City. Kui, due to his merit in firmly defending, advanced in title to General of the Van, and was ennobled Baron of Jianling county with a revenue estate of 400 households. Kui, courtesy name Zuji, was a native of Dongguan. In office he reached Gold and Purple Brilliantly Blessed Grandee.

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