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Who else would be willing in such troubled times to show his good heart so openly? Since we parted a full year has run its course, 44 and the Hu still work our ruin. When shall I ever have the wings to fly off and land before you? In the ninth month the Crown Prince, later Daizong, led an imperial army, along with his Uighur contingent, to the west of Chang? an, ready to give battle. A rebel counterattack was foiled by the Uighurs, and the victorious imperial army recovered Chang? an. 5. 31 Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge of �Rebel Territory: Twenty Couplets The Hu barbarians hide away in the capital district, the imperial army surrounds the rebel moats. Fish in a kettle, still hanging on to their last breaths, 4 ants in their hole, where will they flee? In the tent palace black headgear lines up,1 at headquarters gate white gowns shine. 2 One should clear the imperial way in Qin? s mountains, 8 our banners will enter the parks of Han. His road will avoid those of sheep-gut perils,3 the pheasant-tail fans raised high like clouds across the sky. 4 On the five plains the forts will lie empty, 12 the wind-blown billows will dissipate on the eight rivers. 5 1 The officials at Suzong? s temporary headquarters. 2 The Uighur cavalry brought to help. 3 That is, Suzong will come directly and openly to the capital, perhaps in contrast to his father Xuanzong? s tortuous route in flight to Chengdu. 4 The pheasant tail fans were part of the imperial regalia. 5 That is, the region around Chang? an will be peaceful. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 354 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 20 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 24 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 28 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 32 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge ofRebel Territory 355 Today I look on the will of Heaven, how can those wandering souls forgive you? 1 No more chance to beg to surrender, 16 don? t waste your efforts in still trying to fool us. The high command goes to the dragon spawn,2 the Minister of Works clasps the ? Leopard Bowcase. ? 3 The vanguard shows the standards of Su Wu,4 20 the general of the left has L� Qian? s sword. 5 The soldiers? aura turns back birds in flight, repute of their awe makes the huge turtle dive underwater. Pike and steel lance reveal the color of snow, 24 bow and arrow aim at the wisp in autumn. 6 In the course of fate troubles now end, in the cycles we again meet a time of harmony. Who says that their poison will linger on? ? 28 we already rinsing the stench away. The Cinnabar Courtyard is near to royal concerns, moving swift as spirits, the imperial guard is firm. Those of Huamen have bounded over remote deserts,7 32 the Tuojie have crossed Lintao. 8 Such as these have come, touched by imperial grace, how can those feeble slaves grapple with them? 9 1 The souls of those killed in the rebellion will not forgive the rebels. 2 Li Chu, Prince of Guangping and Suzong? s eldest son, later Daizong. 3 Guo Ziyi, the Minister of Works, was second in command. The ? Leopard Bowcase? was one of the military classics and refers to Guo Ziyi? s knowledge of strategy. 4 Under the command of Li Siye, earlier described as Su Wu returning from Xiongnu captivity with the Han standards. 5 This is Pugu Huaien. In the Jin, L� Qian had a sword that was said to be suitable for someone who was to become one of the Three Lords; L� Qian gave it to Wang Xiang. The implication is that Pugu Huaien will rise to high office. 6 The wisp in autumn air was a proverbially tiny thing; this suggests the precision of the archers. 7 The Uighurs. 8 Another Central Asian people that came to the aid of the Tang. 9 That is, how can the rebel army deal with the Uighurs and Tuojie contingents of Tang forces?
Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 356 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 36 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 40 ? ? ? ? ? ? 5. 32? 34 ? ? ? ? I ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? II ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Retaking the Capital 357 The uniforms of the vanguard are stained with blood, 36 a windblown hair will split on the swords of the attack cavalry. They are delighted at how the capital is stirred, they take pity on the cries of those boys and girls. Every household is selling hairpins and bracelets 40 waiting only to present the spring ale. 5. 32? 34 Retaking the Capital I The immortal Guard left the Cinnabar Pole Star,1 demon stars shone on the steps of jade He was compelled to leave the palace and run, 4 he could not just stay, clinging to his mansion. 2 For a while the carriage turned aside to Fenyang,3 at Liao a letter to the Yan general was sent flying. 4 The plans of the seven ancestral temples are as they were, 8 once again a new beginning for the ten thousand regions. II I accept frailty and white hair in my life, in lonely isolation now at the ends of the earth. 5 1 The palace. 2 That is, Xuanzong had to flee and could not live in his palace in peace. 3 Yao once met four Daoists on the north bank of the Fen (Fenyang) and forgot that he was a ruler. This again refers to Xuanzong? s flight from Chang? an. 4 In the Warring States the Kingom of Yan held one of the cities in Qi. The persuader Lu Zhonglian shot an arrow into the city with a letter. When he read it, the Yan general killed himself. An Lushan? s army was from Yan, thus the rebels were encouraged to surrender. 5 This is hyperbolic; Du Fu is in Fuzhou with his family. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 358 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? III ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?