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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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Retaking the Capital 359 All at once I hear of an edict of remorse1 4 once again coming from our sage court. I think on Mount Shang? s old men, supporting the throne,2 his cultured thoughts recall Emperor Yao. I humbly meet a day of our lord? s self-blame, 8 shedding tears I gaze toward the blue wisps of cloud. 3 III Sweating horses retook the palace, in the spring city the rebels? trenches are scraped flat. In reward they will surely sing ? Russet Pear,? 4 4 the return is in time to present cherries. 5 Federate barbarians? brandished pikes are thick,6 the mansions of meritorious officials rise high. Good news is brought often from all quarters, 8 His Majesty has no choice but to personally reward them. After Chang? an and Luoyang were retaken, those who had willingly or unwillingly accepted posts in An Lushan? s government were brought back to Luoyang to face charges. The most serious collaborators were executed; some, like the poet Wang Wei ? ? (d. 761), were pardoned. Most were sent into administrative exile. Among the last group was Du Fu? s old friend Zhen Qian. 1 Suzong? s edict blaming himself. 2 *Four Graybeards. 3 The court.
4 A poem from the Classic of Poetry expressing appreciation of the efforts of soldiers who had been on campaign. 5 In mid-summer the emperor ritually presents cherries to his officials. 6 Suzong? s Uighur allies. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 360 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5. 35 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5. 36 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Seeing Off Zheng Qian (18) Who Has Been Banished 361 5. 35 Seeing Off Zheng Qian (18) Who Has Been Banished to the Post of Revenue Manager in Taizhou. I Feel Bad That, Nearing Old Age, This Has Happened Because He Fell into the Hands of the Rebels. I Failed to be Able to Part Face to Face, But My Feelings Are Revealed in the Poem Master Zheng, useless chu tree, his locks turned to white silk,1 after drinking he always claims that he is an old painter. Ten thousand leagues, it pains my heart, this day of stern banishment, 4 approaching death in our hundred-year span, at the time of the Restoration. In confused haste he has gone to set off on that long journey, unexpectedly it happened that I was too late for your parting feast. Even if with you, sir, this parting is forever, 8 below on the roads of the Nine Springs we will always have times to share friendship.