Chapter 62: Geshu Han Wept Beyond the Pass
Word Number：368
Author：闲穿径竹
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Release Time：2025-06-27
Liu Chengyuan, seeing that Yan Zhenqing still lingered in doubt, pressed him further: “The people of Qinghe have turned their backs on rebellion and now seek to return to the rightful path. They have sent word through Tuomoni, the master of their local altar, offering grain, silk, and arms in support of your cause. Yet you spurn their gift and question their intent. When we return to Qinghe, how shall we answer to our elders and kin? The people cannot stand alone — they must cleave to something greater. If they find no refuge with us, they may once again submit to An Lushan. And if Qinghe rises behind you as an enemy, will you not regret this refusal?” Yan Zhenqing was taken aback — startled to the core — and moved at once to dispatch troops. Yet a shadow of doubt lingered still, and he spoke with measured caution: “Even so, the Manichaeans are proscribed by the Court. Were I to accept the aid of your faithful, it would be in defiance of imperial law. Should censure descend from above, both you and I might well pay with our heads.” The Master Kang, calm and unflinching, replied: “A simple matter. We need not name ourselves Manichaeans. Let us speak instead of the loyal folk of Qinghe, rising to defend the realm. When you memorialise the throne, refer to them only as local volunteers. Is that not the perfect solution — honour preserved, and peril averted?” And so Yan Zhenqing entrusted them with six thousand troops, escorting the column as far as the frontier. There, he took Liu Chengyuan by the hand in parting. He looked solemnly upon him and asked, “Now that the soldiers are on their way, may I ask — what are your people truly about?” It was Li E who answered, steady and assured: “Our humble sect has learned that the Court has dispatched Cheng Qianli with a force of one hundred thousand to take Guokou and strike down the rebels. Yet the enemy holds the heights and blocks the pass; our army cannot advance. We therefore mean to strike first at Weijun, seize Yuan Zhitai — the puppet governor appointed by An Lushan — and restore Sima Chui, the rig
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