Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)i felt a sense of relief. Since the loser could still "be obedient," it wasn't a fight to the death. It seemed that the king was at least safe from losing his life. Zhou Dewei always believed that as...