Presented to Li [Siye], Lord Specially Advanced; composed on the�way from
Fengxiang
to Fuzhou, my route passing through Binzhou?
Du Fu - 5
Du Fu asked Suzong to ?ignore small things and note greater things.? Losing a very large imperial army to a scholar?s folly is hard to forgive as a ?small thing.? Guo Ziyi, by contrast, lost many battles and, deservedly, retained the emperor?s support. Fang Guan?s usefulness in the crisis was a delusion that Suzong could not afford to entertain. Du�Fu?s politically stupid protest was initially forgiven on the grounds that one should not stifle protest. It was forgiven but not forgotten. Du Fu never 1 Original note: ?
Presented to Li [Siye], Lord Specially Advanced; composed on the�way from
Fengxiang
to Fuzhou, my route passing through Binzhou?
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