The most serious
collaborators
were executed; some, like the poet Wang Wei ?
Du Fu - 5
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 ?
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 ?
