Beacon fires temper courage and resolve; loyal bones lie buried far from home./wZhang Yichao raised the Guiyi …
Beacon fires temper courage and resolve; loyal bones lie buried far from home./wZhang Yichao raised the Guiyi banner,
gathering sparks amid circling wolves,
until they blazed into wildfire./wTidings of victory sent to Chang'an only brought deeper suspicion./wLoyalty and betrayal clashed, light and dark tore. /wHe sheathed his sword, no longer holding the standard,
journeyed eastward, his eyes fixed only on the rivers and mountains.