Uncle, Twelve years have passed since our secret talk in the Buddhist shrine that night. You said to me then, …
Uncle,
Twelve years have passed since our secret talk in the Buddhist shrine that night.
You said to me then, "Huaishen, since you have taken up this banner, there are three behests I must entrust to you." I agreed without hesitation, believing that if I fought with all my might, nothing in this world would be beyond my reach.
The first was to ensure the people are fed and clothed. The second, to safeguard the frontier's peace.
We agreed that upon a bountiful year, we would forge a bronze Harvest Tribute and send it to Chang'an. You said four beasts would suffice for the tribute, wishing to spare the remaining bronze for the people to forge farming tools.
As for the third behest... you told me to complete the first two before you would reveal it.
Now, fresh green shoots are sprouting across the borderlands, and Liangzhou has been fully restored. The first two behests you entrusted to me are done. What exactly is the third?