The chancellor presented "Song of Longquan Sword" to the newly enthroned emperor. "My emperor's heart is vast…
The chancellor presented "Song of Longquan Sword" to the newly enthroned emperor.
"My emperor's heart is vast as the sea, eyes like meteors, nose straight as a brush."
The emperor was delighted. Later, opportunistic monks copied the poem by the thousands to spread across the land.
Thus paper grew dear in Liangzhou; monks sold temple treasures to buy it at great cost.
Yet stacks of that paper still sit on shelves, nearly turned to dust.