Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

bly hoped for praise from the other party, but Zhou Dewi instead said, "Although Dewi is just a rough man in the army, I have also heard the saying that 'a lavish funeral is inferior to frugal upbring...In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng)owing a name is a great honor, bringing glory to one's ancestors. It is an immense blessing! Why are you..." He glanced at Zhu Wen's face, still as dark as water. Although puzzled, he did not speak fu...