Chapter seven Biography of Zudi(14)
After Zu Ti recovered Henan, he recovered and treated the people well. Once, he held a banquet to honor the local elders. The old man wept and said, "When we are old, we will not regret dying if we can get an official like General Zu." Zu Ti sang, "I am so glad that Li was spared from being captured. Since I met my kind father three days ago, I forgot the bottle of Luogan wine for Xuan. How can I sing and dance in praise of my kindness?" The allusion to wine as a song is used to describe the harmonious relationship and feelings between officials and people.
As far as Shi Le was concerned, Liu Yao was his mortal enemy at this time. However, Zu Ti spent all his strength and energy on consolidating the Wubao in the Central Plains, which was hardly a threat to him. Therefore, he did not attack Zu Ti's entire army. "Shi Le did not dare to visit the soldiers in Henan, so he asked for a trade with Xiu Ti's mother tomb in Chenggao County, but Ti did not report the exchange. Instead, he paid ten times the profit. Therefore, the public and private interests of Shi Ma Rizi were high. "Therefore, Shi Le repaired Zu Ti's mother's tomb and wrote to Zu Ti, requesting trade.
As far as Shi Le was concerned, Liu Yao was his mortal enemy at this time. However, Zu Ti spent all his strength and energy on consolidating the Wubao in the Central Plains, which was hardly a threat to him. Therefore, he did not attack Zu Ti's entire army. "Shi Le did not dare to visit the soldiers in Henan, so he asked for a trade with Xiu Ti's mother tomb in Chenggao County, but Ti did not report the exchange. Instead, he paid ten times the profit. Therefore, the public and private interests of Shi Ma Rizi were high. "Therefore, Shi Le repaired Zu Ti's mother's tomb and wrote to Zu Ti, requesting trade.