A palace poem draft with altered characters binds Li Bai's wild fame, Du Fu's testimony, and Gao Lishi's palace rules to a single night.
Original: Chinese
Mystery
Historical Figures
Tang Dynasty
Chang'an
Poets
Imperial Court
Appearing characters
Start entries
Opening scene
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A Moonlit Line Replaced
Character: Li Bai
Before the Chang'an palace banquet, Li Bai receives a poem draft with altered characters. The changes are slight, yet they precisely replace a place name under the moon with a term forbidden within the palace. Outside the wine house, carriages are already lined up, as if someone is only waiting for him to read his anger aloud to everyone.
