After speaking, he added, "I have spent many years in the northern lands of Great Yin, guarding Zhongtong Pass. Zhongtong Pass is quite far from here, so it's understandable that you haven't heard of it."
Li Xuan said curiously, "Zhongtong Pass is so far away, why did the Prefect come alone to this post-epidemic prefecture city? Also..."
He glanced at Liu Baiqing as if weighing his words.
Liu Baiqing said freely, "Two sleeves of breeze and purity, merely a pardoned offender coming to redeem my sins with merits.
The remnants of this body, how many years of good life do I have left?
It's high time to report to the king and offer relief to the people."
Words may be deep even when acquaintance is shallow, Li Xuan did not question further, but instead directed the Li family servants to deliver the supplies into the government warehouse, for Liu Baiqing to arrange uniformly.
...
In the days that followed, Li Xuan often came to visit.
