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the emperor was an emperor.
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- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 213Volume 213 Biographies 138: Buffer Regions: the Black, Green, and Yellow Seas · 9 passages
及聞李光顏拔淩雲柵，始大懼，遣使歸順，帝重分兵支兩寇，故命給事中柳公綽慰撫之，加檢校司空。
When Li Guangyan captured the Lingyun stockade, Shidao was thoroughly alarmed and sent envoys to surrender; the emperor, stretched between two fronts, dispatched Liu Gongchuo to reassure him and named him acting Minister of Works.
宿謂曰：「公今歸國為宗姓，以尊卑論之，上叔父矣，不屈一也；
Zhang Su told him: "You have rejoined the imperial clan; by rank the emperor is your uncle—no need to humble yourself, first point;
以十二州事三百餘州天子，北面稱藩，不屈二也；
twelve prefectures against the Son of Heaven's three hundred—you are a vassal facing north—no need to bow, second point;
以五十年傳爵，臣二百年天子，不屈三也。
fifty years your family has held its fief, two centuries the Tang have ruled—no need to bow, third point.
今反狀己暴，上猶許內省，宜遣子入宿衛，割地以贖罪。」
Your rebellion is exposed, yet the emperor still offers you a way back—send your son to the capital guard and cede land to atone."
帝以其負約，用左散騎常侍李遜喻旨。
The emperor, angered by his breach of faith, sent Left Cavalry Attendant Li Xun to deliver the court's message.
願得要言奏天子。」
I need your clear answer to carry back to the emperor."
帝怒，下詔削其官，詔諸軍進討。
The emperor stripped his titles by edict and ordered a general offensive.
師道請見悟，不許，復請送京師，悟使謂曰：「司空今為囚，何面目見天子！」
Shidao begged to see Wu and then to be sent to the capital; Wu's messenger replied, "You are a prisoner—what face have you to show the emperor?"