My Dear Wife,
An-lushan has been assassinated, he is dead. He was murdered by an eunuch slave who was enticed by his own eldest son, An Qingxu. I was worried that his poor health wold be the cause of his death, never thinking he would be assassinated due to the motives of his own son and followers. Loyalist troops have gathered together and recaptured Chang-an, leaving my fellow army men and I at a loss. It has been a few years since I have seen you and since I have left for war, and it seems that everything that we fought for has been seized from us and taken, leaving us with nothing. A new leader was instated upon An’s death, An Qingxu, and now another has taken his place by the name of Shi Siming.
Since Shi Siming has been appointed to leader, we have been station in Ho-pei. I am hoping that with this new reign brings union among all rebel troops and that we will continue what we came out here to do. After An’s death, a huge cloud of doom hung over our heads, however I am hoping for new and resolute change with this new leader. The T’ang house has been preserved and hopefully the worst is over. Soon an Act of Grace will be issued in the attempt to heal and mend the divisions within the rebel empire. I only hope that this union will not form defections among the troops. Aside from that fear, I feel hopeful.
If our plan at further uniting the rebel troops and enhancing China’s power fails, I fear that Silk Road trade in and out of China will be impacted due to the fall of a centralized power. No one would feel comfortable trading with an individual who lives in a place of turmoil and war, because war-stricken territories are usually barren and desolate post war infractions. If this activity continues, our homes and jobs will be seized and our culture lost. All i can hope for is unity and peace as a result of all this violence. So many lives have been lost, and I fear mine will be next.
I will write as soon as I can, however I am unsure when that will be.
My heart is yours forever,
Chu
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