I was born in 737 in a small village just outside of the great city of Chang'an. Right now it is the year 756 and the city is absolutely gorgeous. There are markets everywhere with beautiful purple silk, lots of food, and rice. The buildings are enormous and elegant. Our government has kept us protected, but I sense trouble brewing in the the office. The new guy, what's his name, An Lushian has just become general and I have a bad feeling about him. Nowadays everything revolves around the monasteries. Growing up my parents were Confucianists, but wanted me to follow the new trend of Buddhism. Anyway, growing up I always wanted to be a scholar official, so my father sent me off to school and I studied so hard for my exam. I passed the
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