This book covers figures including Guo Ziyi, who fought in battle after battle and risked his life countless times, then commanded the northwest and defended the frontier; Li Guangbi; Liu Yan, exceptionally clever and courageous, who personally inspected and dredged the grain transport routes and excelled at both financial and personnel management; Li Mi, companion to Emperor Suzong, trusted confidant of Emperor Daizong, and chancellor to Emperor Dezong; Lu Zhi, who spent years handling confidential affairs and managing state business, living up to both the emperor's trust and his own learning; and Pei Du, who championed the suppression of regional warlords and was attacked for it, helped defeat the Huai-Xi forces, rose and fell repeatedly in his official career, and served as chancellor four times despite repeated misfortune.
