In the prosperous days of Tianbao, there was endless singing and dancing in Chang'an. Everyone said that the natural dangers of Tongguan were enough to control the world. Only a dandy named Xunzi who was driven out of the capital knew that it was not Guancheng that would really collapse, but the unbroken shell of the grain road, military morale and the imperial court. So he started from Tongguan, reorganized grain, army, and defense to grab a glimmer of hope for Datang.
