Hengqu Pass.
After the rain, the wind was strong, scattering leaves in all directions; the entire camp was bleak and desolate.
The news that Pei Jue would marry in three days' time in Bingzhou had come over in the morning.
The Northern Yong Army was very cautious, not only calling for a truce but also specially sending an envoy with an invitation, which was written upright and proper:
"This certifies that on the twentieth of the winter month in the third year of Xinghe of the great Jin, Jin Country's honored Great General Pei Jue and the eldest legitimate daughter of Feng Family of Xuzhou will join in marriage to become a harmonious union, pledging as mandarin ducks. The marriage shall be conducted with proper rites, and invitations are hereby presented to relatives and friends, awaiting the esteemed presence of the Daqi Emperor of Zhengchu at the banquet in Bingzhou."
