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and convoke a council of senior officials. The emperor agreed and asked him how to respond to Altan Khan's demands. Xu proposed drawing out the negotiations in order to buy time to muster reinforcements; when the reinforcements arrived, the enemy would flee. The emperor was full of praise for his
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729:Yongle era
616:References
402:Altan Khan
293:Early life
259:Wade–Giles
1518:Wu Zhenyu
1513:Wen Anzhi
1379:Wei Zaode
1348:Fan Fucui
1323:Wen Tiren
1303:Han Kuang
1247:Han Kuang
1237:Liu Yizhu
1221:Liu Yizhu
1190:Li Tingji
1138:Wanli era
1078:Zhai Luan
1068:Zhai Luan
1025:Zhai Luan
964:Liang Chu
754:Yang Rong
643:cite book
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390:Guozijian
342:Confucius
288:Biography
264:Hsü Chieh
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180:Zisheng (
145:Ouyang De
117:1549–1552
113:In office
63:1562–1568
59:In office
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1490:Qu Shisi
1480:(acting)
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1387:(acting)
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1366:Chen Yan
1356:(acting)
1288:Li Guopu
1185:Zhu Geng
1124:Gao Gong
1093:Yan Song
1083:Yan Song
1058:(acting)
1010:Fei Hong
1000:Fei Hong
949:Liu Jian
933:Liu Jian
897:Shang Lu
892:Peng Shi
887:Chen Wen
877:Chen Wen
841:(acting)
833:Chen Xun
817:Chen Xun
801:Chen Xun
749:Hu Guang
739:(acting)
668:Yan Song
439:Yan Song
414:Gao Gong
196:Shaohu (
192:Art name
88:Yan Song
68:Monarchs
1485:Wu Bing
1462:Ma Sili
1399:regimes
1308:Li Biao
1088:Xia Yan
1073:Xia Yan
1063:Xia Yan
1050:Xia Yan
882:Li Xian
872:Li Xian
856:Li Xian
796:Cao Nai
791:Yang Pu
744:Xie Jin
571:Vol.308
502:Vol.213
422:Hai Rui
370:Yanping
272:Zisheng
241:Chinese
122:Monarch
1114:Xu Jie
1098:Xu Jie
1045:Li Shi
995:Mao Ji
923:Liu Ji
907:Liu Ji
902:Wan An
851:Xu Bin
838:Gao Gu
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444:qingci
409:idea.
374:Fujian
320:jinshi
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249:pinyin
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928:Xu Pu
514:天府廣記,
483:Notes
385:Jijiu
313:Juren
49:44th
649:link
629:ISBN
600:ISBN
556:link
536:ISBN
416:and
353:至聖先師
167:Died
162:1503
159:Born
365:佞人碑
347:文宣王
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