Taipinggoor

Taipinggoor told his mother Lenjii that he would leave for Beijing to rescue the common people from their suffering. He bought weapons and turned away from home. As he rode off, he wept and looked back. He promised to return after three years.

In Lanzhou, Taipinggoor found a red-maned horse. He rode on to Beijing and saw the city walls packed with rebel soldiers. The horse called to Avalokitesvara, asking to be unsaddled and promising to eat the rebels. Taipinggoor removed its saddle. The horse galloped into the city, striking with its forehooves and biting at the rebels. Rebel corpses formed mounds, and their blood flowed like a river. Taipinggoor rescued the emperor and saved the common people of Beijing.

The emperor wanted to reward Taipinggoor with high office. He knelt and refused the appointment as magistrate of Xi'an. He said he wanted neither goods nor money. His mother was still at home, living in a cave, and he wanted to return to her and care for her. He had promised to come back after three years, so he left the emperor's offer behind.

On the journey home, Princess Damao rode in a green sedan chair and followed her husband. So many people travelled with Taipinggoor that the procession seemed to have no end. When he reached Gansin, he sent a young general ahead to tell his mother he was coming. Lenjii had lived alone and wept for him every day. Taipinggoor sent word that he was coming home.