On September 13 in the twenty-first year of Chongzhen, while an imperial edict was dispatched to Shaanxi, a middle-decree was sent to Wangqingtuo, Wuqing County, Shuntian Prefecture.
(During the Ming dynasty, Wuqing County was under the jurisdiction of Zhili Shuntian Prefecture.)
Now fifty-nine years of age, Cao Huaichun did not hesitate at all upon receiving the middle-decree, setting aside the objections of his family to leave his hometown and assume his new post.
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