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knowing the true identity of the Duke. After the Duke answered to the affirmative, she then asked about the leader of the spearmen, to which the Duke answered to the affirmative as well. The woman said, "“If the ruler and my father have escaped harm, what more can I ask?” and then ran away. The Duke later found out that the woman was the wife of the "leader of fortifications," and granted her a settlement named Shiliu (石窌).
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392:. Both looked to Minister Xi Ke, Viscount Xian of Xi, as he had considerable military influence. [[ Duke Jing of Jin (Ju)|Duke Jing of Jin]] granted Xi Ke an army, the center force of which was commanded by Xi Ke himself. The upper army and the lower army were commanded by
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