佛祖統紀 44.54

44.54

In the ninth month, an imperial edict summoned the auspicious stone of Shuzhou with Master Zhi's record to display it to the close ministers. Grand Councilor Wang Dan said: 'Our state's destiny opened after the four dynasties of Liang, Chen, Sui, and Tang and the Five Dynasties. Taizong's accession was in the bingzi year. The recent descent of the Heavenly Worthy matches things from five hundred years ago' (the text on Master Zhi's stone said: 'I observe that after four or five dynasties, in the next bingzi year, Zhao will be styled Great Peace for twenty-one years'). Only then was it known that the Heavenly Mandate for our Song had long been prepared. The Emperor was pleased and dispatched Chen Yaozi to Mount Jiang in Shengzhou to deliver an announcement.