釋氏稽古略 3.118

3.118

In the sixth month of the gengxu year [710], the reign era was changed to the first year of Jingyun. In the eighth month, Senior General of the Left Militant Guard Xue Ne was concurrently made Military Commissioner (jiedushi) and Area Commander-in-chief of Youzhou. The title of jiedushi began with Ne. Titles of nobility were conferred upon the civil and military officials. Monks and Daoists numbering in the tens of thousands were granted general ordination (Old Tang History).