This is the order for the Tang Family to cede control of Jinhe County to the Ping'an Army.
The following statement, "If the ancestors of the Tang Family ever find out, they would regard him as an irreconcilable enemy," clarifies the matter.
Submission is not something that can be decided on a whim by just a few people.
It must take place on the ancestral lands of the Tang Family, in front of the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall, where the whole family must report clearly and swear allegiance under Zhou Ping'an's command.
With the ancestors as witnesses, the Clan Leader and the Elders acknowledge it, and the younger family members follow suit, there will be no fear of anyone reneging in the future.
After all, would the Tang Family ancestors led by Tang Dongliu witness something only to have it directly overturned later? That would be no different than children playing house, would it?
