In 853, the story first appeared in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, which was published shortly after he returned to Chang'an after his term of acting Governor of Jizhou (now known as Ji'an in Jiangsu).
Pada 853, cerita tersebut pertama kali muncul dalam Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, yang diterbitkan tak lama setelah ia kembali ke Chang'an setelah ia menjabat sebagai pelaksana jabatan Gubernur di Jizhou (sekarang dikenal sebagai Ji'an di Jiangsu).