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As Zhu Quanzhong's chief strategist during Tang Dynasty Zhu was impressed by Jing's strategies, and after Qin's destruction became particularly trusting of Jing. During Zhu's subsequent campaigns against the rebel general Qin Zongquan, who declared himself emperor at Cai Prefecture (蔡州, in modern Zhumadian, Henan), Jing participated in the strategy sessions. However, Jing did not want to be an army officer and requested a civilian position, and therefore was initially made the overseer of the communication station at Xuanwu, to be in charge of communiques with the imperial government and other circuits. He thus summoned Jing to his presence and initially offered him an officer position. This impressed Zhu, who was not well-learned and did not like to read but who liked witty words.
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Jing, unable to distinguish himself, resorted to writing snippets of witty words and passing them around in Zhu's army. Wang treated him well, but had no opportunity to recommend him to Zhu. Zhu's assistant in his role as governor (觀察使, Guanchashi), Wang Fa ( 王發), was from the same locale as Jing, and Jing initially went to follow Wang. Īfter the major agrarian rebel Huang Chao captured the Tang imperial capital Chang'an around the new year 881, Jing left the Guanzhong region (i.e., the region around Chang'an), eventually going to Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern Kaifeng, Henan), where, after Huang was expelled from the Chang'an region by Tang forces, his former subordinate Zhu Quanzhong, who had turned against him and became a Tang general, had been made the military governor ( Jiedushi). During the middle of Qianfu era (874–879) of Emperor Xizong, Jing submitted himself for imperial examinations but was not able to pass in the Jinshi class. It was said that Jing Xiang, in his youth, was studious, and was particularly skillful at using knife-pens (i.e., knives that were used to carve text on bamboo). His great-grandfather Jing Wan ( 敬琬) and father Jing Gun ( 敬袞) both served as prefectural prefects, while his grandfather Jing Xin ( 敬忻) served as a prefectural governmental administrator. His family was from Fengyi (馮翊, in modern Weinan, Shaanxi) and was descended from the middle- Tang Dynasty chancellor Jing Hui. It is not known when Jing Xiang was born. 2 As Zhu Quanzhong's chief strategist during Tang Dynasty.