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皇帝同意了。此前，高敬严继承了招讨使的职务，和杨藏卜一起上奏朝廷，请求允许他们挑选当地百姓为兵，以守卫边境，皇帝下诏同意了。
先是，高敬严袭招讨使，偕杨藏卜奏请简土民为兵，以守边境，诏许之。
The emperor agreed. Prior to this, Gao Jingyan had inherited the post of Recruitment Commissioner and, together with Yang Zangbu, had petitioned the court to allow them to select local people as soldiers to guard the border. The emperor issued an edict agreeing.