 He decided to commission Pi to do so, and Pi went through a circumlocutious route, through the territory of several fellow Later Liang vassals — Jian (建州, in modern Nanping, Fujian) and Ting (汀州, in modern Longyan, Fujian) Prefectures (under Min's prince Wang Shenzhi); Qian Prefecture (虔州, in modern Ganzhou, Jiangxi) (under Tan Quanbo); Chen (郴州, in modern Chenzhou, Hunan), Tan (潭州, in modern Changsha, Hunan), and Yue (岳州, in modern Yueyang, Hunan) Prefectures (under Chu's prince Ma Yin); and Jingnan Circuit (荊南, headquartered in modern Jingzhou, Hubei) (under Gao Jichang) — finally reaching Later Liang proper.Zhu was touched by the difficulty journey, and bestowed on Qian the title of generalissimo of all circuits.He also gave Pi the honorary title of "Mishu Lang" (), and also gave him the designation "Jinshi Jidi" () — i.e., someone who had passed the imperial examinations in the "Jinshi" class, even though Pi did not appear to have ever submitted himself for such examinations.