)Emperor Xizong then issued an edict making Duan the prefect of Lang Prefecture (朗州, in modern Changde, Hunan) while making the imperial official Zheng Shaoye () the new military governor.However, it appeared that Duan did not report to Lang Prefecture, for it was said that Zheng, in fear of Duan's control of Jingnan, did not report to Jingnan for some half a year.