While later serving as the military governor (Jiedushi) of Xichuan Circuit (西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu), he was further blamed for failure of discipline that caused his soldiers to provoke a major Nanzhao invasion against Xichuan, leading to his exile.
Zhuye Zhiyi was able to make it through to Tang's Ling Prefecture (靈州, in modern Yinchuan, Ningxia), where the Tang military governor (Jiedushi) of Shuofang Circuit (朔方, headquartered at Ling Prefecture), Fan Xichao (范希朝), welcomed the Shatuo under Zhuye Zhiyi.
Han Family Tombs (韩氏家族墓地), a monumental complex at the graves of the local Tang-era jiedushi Han Yunzhong and his relatives.
Han Family Tombs (韩氏家族墓地), a monumental complex at the graves of the Tang-era jiedushi Han Yunzhong and his relatives, in Shandong's Shen County.