Overview
Cunxu was a ruler and Warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
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Zhuangzong |
莊宗 |
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- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Ruled
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- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Cunxu
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Book of Later Tang 5: Zhuangzong Annals 3 · 11 passages
三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義節度使李嗣昭、滄州節度使李存審、定州節度使王處直、邢州節度使李嗣源、成德軍兵馬留後張文禮、遙領天平軍節度使閻寶、大同軍節度使李存璋、新州節度使王鬱、振武節度使李存進、同州節度使朱令德，各遣使勸進，請帝紹唐帝位，帝報書不允。
In the third month Youqian of Hezhong, Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Cunshen of Cangzhou, Chuzhi of Ding, Siyuan of Xing, Wenli acting for Chengde, Yan Bao holding Taiping in title, Cunzhang of Datong, Yu of Xin, Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Lingde of Tong all urged Cunxu to take the throne; he wrote back refusing.
自是，諸鎮凡三上章勸進，各獻貨幣數十萬，以助即位之費，帝左右亦勸帝早副人望，帝撝挹久之。
Thereafter the circuits petitioned three times, each sending hundreds of thousands in goods toward the coronation; his courtiers pressed him to satisfy the realm; Cunxu demurred again and again.
〈（《九國誌·趙季良傳》：季良嘗蘿手扶御座，自謂輔佐之象，由是頗述天時人事以諷，莊宗深納其言。）〉
(The 《Nine Kingdoms Annals · Biography of Zhao Jiliang》 records that Jiliang once steadied the throne with his hand on the armrest, calling it a sign of ministerial destiny, and often hinted at Heaven and policy until Zhuangzong embraced his counsel.)〉
初，王鎔令偏將符習以本部兵從帝屯於德勝。
Rong had earlier detached Fu Xi with his own command to serve at Desheng under Cunxu.
文禮既行弑逆，忌鎔故將，多被誅戮，因遣使聞於帝，欲以他兵代習歸鎮，習等懼，請留。
After the murder Wenli purged Rong's veterans and asked Cunxu to swap other troops for Fu Xi's return; Xi and his men, in fear, begged to remain.
帝令傳旨於習及別將趙仁貞、烏震等，明正文禮弑逆之罪，且言：「爾等荷戟從征，蓋君父之故，銜冤報恩，誰人無心。
Cunxu sent orders to Xi, Zhao Renzhen, and Wu Zhen, spelling out Wenli's crime and saying, "You marched for lord and father—who would not want vengeance?
帝因授習成德軍兵馬留後，以部下鎮、冀兵致討於文禮；
Cunxu made Xi acting commander of Chengde and sent the Zhen and Ji columns against Wenli;
冬十月己未，梁將戴思遠攻德勝北城，帝命李嗣源設伏於戚城，令騎軍挑戰。
On jiwei in the tenth month Dai Siyuan of Liang struck Desheng's north citadel; Cunxu had Li Siyuan lie in wait at Qi and sent horse to provoke.
梁軍大至，帝御中軍以禦之。
When Liang massed, Cunxu took the center himself.
十一月，帝至鎮州城下，張處瑾遣弟處琪、幕客齊儉等候帝乞降，言猶不遜，帝命囚之。
In the eleventh month Cunxu camped under Zhen; Chujin sent his brother Chuqi and adviser Qi Jian to sue for terms with insolent speech, and he had them jailed.
又寇定州，王都遣使告急，帝自鎮州率五千騎赴之。
He pressed Ding as well; Du cried for help, and Cunxu rode from Zhen with five thousand horse.