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Cunxu was a ruler.
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- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Ruled
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 16 passages
秋七月辛未，帝遣李存審領軍與嗣源會於易州，步騎凡七萬。
On xinwei in the seventh month the Emperor sent Li Cunshen to join Siyuan at Yizhou with seventy thousand foot and horse.
九月，班師，帝授存審檢校太傅，嗣源檢校太保，閻寶加同平章事。
In the ninth month they withdrew; Cunshen was made acting Grand Tutor, Siyuan acting Grand Guardian, and Yan Bao was added Tongping Grand Councilor.
十月，帝自魏州還晉陽。
In the tenth month the Emperor went from Weizhou back to Jinyang.
十二月，帝觀兵於河上。
In the twelfth month he reviewed the army on the Yellow River.
時梁人據楊劉城，列柵相望，帝率軍履河冰而渡，盡平諸柵，進攻楊劉城。
The Liang held Yangliu with facing stockades; the Emperor crossed on the ice, tore down every palisade, and besieged Yangliu.
城中守兵三千人，帝率騎軍環城馳射，又令步兵持斧斬其鹿角，負葭葦以堙塹；
Three thousand men defended the city; he rode around it shooting, and ordered foot soldiers to cut the abatis, heap rushes into the ditch,
帝自負一圍而進，諸軍鼓噪而登，遂拔其壘，獲守將安彥之。
then shouldered a bundle of fascines himself and went forward; the host stormed the wall, took the fort, and seized An Yanzhi.
是夕，帝宿楊劉。
That night he camped at Yangliu.
天祐十五年春正月，帝軍徇地至鄆、濮。
In the first month of spring, Tianyou 15, he raided through Yan and Pu.
二月，梁將謝彥章帥眾數萬來迫楊劉，築壘以自固，又決河水，彌漫數里，以限帝軍。
In the second month Xie Yanzhang of Liang brought tens of thousands against Yangliu, entrenched, and breached the dykes until the flood spread for li to block the Jin host.
六月壬戌，帝自魏州復至楊劉。
On renxu in the sixth month he returned from Weizhou to Yangliu.
甲子，率諸軍涉水而進，梁人臨水拒戰，帝軍小卻。
On jiazi he forded forward; the Liang met him in the stream and the Jin line briefly gave ground.
帝自魏州率師次於楊劉，略地至鄆、濮而還；
From Weizhou he marched to Yangliu, raided Yan and Pu, and came back;
帝嘗以數百騎摩壘求戰，謝彥章率精兵五千伏於堤下，帝以十餘騎登堤，伏兵發，圍帝十數重。
Once he rode out with a few hundred horse to provoke a fight; Xie Yanzhang hid five thousand picked men below the embankment; the Emperor climbed the dyke with a dozen riders and was ringed ten deep.
俄而帝之騎軍繼至，攻於圍外，帝於圍中躍馬奮擊，決圍而出。
His cavalry soon came up and struck from outside while he fought within and broke free.
是時，帝銳於接戰，每馳騎出營，存審必扣馬進諫，帝伺存審有間，即策馬而出，顧左右曰：「老子妨吾戲耳！」
He was eager for hand-to-hand fighting and often dashed from camp; Cunshen always caught his bridle to warn him, so he waited until Cunshen's guard slipped, then spurred out and told his attendants, "The old fellow is ruining my fun!"