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Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou was a ruler.
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History of Song, Chapter 484Volume 484 Biographies 243: Three Zhou Officials Han Tong, Li Yun, Li Zhongjin · 7 passages
初名榮，避周世宗諱，將改之，或令名“筠”，筠曰：“李筠，李筠，玉帛雲乎哉。”
His birth name was Rong; to avoid Shizong's taboo he was to rename himself. When someone proposed "Yun," he quipped, "Li Yun, Li Yun — silks and jades raining from the sky!"
重進年長於世宗，及周祖寢疾，召重進受顧命，令拜世宗，以定君臣之分。
Chongjin was older than Shizong. On his deathbed the Zhou founder summoned him, entrusted him with the succession, and made him bow to Shizong to fix their roles as sovereign and subject.
世宗嗣位，為侍衛親軍馬步軍都虞候。
On Shizong's accession he became chief adjutant of the Palace Guard.
從世宗征劉崇，戰於高平，不利，大將樊愛能、何徽以其眾遁，唯重進與白重讚勒兵不動。
On Shizong's campaign against Liu Chong, the battle at Gaoping turned sour and generals Fan Aineng and He Hui fled with their men. Only Chongjin and Bai Chongzan held their lines firm.
既而太祖先以麾下犯敵，重讚繼領所部力戰，世宗躬率衛兵合勢，周師復振，崇遂大敗。
Then the future Song founder struck with his household troops; Chongzan followed with a fierce assault; Shizong led the guards in person; the Zhou line rallied and Liu Chong was routed.
世宗親征淮南，命重進將兵先赴正陽。
On Shizong's personal Huainan campaign, Chongjin was sent ahead to Zhengyang.
世宗大悅，詔書褒諭，即以重進代穀為行營招討使，賜襲衣、金帶、玉鞍、名馬。
Shizong was delighted. An edict praised the victory and replaced Gu with Chongjin as pacification commissioner of the field army, granting him a ceremonial robe, gold belt, jade saddle, and fine horses.