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Liang Founder
梁祖
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 12 passages
後從太祖赴汴，初為騎軍，繼有戰功，後擢為裨校。
He later followed the Founder to Bian, first in the horse corps, won repeated distinction, and rose to staff captain.
太祖嘉其勇果，謂賓佐曰：「言乃吾之虎侯也。」
The Founder praised his daring and told his advisers: "Yan is my Tiger Marquis."
時宗權支黨數十萬，太祖兵不過數十旅，每恨其寡，與之不敵。
Zongquan had hundreds of thousands of followers while the Founder had only a few brigades and bitterly felt himself outmatched.
自是隨太祖掩襲察寇，斬獲掠奪，不可勝紀。
Thereafter he joined the Founder's raids on Cai rebels, with kills and loot beyond reckoning.
宗權以茲敗北，太祖盡收其地。
Zongquan was driven north and the Founder took all his lands.
光啟中，唐天子以太祖兵威日振，命兼揚州節度使。
In Guangqi the Tang court, seeing the Founder's power grow, made him concurrent commissioner of Yangzhou.
太祖遣幕吏李璠領兵赴維揚以製置為名，時言為李璠前鋒，深入淮甸，破盱眙而還。
The Founder sent Li Fan to Yangzhou to "set affairs in order"; Yan led the van deep into the Huai country, took Xuyi, and withdrew.
梁祖東伐徐、鄆，言將偏師，略地千里；
When the Liang Founder marched east on Xu and Yan, Yan led a detached column and overran a thousand li of country;
太祖錄其績，以「排陣斬斫」之號委之，尋表為宿州刺史、檢校右僕射。
The Founder rewarded him with the title "Array-Slashing Champion" and soon had him made prefect of Suzhou and honorary Right Vice Director.
中和四年二月，尚讓之寇繁台也，唐賓與李讜、霍存並為巢將，與太祖之軍戰於尉氏門外。
In the second month of Zhonghe 4, when Shang Rang raided Fantai, Tangbin served Chao with Li Dang and Huo Cun and fought the Founder outside the Weishi Gate.
三月，太祖破瓦子寨，唐賓與王虔裕來降。
In the third month the Founder took Wazi stockade; Tangbin and Wang Qianyu defected to him.
太祖聞之，痛惜累日。
The Founder mourned him for days.