Overview
Fuwei was a warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 613 to AD 618 伏威據江淮
AD 622 to AD 624 從伏威入朝
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 13 passages
闞棱，伏威邑人也。
Kan Ling was a fellow townsman of Fuwei.
伏威據江淮，以戰功顯，署左將軍。
When Fuwei held the Jianghuai region, Kan Ling distinguished himself in battle and was appointed Left General.
從伏威入朝，拜左領軍將軍、越州都督。
When Fuwei came to court, Kan Ling accompanied him and was appointed Left Defender General and Governor of Yuezhou.
又伏威、王雄誕及棱貲產在丹陽者當原，而趙郡王孝恭悉籍入之，棱自訴，忤孝恭。
moreover, the property of Fuwei, Wang Xiongdan, and Kan Ling at Danyang ought to have been restored to them, but the Prince of Zhao Li Xiaogong had it all registered and confiscated. Kan Ling appealed on his own behalf and thereby offended Li Xiaogong.
伏威之起，用其計，戰多克，署驃騎將軍。
When Fuwei first rose in rebellion, Wang Xiongdan supplied his stratagems. He won battle after battle and was appointed Flying Cavalry General.
初，伏威度淮與李子通合，後子通憚其才，襲之，伏威被創墮馬，雄誕負逃葭澤中，裒嘯散亡，又為隋將來整所窘，眾復潰。
At first, when Fuwei crossed the Huai to ally with Li Zitong, Zitong later grew afraid of his talent and turned on him. Fuwei was wounded and thrown from his horse. Wang Xiongdan carried him on his back into the reed marshes, gathered the scattered troops, and fought on—only to be cornered again by the Sui general Lai Zheng, whereupon the army collapsed once more.
別將西門君儀妻王勇決而力，負伏威走，雄誕總麾下壯士十余人從之。
The wife of his officer Ximen Junyi, a woman named Wang, was bold and powerful. She hoisted Fuwei onto her back and ran. Wang Xiongdan rallied more than ten of his strongest warriors to follow.
追兵至，雄誕還拒，數被創，氣彌厲，伏威遂脫。
When the pursuers caught up, Wang Xiongdan wheeled about to hold them off. He was wounded again and again, yet his fury only mounted. Fuwei thus made his escape.
後伏威令輔公祏擊子通，以雄誕、棱為副，戰溧水，子通敗，公祏乘勝追之，反為所擠，士皆走壁。
Later Fuwei ordered Fu Gongshi to attack Li Zitong, with Wang Xiongdan and Kan Ling as his deputies. They fought at Lishui. Li Zitong was defeated, and Fu Gongshi pressed the pursuit—but was in turn driven back, and his men fled to the city walls.
蘇賊聞人遂安據昆山，無所屬，伏威使討之，雄誕以邑險而完，攻之引日，遂單騎造壘門，陳國威靈，因開曉禍福，遂安即降。
Wenren Suian, a bandit of Suzhou, held Kunshan and acknowledged no master. Fuwei sent Wang Xiongdan against him. The stronghold was steep and well defended, and the siege dragged on for days. Wang Xiongdan then rode alone to the camp gate, proclaimed the majesty of the state, and laid out the consequences of resistance and submission. Wenren Suian surrendered at once.
伏威入朝，以兵屬雄誕。
When Fuwei came to court he left his army under Wang Xiongdan's command.
輔公祏將反，患其異己，縱反間，陽言得伏威教，責雄誕貳。
When Fu Gongshi was plotting rebellion he feared Wang Xiongdan's independence. He spread false reports, openly claiming he had Fuwei's orders, and accused Wang Xiongdan of disloyalty.
公祏奪其兵，遣西門君儀諭計，雄誕始悔寤，曰：「天下方靖，王在京師，當謹守籓，奈何為族夷事？
Fu Gongshi stripped him of his command and sent Ximen Junyi to lay out the plot. Wang Xiongdan then came to his senses with regret and said, "The realm has only just been pacified. The King is in the capital. We ought to guard our post faithfully—how can we undertake an act that will destroy our whole clan?