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Ma Xichong was a ruler.
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- Kinship Role brothers · Count 17
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 7 passages
明年，漢隱帝崩，京師大亂，希萼遂臣於李景，景冊封希萼楚王，希萼悉以軍政事任其弟希崇。
The next year Emperor Yin of Han died and the capital plunged into chaos. Xie then submitted to Li Jing, who enfeoffed him as King of Chu. Xie entrusted all military and civil affairs to his younger brother Xichong.
希崇與楚舊將徐威、陸孟俊、魯綰等謀作亂。
Xichong plotted rebellion with former Chu officers Xu Wei, Lu Mengjun, Lu Wan, and others.
希萼置酒端陽門，希崇辭以疾，威等縱惡馬十餘匹，以壯士執檛隨之，突入其府，劫庫兵，縛希萼，迎希崇以立。
Xie held a feast at Duanyang Gate. Xichong pleaded illness. Wei and the others turned loose more than ten vicious horses with armed men following, burst into the residence, seized the armory, bound Xie, and installed Xichong.
希崇遣彭師暠、廖偃囚希萼於衡山，師暠奉希萼為衡山王，臣於李景。
Xichong sent Peng Shigao and Liao Yan to imprison Xie at Hengshan. Shigao set Xie up as King of Hengshan under Li Jing.
希崇懼，亦請命於景。
Afraid, Xichong also sought orders from Jing.
希崇領舒州節度使，居揚州。
Xichong became military commissioner of Shuzhou at Yangzhou.
已而揚州復入於景，希崇率其兄弟十七人歸京師，拜右羽林統軍，希能左屯衛大將軍，希貫右千牛衛大將軍，希隱、希浚、希知、希朗皆為節度行軍司馬。
Soon Yangzhou returned to Southern Tang control. Xichong led seventeen brothers to the capital. He became commander of the Right Imperial Guard; Xineng, grand general of the Left Palace Guard; Xiguan, grand general of the Right Imperial Bull Lancers; and Xiyin, Xijun, Xizhi, and Xilang received staff appointments under various military commissioners.