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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 46 Volume 46 Miscellaneous Biographies 26: Zhao Zaili, Huo Yanwei, Fang Zhiwen, Wang Yanqiu, An Zhongba, Wang Jianli, Kang Fu, Guo Yanlu · 10 passages
安重霸，雲州人也，初與明宗俱事晉王。
An Zhongba came from Yunzhou. In youth he and Mingzong both served the Prince of Jin.
唐軍已破蜀，重霸亦以秦、成、階三州降唐，明宗以為閬州團練使。
Tang had already broken Shu. Zhongba surrendered Qin, Cheng, and Jie to Tang. Mingzong made him regimental commissioner of Lang.
唐明宗為代州刺史，以建立為虞候將。
When Mingzong of Tang was prefect of Daizhou, he made Jianli a garrison commandant.
莊宗怒，欲殺之，明宗為庇護之以免。
Zhuangzong was furious and meant to kill him. Mingzong sheltered him and spared his life.
明宗自魏反，犯京師，曹皇后、王淑妃皆在常山，建立殺常山監軍并其守兵，明宗家屬因得無患，由是明宗益愛之。
When Mingzong rebelled from Wei and marched on the capital, Empress Cao and Consort Wang Shufei were at Changshan. Jianli killed the Changshan army supervisor and his garrison, so Mingzong’s family was unharmed, and Mingzong loved him all the more.
明宗即位，以為成德軍節度副使，已而拜節度使、檢校太尉、同中書門下平章事。
When Mingzong took the throne, Jianli was made deputy military governor of Chengde, then military governor, Grand General-in-Chief by brevet, and co–Grand Councillor.
明宗不欲傷建立，亟召還京師。
Mingzong did not wish to harm Jianli and urgently summoned him to the capital.
明宗大怒，欲亟罷重誨，群臣左右諷解之，乃止。
Mingzong was furious and meant to remove Chonghui at once. Ministers urged and explained; he stopped.
居歲餘，自言不識文字，願解三司，明宗不許。
After more than a year he said he could not read and wished to leave the Three Bureaus. Mingzong would not permit it.
久之，建立稱疾，明宗笑曰：「人固有詐疾而得疾者。」
Long after, Jianli claimed illness. Mingzong laughed: “Men feign illness and thereby fall ill.”