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Shen Wenxiu was an Inspector.
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Book of Song, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 48: Xue Andou, Shen Wenxiu, Cui Daogu · 18 passages
太宗遣青州刺史明僧皓、東莞、東安二郡太守李靈謙率軍伐文秀。
Emperor Ming sent Qingzhou Inspector Ming Senghao and Dongguan and Dong'an Administrator Li Lingqian to attack Wenxiu.
玄邈、乘民、僧皓等並進軍攻城，每戰輒為文秀所破，離而復合，如此者十餘。
Xuanyao, Chengmin, Senghao, and the others all marched to besiege the city. Wenxiu defeated them in battle after battle. They broke apart and regrouped more than ten times.
上遣文秀弟文炳詔文秀曰：「皇帝前問督青州、徐州之東莞、東安二郡諸軍事、建威將軍、青州刺史，朕去歲撥亂，功振普天，於卿一門，特有殊澤，卿得延命至今，誰之力邪？
The court sent Wenxiu's brother Wenbing with an edict that read: "The Emperor addresses the Supervisor of Military Affairs of Dongguan and Dong'an in Qing and Xu, General Who Establishes Might and Qingzhou Inspector: Last year I restored order from chaos and my achievement shook the realm. Your family alone received special grace. That you still live—whose doing is that?
三年二月，文秀歸命請罪，即安本任。
In the second month of year 3 Wenxiu submitted and begged forgiveness, and was at once restored to his former office.
先是，冀州刺史崔道固亦據歷城同逆，為土人起義所攻，與文秀俱遣信引虜；
Earlier Jizhou Inspector Cui Daogu had also held Licheng in rebellion with Wenxiu. Attacked by local loyalist risings, he and Wenxiu both sent word inviting the Northern Wei.
虜遣將慕輿白曜率大眾援之，文秀已受朝命，乃乘虜無備，縱兵掩擊，殺傷甚多。
The Northern Wei sent General Moyu Baiyao with a large force to relieve them. Wenxiu had already accepted the court's appointment and, catching the enemy unprepared, launched a surprise attack that killed and wounded many.
虜乃進軍圍城，文秀善於撫御，將士咸為盡力，每與虜戰，輒摧破之，掩擊營寨，往無不捷。
The Northern Wei then advanced and besieged the city. Wenxiu knew how to win men's hearts, and his officers and soldiers fought with all they had. In every clash he broke the enemy, and in raids on their camps he never failed.
太宗進文秀號輔國將軍。
Emperor Ming promoted Wenxiu to Auxiliary State General.
文秀使輔國將軍垣諶擊破之。
Wenxiu sent Auxiliary State General Yuan Chen to defeat them.
文秀使員外散騎侍郎黃彌之等邀擊，斬獲數千。
Wenxiu sent Supernumerary Attendant Cavalier Huang Mizhi and others to intercept them and killed or captured several thousand.
四年，又進文秀號右將軍，封新城縣侯，食邑五百戶。
In year 4 Wenxiu was promoted again to General of the Right and enfeoffed as Marquis of Xincheng with a fief of five hundred households.
虜圍青州積久，太宗所遣救兵並不敢進，乃以文秀弟征北中兵參軍文靜為輔國將軍，統高密、北海、平昌、長廣、東萊五郡軍事，從海道救青州。
The Northern Wei had besieged Qingzhou for a long time, and none of the relief forces Emperor Ming sent dared advance. He therefore made Wenxiu's brother Wen Jing, Northern Campaign Aide of the Central Army, Auxiliary State General over the five commanderies of Gaomi, Beihai, Pingchang, Changguang, and Donglai, and sent him by sea to relieve Qingzhou.
文秀被圍三載，外無援軍，士卒為之用命，無離叛者，日夜戰鬥，甲胄生蟣虱。
Wenxiu was besieged for three years. With no relief army from outside, his men obeyed him unto death and none deserted. They fought day and night until their armor bred lice from the prolonged siege.
虜既入，兵刃交至，問曰：「青州刺史沈文秀何在？」
Once the Northern Wei entered, blades clashed on every side. They shouted: "Where is Qingzhou Inspector Shen Wenxiu?"
文秀厲聲曰：「身是。」
Wenxiu answered loudly: "I am he."
時白曜在城西南角樓，裸縛文秀至曜前，執之者令拜。
Baiyao was then in the southwest corner tower. Wenxiu was bound naked and brought before him; his captors ordered him to bow.
文秀曰：「各二國大臣，無相拜之禮。」
Wenxiu said: "We are ministers of two states. There is no custom of bowing to one another."
文秀在桑乾凡十九年，齊之永明四年，病死，時年六十一。
Wenxiu spent nineteen years at Sanggan altogether. In Yongming year 4 of Qi he died of illness at the age of sixty-one.