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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 10 passages
為人剛直有膽勇，少事梁太祖為將，善因危窘出奇計。
Upright and bold, he served Taizu of Liang as a young commander and had a gift for desperate stratagems in tight corners.
李罕之與晉人攻張全義於河陽，太祖遣存敬與丁會等救之，罕之解圍去。
Li Hanzhi and the Jin besieged Zhang Quanyi at Heyang. Taizu sent Cunjing with Ding Hui to relieve him; Hanzhi broke off and withdrew.
太祖以存敬為諸軍都虞候。
Taizu made Cunjing chief adjutant of all armies.
太祖攻徐、兗，以存敬為行營都指揮使。
Taizu attacked Xu and Yan and made Cunjing commander of the field headquarters.
梁已下鎮、定，乃遣存敬攻王珂於河中，存敬出含山，下晉、絳二州，珂降於梁。
After Zhen and Ding fell, Taizu sent Cunjing against Wang Ke at Hezhong. Cunjing came out from Hanshan, took Jin and Jiang, and Ke submitted to Liang.
太祖表存敬護國軍留後，復徙宋州刺史，未至，卒於河中，贈太傅。
Taizu made Cunjing military governor of Huguo, then transferred him to Song—but he died at Hezhong before he arrived and was posthumously made Grand Preceptor.
梁攻茂貞，道昭與梁兵戰，屢敗，乃歸梁，太祖表道昭秦州節度使，以亂不果行。
When Liang struck Maozhen, Daozhao fought Liang again and again and lost; he then submitted to Liang. Taizu memorialized to make him military governor of Qinzhou, but the chaos kept the appointment from taking effect.
太祖為元帥，初開府，而李周彝以鄜州降，以為左司馬，擇右司馬難其人，及得道昭，乃授之。
When Taizu became commander-in-chief and first opened headquarters, Li Zhouyi surrendered Yan Prefecture and was made Left Chief of Staff. A worthy Right Chief of Staff was hard to find; when Daozhao came forward, he received the post.
太祖乃悉發魏兵使攻燕，而遣馬嗣勳助紹威誅牙兵。
Taizu sent all Wei troops against Yan and dispatched Ma Sixun to help Shaowei slaughter the yajun.
牙兵已誅，魏兵在外者聞之皆亂，魏將左行遷據歷亭、史仁遇據高唐以叛，道昭等從太祖悉破之。
Once the yajun were dead, Wei troops abroad mutinied. Zuo Xingqian seized Liting and Shi Renyu Gaotang in revolt; Daozhao followed Taizu and crushed them all.