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Overview Taizu of Later Liang was a ruler.
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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 · 16 passages
太祖初鎮宣武，以為客將，使從朱珍募兵淄青。
When Taizu first secured Xuanwu, he made Han a guest officer and sent him with Zhu Zhen to raise troops in Ziqing.
太祖北攻鎮州，與王鎔和，遣捍見鎔，鎔軍未知梁意，方嚴兵，捍馳一騎入城中，諭鎔以太祖意，鎔乃聽命。
When Taizu marched north on Zhenzhou and made peace with Wang Rong, he sent Han to see him. Rong’s army did not know Liang’s intent and stood on alert; Han rode alone into the city, explained Taizu’s purpose, and Rong submitted.
太祖圍鳳翔，遣捍入見李茂貞計事。
Besieging Fengxiang, Taizu sent Han in to confer with Li Maozhen.
梁兵攻淮南，遣捍先之淮口，築馬頭下浮橋以渡梁兵。
Attacking Huainan, Taizu sent Han ahead to the Huai mouth to build a floating bridge below Matou for Liang troops.
太祖出光山攻壽州，又使捍作浮橋于淮北，以渡歸師。
Marching from Guangshan against Shouzhou, Taizu again had Han build a floating bridge north of the Huai for the returning army.
太祖即位，遷左天武指揮使、元從親軍都虞候、左龍虎統軍，出為佑國軍留後。
At Taizu’s accession Han became commander of the Left Heavenly Martial Guard, chief adjutant of the Founding Personal Army, and Left Dragon-Tiger commander, then went out as acting governor of the Youguo Army.
太祖哀之，贈捍太傅。
Taizu mourned him and posthumously made Han Grand Preceptor.
太祖初就鎮，以為通引官，累遷右長直都指揮使，領洺州刺史。
When Taizu first secured the circuit command, he made Yanqing a staff liaison, raised him to Right Chief of the Long Direct Guard, and gave him Ming Prefecture.
羅紹威將誅牙軍，太祖遣彥卿之魏計事，彥卿陰為紹威計畫，乃悉誅牙軍。
When Luo Shaowei meant to wipe out the yajun retainers, Taizu sent Yanqing to Wei to plan. Yanqing secretly laid out Shaowei’s scheme, and the yajun were slaughtered to the last man.
彥卿身長八尺，隆準方面，語音如鐘，工騎射，好書史，善伺太祖意，動作皆如旨。
Eight chi tall, high-nosed and square-jawed, Yanqing spoke in a voice like a bell. He rode and shot with skill, loved history, and read Taizu’s mood so well that word and deed always landed where the Founder wanted.
太祖嘗曰：「敬翔、劉捍、寇彥卿皆天為我生之。」
Taizu once said: “Jing Xiang, Liu Han, and Kou Yanqing—Heaven gave them all to me.”
太祖圍鳳翔，以彥卿為都排陣使，彥卿乘烏馳突陣前，太祖目之曰：「真神將也！」
Besieging Fengxiang, Taizu made Yanqing formation marshal. Yanqing spurred the black steed straight into the enemy line. Taizu watched and cried: “There rides a god of war!”
初，太祖與崔胤謀，欲遷都洛陽，而昭宗不許。
Early on Taizu and Cui Yin schemed to shift the capital to Luoyang, but Emperor Zhaozong refused.
其後昭宗奔於鳳翔，太祖以兵圍之，昭宗既出，明年，太祖以兵至河中，遣彥卿奉表迫請遷都。
Then the emperor fled to Fengxiang and Taizu besieged him. Once he was extracted, Taizu marched to Hezhong the next year and sent Yanqing with a memorial to force the move east.
昭宗行至華州，遣人告太祖以何皇后有娠，願留華州待冬而行。
At Huazhou the emperor sent word that Empress He was pregnant and begged to wait there until winter before moving on.
太祖大怒，顧彥卿曰：「汝往趣官家來，不可一日留也。」
Taizu flew into a rage and turned to Yanqing: “Ride to Huazhou and drag the emperor out—not one day more.”