Taizu of Liang (太祖)

Overview

Taizu of Liang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 to AD 908 丁會以潞州叛梁降晉；太祖自至澤州；亦歸洛陽
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 14, 17, 19
AD 909 劉知俊叛；太祖遣懷英攻邠寧
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 26-27
AD 897 太祖得懷英，大喜
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 4
AD 902 to AD 903 梁兵攻李茂貞於岐
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 6

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 4
AD 908 亦歸洛陽
At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 19
AD 908 太祖自至澤州
At Ze prefecture 澤州 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 17

Works and attributed material

AD 908 太祖曰：「去歲興兵，太陰虧食
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Kang Huaiying (康懷英)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 24
AD 902 to AD 903 太祖喜曰：「邑名武功，真武功也。」
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 6

Events and relationships

Appointed and warned
AD 907 太祖命懷英為招討使，將行，太祖戒之 · Military · Ruler · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 14
Appointed
AD 908 以同州劉知俊為招討使 · Military · Ruler · With Liu Zhijun (劉知俊)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 16
Attacked
AD 902 to AD 903 梁兵攻李茂貞於岐 · Military · Ruler · With Li Maozhen (李茂貞) · At Qi 岐
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 6
Dismissed
AD 908 太祖大怒，罷思安 · Military · Ruler · With Li Si’an (李思安)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 16
Received
AD 897 太祖得懷英，大喜 · Political · Ruler · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 4
Replaced commander
AD 907 to AD 908 太祖乃以李思安代懷英將 · Military · Ruler · With Li Si’an (李思安)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15

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Sent
AD 903 to AD 905 太祖遣懷英擊走之 · Military · Ruler · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英) · At Suzhou 宿州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 12
Sent
AD 909 太祖遣懷英攻邠寧以牽之 · Military · Ruler · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英) · At Bin and Ning 邠寧
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 27

Assessments and attributes

Assessment greatly pleased to obtain Kang Huaiying · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 4
Assessment said the Luzhou defeat was his own fault for ignoring an eclipse omen, not Huaiying's · With Kang Huaiying (康懷英) · Mode quotation Speaker Taizu of Liang (太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 24

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 10 passages

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太祖得懷英，大喜。 Taizu of Liang took Huaiying into his service and rejoiced.

梁兵攻李茂貞於岐，以懷英為先鋒，至武功，擊殺岐兵萬餘人，太祖喜曰：「邑名武功，真武功也。」 When Liang attacked Li Maozhen at Qi, Huaiying led the vanguard. At Wugong he killed more than ten thousand Qi troops. Taizu was delighted: “The place is called Wugong—and true martial deeds were done there!”

楊行密攻宿州，太祖遣懷英擊走之，表宿州刺史。 When Yang Xingmi attacked Suzhou, Taizu sent Huaiying to beat him back and had him appointed prefect of Suzhou.

丁會以潞州叛梁降晉，太祖命懷英為招討使，將行，太祖戒之，語甚切，懷英惶恐，以謂潞州期必得，乃築夾城圍之。 Ding Hui rebelled at Luzhou and went over to Jin. Taizu named Huaiying pacification commissioner and, before he marched, warned him sternly. Huaiying took the mission to heart, convinced Luzhou must fall, and built linked fortifications to starve the city.

晉遣周德威屯於亂柳，數攻夾城，懷英不敢出戰，太祖乃以李思安代懷英將，降懷英為都虞候。 Jin sent Zhou Dewei to Luanliu and hammered the siege lines again and again; Huaiying would not leave the walls. Taizu replaced him with Li Si’an and reduced Huaiying to chief adjutant.

久之，思安亦無功，太祖大怒，罷思安，以同州劉知俊為招討使。 Si’an also failed after long months; Taizu in fury removed him and put Liu Zhijun of Tongzhou in command.

知俊未至軍，太祖自至澤州，為懷英等軍援，且督之。 Zhijun had not yet reached the front when Taizu himself went to Ze to reinforce Huaiying and drive the siege.

太祖聞晉有喪，德威去，亦歸洛陽，而諸將亦少弛。 Hearing Jin was in mourning and Dewei had left, Taizu withdrew to Luoyang and his generals eased their grip.

太祖曰：「去歲興兵，太陰虧食，占者以為不利，吾獨違之而致敗，非爾過也。」 Taizu said: “Last year the moon was eaten when we took the field; the diviners called it ill omen. I alone defied them and lost—not your fault.”

知俊以岐兵圍靈武，太祖遣懷英攻邠寧以牽之。 Zhijun and the Qi besieged Lingwu; Taizu sent Huaiying against Bin and Ning to pull him away.