Sui and Tang · Ruler

Taizu of Liang 太祖

Taizu

Attested AD 888 - AD 907

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Taizu of Liang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 888 太祖從高丘望見
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 144
AD 907 開平元年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 221

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 144

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History

9 passages

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 · 9 passages

太祖從高丘望見，甚壯之，賞以金帛，並以其馬賜之。 Taizu watched from a height and was thrilled; he showered Guiba with gold and silk and gave him the captured horse too.

使以弓手五百人伏湟中，太祖以騎數百為遊兵，過晊柵，晊出兵追太祖，歸霸發伏，殺晊兵千人，奪馬數十匹。 He hid five hundred archers in the Huang reed beds; Taizu rode out with a few hundred cavalry as bait; passing Zhang Zhi’s palisade, Zhi sent men after him; Guiba sprung the trap, killed a thousand, and took dozens of horses.

太祖攻蔡州，蔡將蕭顥急擊太祖營，歸霸不暇請，與徐懷玉分出東南壁門，合擊敗之，太祖得拔營去。 When Taizu attacked Cai Prefecture, the Cai general Xiao Hao rushed Taizu's camp. Guiba had no time to ask leave; he and Xu Huaiyu burst through the southeast gate, struck together, and beat them back so Taizu could break camp and go.

太祖攻兗、鄆，取曹州，使歸霸以兵數千守之，與朱瑾逆戰金鄉，大敗之。 When Taizu attacked Yan and Yun and took Cao, he left Guiba with several thousand men to hold it. Guiba met Zhu Jin head-on at Jinxiang and crushed him.

太祖大悅，以為騎長。 Taizu was delighted and made him cavalry captain.

郴王友裕攻鄆，屯濮州，太祖從後至，友裕徙柵，與太祖相失。 Prince Chen Youyu besieged Yan from Puzhou; Taizu came up from the rear; Youyu shifted camp and lost touch with Taizu.

太祖卒與鄆兵遇，太祖登高望之，鄆兵才千人，太祖與歸厚以廳子軍直沖之，戰已合，鄆兵大至，歸厚度不能支，以數十騎衛太祖先還。 Taizu suddenly ran into Yan troops, climbed a rise to look—only a thousand men; he and Guihou charged with the palace guard; as battle joined Yan reinforcements poured in; Guihou could barely hold and rode back first with a few dozen cavalry to shield Taizu.

太祖還軍中，遣張筠馳騎第取之，以為必死矣。 Back in camp Taizu sent Zhang Yun galloping to rescue him, sure he was dead.

歸厚體被十餘箭，得筠馬乃歸，太祖見之，泣曰：「爾在，喪軍何足計乎！」 More than ten arrows pierced Guihou; he seized Yun’s horse and made it back; Taizu saw him and wept: “You’re alive—what is the loss of an army!”