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Tutu Chengcui
吐突承璀
Tutu Chengcui
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Chengcui
承璀
Chengcui
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 141 Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 6 passages
初，神策中尉吐突承璀與對壘，從史時過其營飲博，承璀多出寶帶、奇玩誇之。
At first Shence commandant Tutu Chengcui was encamped opposite him; Congshi would visit his camp to drink and gamble, and Chengcui often produced precious belts and curious objects to show off to him.
從史資沓猥，所玩悅必遺焉。
Congshi's means were mean and paltry; whatever pleased him he would certainly give away to Chenghuan.
帝用裴垍謀，敕承璀圖之。
The emperor used Pei Ji's plan and ordered Chenghuan to scheme against him.
承璀伏壯士幕下，伺其來與語，士突起捽持出帳後，縛內車中。
Chenghuan hid strong men beneath his tent; when Congshi came to converse, the men suddenly rose, seized him, dragged him out behind the tent, bound him, and put him inside a carriage.
元和中，以左威衛將軍隨吐突承璀討王承宗，諸將多覆軍，獨霞寓有功，詔藏所獲鎧仗於神策庫以旌之。
In the Yuanhe era, as left Weiwu guard general he followed Tutu Chengcui to attack Wang Chengzong; many generals lost their armies, but Xiayu alone distinguished himself, and an edict stored the armor and weapons he captured in the Shence arsenal to honor him.
承璀已執盧從史，其軍相驚，乃遣霞寓諭之，麾而大呼曰：「元惡縛矣，公等宜自安！」
Chenghuan had already seized Lu Congshi, and Congshi's army was alarmed; he therefore sent Xiayu to instruct them, waving his hand and shouting loudly, "The chief villain is bound—you gentlemen should settle yourselves!"