Wang Chengxiu (王承休)

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Wang Chengxiu was an eunuch.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 918 to AD 925 宦者王承休用事
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 142

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 46Volume 46 Miscellaneous Biographies 26: Zhao Zaili, Huo Yanwei, Fang Zhiwen, Wang Yanqiu, An Zhongba, Wang Jianli, Kang Fu, Guo Yanlu · 8 passages

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王衍立，少年，宦者王承休用事，重霸深結承休以自托。 When Wang Yan rose he was young. The eunuch Wang Chengxiu held power. Zhongba bonded deeply with Chengxiu to secure himself.

梁末，蜀取李茂貞秦、成、階三州，重霸勸承休求鎮秦州，衍以承休為節度使，重霸為其副使。 At Liang’s end Shu took Li Maozhen’s Qin, Cheng, and Jie. Zhongba urged Chengxiu to seek Qin. Yan made Chengxiu military commissioner and Zhongba his deputy.

重霸與承休多取秦州花木獻衍，請衍東遊。 Zhongba and Chengxiu sent Qin’s flowers and trees to Yan and asked him to tour east.

唐魏王兵伐蜀，承休大恐，以問重霸，重霸曰：「劍門天下之險，雖有精兵，不可過也。 Tang’s Prince of Wei marched on Shu. Chengxiu was terrified and asked Zhongba. Zhongba said: “Jianmen is the world’s peril. Elite troops cannot pass.

承休素親信之，以為然。 Chengxiu had long trusted him and agreed.

承休整軍將發，秦人送之，帳飲城外。 Chengxiu arrayed the army to march. The people of Qin saw them off with a tent feast outside the wall.

酒罷，承休上道，重霸立承休馬前，辭曰：「秦、隴不可失，願留為公守。」 When the wine was done Chengxiu took the road. Zhongba stood before his horse and declined: “Qin and Long cannot be lost. Let me remain and guard for you.”

承休業已上道，無如之何。 Chengxiu had already set out and could do nothing.