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Xianyu Chen was a rebel.
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Book of Liang, Chapter 27Volume 27: Lu Chui; Dao Qia; Ming Shanbin; Yin Jun · 4 passages
先是，郡民鮮于琛服食修道法，嘗入山采藥，拾得五色幡眊，又於地中得石璽，竊怪之。
Earlier, a man of the commandery, Xianyu Chen, ingested elixirs and practiced the Way of cultivation; once entering the mountains to gather herbs he picked up a five-colored banner and cap, and also obtained a stone seal from the ground, privately marveling at it.
琛先與妻別室，望琛所處，常有異氣，益以爲神。
Chen had earlier lived in a separate room from his wife; gazing toward where Chen dwelt there was often a strange aura, and they increasingly regarded him as divine.
將出攻郡，襄先已帥民吏修城隍，爲備禦，及賊至，連戰破之，生獲琛，餘衆逃散。
About to march out to attack the commandery, Xiang had already led the people and officials in repairing the walls and moat for defense; when the rebels arrived he defeated them in successive battles, captured Chen alive, and the remaining host fled and scattered.
民作歌曰：「鮮于平後善惡分，民無枉死，賴有陸君。」
The people composed a song: "After Xianyu was pacified, good and evil were divided; the people died without injustice—thanks to Lord Lu."