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Xu Keqiong was a general.
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Defected to Ma Xie
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 7 passages
希廣遣劉彥瑫、許可瓊等禦之。
Xiguang sent Liu Yantang, Xu Keqiong, and others to oppose him.
劉彥瑫、許可瓊屯水東。
Liu Yantang and Xu Keqiong held the east bank.
請令可瓊等陣山前，臣以步兵三千自巴溪渡江趨嶽麓，候夜擊之。」
Post Keqiong's men on the hills in front. I will take three thousand infantry across the river at Baxi Ford toward Yuelu and attack by night."
希廣以為可，而可瓊已陰送款於希萼，遂沮其議。
Xiguang agreed, but Keqiong had already secretly defected to Xie, and the plan was shelved.
明日，師暠詣可瓊計事，瞋目叱之曰：「視汝反文在面，豈欲投賊乎！」
The next day Shigao came to consult Keqiong, glared, and shouted, "Treason is written on your face—are you going over to the enemy?!"
拂衣而出，急白希廣，請殺之，希廣不聽。
He stormed out, rushed to Xiguang, and urged Keqiong's execution, but Xiguang refused.
希萼攻長樂門，牙將吳宏、楊滌戰於門中，希萼少衄，已而許可瓊奔於希萼，宏、滌聞之皆潰。
Xie assaulted the Changle Gate. Guardsmen Wu Hong and Yang Di fought inside the gate and briefly checked him, but when Xu Keqiong defected to Xie, Hong and Di's forces melted away.