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Ben He was a Palace Grandee and General.
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Career and standing
general 將軍
Appointed
Palace Grandee 中大夫
Held
Marquis of Qisi 期思侯
Enfeoffed
Pardoned
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 91Biography of Qing Bu · 11 passages
布所幸姬疾，請就醫，醫家與中大夫賁赫對門，姬數如醫家，賁赫自以為侍中，乃厚餽遺，從姬飲醫家。
One of Bu's favored concubines fell ill and asked permission to visit a physician. The physician's house happened to be directly opposite the residence of Ben He, a Palace Grandee. As the concubine visited the physician frequently, Ben He—considering his own rank as a court attendant—sent her lavish gifts and joined her for drinks at the physician's house.
姬侍王，從容語次，譽赫長者也。
While attending the king, the concubine casually praised He in conversation as a man of fine character.
赫恐，稱病。
Ben He grew frightened and pleaded illness to avoid the king.
王愈怒，欲捕赫。
The king's fury only deepened, and he resolved to have He arrested.
赫言變事，乘傳詣長安。
He denounced a treasonous plot and commandeered a relay carriage to flee to Chang'an.
赫至，上變，言布謀反有端，可先未發誅也。
When He reached the capital, he reported the plot, declaring that Bu's rebellion was taking shape and that he should be struck down before he could act.
請擊赫，使人微驗淮南王。」
I recommend having He arrested, and dispatching someone to quietly investigate the King of Huainan."
淮南王布見赫以罪亡，上變，固已疑其言國陰事；
When Bu, the King of Huainan, learned that He had fled under threat of arrest and reported treason to the court, he already suspected that He had revealed the kingdom's secret plans.
漢使又來，頗有所驗，遂族赫家，發兵反。
When the Han envoys arrived and seemed to be probing into the matter, Bu had He's entire clan executed and raised his troops in open rebellion.
反書聞，上乃赦賁赫，以為將軍。
When the report of Bu's rebellion reached the capital, the Emperor pardoned Ben He and appointed him as a general.
立皇子長為淮南王，封賁赫為期思侯，諸將率多以功封者。
The imperial prince Chang was installed as the King of Huainan, and Ben He was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Qisi. Most of the generals who had served in the campaign likewise received fiefs for their contributions.