Five Dynasties · General

Chen Shaoguang 陳紹光

Attested AD 930

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Chen Shaoguang was a general.

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31Volume 31 Later Zhou Biographies 11: Wang Pu, Zheng Renhui, Hu Zai · 3 passages
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紹光為人驍勇而好使酒，嘗因醉怒仁誨，拔劍欲殺之，左右皆奔走，仁誨植立不動，無懼色，紹光擲劍於地，撫仁誨曰：「汝有器量，必富貴，非吾所及也。」 Shaoguang was a fierce drinker. Once, drunk and furious at Renhui, he drew his sword to kill him. Everyone fled; Renhui stood still, unafraid. Shaoguang flung down his sword, clapped Renhui’s shoulder, and said: “You have the measure of a great man—you will rise high. That is beyond me.”