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Deng Yan was a Governor and Usurper.
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Governor of Guazhou 刺史
AD 545 大同十一年 · Recognized by Western Wei after seizure
Captured, bound, and sent to Chang'an
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Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 9 passages
魏東陽王榮為瓜州刺史，與其婿鄧彥偕行。
Western Wei's Prince of Dongyang, Rong, was governor of Guazhou and traveled with his son-in-law Deng Yan.
榮卒，瓜州首望表榮子康為刺史，彥殺康而奪其位。
Rong died; Guazhou's leading clans nominated his son Kang as governor; Yan killed Kang and seized his post.
魏不能討，因以彥為刺史，屢征不至，又南通吐谷渾。
Western Wei could not punish him and made him governor; repeatedly summoned, he did not come, and also allied south with Tuyuhun.
丞相泰以道遠難於動眾，欲以計取之，以給事黃門侍郎申徽為河西大使，密令圖彥。
Yuwen Tai, finding the road too far for an army, wished to take him by stratagem and made Shen Hui, Attendant of the Yellow Gate, western-route ambassador to plot against Yan in secret.
彥見徽單使，不以為疑。
Yan saw a lone envoy and did not suspect him.
徽遣人微勸彥歸朝，彥不從；
Hui secretly urged Yan to return to court; Yan refused;
徽又使贊成其留計，彥信之，遂來至館。
Hui again had men support his plan to remain; Yan believed them and came to the lodge.
徽先與州主簿敦煌令狐整等密謀，執彥於坐，責而縛之；
Hui had secretly plotted with the commandery recorder Linghu Zheng of Dunhuang and others; they seized Yan at the seat, reproached and bound him;
因宣詔慰諭吏民，且云「大軍續至」，城中無敢動者，遂送彥於長安。
then proclaimed the edict to comfort officials and people and said "the great army follows at once"; the city dared not move, and they sent Yan to Chang'an.