Xun Xianyi (荀咸乂) | 24 Histories

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Xun Xianyi was a Later Tang General.

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AD 933
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 162

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 26Volume 26 Later Tang Biographies 6: Fu Xi, Wu Zhen, Kong Qian, Zhang Yanlang, Li Yan, Li Renju, Mao Zhang · 2 passages

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重誨又遣荀咸乂將兵益戍閬州，光業亟言以為不可，重誨不聽。 Chonghui also sent Xun Xianyi with more troops to Lang. Guangye pleaded that it must not be done. Chonghui would not listen.

咸乂未至，璋已反，攻閬州，仁矩召將校問策，皆曰：「璋有二心久矣，常以利啖吾兵，兵未可用，而賊鋒方銳，宜堅壁以挫之。 Before Xianyi arrived Zhang had rebelled and struck Lang. Renju called his officers for counsel. All said: “Zhang has meant treason for years. He buys our soldiers with silver. The men cannot be trusted, and the enemy’s edge is bright. Hold the walls and wear them down.