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Overview Zhang Guangcheng was a general and Rebel.
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Life and dates Death Attested activity AD 755 to AD 756 天寶末
AD 780 建中元年
AD 783 建中四年
Places and affiliations At Zhouzhi in Jingzhao 京兆盩厔 Works and attributed material Assessments and attributes Assessment offered sincere allegiance in peril · Mode historian-judgmentReferences in the histories
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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131 Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 19 passages
張光晟，京兆盩厔人，起於行間。
Zhang Guangcheng was a native of Zhouzhi in Jingzhao; he rose from the ranks.
天寶末，哥舒翰兵敗潼關，大將王思禮所乘馬中流矢而斃，光晟時在騎卒之中，因下，以馬授思禮。
At the end of the Tianbao era, when Geshu Han was defeated at Tong Pass, the horse of Grand General Wang Sil encountered a stray arrow midstream and collapsed. Guangcheng was then among the mounted soldiers; he dismounted and gave his horse to Sil.
光晟時隸雲京麾下，因間進曰：「光晟素有德於王司空，比不言諸，恥以舊恩受賞。
Guangcheng was then under Yunjing's command; he privately said: "I once did a kindness for Vice Minister Wang and have not spoken of it, ashamed to receive reward for an old favor.
今使君憂迫，光晟請奉命一見司空，則使君之難可解。」
Now that my lord is in distress, let Guangcheng beg leave to see the Vice Minister once—then your lordship's difficulty can be resolved."
光晟遂陳潼關之事，思禮大喜，因執其手感泣曰：「吾有今日，子之力也。
Guangcheng then recounted the affair at Tong Pass. Sil rejoiced greatly, took his hand, and wept: "That I have this day is your doing.
光晟遂述雲京之屈，思禮曰：「雲京比涉謗言，過亦不細，今為故人，特舍之矣。」
Guangcheng then explained Yunjing's grievance. Sil said: "Yunjing's recent involvement in slander was no small fault, but for your sake as an old friend I shall specially overlook it."
即日擢光晟為兵馬使，賚田宅、縑帛甚厚，累奏特進，試太常少卿，委以心腹。
That same day he promoted Guangcheng to headquarters commander of troops, gave him fields, mansions, and silks in great quantity, repeatedly memorialized for his extraordinary advancement, appointed him provisional Vice Minister of Ceremonies, and entrusted him as a confidant.
及雲京為河東節度使，又奏光晟為代州刺史。
When Yunjing became military governor of Hedong, he again memorialized to make Guangcheng prefect of Dai.
光晟既受命，至鎮，威令甚行。
Once Guangcheng had received his commission and reached his post, his authority and commands were sternly enforced.
光晟訝其裝橐頗多，潛令驛吏以長錐刺之，則皆輦歸所誘致京師婦人也。
Guangcheng was surprised that their baggage was so ample; he secretly ordered relay clerks to pierce the loads with long awls, and in every case they found women whom the Uighurs had lured to the capital.
遂給突董及所領徒悉令赴宴，酒酣，光晟伏甲盡拘而殺之，死者千余人，唯留二胡歸國復命。
He then invited Tumidu and all his followers to a banquet; when the wine had gone deep he concealed armed men who seized and killed them all—more than a thousand dead. Only two barbarians were left alive and sent home to report.
後回紇遣使來訴，上不欲甚阻蕃情，征拜右金吾將軍。
Later the Uighurs sent envoys to complain. The emperor did not wish to alienate them too deeply and summoned Guangcheng as Right Commander of the Imperial Guard.
賊泚僭逆，署光晟偽節度使兼宰相。
When rebel Ci usurped the throne, he appointed Guangcheng nominal military governor and concurrent chief minister.
及泚眾頻敗，遂擇精兵五千配光晟，營於九曲，去東渭橋凡十餘里。
When Ci's forces suffered repeated defeats, he selected five thousand elite troops for Guangcheng and encamped them at Jiuqu, a little more than ten li from the eastern Wei Bridge.
光晟潛使於李晟，有歸順之意。
Guangcheng secretly sent word to Li Sheng that he intended to return to allegiance.
晟進兵入苑，光晟勸賊泚宜速西奔，光晟以數千人送泚出城，因率眾回降於晟。
When Sheng advanced into the imperial park, Guangcheng urged rebel Ci to flee west quickly; Guangcheng escorted Ci out of the city with several thousand men, then led the troops back to surrender to Sheng.
休至振武，軍使張光晟已殺回紇突董等，上初欲遂絕其使，令休還，待命於太原。
When Xiu reached Zhenwu, Military Commissioner Zhang Guangcheng had already killed Tumidu and others. The emperor at first wished to break off relations entirely and ordered Xiu to return, to await orders at Taiyuan.
休曰：「突董等自與張光晟忿鬥而死，非天子命也。」
Xiu said: "Tumidu and the others died in private quarrel with Zhang Guangcheng—it was not by the Son of Heaven's command."
光晟初當委任，危輸款誠；
Guangcheng at first received appointment, then in peril offered sincere allegiance;