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Records of Personages - Soldiers
Jing Min, from Danyang County. In the eighth year of Xining, he defended Yanmen Pass with his life and died at age twenty-four.
Zhang Qi, from Qiantang County. In the fifth year of Chongning, when the Khitan raiders came, Qi led ten soldiers in a defensive retreat to the stone path of Yanmen. They were surrounded and, after seven days, died of starvation on the stone path. He was thirty-five.
Xu Yaar, from Dai County. In the fourth year of Daguan, he fought against the Liao with just two iron hammers, defending the country alone. He died at age twenty. No remains were found, only his clothing was returned for burial at Jingbian Temple.
Qi Gui, from Dai County. In the second year of Zhenghe, dozens of Khitan cavalry raided Wu'an. He fought fiercely and killed enemies before falling at age fifty-five. He had lived as a widower for many years with no heirs. Villagers, moved by his righteousness, erected a cenotaph for him at Jingbian Temple.
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Records of Personages - Exemplary Women
Su, wife of Wang Baolin, from Dai County. After her husband died in battle without an heir, she remained faithful alongside her widowed mother-in-law Yin for the rest of their lives.
Jia, wife of Kang Sizhong, from Dai County. After her husband died in battle, some urged her to remarry. She cut off her hair in refusal, disguised herself as a man like Mulan, and enlisted in the army under a false name. She was deployed to Yuanzhou. In the fourth year of Yuanfeng, during the five-route campaign against Xia, they besieged Lingzhou for eighteen days without success. When supplies were cut off, she fought valiantly and died for her country at age twenty-eight.
Gan, wife of Weng Ping, from Dai County. Her husband killed eight enemies before perishing. With her parents-in-law gravely ill, Gan cared for them day and night without rest while raising her posthumous child to adulthood.
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Records of Personages - Wandering Heroes
Huo Xiaotan... went to battle with friends Ling Xiao and Cheng Ruoyu, fighting enemies beyond Yanmen Pass. Both Ling and Cheng died for their country, and Huo starved himself to death in grief. Moved by their story, villagers buried all three at Jingbian Temple.
Zhuang Ping... homeland unknown. Especially skilled with the spear, he claimed to know "Seventeen Forms by Candlelight"... He defended Yanmen Stronghold to his death among the beacon fires. No remains were found, only his clothing... remembered with reverence.
Shen Qian, righteous man from Yunzhou. In the second year of Yuanfu, he donated three hundred and fifty taels of silver to repair Jingbian Temple. He also found twelve amber beads and inlaid them as eyes in the tomb guardian statue to ward off evil, pacify souls, and honor the heroic spirits.
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Miscellaneous Records - Accounts
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Wu'an, known for governing the world with martial prowess and securing the nation with prestige. In ancient times, Li Mu defended the borders for Zhao, crushing enemies as easily as breaking dry twigs, striking as swiftly as lightning to defeat the Xiongnu. Though we border people have little strength, we uphold Wu'an's name with unwavering loyalty, our resolute hearts shining bright in remembrance.
The Khitan repeatedly harassed our borders, plundering our farms and killing our people. Everyone in Wu'an Village harbored deep hatred toward them. In autumn of the third year of Yongxi, village head He Zhiren gathered villagers at Jingbian Temple, wishing to emulate Wu'an's spirit with one heart to serve the country and jointly resist foreign enemies.
When ordinary men are willing to sacrifice their lives, even the bravest enemy generals cannot defeat them! Let future generations remember this!
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