[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shao-song":3,"chapter-shao-song-shao-song-chapter-476":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Shao Song",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1558642,2024,"Chapter 476: Side Story 27: The Biography of Xiahou Yuan — Xiahou Ningyuan","shao-song-chapter-476",476,"\u003Cp>Side Story 27: The Biography of Xiahou Yuan — Xiahou Ningyuan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side Story 27: The Biography of Xiahou Yuan — Xiahou Ningyuan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiahou Yuan, courtesy name Qianli, was a man of Zhenrong Army. Brave and fierce in his youth. At seventeen, he answered the call to attack the Xia. At that time, Qu Duan, the garrison supervisor of Tong'an Stockade, saw him and was impressed by his valor, drawing him into his service as a bodyguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan's family was poor and uneducated, but he admired Duan's mastery of both civil and military arts, so he took up learning on his own. Duan found him remarkable and personally taught him to read. Seeing his quick intelligence, he grew even fonder of him. Duan had a fine steed named Iron Elephant, and once said to others: \"My family's thousand-li colt — one is Iron Elephant, the other is Xiahou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan served at Duan's side with utmost respect and diligence. Every time he followed into battle, he charged into the ranks and trod on blades, never sparing his life. Duan grew ever more trusting of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third year of Jianyan, Qu Duan went to Dongjing and was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Imperial Camp. Wu Jie, the Military Supervisor of Jingyuan Circuit, merged his troops with Duan's. The fierce bandit Shi Bin raided Chang'an, and Wu Jie ambushed and beheaded him. Yuan made several kills and earned merit. Wu Jie admired his courage and asked what he desired. Yuan replied: \"I know full well that the Supervisor treats me generously, but I have received deep kindness from Commander Qu Duan and dare not forget it. I wish only for a good steed to return to him.\" Wu Jie was silent for a long while, then clapped his hands and laughed: \"Qianli wants to emulate Lord Guan riding alone, does he?\" So he memorialized Yuan's merits, appointed him as a student of the prefectural school, gifted him a fine horse, and sent him to Dongjing. He took the palace examination and obtained the rank of Presented Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fourth year, he followed Duan in defeating Loushi at Yaoshan. Duan was promoted to Commander of the Imperial Cavalry for his merits, and again placed Yuan in charge of his trusted personal guard, never letting him leave his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sixth year, he followed in pacifying the Western Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tenth year, he fought against the Jin at Huolu County. Duan personally led elite cavalry, charging to break the enemy's formation. The enemy fought to the death, scattering and regrouping several times. Yuan shielded Duan as they moved in and out of the enemy ranks, engaging in close combat repeatedly, killing dozens. He fought fiercely and fell in battle, aged thirty-six. He was posthumously granted the title of Founding Count of Pingliang Commandery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His son Ning inherited the position of Trustworthy Captain through his father's merit. Qu Duan raised him in his household, loving and treating him the same as his own two sons. When guests came to visit, he would call Ning over and say: \"This is my tiger cub.\" Ning passed the imperial examinations and served successively as Prefect of Liangzhou and Grand Coordinator of Hexi Circuit. He was repeatedly promoted to Junior Guardian and Military Governor of Zhanghua Army. See his separate biography.\u003C\u002Fp>",556,"2026-06-06T07:46:32.508Z",1,"Novelzhen Translator","bd36204db72f540dc188a97094b097c6bc561078a5106b49569812a0434ed54a","shao-song-chapter-477","shao-song-chapter-475",489,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshao-song-cover.jpg"]