佛祖歷代通載 22.172

22.172

太祖皇帝。既受天命略定西北諸國。回鶻最彊最先附。遂詔其主亦都護第五子。與諸皇子約為兄弟。寵異冠諸國。自是有一才一藝者。畢效於朝。至元大德間。在位之臣非有攻城戰野之功。斬將搴旗之勇。而道包儒釋學際天人。寄天子之腹心。繄生民之休戚者。惟趙國文定公而已。今上皇帝臨御之七年始。行褒䘏之典。於是贈公祖父官爵勳封。越明年復賜碑墓道。命臣孟頫為之文。當世祖時。公為平章政事。臣為兵部郎中。趨走省闥識公為舊。承言論政知公為詳。敢不祇奉。

Emperor Taizu, having received the Heavenly Mandate, subdued and pacified the various northwestern states. The Uighurs were the strongest and the first to submit. An imperial decree was subsequently issued ordering the fifth son of their ruler, the Idiq-qut, to swear brotherhood with the imperial princes; the extraordinary favor granted to them stood foremost among all states. From that time on, all those possessed of a single talent or a single skill offered their services to the court. During the Zhiyuan and Dade eras, among the ministers in office, there was one who possessed no merit of storming cities or fighting in the field, nor the bravery of slaying generals or capturing enemy banners, yet his Way encompassed Confucianism and Buddhism, his learning bridged Heaven and humankind, he was entrusted with the innermost confidence of the Son of Heaven, and he bore the welfare of the living populace—this was none other than Duke Wending of the State of Zhao. Only in the seventh year of the present Emperor's reign were the rites of commendation and condolence carried out; thereupon official ranks, titles, merit honors, and enfeoffments were posthumously granted to the Duke's father and grandfather. The following year, a stele on his funerary avenue was again bestowed, and his servant Mengfu was commanded to compose its text. During the time of Emperor Shizu, the Duke was a Manager of Governmental Affairs, while your servant was a Bureau Director in the Ministry of War. Bustling about the government halls, I knew the Duke of old; listening to his discussions on governance, I knew the Duke intimately. How could I dare not reverently comply with the