釋氏稽古略 3.174

3.174

甲子興元元年。朱泚更國號曰漢。改元天皇。李希烈即皇帝位於許州。國號大楚。建元武成。置百官。帝自奉天急幸梁州至城。固神策河北行營節度使李晟改復京城。六月朱泚將奔吐蕃。為其將梁庭芬等斬之。傳首行在。詔改梁州為興元府。帝至長安。進李晟爵西平王。

The jia-zi year was the first year of Xingyuan. Zhu Ci changed his dynastic title to Han and changed the reign era to Tianhuang. Li Xilie assumed the imperial throne in Xuzhou, titled his dynasty Great Chu, established the reign era Wucheng, and appointed civil and military officials. The Emperor rushed from Fengtian to Liangzhou, arriving at Chenggu. Li Sheng, Military Commissioner of the Shence Army Expedition to the North of the Yellow River, recovered the capital. In the sixth month, as Zhu Ci was about to flee to the Tibetans, he was beheaded by his generals Liang Tingfen and others, who conveyed his head to the traveling court. An edict renamed Liangzhou as Xingyuan Prefecture. The Emperor arrived in Chang'an and advanced Li Sheng's noble title to Prince of Xiping.