釋氏稽古略 3.419

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諱從珂。明宗養子也。姓王氏。鎮州人。今真定路也。明宗略地日。并其母獲之。養為己子。時年十歲封潞王為鳳翔節度使。閔帝即位。以洋王從琸往伐之。由是舉兵。閔帝出奔。潞王以太后命即位。在位三年。壽三十歲。

His taboo name was Congke. He was the adopted son of Mingzong. His surname was Wang, and he was a native of Zhenzhou, the present-day Zhending Route. When Mingzong was seizing territory, he captured him together with his mother and raised him as his own son. At that time, he was ten years old. He was enfeoffed as Prince of Lu and appointed military commissioner of Fengxiang. When Emperor Min ascended the throne, he dispatched Congzhuo, the Prince of Yang, to attack him. On this account, he raised troops. Emperor Min fled into exile. The Prince of Lu ascended the throne by the decree of the Empress Dowager. He was on the throne for three years and lived to the age of thirty.