釋氏稽古略 2.84

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In the dingyou year (the first year of Long'an of Emperor An of Jin), Murong De of Southern Yan, the youngest son of the Former Yan ruler Huang, occupied Guanggu (ancient Bian, now Qingzhou). In the wuxu year, he proclaimed it his first year. In the gengzi year, De changed his name to Beide and ascended the imperial throne (Emperor Wu); his reign era was called Jianping. In the yisi year, the first year of Taishang of the Southern Yan ruler Chao. In the jiyou year (the fifth year of Yixi of Jin), Liu Yu, Inspector of Xuzhou of Jin, submitted a memorial to campaign against Southern Yan. In the first month of the following year, the Yan Minister of the Secretariat Yue Shou persuaded Chao to surrender, but Chao refused. Yue Shou opened the gates to admit the Jin army. Chao fled, but was pursued, captured, and sent to Jiankang. Southern Yan was pacified, having lasted thirteen years in total.