釋氏稽古略 3.173

3.173

In the gui-hai year, the fourth year of Jianzhong, in the tenth month, Li Xilie besieged Xiangcheng. The Emperor mobilized troops from Jingyuan and other circuits to rescue it. When Yao Lingyan, Military Commissioner of Jingyuan, arrived at the capital, his troops were frustrated that their rewards were not granted; they clamored and abducted Lingyan, rebelling to honor Zhu Ci as their leader. The Emperor then fled to Fengtian, where defenses were weak. Ci sent Han Min, Infantry and Cavalry Commissioner of Jingyuan, leading elite troops to launch a surprise attack on Fengtian. Grand Minister of Agriculture Duan Xiushi said to Qi Lingyue: "The matter is urgent!" He had Lingyue forge a tally in Yao Lingyan's name ordering Min to halt and return, intending to march together with the main army. Since Lingyan's stolen seal had not yet arrived, Xiushi inverted and used the seal of the Minister of Agriculture. The stamped tally caught up with Han Min; Min received the tally and returned. Zhu Ci proclaimed himself Emperor of the Great Qin and established the era name Yingtian.