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皇甫遇

五代 · 节度使

皇甫遇 (五代·节度使) was a notable historical figure from 五代 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 皇甫遇: 皇甫遇,常山人\常山真定人.

Biography

皇甫遇,常山人\常山真定人。
旧五代史卷九十五(晋书) 列传十:
  皇甫遇,常山人也。父武,流寓太原,尝为遮塞军使。遇少好勇,及壮,虬髯,善骑射。唐明宗在藩时,隶于麾下,累从战有功。明宗即位,迁龙武都指挥使,遥领严州刺史,出讨东川,为行营左军都指挥使。应顺、清泰中,累历团练防御使,寻迁邓州节度使。所至苛暴,以诛敛为务,其幕客多私去,以避其累。高祖入洛,移领中山,俄闻与镇州安重荣为婚家,乃移镇上党,又改平阳,咸以憸人执事,政事隳紊。及镇河阳,部内创别业,开畎水泉,以通溉灌,所经坟墓悉毁之,部民以朝廷方姑息郡帅,莫之敢诉。少帝即位,罢归阙下。二年,契丹南寇,从至澶州,战于郓州北津,契丹众大败,溺死者数千人,以功拜滑州节度使。三年,契丹率众屯邯郸,遇与安审琦、慕容彦超等御之。遇将渡漳河,契丹前锋大至,遇引退,转斗二十里至邺南榆林。遇谓审琦等曰:“彼众我寡,走无生路,不如血战。”遂自辰及未,战百余合,所伤甚众。遇所乘马中镝而毙,遇有纪纲杜知敏以马授遇,遇得马复战,久之稍解。杜知敏已为所获,遇谓彦超曰:“知敏苍黄之中,以马授我,义也,安可使陷于贼中!”遂与彦超跃马取知敏而还,敌骑壮之。俄而生军复合,遇不能解。时审琦已至安阳河,谓首将张从恩曰:“皇甫遇等未至,必为敌骑所围,若不急救,则成擒矣。”从恩曰:“敌甚盛,无以枝梧,将军独往何益?”审琦曰:“成败命也。设若不济,则与之俱死。假令失此二将,将何面目以见天子!”遂率铁骑北渡赴之。契丹见尘起,谓救军并至,乃引去。遇与彦超中数创得还,时诸军叹曰:“此三人皆猛将也!”遇累官至检校太师、同中书门下平章事。四年,契丹复至,从杜重威营滹水,重威送款于契丹,遇不预其议,及降,心不平之。时契丹欲遣遇先入汴,遇辞之,因私谓人曰:“我身荷国恩,位兼将相,既不能死于军阵,何颜以见旧主!更受命图之,所不忍也。”明日,行至赵郡,泊其县舍,顾从者曰:“我已信宿不食,疾甚矣,主辱臣死,无复南行。”因绝吭而殒,远近闻而义之。汉高祖登极,诏赠中书令。
  周广顺三年正月,遇妻宋国夫人霍氏上言,请度为尼,周太祖许之,仍赐紫衣,号贞范大师,法名惠圆,又赐夏腊十。

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