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empire, that he marries his daughter to him. Xuan Zan is therefore nicknamed "Ugly Prince
Consort". However, the princess is so unhappy with the marriage, finding his looks disgusting, that she soon falls ill and dies. As a result, Xuan Zan falls out of the prince's favour and is relegated to a
264:, a military inspector in Pudong County, as cut out for the job. With the assent of Cao, Xuan rushes to Pudong to summon Guan. Guan comes with his friend Hao Siwen to the imperial court, where he is tasked with saving Daming and the latter appointed his lieutenant together with Xuan Zan.
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Lingzhou, causing its fall and the rout of Wei Dingguo's force. Like Shan Tinggui, who is earlier won over by Guan Sheng, Wei gives in to Liangshan when he finds himself cornered.
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483:Biographies of Characters in Water Margin
190:and fourth among the 72 Earthly Fiends.
79:Tiger Cub Scouting General of Liangshan
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394:Suikoden: Kyoko no naka no Shijitsu
74:Star (地傑星) of the 72 Earthly Fiends
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1120:Antagonists (Song imperial court)
338:invaders and the rebel forces in
433:108 Heroes from the Water Margin
396:(in Japanese). Chuo Koronsha.
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473:Bandit Kings of Ancient China
485:. Writers Publishing House.
346:'s amnesty for the outlaws.
252:, his father-in-law, in the
172:is a fictional character in
1151:Antagonists (rebel leaders)
417:Poison Pie Publishing House
180:Four Great Classical Novels
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481:Zhang, Lin Ching (2009).
456:Demystifying Confucianism
224:, the imperial capital.
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212:and is good in archery.
1240:Water Margin characters
476:, Koei, pp. 90, 97
470:Shibusawa, Kou (1989),
450:Miyamoto, Yoko (2011).
279:and is seized too. Hao
16:Water Margin character
60:"Ugly Prince Consort"
560:108 Stars of Destiny
431:Li, Mengxia (1992).
372:All Men are Brothers
342:territory following
232:When the outlaws of
188:108 Stars of Destiny
567:36 Heavenly Spirits
330:Campaigns and death
122:Traditional Chinese
390:Miyazaki, Ichisada
228:Becoming an outlaw
184:Chinese literature
112:Simplified Chinese
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1081:Zhang Qing
966:Ding Desun
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726:Yang Xiong
716:Zhang Shun
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646:Zhang Qing
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606:Huyan Zhuo
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273:Huyan Zhuo
269:Song Jiang
262:Guan Sheng
240:to rescue
194:Background
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142:Wade–Giles
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951:Song Qing
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921:Meng Kang
916:Tong Meng
881:Kong Ming
861:Wang Ying
846:Guo Sheng
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801:Xiao Rang
776:Hao Siwen
761:Huang Xin
641:Dong Ping
596:Lin Chong
324:Jiao Ting
198:An eight
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1132:Cai Jing
1106:Shi Qian
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1076:Gu Dasao
1066:Shi Yong
1046:Cai Qing
1021:Zou Yuan
1001:Li Zhong
991:Xue Yong
981:Song Wan
926:Hou Jian
911:Tong Wei
826:Yang Lin
821:Yan Shun
816:Deng Fei
806:Pei Xuan
771:Xuan Zan
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691:Lei Heng
671:Liu Tang
666:Dai Zong
661:Suo Chao
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308:Shandong
277:Qin Ming
258:Dongjing
250:Cai Jing
242:Lu Junyi
222:Dongjing
170:Xuan Zan
152:In this
136:Xuān Zàn
57:Nickname
43:Xuan Zan
22:Xuan Zan
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1158:Fang La
1127:Gao Qiu
1071:Sun Xin
1031:Zhu Gui
1026:Zou Run
1016:Du Xing
986:Du Qian
971:Mu Chun
931:Chen Da
876:Fan Rui
841:Lü Fang
811:Ou Peng
786:Peng Qi
781:Han Tao
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681:Shi Jin
656:Xu Ning
636:Wu Song
621:Li Ying
581:Wu Yong
355:Fang La
246:Shi Xiu
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756:Zhu Wu
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281:Siwen
210:sabre
104:Names
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