舊唐書竇建德傳
豆入牛口。 勢不得久。
Words referring to the defeat of a warlord Dou Jiang De by Prince Qin, who was an emperor ofthe Tang dynasty.
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時人為屈突氏兄弟語
舊唐書屈突通傳
寧食三斗艾。 不見屈突蓋。
寧服三斗蔥。 不見屈突通。
Words referring to the strict enforcement of law by two brothers, Qu Tu Tong and Qu Tu Gai, who were both government officials.
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高宗時王府官語
舊唐書江元祥傳
寧向儋崖振白。 不事江滕蔣虢。
People would rather live in undeveloped places in the tropical south than have to live under the jurisdiction of four greedy and corrupted princes: Prince of Jiang, Prince of Teng, Prince of Jiang, and Prince of Guo.
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女武王謠
舊唐書李君羨傳
當有女武王者。
Words predicting the coming to power of the one and only Empress Wu in the Tang dynasty.
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廉州邑里為顏游秦歌
舊唐書顏籀傳
廉州顏有道。 性行同莊老。 愛人如赤子。 不殺非時草。
A song sung by people of Lian Zhou praising their governors Yan Liu and You Qin for their kindness to the people.
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馬周引俚語
舊唐書馬周傳
貧不學儉。 富不學奢。
The poor should not have to learn how to be frugal and the rich should not have to learn to be extravagant.
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景雲中海內語
舊唐書柳亨傳
姚宋為相。 邪不如正。 太平用事。 正不如邪。
Words referring to how people recommended by Yao Qinand Song Jing all became good officials, whereas people recommended by Princess Tai Ping were all bad.
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時人為李義府及其子婿語
舊唐書李義府傳
今日巨唐年。 還誅四凶族。
This is a great time for the Tang dynasty, since four fiercely corrupted officials were eliminated.
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