唐潞州節度使薛嵩家青衣紅線者善彈阮咸，又通經史。嵩乃俾掌其箋表，號曰內記室。時軍中大宴，紅線謂嵩曰：「羯鼓之聲，頗甚悲切，其擊者必有事也。」嵩素曉音律，曰：「如汝所言。」乃召而問之，云：「某妻昨夜身亡，不敢求假。」嵩遽放歸。
唐潞州节度使薛嵩家青衣红线者善弹阮咸，又通经史。嵩乃俾掌其笺表，号曰内记室。时军中大宴，红线谓嵩曰：「羯鼓之声，颇甚悲切，其击者必有事也。」嵩素晓音律，曰：「如汝所言。」乃召而问之，云：「某妻昨夜身亡，不敢求假。」嵩遽放归。
Hongxian was a maidservant in the household of Xue Song, Military Governor of Luzhou under the Tang. She played the ruan well, and she was also versed in the classics and histories. Song put her in charge of his letters and memorials and called her his Inner Secretary. Once, at a great banquet for the army, Hongxian said to Song, “The jie drum sounds very sad. The man beating it must have some trouble.” Song had always understood music. “It is as you say,” he said. He sent for the drummer and asked him. “My wife died last night,” the man said, “but I did not dare ask for leave.” Song let him go home at once.
是時至德之後兩河未寧，以淦陽為鎮，命嵩固守，控壓山東。殺傷之餘，軍府草創。朝廷命嵩遣女嫁魏博節度使田承嗣男，又遣嵩男娶滑亳節度使令狐章女。三鎮交為姻婭，使使日浹往來。
是时至德之后两河未宁，以淦阳为镇，命嵩固守，控压山东。杀伤之余，军府草创。朝廷命嵩遣女嫁魏博节度使田承嗣男，又遣嵩男娶滑亳节度使令狐章女。三镇交为姻娅，使使日浃往来。
At that time, after the Zhide reign, the lands north and south of the Yellow River were still unsettled. Ganyang was made a garrison town, and Song was ordered to hold it fast and keep the lands east of the mountains in check. After all the killing, his military government had only just been set up. The court ordered Song to give his daughter in marriage to the son of Tian Chengsi, Military Governor of Weibo, and to have his own son marry the daughter of Linghu Zhang, Military Governor of Hua-Bo. So the three provinces were bound by marriage, and envoys went back and forth among them every day.
而田承嗣常患肺氣，遇熱增劇。每曰：「我若移鎮山東，納其涼冷，可以延數年之命。」乃募軍中武勇十倍者，得三千人，號外宅男，而厚其恤養。常令三百人夜直州宅，卜選良日，將並潞州。嵩聞之，日夜憂悶，咄咄自語，計無所出。
而田承嗣常患肺气，遇热增剧。每曰：「我若移镇山东，纳其凉冷，可以延数年之命。」乃募军中武勇十倍者，得三千人，号外宅男，而厚其恤养。常令三百人夜直州宅，卜选良日，将并潞州。嵩闻之，日夜忧闷，咄咄自语，计无所出。
Tian Chengsi had long suffered from a lung ailment that grew worse in the heat. He would often say, “If I could move my seat east of the mountains and enjoy the cool there, I could live several more years.” So he recruited the bravest men in his army, men worth ten of the others, and got three thousand. He called them the Outer Household Sons and kept them on generous pay. Every night he had three hundred of them stand guard at his residence. He had a lucky day chosen by divination, meaning to swallow up Luzhou. When Song heard of it, he fretted day and night and muttered to himself, but could think of no plan.