叔良 Shūliáng

Shuliang, Prince Su of Changping, was made a prince by the general rule early in the Wude period, and was posted to guard Jing Prefecture against Xue Rengao. Zhai Zhangsun, Xue Rengao's Director of the Secretariat, came over to him with his followers. There was then a great famine, and a dou of rice cost a thousand cash; Shuliang did not care for his soldiers, but cut their rations to make a profit, and his men all resented it. Rengao learned of this, gave out that his food was exhausted and withdrew, and sent men of Gaozhi to pretend to surrender. Shuliang sent the Cavalry General Liu Gan to receive them. Before Gan reached the city, three beacon fires were lit, and Rengao's troops came back shouting from the Southern Plain; there was a great battle at Baili Xichuan, and Gan was taken by the rebels. Shuliang was afraid; he brought out all his gold to reward the army and entrusted affairs to Zhangsun, and only so was order restored. Edit

Some time later, the Turks invaded, and an edict ordered Shuliang to lead five generals against them. He was struck by a stray arrow and died on the way. He was posthumously made General-in-Chief of the Left Flanking Guard and Area Commander of Ling Prefecture. Edit

His son Xiaoxie succeeded him. Edit