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After Liang Hongyu's death, she was given the title of Mrs. Binguo(邠国夫人) by the court. The posthumous article lamented that Liang Hongyu and Han
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312:, though accounts differ on exactly how they met. The most believable version is that she met Han at a banquet where she was entertaining the troops that Han led. Han had led his men in crushing a rebellion in southern China, and Han had personally arrested the rebel leader,
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581:罗大经《鹤林玉露》中《丙篇 卷二》：“韩蕲王之夫人，京口娼也。尝五更入府，伺候贺朔。忽于庙柱下见一虎蹲卧，鼻息齁齁然，惊骇亟走出，不敢言。已而人至者众，往复视之，乃一卒也。因蹴之起， 问其姓名，为韩世忠。心异之，密告其母，谓此卒定非凡人。乃邀至其家，具酒食，至夜尽欢，深相结纳，资以金帛，约为夫妇。蕲王后立殊功，为中兴名将，遂封两国夫人。蕲王尝邀兀术于黄天荡，几成擒矣。一夕，凿河遁去。夫人奏疏言世忠失机纵敌，乞加罪责。举朝为之动色，其明智英伟如此。”
243:. Her real given name was lost in time. She was simply referenced in the official Chinese history books as "Lady Liang" (梁氏). Historical details of Liang's life are sketchy, but she was known to be the wife of
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