Translation of Xue Ne's words in classical Chinese.

The classical Chinese translation of Biography of Xue Ne in Old Tang Dynasty is as follows:

Xue Ne, Jiangzhou Wanquan, son of General Xue Zuo Wuwei. When Xue Ne served as Lantian Order, Nishi, a wealthy businessman, went to Yushitai to complain about his private debt. Lai Junchen in Midtown accepted his property and decided to take out thousands of stones of grain from Yicang and return it to Nishi.

Xue Ne said: "Yicang was originally intended to guard against floods and droughts, as a savings. How dare you sacrifice everyone's life to support a family's property? " Qin Shu reported that he never got a reply. It happened that Lai Junchen was punished and this matter was not implemented. Later, when the Turks invaded the area north of the Yellow River, Wu Zetian thought that Xue Ne was from a family background, so he was appointed as General Zuo Wuwei and Anton Dao.

Before he left, Wu Zetian summoned Xue Ne in Tongming Hall, and Xue Ne said, "The Turkish invasion was based on King Luling. Now, although King Luling has been promoted to prince, the outside world is still worried that this matter has not been finalized. If this fate does not change, then the Turks will naturally obey. " Wu Zetian agreed with him very much.

At that time, the Khitan and Xi colluded with the Turks, endangering the frontier for many times, and Xue Ne put forward the idea of sending troops to crusade. In the summer of the second year of Kaiyuan, Zuo Jianmen's general Xue Ne, Dingzhou secretariat Du Bin and Cui Xuandao led twenty thousand troops to attack Qidan from Tanzhou Road. Du Bin believes that in the summer when the official WeChat account is aloof, it is difficult for soldiers to win by carrying Ge Jia, supplies and food into enemy-occupied areas.

Yao Chong, secretary of the Central Secretariat, thinks so. Only Xue Ne said, "Summer is the time for cattle and sheep to grow, so we can move forward slowly without saving food and grass. It is now or never to boost the prestige of the country in one fell swoop. " At that time, everyone thought it was not good to do so. Xuanzong wanted to deter the four barbarians by force, and ordered Xue Ne to attack Xi and Qidan with Wei Zihuang's theory, and the discussion stopped.

In June, the troops advanced to the Luanhe River and met enemy soldiers. It was already a hot summer day, and the generals did not have a careful battle plan. They were wiped out by the Khitan army, and Xue Ne ran away. Eight people, including Cui Xuandao and General Fan Li Sijing, were held accountable and beheaded by the imperial edict, exempting Du Bin from the accountability.

Emperor Zhao said, "The commander-in-chief of Bingzhou, the general of our army and the ambassador of the country, Xue Ne, and Huangmen, are in charge of the border. They made suggestions first, but they could not predict the enemy's situation. They rushed to the enemy and led our Datang army, which was defeated in the enemy's territory. Observing his past performance, you can do your best, and often think about loyalty and forget your body. Severe punishment is especially suspended, so that the consequences can be forgiven and the official title is removed. "

Soon, because of his advanced age, he was allowed to retire. Kaiyuan died of illness in eight years, at the age of 70, and was posthumously awarded Taichangqing, known as Zhao Ding.