Xia Houyuan, courtesy name Qianli, was a soldier in Zhenrong. He was a young and brave bird of prey. At the age of seventeen, he was recruited to attack Xia. At that time, Qu Duan, the prisoner in Tong'an Village, saw him and became strong, and led him to the left and right as guards.
He was poor and unlearned from afar, so he admired Duan Zhi for his talent in literature and martial arts, so he studied on his own. Duan Qi taught him how to read in person, and when he saw his keen understanding, he fell in love with him even more. Duan had a horse named Tie Xiang, and he once said to people: "My home is thousands of miles away." Ju, one is called Iron Elephant, and the other is called Xiahou."
He stayed with Duan at his left and right from afar, served him respectfully, and fought in every battle, risking his own life to benefit those close to him.
In the third year of Jianyan's reign, Qu Duan went to Tokyo and moved to the imperial camp as deputy capital commander. Wu Jie, the military and horse commander at Jingyuan Road, joined his troops. The drama thief Shi Bin invaded Chang'an. Yong asked what he wanted, and said to him: "I know that the governor from far away has treated me kindly, but I have received great kindness from Qudu, and I dare not forget it. I hope to find a good man and go back to him." Jie was silent for a long time, held up his palms and said with a smile. "Want to follow Yun Chang's example of traveling a thousand miles and ride alone?" So he performed a long-distance feat, recruited students from the state, and gave good horses as gifts to send them to Tokyo. He went to the palace examination and was born with the same Jinshi status.
In the fourth year, Duan defeated the Lou family in Yaoshan. Duan paid homage to the commander of the imperial camp and cavalry army, and returned to the distant generals with his own troops, never leaving his left and right sides.
Six years later, Xixia was conquered.
Ten years later, he fought with Jin in Huolu. Duanqin led his elite cavalry and broke through his army. The thieves fought desperately, and only a few of them reunited. Far wing Duan went in and out of the thieves' formation, and the soldiers fought repeatedly, killing dozens of people. After failing to fight hard, at the age of thirty-six, he was given as a gift to Uncle Kaiguo of Pingliang County.
Zi Ning used his father's influence to make up for Cheng Xinlang. Qu Duan was raised in the palace, and he treated his two sons with the same love. When guests came to see him, he called out: "This is my tiger son." He was promoted to Jinshi, and became the magistrate of Liangzhou, Hexi. He passed the brief envoys along the way and was granted the title of Shaobao repeatedly. He was also appointed as the military envoy of Changhua Army and received a special biography.