The Chronicles of Qing: Biographies of Lords and Nobles: The Biography of Marquis Weining: Liu Xianying of the Wei Ning Marquisate, courtesy name Shujue, was a woman who was granted the title of marquis. She trained in martial arts from childhood. At sixteen, she rode alone into the rebel ranks to rescue the emperor and the crown prince, earning the title of General Huizhen, a fourth-rank post. The following year, she broke the Western Rong Kingdom’s Seven-Star White Tiger Formation and reclaimed three passes and six cities. She was named Commander of the Yiyang Court in front of the Golden Throne, a third-rank post. At twenty-one, she guarded Hanyu Pass and routed an enemy army of one hundred thousand. The Western Rong sent a letter of surrender and paid countless tributes. She was named Marquis Weining, a first-rank marquis.
