In the seventeenth year of Yuan Dynasty (1280), Zhang Hongfan was seriously ill. He himself realized that he would not be well, and asked to go back to his original room from the ward and gather his relatives and guests to say goodbye one by one. In the same year 10, he had the Fang Jian and armor given to him by Kublai Khan when he went south, and he held his son Zhang Jue's hand and gave it to him carefully. And said: "I used this sword and armor to contribute to the reunification of the country. When you put on your sword and armor, don't forget your father's contribution! " After that, he sat up and died at the age of 43. Yuan Tingxian Yin Lu doctor, flat chapter for the table.
In the fourth year (13 1 1), he was awarded the title of hero, Tai Shi, Kaifu Unified Third Division, Shang Zhuguo and Qi Guogong, who were loyal to the martial arts. In the sixth year of Yan You (13 19), Garbo was a great hero, and he was named King of Huaiyang, sacrificing his martial arts.
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Zhang Hongfan's epitaph was unearthed in Dingxing County, Baoding City in his early years. First put it in Yixian mosque, and then moved to Huimin primary school next to the mosque. 1984 was collected by Yixian Museum in March. In the 17th year of Yuan Dynasty (1280), it was established on April 1st. Li Xi wrote Dan and Li Chu wrote Seal. Qin de, stonemason, printing and engraving. The epitaph is white marble, and the cover has been lost. The stone is 0.97 long, 0.84 wide and 0. 15 m thick. The first title of the article is: "General Zhen, Ambassador Jiangdong, Marshal of Mongolian Han Army, Epitaph of Zhang Gong in turn." 57 lines, full of 50 words, full text of 2440 words, font for regular script.
The epitaph records the plot that he captured Wen Tianxiang, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, alive in the 15th year of Zhiyuan (1278), and also describes in detail the war process that he led the Yuan army to "destroy Xiangfan and Han" until "take Fujian and Pingnan". All these are of reference value for studying the history of song and yuan war.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Hongfan