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- ↑ (盧綰者，豐人也，與高祖同里。盧綰親與高祖太上皇相愛，及生男，高祖、盧綰同日生，里中持羊酒賀兩家。及高祖、盧綰壯，俱學書，又相愛也。里中嘉兩家親相愛，生子同日，壯又相愛，復賀兩家羊酒。高祖為布衣時，有吏事辟匿，盧綰常隨出入上下。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (及高祖初起沛，盧綰以客從，入漢中為將軍，常侍中。從東擊項籍，以太尉常從，出入卧內，衣被飲食賞賜，羣臣莫敢望，雖蕭曹等，特以事見禮，至其親幸，莫及盧綰。綰封為長安侯。長安，故咸陽也。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (漢五年冬，以破項籍，迺使盧綰別將，與劉賈擊臨江王共尉，破之。七月還，從擊燕王臧荼，臧荼降。高祖已定天下，諸侯非劉氏而王者七人。欲王盧綰，為羣臣觖望。及虜臧荼，迺下詔諸將相列侯，擇羣臣有功者以為燕王。羣臣知上欲王盧綰，皆言曰：「太尉長安侯盧綰常從平定天下，功最多，可王燕。」詔許之。漢五年八月，迺立虜綰為燕王。諸侯王得幸莫如燕王。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (漢十一年秋，陳豨反代地，高祖如邯鄲擊豨兵，燕王綰亦擊其東北。當是時，陳豨使王黃求救匈奴。燕王綰亦使其臣張勝於匈奴，言豨等軍破。張勝至胡，故燕王臧茶子衍出亡在胡，見張勝曰：「公所以重於燕者，以習胡事也。燕所以久存者，以諸侯數反，兵連不決也。今公為燕欲急滅豨等，已盡，次亦至燕，公等亦且為虜矣。公何不令燕且緩陳豨而與胡和？事寬，得長王燕；即有漢急，可以安國。」張勝以為然，迺私令匈奴助豨等擊燕。燕王綰疑張勝與胡反，上書請族張勝。勝還，具道所以為者。燕王寤，迺詐論他人，脫勝家屬，使得為匈奴間，而陰使范齊之陳豨所，欲令久亡，連兵勿決。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (漢十二年，東擊黥布，豨常將兵居代，漢使樊噲擊斬豨。其裨將降，言燕王綰使范齊通計謀於豨所。高祖使使召盧綰，綰稱病。上又使辟陽侯審食其、御史大夫趙堯往迎燕王，因驗問左右。綰愈恐，閉匿，謂其幸臣曰：「非劉氏而王，獨我與長沙耳。往年春，漢族淮陰，夏，誅彭越，皆呂后計。今上病，屬任呂后。呂后婦人，專欲以事誅異姓王者及大功臣。」迺遂稱病不行。其左右皆亡匿。語頗泄，辟陽侯聞之，歸具報上，上益怒。又得匈奴降者，降者言張勝亡在匈奴，為燕使。於是上曰：「盧綰果反矣！」) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (使樊噲擊燕。燕王綰悉將其宮人家屬騎數千居長城下，候伺，幸上病愈，自入謝。四月，高祖崩，盧綰遂將其衆亡入匈奴，匈奴以為東胡盧王。綰為蠻夷所侵奪，常思復歸。居歲餘，死胡中。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (高后時，盧綰妻子亡降漢，會高后病，不能見，舍燕邸，為欲置酒見之。高后竟崩，不得見。盧綰妻亦病死。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
- ↑ (孝景中六年，盧綰孫他之，以東胡王降，封為亞谷侯。) Shi Ji vol. 93.
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