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dong董xuan宣zi字shao少ping平，chen陈liu留yu圉ren人ye也。chu初wei为si司tu徒hou侯ba霸suo所pi辟，ju举gao高di第，lei累qian迁bei北hai海xiang相。dao到guan官，yi以da大xing姓gong公sun孙dan丹wei为wu五guan官yuan掾。dan丹xin新zao造ju居zhai宅，er而bu卜gong工yi以wei为dang当you有si死zhe者，dan丹nai乃ling令qi其zi子sha杀dao道xing行ren人，zhi置shi尸she舍nei内，yi以sai塞qi其jiu咎。xuan宣zhi知，ji即shou收dan丹fu父zi子sha杀zhi之。dan丹zong宗zu族qin亲dang党san三shi十yu余ren人，cao操bing兵yi诣fu府，cheng称yuan冤jiao叫hao号。xuan宣yi以dan丹qian前fu附wang王mang莽、lv虑jiao交tong通hai海zei贼，nai乃xi悉shou收xi系ju剧yu狱，shi使men门xia下shu书zuo佐shui水qiu丘cen岑jin尽sha杀zhi之。qing青zhou州yi以qi其duo多lan滥，zou奏xuan宣kao考cen岑，xuan宣zuo坐zheng征yi诣ting廷wei尉。zai在yu狱，chen晨ye夜feng讽song诵，wu无you忧se色。ji及dang当chu出xing刑，guan官shu属ju具zhuan馔song送zhi之，xuan宣nai乃li厉se色yue曰：“dong董xuan宣sheng生ping平wei未zeng曾shi食ren人zhi之shi食，kuang况si死hu乎！”sheng升che车er而qu去。shi时，tong同xing刑jiu九ren人，ci次ying应ji及xuan宣，guang光wu武chi驰shi使zou驺qi骑te特yuan原xuan宣xing刑，qie且ling令hai还yu狱。qian遣shi使zhe者ji诘xuan宣duo多sha杀wu无gu辜，xuan宣ju具yi以zhuang状dui对，yan言shui水qiu丘cen岑shou受chen臣zhi旨yi意，zui罪bu不you由zhi之，yuan愿sha杀chen臣huo活cen岑。shi使zhe者yi以wen闻，you有zhao诏zuo左zhuan转xuan宣huai怀ling令，ling令qing青zhou州wu勿an案cen岑zui罪。cen岑guan官zhi至si司li隶xiao校wei尉。

hou后jiang江xia夏you有ju剧zei贼xia夏xi喜deng等kou寇luan乱jun郡jing境，yi以xuan宣wei为jiang江xia夏tai太shou守。dao到jie界，yi移shu书yue曰：“chao朝ting廷yi以tai太shou守neng能qin禽jian奸zei贼，gu故ru辱si斯ren任。jin今lei勒bing兵jie界shou首，xi檄dao到，xing幸si思zi自an安zhi之yi宜。”xi喜deng等wen闻，ju惧，ji即gui归jiang降san散。wai外qi戚yin阴shi氏wei为jun郡du都wei尉，xuan宣qing轻man慢zhi之，zuo坐mian免。

hou后te特zheng征wei为luo洛yang阳ling令。shi时hu湖yang阳gong公zhu主cang苍tou头bai白ri日sha杀ren人，yin因ni匿zhu主jia家，li吏bu不neng能de得。ji及zhu主chu出xing行，er而yi以nu奴can骖cheng乘，xuan宣yu于xia夏men门ting亭hou候zhi之，nai乃zhu驻che车kou叩ma马，yi以dao刀hua画di地，da大yan言shu数zhu主zhi之shi失，chi叱nu奴xia下che车，yin因ge格sha杀zhi之。zhu主ji即hai还gong宫su诉di帝，di帝da大nu怒，zhao召xuan宣，yu欲chui箠sha杀zhi之。xuan宣kou叩tou头yue曰：“yuan愿qi乞yi一yan言er而si死。”di帝yue曰：“yu欲he何yan言？”xuan宣yue曰：“bi陛xia下sheng圣de德zhong中xing兴，er而cong从nu奴sha杀liang良ren人，jiang将he何yi以li理tian天xia下hu乎？chen臣bu不xu须chui箠，qing请de得zi自sha杀。”ji即yi以tou头ji击ying楹，liu流xue血bei被mian面。di帝ling令xiao小huang黄men门chi持zhi之，shi使xuan宣kou叩tou头xie谢zhu主，xuan宣bu不cong从，qiang强shi使dun顿zhi之，xuan宣liang两shou手ju据di地，zhong终bu不ken肯fu俯。zhu主yue曰：“wen文shu叔wei为bai白yi衣shi时，zang臧wang亡ni匿si死，li吏bu不gan敢zhi至men门。jin今wei为tian天zi子，wei威bu不neng能xing行yi一ling令hu乎？”di帝xiao笑yue曰：“tian天zi子bu不yu与bai白yi衣tong同。”yin因chi敕qiang强xiang项ling令chu出。ci赐qian钱san三shi十wan万，xuan宣xi悉yi以ban班zhu诸li吏。you由shi是bo搏ji击hao豪qiang强，mo莫bu不zhen震li栗。jing京shi师hao号wei为“wo卧hu虎”。ge歌zhi之yue曰：“bao枹gu鼓bu不ming鸣dong董shao少ping平。”

zai在xian县wu五nian年。nian年qi七shi十si四，zu卒yu于guan官。zhao诏qian遣shi使zhe者lin临shi视，wei唯jian见bu布bei被fu覆shi尸，qi妻zi子dui对ku哭，you有da大mai麦shu数hu斛、bi敝che车yi一cheng乘。di帝shang伤zhi之，yue曰：“dong董xuan宣lian廉jie洁，si死nai乃zhi知zhi之！”yi以xuan宣chang尝wei为er二qian千shi石，ci赐ai艾shou绶，zang葬yi以da大fu夫li礼。bai拜zi子bing并wei为lang郎zhong中，hou后guan官zhi至qi齐xiang相。