A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Fan K'uai
539 Fan K'uai 樊噲. Died B.C. 189. A dog-butcher of P'ei in modern Kiangsu, who attached himself early to the fortunes of Liu Pang; and who, when the latter became Emperor, was raised to the highest honours and ennobled as Marquis. It was he who had prevented the attempt on Liu Pang's life, as planned by Fan Ts'êng; and as a further reward for his services, he was allowed to marry the daughter of a younger brother of the Empress. When the Emperor was failing, his Majesty shut himself up in his palace and refused admittance to all. But Fan K'uai forced his way in and found his master sleeping, pillowed upon a eunuch. He burst into tears and cried, "Sire, think of Chao Kao!" The Emperor smiled and rose up, and soon after appointed Fan K'uai to put down a rising in the Principality of Yen. Fan K'uai's severity in this case was so extreme that he incurred much odium, and the Emperor ordered Ch'en P'ing to have him beheaded. The latter however prudently disobeyed this order; and when shortly afterwards his Majesty died, the Empress Lü Hou restored her niece's husband to all his honours.