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祖逖字士稚,晉范陽遒人也,晉武帝泰始二年生。世吏二千石,為北州舊姓。父武,上谷太守。
逖輕財好俠,慷慨有節尚。僑居陽平。與劉琨俱為司州主簿。辟齊王冏大司馬掾,累遷太子中舍人。以京師亂,避地淮泗,元帝用為徐州刺史。
逖以社稷傾覆,常懷振復之志,說帝北伐。帝以逖為奮威將軍、豫州刺史。渡江中流擊楫而誓曰︰「祖逖不能清中原而復濟者,有如大江。」辭色壯烈,眾皆慨歎。屯於江陰,起冶鑄兵器,得二千餘人而後進。陳川遣將掠豫州諸郡,逖邀擊於谷水,盡獲所掠。川大懼,遂以眾附石勒。逖率眾伐川,石季龍領兵救川,逖設奇以擊之,季龍大敗,逖鎮雍丘,數遣軍要截石勒,勒屯戍漸蹙。遣精騎萬人距逖,復為逖所破,勒鎮戍歸附者甚多。石勒不敢窺兵河南,使成皋縣修逖母墓,因與逖書,求通使交市。逖不報書,而聽互市,收利十倍,於是公私豐贍,士馬日滋,會朝廷將遣戴若思為都督,逖以若思,雖有才望,無弘致遠識,意甚怏怏。且聞王敦與劉隗等構隙,慮有內難,大功不遂。感激發病,卒,時為元帝太興四年。
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