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Overview The translated histories identify Li Congxi as an eunuch. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
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Li Congxi
李從襲
Li Congxi
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Congxi
從襲
Congxi
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Li Congxi
李從襲
Li Congxi
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57 Volume 57 Book of Later Tang 33: Biographies 9: Gao Chongtao · 6 passages
莊宗令內官李廷安、李從襲、呂知柔為都統府紀綱，見崇韜幕府繁重，將吏輻輳，降人爭先賂遺，都統府唯大將省謁，牙門索然，由是大為詬恥。
Emperor Zhuangzong appointed the eunuchs Li Ting'an, Li Congxi, and Lü Zhirou as disciplinarians of the overall command headquarters. They saw Guo Chongtao's headquarters thronged with officers and clerks, with surrendered men vying to offer bribes, while the prince's own headquarters received only the chief generals on formal visits and its gate stood empty. They were deeply shamed.
李從襲等謂繼岌曰：「郭公收蜀部人情，意在難測，王宜自備。」
Li Congxi and the others said to Jiji: "Minister Guo has won over the people of Shu, and his intentions are hard to read. Your Highness should be on your guard."
從襲謂之曰：「魏王，貴太子也，主上萬福，郭公專弄威柄，旁若無人。
Li Congxi said to him, "The Prince of Wei is the heir apparent—while the emperor enjoys every blessing under heaven, Lord Guo wields power alone and carries himself as though the rest of us did not exist.
從襲等泣曰：「聖上既有口敕，王若不行，苟中途事泄，為患轉深。」
Li Congxi and the others wept and said, "The emperor has already given the command by word of mouth. If you refuse and the plot leaks midway, the consequences will only grow worse."
從襲等巧造事端以間之，繼岌既英斷，僶俛從之。
Li Congxi and the others artfully manufactured provocations to destroy trust between them. Though Li Jiji was resolute by nature, in the end he bowed to their pressure and agreed.
詰旦，從襲以繼岌之命召崇韜計事，繼岌登樓避之，崇韜入，左右楇殺之。
At dawn Li Congxi, acting on Li Jiji's orders, summoned Guo Chongtao to discuss business. Li Jiji climbed a tower to keep his distance. When Chongtao entered, attendants clubbed him to death.