Five Dynasties · General

Li Cunshen 李存審

Attested AD 917

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Cunshen was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 917 天祐十四年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 215

Career and standing

acting Grand Tutor 檢校太傅
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 222

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 246

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 6 passages

秋七月辛未，帝遣李存審領軍與嗣源會於易州，步騎凡七萬。 On xinwei in the seventh month the Emperor sent Li Cunshen to join Siyuan at Yizhou with seventy thousand foot and horse.

契丹萬騎遽至，存審、嗣源極力以拒之，契丹大敗，委棄毳幕、氈廬、弓矢、羊馬不可勝紀，進軍追討，俘斬萬計。 Ten thousand Khitan horse rushed up; Cunshen and Siyuan met them head-on and routed them, leaving felt tents, huts, bows, and countless sheep and horses; the pursuit took tens of thousands of heads and prisoners.

九月，班師，帝授存審檢校太傅，嗣源檢校太保，閻寶加同平章事。 In the ninth month they withdrew; Cunshen was made acting Grand Tutor, Siyuan acting Grand Guardian, and Yan Bao was added Tongping Grand Councilor.

李存審兵至，梁軍方退。 When Li Cunshen arrived the Liang finally drew off.

是時，帝銳於接戰，每馳騎出營，存審必扣馬進諫，帝伺存審有間，即策馬而出，顧左右曰：「老子妨吾戲耳！」 He was eager for hand-to-hand fighting and often dashed from camp; Cunshen always caught his bridle to warn him, so he waited until Cunshen's guard slipped, then spurred out and told his attendants, "The old fellow is ruining my fun!"

至是幾危，方以存審之言為忠也。 This time he nearly died and at last saw that Cunshen had been faithful.