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Overview The translated histories identify Li Jun as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 13 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names Type English Chinese Pinyin
Personal
Li Jun
李筠
Li Jun
Title
Duke of Longxi
隴西郡王
Personal
Li Yun
李筠
Li Yun
Personal
Yun
筠
Yun
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Roles Aristocrat General Military Officer Official Rebel Life and dates Death Attested activity Source Date: Text: 宋興Western Year: AD 960
Source Date: Text: 顯德元年Western Year: AD 954
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年Western Year: AD 959
Career and standing Title: Duke of Longxi / 隴西郡王 ·
Action: enfeoffed ·
Other Person Id: Liu Chengjun (承鈞) References in the histories Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119 Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120 Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70 Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han · 11 passages
潞州李筠遣穆令鈞以步騎三千拒元徽於太平驛，元徽擊敗之，益圍潞州。
Luzhou's Li Yun sent Mu Lingjun with three thousand mixed troops to meet Yuanhui at Taiping Post; Yuanhui smashed them and tightened the encirclement.
宋興，昭義節度使李筠叛命，遣其將劉繼沖、判官孫孚奉表稱臣，執其監軍周光遜、李廷玉送於太原，乞兵為援。
As Song began, Li Yun of Zhaoyi rebelled, sent Liu Jichong and Sun Fu to swear fealty, and delivered overseers Zhou Guangxun and Li Tingyu to Taiyuan for aid.
承鈞欲謀於契丹，繼沖道筠意，請無用契丹兵。
Chengjun meant to call on Khitan; Jichong conveyed Yun's plea to keep Khitan out.
僕射趙華曰：「李筠舉事輕易，陛下不圖成敗，空國興師，臣實憂之。」
Zhao Hua warned, "Yun acts rashly; you risk the realm without judging the odds—I fear disaster."
承鈞至太平驛，封筠隴西郡王。
At Taiping Post he created Yun Duke of Longxi.
筠見承鈞儀衛不備，非如王者，悔臣之，筠因自陳受周氏恩，不忍背德。
Yun found Chengjun's train unkingly, repented his oath, and admitted Zhou's kindness left him unable to rebel.
而承鈞與周世仇也，聞筠言亦不悅。
Chengjun, Zhou's hereditary foe, took equal offense.
遣宣徽使盧贊監其軍，筠心益不平，與贊多不葉，承鈞遣宰相衛融和解之。
He posted Lu Zan as supervisor; friction grew; Wei Rong was sent to patch peace.
已而筠敗死，衛融被執至京師，太祖皇帝問融承鈞所以助筠反狀，融言不遜，太祖命以鐵楇擊其首，流血被面，融呼曰：「臣得死所矣！」
Yun fell; Wei Rong was captured; Song's Taizu asked how Chengjun helped the revolt; Rong answered rudely; an iron maul split his brow; he shouted, "A worthy death!"
契丹遣使者責承鈞改元、援李筠、殺段常不以告，承鈞惶恐謝罪。
Khitan envoys rebuked his new era, aid to Yun, and Chang's death unreported; he prostrated himself in apology.
承鈞自李筠敗而失契丹之援，無復南侵之意。
After Yun's defeat Chengjun lost Khitan backing and abandoned any plan to strike south.