Sui and Tang · Official and Military Officer

Li Qi 李錡

Attested AD 805 - AD 806

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Qi was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 805 to AD 806 劉闢拒命
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 75

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 75
At Zhexi 浙西 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 75

Events and relationships

Sought salt iron and Xuancheng Shezhou
Political · Petitioner
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 75

Assessments and attributes

Assessment already shows signs of disloyalty · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Li Jifu (李吉甫)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 77

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 2 passages

時李錡在浙西，厚賂貴幸，請用韓滉故事領鹽鐵，又求宣、歙。 At that time Li Qi held Zhexi, lavished bribes on the emperor's favorites, asked to take charge of the salt and iron monopoly by the precedent of Han Huang, and also sought Xuancheng and Shezhou.

李錡不臣有萌，若益以鹽鐵之饒、采石之險，是趣其反也。」 Li Qi already shows signs of disloyalty; if you add the wealth of the salt and iron monopoly and the strategic strongpoint of Caishi, you will push him toward rebellion."