Sui and Tang · General

Li Shenfu 李神福

Attested AD 902 - AD 903

Passages: 10
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Shenfu was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 902 to AD 903 頵围镠及叛行密事
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 155

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Wife of Li Shenfu (李神福妻)
wife 妻
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 160

Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 160

Places and affiliations

AD 902 to AD 903 頵围镠及叛行密事
At Ezhou 鄂州 · Relation Attacking
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 161

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Xingmi (行密)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 155
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Yun (頵)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 164
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 162, 169

Events and relationships

Beheaded
Legal · Executioner · With Li Gao (李臯)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 165
Counterattacked and burned fleet
Military · Commander · With Wang Tan (王壇)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 167
Defeated
Military · Commander · With Yun (頵) · At Mount He 曷山
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 165
Refused battle and fortified
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 170
Relation Served · Person Xingmi (行密)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 164

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 155

References in the histories

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History

10 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 189Volume 189 Biographies 114: Gao, Zhao, Tian, Zhu · 10 passages

李神福白行密：「頵必叛，宜先圖之。」 Li Shenfu warned Xingmi, “Yun will certainly rebel. You should strike first.”

頵與安仁義連和攻升州，劫刺史李神福妻息厚養之。 Yun allied with An Renyi to attack Shengzhou and seized Li Shenfu’s wife and children, keeping them in comfortable custody.

神福方與劉存攻鄂州，行密召之。 Shenfu was besieging Ezhou with Liu Cun when Xingmi recalled him.

神福謂諸將曰：「頵反，此心腹疾，宜速攻之。」 Shenfu told his officers, “Yun has rebelled. This is a mortal threat—we must attack at once.”

頵遣李臯詒書神福曰：「公家在此，茍從我，當分地以王。」 Yun sent Li Gao with a letter offering, “Your family is in my hands. Join me and I will divide the realm and make you a king.”

答曰：「吾以一卒從吳王，任上將，終不以妻子易意。」 Shenfu answered, “I followed the Prince of Wu from the ranks to high command. I will not change my loyalty for wife and children.”

始，頵將王壇等以舟師躡神福後，至吉陽磯，不戰。 Yun’s generals Wang Tan and others pursued with the fleet as far as Jiyang Ford but did not give battle.

會日暮，壇掩神福軍半濟，神福反舟順流急擊，大破之，因縱火，士多死。 At dusk Tan struck while Shenfu’s men were half across the river. Shenfu wheeled his boats downstream and counterattacked, routing them and setting fire to the fleet—many drowned or burned.

神福曰：「賊棄城而來，此天亡也。」 Shenfu said, “The enemy has abandoned his city to fight us here—Heaven means to destroy him.”

神福既以不戰困頵，頵紿言母病，還至蕪湖。 Shenfu had worn Yun down by refusing battle. Yun pretended his mother was ill and withdrew to Wuhu.