Li Sheng (李晟) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Sheng as a general and military officer. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Sheng	李晟	Li Sheng
Personal name	Li Sheng	李晟	Lǐ Chéng
Personal name	Li Sheng	李晟	Li Sheng
Given	Sheng	晟

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:131:s0056, xintangshu:161:s0117

Roles

General
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 帝在梁 · Western Interval: Start: AD 783 · End: AD 784
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:161:s0117
Source Date: Text: 建中四年 · Western Year: AD 783
Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:131:s0056, jiutangshu:131:s0006

Events and relationships

Relation: commander-receiving-surrender-of · Person Id: Zhang Guangcheng (張光晟)
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0057

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 6 passages

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光晟潛使於李晟，有歸順之意。 Guangcheng secretly sent word to Li Sheng that he intended to return to allegiance.

晟進兵入苑，光晟勸賊泚宜速西奔，光晟以數千人送泚出城，因率眾回降於晟。 When Sheng advanced into the imperial park, Guangcheng urged rebel Ci to flee west quickly; Guangcheng escorted Ci out of the city with several thousand men, then led the troops back to surrender to Sheng.

晟以其誠款，又愛其材，欲奏用之，俾令歸私第，表請特減其罪。 Sheng considered his sincerity and also valued his ability; he wished to memorialize for his appointment and had him return to his private residence while petitioning for special mitigation of his crime.

晟不得已，拘之私第，後有詔言其狀跡不可原，乃斬之。 Sheng had no choice but to detain him in a private residence. Later an edict stated that his conduct could not be pardoned, and he was executed.

及官軍收京師，當處極刑，時琳已七十余，李晟憫其衰老，表請減死。 When the imperial army recovered the capital he was due for the extreme penalty; Lin was already over seventy, and Li Sheng pitied his age and memorialized to commute the death sentence.

賊敗，與偽中丞崔宣、賊將杜如江、吳希光等十三人，李晟收之，俱斬於安國寺前。 When the rebels were defeated, together with nominal Vice Censor Cui Xuan, rebel generals Du Rujiang, Wu Xiguang, and thirteen others, he was taken by Li Sheng and all were executed before Anguo Temple.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu · 1 passage

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帝在梁，雲達依李晟，晟表以禮部侍郎為軍司馬，時時咨逮戎略。 When the emperor was at Liang, Yunda attached himself to Li Sheng; Sheng memorialized appointing him vice minister of rites as army marshal, and frequently consulted him on military strategy.