Five Dynasties · Ruler and General

Li Siyuan 李嗣源

Attested AD 923 - AD 926

Passages: 10
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Siyuan was a ruler and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 925 三年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 41
AD 924 二年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 37
AD 923 同光年間梁唐之戰
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 28-29, 34
AD 926 天成元年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 49, 238, 240

Career and standing

Overall commander of Tangut-Han horse and foot 蕃漢內外馬步軍總管
AD 924 六月 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 39
Director of the Department of State Affairs 中書令
AD 923 拜中書令 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 36
Military governor of Chengde 成德
AD 925 三年，徙鎮成德 · Transferred
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 41
Military governor of Xuanwu 宣武
AD 924 六月，徙鎮宣武 · Transferred
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 39
iron certificate of mercy 鐵券
AD 924 二年 · Bestowed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 37
Entered
Under suspicion
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 46

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 29, 37
AD 925 十二月
At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Visited
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 45

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 31-33

Events and relationships

Defeated Khitan at Zhuo
AD 924 冬 · Military · Commander · At Zhuo Prefecture 涿州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 40
Defeated Yang Li at Luzhou
AD 924 五月 · Military · Commander · With Yang Li (楊立)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 38
Entered Bian
AD 926 壬申，入汴州 · Military · Commander · At Bianzhou 汴州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 53
Sent against Zhao Zaili then mutinied joined him
AD 926 天成元年三月 · Military · Commander · With Zhao Zaili (趙在禮)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 49-50, 240
Struck Liang captured Wang Yanzhang
AD 923 王彥章急攻鄆州 · Military · Vanguard · With Wang Yanzhang (王彥章)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 29-30
Took Bian Fengqiu Gate
AD 923 遣嗣源以千騎先至汴州 · Military · Commander · At Bianzhou 汴州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 34

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Relation Trusted colleague of · Person Zhuangzong (莊宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 35
Relation Kinsman visitor of · Person Empress Dowager Zhenjian (貞簡太后)
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 43

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 6Volume 6 Later Tang Annals 3: Mingzong · 10 passages

王彥章急攻鄆州，莊宗悉軍救之，嗣源為前鋒，擊梁軍。 Wang Yanzhang hammered Yun Prefecture. Zhuangzong marched out in full force. Siyuan led the van and hit Liang.

彥章雖敗，而段凝悉將梁兵屯河上，莊宗未知所向，諸將多言乘勝以取青、齊，嗣源曰：「彥章之敗，凝猶未知，使其聞之，遲疑定計，亦須三日。 Yanzhang was down, but Duan Ning still had every Liang soldier on the river. Zhuangzong could not choose a course. Officers urged pressing on to Qing and Qi. Siyuan said, “Ning has not heard of Yanzhang’s fall. When he does he will stall and reckon—that buys three days.

而郭崇韜亦勸莊宗入汴，莊宗以為然，遣嗣源以千騎先至汴州，攻封丘門，王瓚開門降。 Guo Chongtao seconded the plan. Zhuangzong assented and sent Siyuan with a thousand riders to Bian to storm the Fengqiu Gate. Wang Zan opened and yielded.

莊宗後至，見嗣源大喜，手攬其衣，以頭觸之曰：「天下與爾共之。」 Zhuangzong came after, saw Siyuan, and rejoiced. He seized his robe and pressed forehead to forehead. “The empire is yours and mine together.”

冬，契丹侵漁陽，嗣源敗之於涿州。 That winter Khitan raiders struck Yuyang. Siyuan beat them at Zhuo.

莊宗幸鄴，請朝行在，不許。 Zhuangzong went to Ye. Siyuan asked leave to attend at the traveling palace and was refused.

郭崇韜、朱友謙皆以讒死，嗣源以名位高，亦見疑忌。 Guo Chongtao and Zhu Youqian both died through slander; Li Siyuan too, with his high reputation and rank, came under suspicion.

趙在禮反於魏，大臣皆請遣嗣源討賊，莊宗不許，羣臣屢請，莊宗不得已，遣之。 When Zhao Zaili rebelled at Wei, the chief ministers all urged that Siyuan be sent against the rebels. Zhuangzong refused, but after repeated pleas from the court he had no choice and dispatched him.

三月壬子，嗣源至魏，屯御河南，在禮登樓謝罪。 On renzi of the third month Siyuan reached Wei and camped south of the imperial ford. Zaili climbed the wall and sued for mercy.

甲寅，軍變，嗣源入於魏，與在禮合，夕出，止魏縣。 On jiayin the troops mutinied. Siyuan entered Wei and threw in with Zaili. At dusk he marched out and stopped at Wei County.