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Li Siyuan was a general and Official.
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Book of Later Tang 5: Zhuangzong Annals 3 · 3 passages
三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義節度使李嗣昭、滄州節度使李存審、定州節度使王處直、邢州節度使李嗣源、成德軍兵馬留後張文禮、遙領天平軍節度使閻寶、大同軍節度使李存璋、新州節度使王鬱、振武節度使李存進、同州節度使朱令德，各遣使勸進，請帝紹唐帝位，帝報書不允。
In the third month Youqian of Hezhong, Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Cunshen of Cangzhou, Chuzhi of Ding, Siyuan of Xing, Wenli acting for Chengde, Yan Bao holding Taiping in title, Cunzhang of Datong, Yu of Xin, Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Lingde of Tong all urged Cunxu to take the throne; he wrote back refusing.
冬十月己未，梁將戴思遠攻德勝北城，帝命李嗣源設伏於戚城，令騎軍挑戰。
On jiwei in the tenth month Dai Siyuan of Liang struck Desheng's north citadel; Cunxu had Li Siyuan lie in wait at Qi and sent horse to provoke.
梁軍愈恐，步兵漸至，李嗣源以鐵騎三千乘之，梁軍大敗，俘斬二萬計。
Liang wavered; when their foot came up, Siyuan hit them with three thousand iron cavalry and broke them, taking or killing on the order of twenty thousand.