Overview
Li Xi was an official, Statesman, and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jingwang | 景望 | Jingwang |
| Posthumous name | Wen | 文 | |
| Nickname | Li the Book Tower | 李書樓 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 895 殺之於都亭驛Killed · At Duting Post Station 都亭驛Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 277
Attested activity
- AD 894 乾寧元年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passages 271-274, 276
- AD 860 to AD 874 咸通Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passages 249-250, 255
- AD 886 嗣襄王之亂Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 258
- AD 859 to AD 860 大中末Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 248
- AD 895 殺之於都亭驛Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passages 261, 263, 277-278
- AD 880 黃巢陷洛Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passages 256-257
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Li Shi (李拭)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 247
- Parent of Li Yan (李沇)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 263
- Sibling of Younger Brother of Li Xi (李磎弟)younger brother 弟Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 272
Career and standing
- minister of rites and concurrent chancellor 禮部尚書同中書門下平章事AD 894 乾寧元年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 271
- director of the Bureau of Revenue on detached duty in the eastern capital 戶部郎中分司東都AD 859 to AD 874 累遷戶部郎中，分司東都 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 248
- drafting secretary of the Secretariat 中書舍人AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 259
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 259
- Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent 太子少傅AD 894 翌日 · DemotedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 273
- Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子少師AD 894 又罷為太子少師 · DismissedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 276
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- Minister of Works 司徒AD 895 贈司徒 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 278
- Hanlin academician 學士ReappointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 260
- office and rank restored 復官爵AD 895 行瑜誅，有詔復官爵 · BestowedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 278
- posthumous title Wen 謚曰文AD 895 謚曰文 · BestowedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 278
- salary not forfeited 不奪俸AD 860 to AD 874 詔不奪俸 · PardonedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 255
- loss of salary 奪俸AD 860 to AD 874 坐奪俸 · PunishedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 249
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 146, passage 248
- AD 859 to AD 874 分司東都At Luoyang 東都 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 248
- AD 886 嗣襄王之亂At Huainan 淮南 · Relation SojournedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 258
- At Huayin 華陰 · Relation ResidedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 260
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 859 to AD 860 大中末 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 248
- Skill learning 學 · Level devotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 261
Works and attributed material
- essays and commentaries on the classics and histories 文章及註解諸書傳Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 262
- Memorial · Author · Paraphrased · Count 11Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 274
- Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0250, s0251, s0252, s0253, s0254Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passages 250-254
Events and relationships
- Brought up ugly words about Liu Chonglu's father's bribery and death by poisonDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 275
- Carried eight Secretariat seals to Heyang and refused to give them upDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 256
- Crimes listed and killed at Duting Post Station by Li Maozhen, Wang Xingyu, and Han JianAD 895 殺之於都亭驛 · Political · Victim · At Duting Post Station 都亭驛Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 277
- Declared himself slandered by Liu Chonglu and submitted eleven memorials without stoppingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 274
- Impeached Hao Jingquan for unlawful conductDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 249
- Remonstrated bitterly against Gao Pian accepting a false commission and was not heededDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 258
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- Resigned, returned to Huayin, and was summoned again as Hanlin academicianPolitical · OfficialDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 260
- Relation Rival of · Person Cui Zhaowei (崔昭緯)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 272
- Relation Remonstrator of · Person Gao Pian (高駢)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 258
- Relation Associate of · Person Yang Fugong (楊復恭) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Liu Chonglu (劉崇魯)Uncertain · New Book of Tang 146, passage 272
- Relation Valued by · Person Emperor Zhaozong (昭宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 276
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment failed to comport himself as a great minister · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 275
- Assessment harbors treachery and must not serve as chancellor to the Son of Heaven · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Liu Chonglu (劉崇魯)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 272
- AD 880 黃巢陷洛Item eight seals of the Secretariat 尚書八印 · Relation CarriedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 256
- Item ten thousand scrolls of books 書至萬卷 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 261
References in the histories
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