Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Li Xi 李憙

Attested AD 270 - AD 280

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Xi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 270 to AD 280 上党李憙曰
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 101, passage 92

Places and affiliations

At Shangdang 上党
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 92

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wu of Jin (晉武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passages 92, 94

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 101Volume 101 Records 1: Liu Yuanhai and Liu Xuan · 3 passages

後秦涼覆沒，帝疇咨將帥，上党李憙曰：「陛下誠能發匈奴五部之眾，假元海一將軍之號，鼓行而西，可指期而定。」 When Liang collapsed the court debated generals; Li Xi of Shangdang said, "Mobilize the five Xiongnu divisions, give Liu Yuan a general's baton, and march west on schedule—the west will fall."

憙勃然曰：「以匈奴之勁悍，元海之曉兵，奉宣聖威，何不盡之有！」 Li Xi snapped, "Their ferocity plus Liu Yuan's craft, carrying imperial majesty—what could resist?"

泣謂彌曰：「王渾、李憙以鄉曲見知，每相稱達，讒間因之而進，深非吾願，適足為害。 Through tears he told Wang Mi, "Wang Hun and Li Xi, as fellow northerners, praised me until malice followed—never my wish, only a curse.