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Li Xiaogong was a general and Royal Family Member.
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 87Volume 87 Biographies 12: Xiao, Fu, Shen, Li, Liang · 7 passages
三年，高祖詔夔州總管趙郡王孝恭討之，拔通、開二州，斬偽東平王阇提。
In the third year Emperor Gaozu ordered the Prince of Zhao, General-in-Chief of Kuizhou Li Xiaogong, to attack him. Xiaogong took Tong and Kai prefectures and beheaded the false Prince of Dongping, Zheti.
景珍懼，遣使詣孝恭，舉地降。
Jingzhen was afraid, sent envoys to Xiaogong, and surrendered his territory.
四年，詔孝恭與李靖率巴蜀兵順流下，廬江王瑗繇襄陽道，黔州刺史田世康出辰州道，會兵圖銑。
In the fourth year an edict sent Xiaogong and Li Jing down the Yangtze with the armies of Ba and Shu, the Prince of Lujiang Li Yuan along the Xiangyang road, and the prefect of Qianzhou Tian Shikang by the Chenzhou road, all to converge on Xian.
銑乃遣將文士弘拒孝恭，戰清江口，孝恭大破之，獲鬥艦千艘，拔宜昌、當陽、枝江、松滋，偽江州將蓋彥舉以城降。
Xian sent Wen Shihong to block Xiaogong. They fought at the mouth of the Qing River; Xiaogong won a crushing victory, seized a thousand warships, and took Yichang, Dangyang, Zhijiang, and Songzi. The false Jiangzhou general Gai Yanju surrendered his city.
孝恭、靖直逼其都。
Xiaogong and Li Jing drove straight for his capital.
孝恭布長圍守之，數日，破其水城，取樓船數千。
Xiaogong drew a long encirclement around the city. Within days he stormed their river fort and captured several thousand tower ships.
孝恭受之，護送京師。
Xiaogong accepted his surrender and sent him to the capital under guard.