Qin and Han · Prince of Wuyin

Li Yi 李軼

Attested AD 23 - AD 23

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Yi was a prince of Wuyin.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 23 to AD 23 更始立
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 157

Family

Kinship Role brothers · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passages 158-159

Career and standing

Prince of Wuyin 舞陰王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 157

Places and affiliations

Polity Gengshi regime 更始 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 157

Events and relationships

Accepted surrenders of commanderies and kingdoms
AD 23 to AD 23 更始立 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 157
With brothers monopolized regional authority
AD 23 to AD 23 時李軼兄弟用事 · Political · Power holder
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 158
Relation Patron of · Person Geng Chun (耿純)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 161

Assessments and attributes

Assessment sudden favor without virtue endangers success · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Geng Chun (耿純)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passages 159-160

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 142

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 24Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng · 4 passages

王莽敗，更始立，使舞陰王李軼降諸郡國，純父艾降，還為濟南太守。 After Wang Mang fell and the Gengshi Emperor took power, Prince Li Yi of Wuyin toured the provinces to accept surrenders; Geng Ai submitted and was sent back as governor of Jinan.

時李軼兄弟用事，專制方面，賓客遊說者甚眾。 The Li brothers then dominated their region, and a crowd of hangers-on importuned them daily.

純連求謁不得通，久之乃得見，因說軼曰：『大王以龍虎之姿，遭風雲之時，奮迅拔起，期月之間兄弟稱王，而德信不聞於士民，功勞未施於百姓，寵祿暴興，此智者之所忌也。 Geng Chun could not win an audience for a long time; when he finally saw Li Yi he said, "You have the stature of dragon and tiger and caught the moment of storm; your house declared itself kings within a month—yet the people hear nothing of your good faith, see no real benefit, only sudden honors. The wise fear exactly that.

軼奇之，且以其巨鹿大姓，乃承制拜為騎都尉，授以節，令安集趙、魏。 Li Yi was impressed, and because the Gengs were a powerful Julu clan, he commissioned Geng Chun colonel of cavalry on his own authority, handed him the staff of office, and sent him to pacify Zhao and Wei.