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Overview Martial Emperor was a ruler and General.
Identity Historical · Male
Other names Type English Chinese Pinyin
Personal name
Li Keyong
李
Life and dates Attested activity AD 905 天祐二年三月
AD 895 既平王行瑜
AD 883 to AD 895 武皇鎮撫太原
Places and affiliations Polity Hedong 河東 · Relation RuledWorks and attributed material Events and relationships After pacifying Wang Xingyu turned north of the Wei; rain for sixty days; generals urged an audience
Scarcely doubted Gai Yu despite Liang rumors
Wept bitterly at Yu's death
Withdrew the army that very day on Gai Yu's advice
AD 895 既平王行瑜 · Military · Commander
Assessments and attributes Assessment stern and exacting; the slightest offense brought punishment · Mode historian-judgmentReferences in the histories
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55 Volume 55 Book of Later Tang 31: Biographies 7: Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jiantang, Li Chengsi, Shi Yan, Gai Yu, Yi Guang, Li Chengxun, Shi Jingrong · 13 passages
武皇性嚴急，左右難事，無委遇者，小有違忤，即置於法，惟寓承顏希旨，規其趨向，婉辭順意，以盡參裨。
The Martial Emperor was stern and exacting. Those around him found him hard to serve, and none enjoyed his full trust. The slightest offense brought punishment. Only Yu read his mood, anticipated his wishes, and with gentle words guided him, serving as his closest adviser.
武皇或暴怒將吏，事將不測，寓欲救止，必佯佐其怒以責之，武皇怡然釋之。
When the Martial Emperor flew into a rage against an officer and the man's fate hung in the balance, Yu would feign to join the anger and reproach the victim, and the Martial Emperor would calmly relent.
有所諫諍，必征近事以為喻，自武皇鎮撫太原，最推親信，中外將吏，無不景附，朝廷藩鄰，信使結托，先及武皇，次入寓門；
When he remonstrated, he always cited recent events as examples. From the time the Martial Emperor secured Taiyuan, Yu was his most trusted intimate. Generals within and without looked to him with admiration. Envoys from court and neighboring commands sought him out—first the Martial Emperor, then Yu's door;
既總軍中大柄，其名振主，梁祖亦使奸人離間，暴揚於天下，言蓋寓已代李，聞者寒心，武皇略無疑間。
and once he held the army's greatest authority, his name overshadowed even his lord's. The Founder of Liang sent agents to spread rumors through the realm that Gai Yu had already replaced Li Keyong. Men who heard it were chilled with fear, yet the Martial Emperor scarcely doubted him.
初，武皇既平王行瑜，旋師渭北，暴雨六十日，諸將或請入覲，且云：「天顏咫尺，安得不行覲禮。」
After the Martial Emperor had pacified Wang Xingyu, he turned his army north of the Wei. Rain poured for sixty days. Some generals asked to enter the capital for an audience, saying, "The emperor is within reach. How can we fail to pay our respects?"
武皇意未決，寓白曰：「車駕自石門還京，寢未安席，比為行瑜兄弟驚駭乘輿，今京師未寧，奸宄流議，大王移兵渡渭，必恐復動宸情。
The Martial Emperor hesitated. Yu said, "Since the emperor returned from Shimen to the capital, he has not yet rested secure on his throne. Wang Xingyu and his brothers have just terrified the court. The capital is not yet settled, and malicious talk circulates. If you cross the Wei with your army, you will surely alarm the throne again.
武皇笑曰：「蓋寓尚阻吾入覲，況天下人哉！」
The Martial Emperor laughed and said, "Even Gai Yu blocks my going to court—how much more would the realm!"
天祐二年三月，寓病篤，武皇日幸其第，手賜藥餌。
In the third month of the second year of Tianyou Yu fell gravely ill. The Martial Emperor visited his house daily and personally sent him medicine.
初，寓家每事珍膳，窮極海陸，精於府饌，武皇非寓家年獻不食，每幸寓第，其往如歸，恩寵之洽，時我與比；
Yu's household prepared delicacies from land and sea, cuisine fit for the palace. The Martial Emperor would eat no New Year's offering except from Yu's kitchen. Whenever he visited Yu's house he came as to his own home. None at the time could compare in favor;
遇天下大亂，乃委質於武皇。
When the empire fell into chaos he submitted to the Martial Emperor.
時武皇主盟，諸侯景附，軍機締結，聘遺旁午，廣奉使稱旨，累遷至檢校司徒。
The Martial Emperor then presided over the alliance, and lords flocked to him. Military affairs and diplomatic ties multiplied, and envoys with gifts crossed paths without cease. Guang served on missions to general approval and rose to acting Minister of Education.
乾寧四年，從征劉仁恭，武皇之師不利於成安寨，廣歿於賊。
In the fourth year of Qianning he joined the campaign against Liu Rengong. The Martial Emperor's army met defeat at Chengan stockade, and Guang died fighting the enemy.
事武皇為帳中綱紀，甚親任之。
He served the Martial Emperor as steward of headquarters and enjoyed his deep trust.