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Overview Martial Emperor was a ruler and General.
Identity Historical · Male
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Personal name
Li Keyong
李克用
Temple name
Founder
太祖
Life and dates Attested activity AD 886 光啟二年
AD 878 武皇起雲中
AD 880 to AD 884 誅黃巢
Places and affiliations Polity Hedong 河東 · Relation RuledWorks and attributed material Proclamation · Author · Direct quotation Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Chronicle Record via Tongjian Examination of Differences 通鑒考異引紀年錄 References 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 · 10 passages
以便騎射給事於武皇。
He served the Martial Emperor as a mounted attendant skilled in riding and archery.
自武皇入定三輔，誅黃巢，每出師皆從。
From the time the Martial Emperor secured the three capitals and killed Huang Chao, he followed on every campaign.
武皇起雲中，寓與康君立等推轂佐佑之，因為腹心。
When the Martial Emperor rose in Yunzhong, Yu joined Kang Junli and others in raising and supporting him and became one of his closest confidants.
武皇節制雁門，署職為都押牙，領嵐州刺史。
When the Martial Emperor took command of Yanmen, Yu was appointed chief guard officer and prefect of Lanzhou.
洎移鎮太原，改左都押牙、檢校左僕射。
When the Martial Emperor moved his headquarters to Taiyuan, Yu became left chief guard officer and acting Left Vice Director.
武皇與之決事，言無不從，凡出征伐，靡不衛從。
The Martial Emperor consulted him on every decision and never refused his counsel. He accompanied him on every campaign.
〈（《通鑒》：光啟二年，駕幸興元，大將蓋寓說克用曰：「 鑾輿播遷，天下皆歸咎於我，今不誅朱玫，黜李煴，無以自湔洗。」
(The Comprehensive Mirror states: In the second year of Guangqi the emperor went to Xingyuan. Great general Gai Yu said to Li Keyong, "The imperial carriage has been driven into exile, and the realm blames us for it. Unless we execute Zhu Mei and remove Li Yun, we cannot clear our name."
克用從之。
Li Keyong followed his advice.
又，《通鑒考異》引《紀年錄》云：偽使至太原，太祖詰其事狀，曰：「皆朱玫所為。」
The Examination of Differences in the Comprehensive Mirror also cites the Chronicle Record: When a false envoy reached Taiyuan, the Founder questioned him about the affair and said, "Zhu Mei did it all."
太祖燔偽詔，械其使，馳檄喻諸鎮曰：「今月二十日，得襄王偽詔及朱玫文字，云：『田令孜脅遷鑾駕，播越梁、洋，行至半塗，六軍變擾，遂至蒼黃而晏駕，不知弑逆者何人。
The Founder burned the false edict, put the envoy in fetters, and sent a rapid proclamation to the commands: "On the twentieth of this month I received the false edict of the Prince of Xiang and documents from Zhu Mei stating: 'Tian Lingzi coerced the removal of the imperial carriage into exile in Liang and Yang. Halfway on the road the Six Armies mutinied, and the emperor died in sudden confusion. No one knows who murdered him.