Sui and Tang · Official and Military Officer

Yan Li 嚴礪

Attested AD 805 - AD 806

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yan Li was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 805 to AD 806 劉闢拒命
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passage 79

Career and standing

Military Commissioner of East River Circuit 東川
Proposed for
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 83

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 79
At East River Circuit 東川 · Relation Proposed posting
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 83

Events and relationships

Asked senior minister as jiedushi
Political · Proposer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 82
Proposed Bingzhou troops via Guo Lang
Military · Proposer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 79

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 3 passages

高崇文圍鹿頭未下，嚴礪請出并州兵，與崇文趨果、閬，以攻渝、合，吉甫以為非是，因言：「漢伐公孫述，晉伐李勢，宋伐譙縱，梁伐劉季連、蕭紀，凡五攻蜀，繇江道者四。 Gao Chongwen had besieged Lutou without success; Yan Li proposed sending Bingzhou troops to join Chongwen in marching on Guo and Lang to attack Yu and He. Jifu objected, saying, "When Han attacked Gongsun Shu, Jin attacked Li Shi, Song attacked Qiao Zong, and Liang attacked Liu Jilian and Xiao Ji—in all five campaigns against Shu, four went by the Yangtze route.

礪復請大臣為節度，吉甫諫曰：「崇文功且成，而又命帥，不復盡力矣。」 Yan Li again asked that a senior minister be made military commissioner; Jifu remonstrated, "Chongwen's victory is nearly won; if another commander is appointed over him, he will no longer give his full effort."

因請以西川授崇文，而屬礪東川，益資、簡六州，使兩川得以相制。 He therefore proposed giving West River Circuit to Chongwen while assigning Yan Li East River Circuit with the six prefectures of Yi, Zi, and Jian added, so that the two circuits could keep each other in check.