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Yi Shen was a general under Li Gao.
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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 135Volume 131 Biographies 81: Li Mian; Li Gao and His Sons Xianggu and Daogu · 8 passages
有裨將伊慎、李伯潛、劉旻皆自占，皋察其詞氣，驗其有功，悉補大將。
Subordinate generals Yi Shen, Li Boqian, and Liu Min all stepped forward. Li Gao read their bearing and verified their records, and appointed them all major generals.
初，伊慎將江西兵從李希烈平襄州，及反，懼皋任之，乃陰遣遺之鎖甲，又詐為慎書往復，置遺於境。
Earlier, Yi Shen had led Jiangxi troops under Li Xilie to capture Xiang Prefecture. When Xilie rebelled, fearing Li Gao would still employ Shen, Xilie secretly sent him chain mail as a gift and forged correspondence in Shen's name, leaving the gifts at the border.
上聞，即遣中使斬慎，皋表請捨令自效。
When the emperor heard of it, he dispatched an envoy to execute Yi Shen. Li Gao memorialized the throne asking that Shen be spared and allowed to prove his loyalty in battle.
會與賊夾江為陣，中使又至，皋乃勉令以功自贖，賜之以所乘馬及器甲，令將鋒而先，皋率軍繼之，責其有功，果大破賊，斬首數百級，慎方得免罪。
Just then they drew up against the enemy on opposite banks of the river. When the envoy arrived again, Li Gao urged Shen to win redemption through merit, gave him his own horse and armor, and sent him at the head of the vanguard while he followed with the main force. Shen broke the enemy soundly, taking several hundred heads, and only then escaped punishment.
皋遣伊慎將七千眾御之，遇於永安戍。
Li Gao sent Yi Shen with seven thousand men to oppose them. They met at Yong'an garrison.
慎列三柵，相去才四里，列鼓角中柵。
Yi Shen set three camps four li apart and stationed drums and horns in the center camp.
駕還京師，又遣伊慎、王鍔將兵圍安州，州城阻□水為固，攻之累日不下。
After the emperor returned to the capital, Li Gao again sent Yi Shen and Wang E to besiege An Prefecture. The city was strongly defended by the Ru River, and the siege dragged on for days without success.
希烈又遣兵援隨州，皋令伊慎擊於厲鄉，大破之，復平靜、白雁等關。
Li Xilie sent another force to relieve Suizhou. Li Gao ordered Yi Shen to strike at Lixiang, routed them thoroughly, and recaptured Jing Pass, Baiyan Pass, and the other strongpoints.