Li Cunyi (李存乂) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Cunyi was a Royal Family Member and Military Governor.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 同光四年正月庚辰
Execution by beheading
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 18
AD 926 莊宗敗
executed by Zhuangzong 為莊宗所殺
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 26, 28
Execution
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 73

Attested activity

AD 925 乙巳
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222
AD 926 又與李存乂構亂
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 206
AD 926 同光
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 170
AD 925 同光三年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 23
AD 924 同光二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 90
AD 926 同光四年正月庚辰
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 18-19

Show 2 more source-backed claims

AD 925 辛亥
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 228
AD 925 魏王繼岌已破蜀
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜)
son-in-law 壻 · Through Daughter of Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜女)
son-in-law 子婿 · Through Daughter of Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜之女)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72; Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 19
Parent of Guo Congqian (郭從謙)
adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 93
Sibling of Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗)
imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
fifth younger brother 第五弟 · Paternal half siblings
younger half-brother 異母弟 · Paternal half siblings
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72; Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 23, 28; Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 18
Child of Mother of Cunyi (存乂母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 28
Spouse of Daughter of Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜女)
son-in-law 壻 · Marriage
son-in-law/husband 婿
Sources vary in certainty · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72; Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passages 26, 28
Child of Li Keyong (李克用)
son 子
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 28
Spouse of Daughter of Guo Chongtao (郭崇韜之女)
wife 妻
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 19
Sibling of Zhuangzong (莊宗)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 228

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Fuzhou military commissioner 鄜州節度使
AD 925 乙巳 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222
Jinzhou military commissioner 晉州節度使
AD 925 乙巳 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222
Jinzhou military commissioner 晉州節度使
AD 924 同光二年 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 90
military commissioner of Fuzhou 鄜州節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 18; Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 26
Prince Mu 睦王
AD 925 辛亥 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 228
Prince Mu 睦王
Enfeoffed · From Source Date: Text: 同光三年 · Western Year: AD 925
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 23

Show 3 more source-backed claims

Prince Mu 睦王
AD 925 辛亥 · Received
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 228
Imprisoned
Imprisonment · Authority Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passages 72-73
Suffered
Execution · Authority Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (後唐莊宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 26

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 222, 228; Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 18
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 206
AD 925 乙巳
At Fuzhou 鄜州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222
AD 925 乙巳
At Jinzhou 晉州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222

Events and relationships

Executed in Guo purge
AD 926 同光四年正月庚辰 · Political · Victim
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passages 18-19
transferred from Jinzhou to Fuzhou military commissioner 自晉州節度使為鄜州節度使
AD 925 乙巳 · Political · Appointee · Transferred
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 222
Relation Accused associate of · Person Zhu Youqian (朱友謙) · Mode allegation Speaker Jing Jin (景進)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 206

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 34, passage 18; Old History of the Five Dynasties 63, passage 206; New History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 72

References in the histories

Search passages

History

15 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31Volume 31 Book of Later Tang 7: Zhuangzong Annals 5 · 1 passage

Open chapter

以前安國軍節度副使、檢校太保、左衛上將軍李存乂為晉州節度使、檢校太傅； former Anguo Army deputy military governor, honorary Grand Guardian, and Left Guard senior general Li Cunyi became military governor of Jin Prefecture and honorary Grand Mentor;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33Volume 33 Book of Later Tang 9: Zhuangzong Annals 7 · 2 passages

Open chapter

乙巳，以晉州節度使李存乂為鄜州節度使，以相州刺史李存確為晉州節度使。 On yisi Li Cunyi of Jin became Fu commissioner and Li Cunque of Xiang became Jin commissioner.

辛亥，製皇第二弟存霸可封永王，第三弟存美可封邕王，第四弟存渥可封申王，第五弟存乂可封睦王，第六弟存確可封通王，第七弟存紀可封雅王。 On xinhai an investiture edict enfeoffed Cunba as Prince Yong, Cunmei as Prince of Yong, Cunwo as Prince Shen, Cunyi as Prince Mu, Cunque as Prince Tong, and Cunji as Prince Ya.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 34Volume 34 Book of Later Tang 10: Zhuangzong Annals 8 · 2 passages

Open chapter

庚辰，帝異母弟鄜州節度使存乂伏誅。 On gengchen Cunxu's half-brother Cunyi, commissioner of Fuzhou, was beheaded.

存乂，郭崇韜之子婿也，故亦及於禍。 Cunyi had married Guo Chongtao's daughter, so he fell with the Guo clan.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 51Volume 51 Book of Later Tang 27: Biographies 3: Imperial Family · 4 passages

Open chapter

睦王存乂，莊宗第五弟，同光三所封。 Prince Mu Cunyi, Zhuangzong's fifth younger brother, was enfeoffed in Tongguang 3.

〈（《北夢瑣言》云：莊宗異母弟存乂，以郭崇韜女婿伏誅。 (Beimeng Suoyan records that Cunyi, Zhuangzong's half-brother, was put to death for being married to Guo Chongtao's daughter.

莊宗令閹人察訪外事，言存乂於諸將坐上訴郭氏之無罪，其言怨望。 Zhuangzong sent eunuchs to spy on affairs beyond the palace, and they reported that seated among the generals Cunyi had argued for the Guo family's innocence in tones full of resentment.

皇弟存乂常朋淫於其家，至是與存乂並罹其禍。）〉 Prince Cunyi was a habitual reveler at Yang's house; now Yang and Cunyi alike fell victim to the same purge.)〉

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 63Volume 63 Book of Later Tang 39: Biographies 15: Zhang Quanyi, Zhu Youqian · 1 passage

Open chapter

景進謂莊宗曰：「河中人有告變者，言繼麟與崇韜謀叛，聞崇韜死，又與李存乂構鬆逆，當斷不斷，禍不旋踵。」 Jing Jin told Zhuangzong, "Someone from Hezhong reports that Jilin plotted rebellion with Chongtao and, after Chongtao's death, conspired with Li Cunyi; hesitation now will bring disaster at once."

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong · 1 passage

Open chapter

梁之友珪反，唐戕克宁而杀存乂、从璨，则父子骨肉之恩，几何其不绝矣。 When Liang’s Yougui rebelled, Later Tang slew Kening and put Cunyi and Congcan to death—the tie between father and son, bone and blood, was all but severed.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37Volume 37 Biographies 17: · 4 passages

Open chapter

皇弟存乂，崇韜之壻也，進讒於莊宗曰：「存乂且反，為婦翁報仇。」 Imperial brother Cunyi was Chongtao’s son-in-law; Jin whispered to Zhuangzong: “Cunyi will rise to avenge his wife’s father.”

從謙以姓郭，拜崇韜為叔父，而皇弟存乂又以從謙為養子。 Congqian was a Guo by birth and called Chongtao uncle; imperial brother Cunyi had adopted him as a son.

崇韜死，存乂見囚，從謙置酒軍中，憤然流涕，稱此二人之冤。 When Chongtao was dead and Cunyi in chains, Congqian feasted his troops, wept, and cried out at the wrong done to both men.

莊宗戲從謙曰：「汝党存乂、崇韜負我，又教王溫反。 Zhuangzong teased Congqian: “Your friends Cunyi and Chongtao betrayed me, and you set Wang Wen on the path of treason.