Li Guangbi (李光弼) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Guangbi was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 759 五日
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 50
AD 755 to AD 764 光弼
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 134
AD 756 十五載
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 278
AD 758 十月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46
AD 759 to AD 761 壁河陽拒史思明
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passage 103
AD 755 to AD 762 引抱玉為裨校
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passage 96

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AD 759 to AD 762 攻洛陽
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passage 59
AD 762 to AD 767 李光弼奏救至謙損
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 144, passages 72, 79
AD 759 to AD 761 李光弼用為懷州刺史
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 118
AD 755 to AD 762 李光弼表
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 161, passage 108
AD 756 to AD 762 至德寶應
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 134

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Grand Marshal 太尉
Held · From Source Date: Text: 十月 · Western Year: AD 758
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46
Hedong military governor 河東節度使
Held · From Source Date: Text: 十月 · Western Year: AD 758
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 278
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 118; Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46; Old Book of Tang 126, passage 134; New Book of Tang 138, passage 59; New Book of Tang 144, passage 72
AD 759 五日
At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 50
AD 756 十五載
At Tumen 土門 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 278
At Hedong 河東 · Relation Posted to · From Source Date: Text: 十月 · Western Year: AD 758
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46

Works and attributed material

AD 756 十五載
Letter · Addressee · With Ge Shuhan (哥舒翰)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 280
Memorial · Author · With Tian Shenggong (田神功)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 72
吾用兵三十年，未見以少擊眾，雄捷如馬將軍者！
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Ma Lin (馬璘)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 61

Events and relationships

Appointed Cui Yuan prefect of Huai
AD 759 to AD 761 李光弼用為懷州刺史 · Appointment · Appointing authority · With Cui Yuan (崔圓)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 118
Attacked Luoyang against Shi Chaoyi
Military · Commander · With Shi Chaoyi (史朝義)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 59
Besieged
Military · Commander · With An Qingxu (安慶緒) · At Xiangzhou 相州 · From Source Date: Text: 十月 · Western Year: AD 758 · Until Source Date: Text: 二年六月六日 · Western Year: AD 759
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 46
Defeated rebels blocking westward advance
Military · Commander · With Shi Siming (史思明)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 105
Entrenched at Heyang
Military · Commander · With Shi Siming (史思明) · At Heyang 河陽
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 103
Held Tumen
AD 756 十五載 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 278

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Killed Cui Zhong
Legal · Executioner · With Cui Zhong (崔眾)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 134
Memorialized relief of Songzhou
Military · Recommender · With Tian Shenggong (田神功)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 72
Returned
AD 759 五日 · Travel · Commander · At Taiyuan 太原
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 50
Took Li Baoyu as staff officer
Military · Commander · With Li Baoyu (李抱玉)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 96
Relation Employer of · Person Cui Yuan (崔圓)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 118
Relation Superior of · Person Li Baoyu (李抱玉)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 96, 103
Relation Superior of · Person Ma Lin (馬璘)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 59

Assessments and attributes

Assessment treated subordinates with measured courtesy · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 79

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 278; Old Book of Tang 126, passage 134

References in the histories

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 112Volume 108 Biographies 58: Wei Jiansu, Cui Yuan, Cui Huan, Du Hongjian · 1 passage

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李光弼用為懷州刺史，除太子詹事，改汾州刺史，皆以理行稱。 Li Guangbi appointed him prefect of Huai. He later served as steward of the crown prince and then prefect of Fen, earning praise for good governance in each post.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 1 passage

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長卿嘗任租庸使，為吳仲孺所困，崔眾供軍吝財，為光弼所殺，故言及之，佶大懼，不敢固護，財帛將轉輸入京師者，悉為少遊奪之。 Liu Changqing had once been transport commissioner and was ruined by Wu Zhongru; Cui Zhong had hoarded army funds and was executed by Li Guangbi. Ji was terrified and did not resist. All funds bound for the capital were seized by Shaoyou.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 138Volume 138 Biographies 63: · 5 passages

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從李光弼攻洛陽，史朝義眾十萬陣北邙山，旗鎧照日，諸疑，未敢擊。 Serving under Li Guangbi at Luoyang, he faced Shi Chaoyi's army of one hundred thousand drawn up on Mount Beimang, their banners and armor blazing in the sun. The commanders hesitated and dared not attack.

光弼曰：「吾用兵三十年，未見以少擊眾，雄捷如馬將軍者！」 Guangbi said, "In thirty years of command I have never seen anyone strike so boldly and swiftly against such odds as General Ma!"

其為人沈毅有謀，尤忠謹，李光弼引為裨校。 Deep, resolute, and shrewd, he was above all loyal and careful; Li Guangbi took him on as a staff officer.

光弼壁河陽拒之，使抱玉守南城。 Guangbi entrenched at Heyang to block him and left Baoyu to hold the southern city.

賊乃舍去，從光弼戰，大敗，因不能西。 The rebels then withdrew; following Guangbi into battle they were routed and could advance no farther west.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 144Volume 144 Biographies 69: Lai, Tian, Hou, Cui, Yan · 2 passages

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時賊圍宋州急，李光弼奏神功往救，賊解去。 Rebels were pressing Songzhou hard; Li Guangbi urged that Shengong relieve the city, and the siege was raised.

始，嘗倨驕自如，見光弼待官屬鈞禮，乃折節謙損。 He had once been insufferably proud, but after watching Li Guangbi treat his staff with measured courtesy he learned to humble himself.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu · 1 passage

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李光弼表為武寧府判官，遷沂州刺史，諭降賊李浩五千人。 Li Guangbi memorialized him as executive officer of the Wuning headquarters; he was transferred to prefect of Yizhou and persuaded five thousand rebels under Li Hao to surrender.