Li Sheng (李晟) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Sheng was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 787 及渾瑊與吐蕃會盟之日
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225
AD 783 to AD 784 帝在梁
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 161, passage 117
AD 783 建中四年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 131, passages 6, 56

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131 Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan 6 passages
Old Book of Tang, Chapter 129 Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 161 Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu 1 passage

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225
At frontier city 邊城 · Relation Grew up in
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225

Learning and skills

Skill knowledge of the Tibetan mind 知蕃戎心 · Level experiential
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Dezong (德宗) · Units s0225
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225

Events and relationships

Relation Supported opinion of · Person Liu Hun (柳渾)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225
Relation Commander receiving surrender of · Person Zhang Guangcheng (張光晟)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passage 57

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 225

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 129Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun · 1 passage

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李晟繼言曰：「臣生長邊城，知蕃戎心，今日之事，誠如渾言。」 Li Sheng continued, saying, "Your servant grew up on the frontier and knows the Tibetan mind. Today's matter is truly as Liu Hun says."

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 6 passages

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光晟潛使於李晟，有歸順之意。 Guangcheng secretly sent word to Li Sheng that he intended to return to allegiance.

晟進兵入苑，光晟勸賊泚宜速西奔，光晟以數千人送泚出城，因率眾回降於晟。 When Sheng advanced into the imperial park, Guangcheng urged rebel Ci to flee west quickly; Guangcheng escorted Ci out of the city with several thousand men, then led the troops back to surrender to Sheng.

晟以其誠款，又愛其材，欲奏用之，俾令歸私第，表請特減其罪。 Sheng considered his sincerity and also valued his ability; he wished to memorialize for his appointment and had him return to his private residence while petitioning for special mitigation of his crime.

晟不得已，拘之私第，後有詔言其狀跡不可原，乃斬之。 Sheng had no choice but to detain him in a private residence. Later an edict stated that his conduct could not be pardoned, and he was executed.

及官軍收京師，當處極刑，時琳已七十余，李晟憫其衰老，表請減死。 When the imperial army recovered the capital he was due for the extreme penalty; Lin was already over seventy, and Li Sheng pitied his age and memorialized to commute the death sentence.

賊敗，與偽中丞崔宣、賊將杜如江、吳希光等十三人，李晟收之，俱斬於安國寺前。 When the rebels were defeated, together with nominal Vice Censor Cui Xuan, rebel generals Du Rujiang, Wu Xiguang, and thirteen others, he was taken by Li Sheng and all were executed before Anguo Temple.

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

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帝在梁，雲達依李晟，晟表以禮部侍郎為軍司馬，時時咨逮戎略。 When the emperor was at Liang, Yunda attached himself to Li Sheng; Sheng memorialized appointing him vice minister of rites as army marshal, and frequently consulted him on military strategy.