Five Dynasties · Military Governor and Rebel

Li Shouzhen 李守貞

First attested AD 932; died AD 949

Passages
161
Chapters
24
Histories
3

Overview

Li Shouzhen was a Military Governor and Rebel.

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TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Alternate name Li at Hezhong 李河中

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Key source chapters

  1. Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 109 Volume 109 Book of Later Jin 11: Biographies 6: Du Zhongwei, Li Shouzhen, Zhao Siwan 57 passages
  2. New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze 37 passages
  3. New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9 Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled 10 passages
  4. Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 82 Volume 82 Book of Later Jin 8: Emperor Shao 2 6 passages
  5. New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin 6 passages

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References in the histories

161 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 82Volume 82 Book of Later Jin 8: Emperor Shao 2 · 6 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 85Volume 85 Book of Later Jin 11: Emperor Shao 4 · 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 86Volume 86 Book of Later Jin 12: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 5 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 109Volume 109 Book of Later Jin 11: Biographies 6: Du Zhongwei, Li Shouzhen, Zhao Siwan · 57 passages
契丹下令括率京城錢帛,將相公私,雷同率配,重威與李守貞各萬緡,乃告契丹主曰:「臣等以十萬漢軍降於皇帝,不免配借,臣所不甘。」 The Khitan ordered a levy of money and cloth across the capital, assessing ministers and commoners alike. Chongwei and Li Shouzhen were each charged ten thousand strings. He then told the Khitan khan, "We surrendered a hundred thousand Han troops to Your Majesty, yet we are still squeezed for levies. That we cannot bear."
禮畢,以俘馘徇於都城,守貞首級梟於南市,諸子並賊黨孫願、劉芮、張延嗣、劉仁裕、僧總倫、靖余、張球、王廷秀、焦文傑、安在欽等並磔於西市,餘皆斬之。 After the rites the captives were paraded through the capital. Shouzhen's head was displayed in the southern market. His sons and followers—including Sun Yuan, Liu Rui, Zhang Yansi, Liu Renyu, the monk Zonglun, Jing Yu, Zhang Qiu, Wang Tingxiu, Jiao Wenjie, and An Zaiqin—were dismembered at the western market, and the rest were beheaded.
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 113Volume 113 Book of Later Zhou 15: Taizu Annals 4 · 5 passages
高祖征李守貞,軍次河上,高祖慮其爭濟,臨岸而諭之,未及坐,忽有群鴉噪於上,高祖退十餘步,引弓將射之,矢未及發而岸崩,其釁裂之勢,在高祖足下,高祖棄弓顧群鴉而笑曰:「得非天使汝驚動吾耶? Campaigning against Li Shouzhen, Gaozu halted on the riverbank; fearing a scramble to cross he addressed the troops from the shore; before he could sit crows clamored overhead; he stepped back ten paces and drew his bow; before he loosed the arrow the bank collapsed where he had stood; he dropped the bow, turned to the crows, and laughed: "Did Heaven send you to warn me?
《五代史闕文》:周太祖在漢隱帝朝為樞密使,將兵伐河中李守貞,時馮道守太師,不與朝政,以請告,周祖謁道於私第,問伐蒲策,道辭以不在其位,不敢議國事。 The 《Omitted Texts of the History of the Five Dynasties》 records: as military affairs commissioner under Han Emperor Yin, Zhou Taizu led troops against Li Shouzhen of Hezhong; Feng Dao held grand preceptor rank and stayed out of politics on leave; Taizu called at his home to ask strategy for attacking Pu; Dao declined, saying he was out of office and dared not discuss state affairs.
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 121Volume 121 Book of Later Zhou 23: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 129Volume 129 Book of Later Zhou 31: Biographies 9: Chang Si, Di Guangye, Cao Ying, Li Yanyun, Li Hui, Li Jianchong, Wang Zhongyi, Sun Hanyin, Xu Qian, Zhao Feng, Qi Cangzhen, Wang Huan, Zhang Yanchao, Zhang Ying, Liu Renshan · 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 137Volume 137: Foreign States Biographies 1: Khitan · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 141Volume 141: Treatises 3 Five Elements · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 6: Yelu Jieli, Yelu Balide, Yelu Shuogu, Yelu Lubugu, Zhao Yanshou, Gao Mohan, Zhao Siwen, Yelu Oulisi, Zhang Li · 2 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 9Volume 9 Later Jin Annals 2: the Emperor That Fled · 10 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 6 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 4 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 17Volume 17: The Later Jin Imperial Family · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20Volume 20: Shizong of Later Zhou's Family · 4 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 30Volume 30 Later Han Biographies 10: Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Liu Zhu, Li Ye, Nie Wenjin, Hou Zan, Guo Yunming · 2 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31Volume 31 Later Zhou Biographies 11: Wang Pu, Zheng Renhui, Hu Zai · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Miscellaneous Biographies 30: Wang Jun, Wang Yin, Liu Ci, Wang Huan, Zhe Congruan · 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 37 passages
高祖崩,杜重威死,守貞懼,不自安,以謂漢室新造,隱帝初立,天下易以圖,而門下僧總倫以方術陰幹守貞,為言有非常之相,守貞乃決計反。 When Gaozu died and Du Zhongwei was killed, Shouzhen was afraid and ill at ease. He thought the Han house was newly established, Emperor Yin had just acceded, and the empire would be easy to seize. A monk under his patronage, Zonglun, used occult arts to work on Shouzhen privately and told him he had the countenance of one destined for extraordinary rule. Shouzhen then resolved to rebel.
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 53Volume 53 Miscellaneous Biographies 33: Wang Jinchong, Zhao Suwan, Murong Yanchao · 5 passages
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han · 1 passage