Li Si'an (李思安) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Si'an was a Later Liang General.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zhenchen	貞臣	Zhēnchén

Life and dates

Death

Executed · Authority Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 151
AD 912 乾化二年
Demoted to Liuzhou registrar then granted death at Xiangzhou · Authority the Founder (太祖) · At Xiangzhou 相州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 128

Attested activity

AD 908 天祐五年三月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 62
AD 910 天祐七年冬十月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 104
AD 910 天祐七年十二月丁巳朔
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 109
AD 911 天祐八年正月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 122, 133
AD 910 to AD 911 Kaiping 4 through Qianhua 1
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 23, passages 121, 127
AD 911 乾化元年十二月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 68, 70

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AD 911 to AD 912 乾化元年秋至乾化二年正月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 126, 128, 131
AD 907 to AD 908 以李思安代懷英將；罷思安
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 15-16
AD 908 八月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
AD 883 唐中和三年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 109
AD 907 四年六月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 53
AD 910 天祐七年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 79
AD 906 天祐三年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passages 30-31
AD 907 to AD 912 太祖北征，過相州
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 151
AD 907 to AD 912 夾城攻潞州
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 9
AD 907 开平元年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 16
AD 907 to AD 908 李思安之圍上黨
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 65
AD 907 李思安之圍潞州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 159
AD 901 to AD 902 李思安之攻上黨
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 40
AD 909 梁開平三年春正月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 122
AD 906 to AD 910 汴將李思安築夾城
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 98
AD 907 開平元年春
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 121
AD 910 開平四年七月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 135
AD 910 開平四年十一月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 24

Key source chapters

Career and standing

cavalryman under Yang Yanhong 汴將楊彥洪騎士
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 107
great general 大將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 104
Liang general 梁將
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 62; Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 40
deputy Tread-White commander 副王虔裕為踏白將
Appointed · Authority the Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 112
Xiangzhou prefect 相州刺史
AD 911 乾化元年秋 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 126
commander replacing Kang Huaiying 代懷英將
AD 907 to AD 908 以李思安代懷英將 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15

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overall commander of the Luzhou campaign 潞州行營都統
AD 908 八月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
northeast campaign commander-in-chief 東北面行營都指揮使
AD 910 開平四年七月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 135
acting Left Vice Director 檢校左僕射
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 118
Bozhou prefect 亳州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 118
vanguard commander 先鋒使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 24
commander 將
AD 908 罷思安 · Dismissed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 16
prefect of Bozhou 亳州刺史
AD 908 八月 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
commander of the Lu Prefecture campaign army 潞州行營都指揮使
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 16
Liang general 將
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 31
prefect of Xiang 相州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 109; New History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 151
Xiangzhou prefect 相州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 24
Xuanhua army acting prefect 宣化軍留後
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 135
all-armies commander 諸軍都指揮使
Promoted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 118
pacification commissioner 招討使
Replaced
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 63
stripped of all ranks and bound as a common household 盡奪其官爵，委本郡以民戶係焉
Punished · Authority the Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 123

Places and affiliations

Polity Bian 汴 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 53
Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 65
Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 40; New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 31
Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 62, 104, 133; New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15
At Zhangting in Chenliu 陳留張亭里
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 106

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AD 908 八月
At Bozhou 亳州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
AD 908 八月
At Luzhou 潞州 · Relation Campaigned at
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140

Events and relationships

Advanced on the Emperor with Han
Military · Vanguard
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 117
Appointed luzhou campaign chief
AD 908 八月 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140
Attacked Luzhou with 100,000 men and built twin siege cities cutting all routes
AD 907 四年六月 · Military · Besieger · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 53
Attacked Shangdang and pressed the Jin army at Gaohe
AD 901 to AD 902 李思安之攻上黨 · Military · Commander · At Shangdang 上黨
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 40
Attacked Youzhou in spring of Kaiping 1 and terrified Yan, then failed for months at Lu with many desertions
AD 907 開平元年春 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 121-122
Besieged Shangdang
AD 907 to AD 908 李思安之圍上黨 · Military · Besieger · At Shangdang 上黨
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 65

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Besieged Luzhou with twin walls
AD 906 天祐三年 · Military · Besieger · With Li Sizhao (李嗣昭) · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 31
Besieged
Military · Commander · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 98
Camped at Zezhou against Shangdang
Military · Vanguard
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 104
Crossed the Huai, took Tianchang and Gaoyou, resisted Sun Ru, and pressed Chuzhou
Military · Commander · With Sun Ru (孫儒)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 117
Defeated
Military · Commander · Opponent Jin forces 晉人
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 16
Encamped at Baixiang
AD 910 天祐七年 · Military · Commander · At Baixiang 柏鄉
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 79
Escaped Baixiang by night
Military · Fleeing commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 133
Failed
AD 908 久之，思安亦無功 · Military · Commander · At Luzhou 潞州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 16
Held behind walls
Military · Defeated commander · With Zhou Dewei (周德威)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 62
Memorialized tree inscription
Omen report · Reporter · At Lu Prefecture front 潞州軍前
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 122
Served in Jingren's Zhao campaign and was blamed for disobeying him
Military · Subordinate commander · With Wang Jingren (王景仁)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 23, passages 121, 127
Went first alone against Chao and Cai; pursued Chao in defeat; saved Tangbin at Zheng; captured Liu Xingshi
Military · Scout · With Huang Chao (黃巢), Qin Zongquan (秦宗權), Li Tangbin (李唐賓), Liu Xingshi (柳行實)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 113-116
Relation Successor of · Person Kang Huaiying (康懷英)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15
Relation Subordinate of · Person Yang Yanhong (楊彥洪)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 107
Relation Deputy of · Person Wang Qianyu (王虔裕)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 112
Relation Subordinate of · Person the Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 109

Assessments and attributes

Assessment achieved nothing after a long time · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 16
Assessment disappointed at not receiving a military commission, he idled and ignored government · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 127
Assessment fierce; in command either won crushing victory or suffered crushing defeat · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 120
seven feet tall before manhood; skilled with the flying lance
Physical description
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 108, 110

Source notes

Zizhi Tongjian says he was stripped at Xiangzhou in Kaiping/Qianhua 1, then in year 2 first month at Huojia demoted to Liuzhou registrar, exiled to Yazhou, and ordered to die
Field death · Source Work Zizhi Tongjian
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 130-131
Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 140; Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 79
From unattested original name · To Si'an 思安 · Reason name bestowed by the Founder, style Zhenchen
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 109

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Book of Later Liang 3: Taizu Annals 3 · 1 passage

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八月，以潞州軍前屯師旅，壁壘未收，乃別議戎帥，於是以亳州刺史李思安充潞州行營都統。 In the eighth month, with Luzhou still besieged, a new commander was named: Li Si'an of Bozhou, overall chief of the Luzhou campaign.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Book of Later Liang 5: Taizu Annals 5 · 1 passage

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以宣化軍留後李思安為東北面行營都指揮使，陝州節度使楊師厚為西路行營招討使。 Li Si’an, acting prefect of Xuanhua, became northeast campaign commander-in-chief; Yang Shihou of Shan became western-route suppression commissioner.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 6Volume 6 Book of Later Liang 6: Taizu Annals 6 · 1 passage

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以甯國軍節度使王景仁充北面行營都招討使，潞州副招討使韓勍為副，相州刺史李思安為先鋒使。 Wang Jingren, Ningguo commissioner, became overall northern campaign commander; Han Qin, Luzhou deputy, his second; Li Si’an, Xiangzhou prefect, vanguard.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19Volume 19 Book of Later Liang 19: Biographies 9: Shi Shucong, Zhu Yougong, Wang Zhongshi, Zhu Zhen, Li Si'an, Deng Jiyun, Huang Wenjing, Hu Gui, Li Dang, Li Zhongyin, Fan Jushi · 12 passages

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李思安，陳留張亭里人也。 Li Si'an came from Zhangting in Chenliu.

唐中和三年，太祖鎮汴，嘗大閱戎旅，睹其材，甚偉之，因錫名思安，字貞臣。 In Zhonghe 3 of Tang, when the Founder held Bian he reviewed the troops, admired his build, and gave him the name Si'an, styled Zhenchen.

思安善飛槊，所向披靡，每從太祖征伐，常馳馬出敵陣之後，測其厚薄而還。 Si'an wielded the flying lance to devastating effect and often rode alone behind enemy lines to test their strength before returning.

時巢、蔡合從，太祖每遣偵邏，必率先獨往。 While Huang Chao and the Cai rebels were allied, Si'an always went ahead alone whenever the Founder sent scouts.

巢敗走，思安領所部百餘人追賊，殺戮掩奪，眾莫敢當。 When Chao fled in defeat, Si'an led a hundred-odd men in pursuit, killing and looting until none dared face him.

尋領軍襲蔡寇於鄭，都將李唐賓馬躓而墜，思安援槊刺追者，唐賓復其騎而還。 He later struck Cai rebels at Zheng; when Li Tangbin was thrown, Si'an speared the pursuers so Tangbin could remount and escape.

思安為性勇悍，每統戎臨敵，不大勝，必大敗。 Fierce by nature, Si'an in command either won a crushing victory or suffered a crushing defeat.

太祖嘗因命將授鉞，謂左右曰：「李思安當敵果敢，無出其右者，然每遇藩方擇材，吾將用之，則敗聞必至，如是者二三矣，則知飛將數奇，前史豈虛言哉！」 Once, as he gave axes to his generals, the Founder told his attendants: "Li Si'an is matchless in a fight, yet whenever I post him to a frontier command defeat follows—two or three times now. The old books were right about unlucky flying generals!"

思安自謂當擁旄仗鉞，及是殊不快意，但日循晏安，無意為政。 Si'an had expected a military commission; bitterly disappointed, he idled in comfort and ignored government.

及太祖北征，以候騎之誤，落然無所具，而復壁壘荒圮，帑廩空竭，太祖怒，貶柳州司戶，尋賜死於相州。 On a northern campaign the Founder arrived unexpectedly; Si'an had nothing ready, his walls were broken, and his stores were bare. The Founder demoted him to Liuzhou registrar and soon had him executed at Xiangzhou.

〈（《通鑒》：開化元年丙午，至相州，刺史李思安不意帝猝至，落然無具，坐削官爵。 (The 《Zizhi Tongjian》 says: In Qianhua 1, on the bingwu day, the Emperor reached Xiangzhou; Prefect Li Si'an, caught unprepared, was stripped of rank on the spot.

二年正月丁卯，帝至獲嘉，追思李思安去歲供饋有闕，貶柳州司戶，尋長流思安於崖州，賜死。）〉 In the first month of the second year, dingmao day, at Huojia he recalled Si'an's short rations the year before, demoted him to Liuzhou registrar, then exiled him to Yazhou and ordered his death.)

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 27Volume 27 Book of Later Tang 3: Zhuangzong Annals 1 · 6 passages

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三月，周德威尚在亂柳，梁將李思安屢為德威所敗，閉壁不出。 In the third month Zhou Dewei still held Luanliu; Li Si'an of Liang lost repeatedly and would not leave his walls.

是時，梁祖自將兵至澤州，以劉知俊為招討使以代思安，以範君實、劉重霸為先鋒，牛存節為撫遏，統大軍營於長子。 Liang's founder marched on Zezhou, replaced Si'an with Liu Zhijun as pacifier, set Fan Junshi and Liu Chongba in the van, Niu Cunjie to hold the rear, and camped a great host at Changzi.

冬十月，梁祖遣大將李思安、楊師厚率師營於澤州，以攻上黨。 In the tenth month of winter the Liang Founder sent Li Si'an and Yang Shihou with a host to camp at Ze and besiege Shangdang.

十二月丁巳朔，梁祖聞帝軍屯趙州，命寧國軍節度使王景仁為北面行營招討使，韓為副，相州刺史李思安為前鋒，會魏州之兵以討王鎔； On dingsi, the first day of the twelfth month, learning that the Jin host lay at Zhao, the Liang Founder made Wang Jingren of Ningguo overall northern commander, with Han as his deputy and Li Si'an of Xiang as vanguard, to unite Wei forces against Wang Rong;

梁將韓、李思安率步騎三萬，鎧甲炫曜，其勢甚盛，分道以薄帝軍。 Han and Li Si'an of Liang led thirty thousand foot and horse in gleaming armor and came on in columns against the Emperor's line.

梁將王景仁、韓、李思安等以數十騎夜遁。 Wang Jingren, Han, Li Si'an, and other Liang commanders escaped by night with a few dozen horsemen.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Book of Later Tang 28: Biographies 4: Li Sizhao, Pei Yue, Li Siben, Li Si'en · 2 passages

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四年六月，汴將李思安將兵十萬攻潞州，乃築夾城，深溝高壘，內外重復，飛走路絕。 In the sixth month of the fourth year the Bian general Li Si'an attacked Luzhou with one hundred thousand men. He built twin siege cities with deep trenches and high walls, inner and outer lines of fortification, and cut off every route in or out.

汴將李思安之圍潞州也，從周德威軍於餘吾，嗣本率騎軍日與汴人轉鬥，前後獻俘千計，遷代州刺史。 When the Bian general Li Si'an besieged Luzhou, he served under Zhou Dewei at Yuyu. Siben led cavalry in daily skirmishes with the Bian, presented more than a thousand captives in all, and was made prefect of Dai.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Book of Later Tang 30: Biographies 6: Wang Rong, Wang Zhaohui, Wang Chuzhi · 1 passage

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又遣大將王景仁、李思安率師七萬，營於柏鄉。 He also dispatched the great generals Wang Jingren and Li Si'an with seventy thousand troops, encamped at Baixiang.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55Volume 55 Book of Later Tang 31: Biographies 7: Kang Junli, Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jiantang, Li Chengsi, Shi Yan, Gai Yu, Yi Guang, Li Chengxun, Shi Jingrong · 1 passage

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李思安之圍上黨也，建瑭為前鋒，與總管周德威赴援。 When Li Si'an besieged Shangdang, Jiantang served as vanguard and marched with Commander Zhou Dewei to relieve the city.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 61Volume 61 Book of Later Tang 37: Biographies 13: An Jinquan, An Yuanxin, An Zhongba, Liu Xun, Zhang Jingxun, Liu Yancong, Yuan Jianfeng, Xifang Ye, Zhang Zunhui, Sun Zhang · 1 passage

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梁將李思安之攻上黨也，王師將壁高河，為梁軍所逼。 When Li Si'an of Liang attacked Shangdang, the Jin army was trying to hold Gaohe but was hard pressed by Liang forces.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong · 1 passage

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俄而汴將李思安築夾城以圍潞州，居翰與嗣昭登城保守，以至解圍。 Before long the Bian general Li Si'an built Jiachcheng to besiege Luzhou. Juhan and Siyao mounted the walls to hold firm until the siege was lifted.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye · 2 passages

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梁祖次相州，刺史李思安迎奉疏怠，梁祖怒，貶思安。 When the founder halted at Xiangzhou, Prefect Li Si'an received him with slack courtesy. The founder was enraged and demoted him.

觀明遠之忠勤若此，見思安之悖慢何如！」 Compare Mingyuan's loyalty and diligence with this, and see how Si'an's insolence and neglect measure up!"

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 141Volume 141: Treatises 3 Five Elements · 1 passage

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梁開平三年春正月，潞州軍前李思安奏，壺關縣庶穰鄉村人因伐樹倒，自分為兩片，內有六字，皆如左書，曰「天十四載石進」，乃圖其狀以進。 In the first month of spring of the third year of Kaiping of Later Liang, Li Si'an at the Lu Prefecture front memorialized that villagers of Shurang Township in Huguan County, while felling a tree, saw it fall and split in two; inside were six characters in clerical script reading "Heaven, the fourteenth year, Shi Jin." He painted its form and submitted the report.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage

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是月，潞州行營都指揮使李思安及晉人戰，敗績。 That month Li Si'an, commander of the Lu Prefecture campaign army, fought the Jin forces and was defeated.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 2 passages

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晉遣周德威屯於亂柳，數攻夾城，懷英不敢出戰，太祖乃以李思安代懷英將，降懷英為都虞候。 Jin sent Zhou Dewei to Luanliu and hammered the siege lines again and again; Huaiying would not leave the walls. Taizu replaced him with Li Si’an and reduced Huaiying to chief adjutant.

久之，思安亦無功，太祖大怒，罷思安，以同州劉知俊為招討使。 Si’an also failed after long months; Taizu in fury removed him and put Liu Zhijun of Tongzhou in command.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 23Volume 23 Later Liang Biographies 3: Yang Shihou, Wang Jingren, He Gui, Wang Tan, Ma Sixun, Wang Qianyu, Xie Yanzhang · 2 passages

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開平四年，以景仁為北面招討使，將韓勍、李思安等兵伐趙，行至魏州，司天監言：「太陰虧，不利行師。」 In the fourth year of Kaiping Jingren was made northern-route pacification commissioner and led Han Qing, Li Si’an, and others against Zhao. At Weizhou the Directorate of Astronomy said: “The moon is in eclipse—unfavorable for taking the field.”

是日，景仁及晉人戰，大敗於柏鄉，景仁歸訴於太祖，太祖曰：「吾亦知之，蓋韓勍、李思安輕汝為客，不從節度爾。」 That day Jingren fought the Jin and was routed at Baixiang. Jingren returned and complained to Taizu. Taizu said: “I know it too—Han Qing and Li Si’an look down on you as an outsider and would not obey your command.”

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梁遣李思安將兵十萬攻潞，築夾城以圍之。 Liang sent Li Si'an with a hundred thousand men, ringed Lu with twin siege walls.

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李思安為夾城攻潞州，久不下，太祖罷思安，拜知俊行營招討使，未至潞，夾城已破，徙西路行營招討使，敗邠、岐兵於幕谷。 Li Si’an had Jiacheng on Luzhou and could not crack it. Zhu Wen replaced him with Zhijun as mobile-camp pacifier. Luzhou fell before Zhijun arrived; he was moved to the western route, beat Bin and Qi at Mugui.

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過相州，相州刺史李思安獻饋如常禮，比凝為薄，太祖怒，思安因以得罪死。 At Xiang, Prefect Li Si’an gave the usual tribute—nothing beside Ning’s feast. Zhu Wen raged; Si’an offended and died for it.