Li Qi

Li Qi

Li Qi (314-338), a native of Chengdu county (now Chengdu City, Sichuan Province), was the son of Li Xiong, Emperor Wu, the cousin of Li ban, Emperor AI, and the third emperor of the Han Dynasty (334-338).

In the 24th year of Yuheng (334), Li Xiong died, and the Crown Prince Li ban succeeded. Li Qi and his brother Li Yue killed Li ban. Li Qi succeeded to the throne, changed the yuan to Yuheng, and made Li Yue king of Jianning. During Li Qi's reign, he appointed Yongchen, and the Chenghan regime was declining.

In the fourth year of Yuheng (338), Li Qi was abandoned as Duke of qiongdu County by his cousin Li Shou. He was imprisoned in another palace. Soon after, Li Qi hanged himself and died. He was 25 years old and was named you.

Life of the characters

Good sennacai

Li Qi was intelligent and studious. At the age of 20, he was able to write articles. He was light on money and good at giving. He was open-minded in recruiting talents. At the beginning of his term as general Jianwei, his father Li Xiong asked his sons and the clan's sons to gather their disciples by virtue of their kindness and faithfulness. There were less than a few hundred disciples, but Li Qi only recruited thousands. Most of the people he recommended were appointed by Li Xiong, so a lot of the long history and the list were under his command.

Kill the class and ascend the throne

Later, Li Xiong made his nephew, Li Qi's cousin, Li ban, the crown prince. In June 334, Li Xiong died and Li ban succeeded him. In September of the same year, Li Qi and his brother Li Yue killed Li ban and wanted to make Li Yue emperor. Li Yue thought that Li Qi was born of his father Li xiongzheng's wife Ren, and he was very talented, so he gave up the throne to Li Qi. So Li Qi became the emperor and granted amnesty to the criminals in the territory. He changed his name to Yuheng. Kill Li Ban's brother Li Du. Li Shou, a cousin, was sent to fight against Li Yu, the younger brother of Li Du in Fucheng. Li Yu abandoned the city and surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Li Qi appointed Li Shou as king of Han Dynasty, and appointed him as governor of Liangzhou, captain of Dongqiang school, central guard army, and Lushang Shushi; Li Yue, brother of Jianning, was appointed as prime minister, general, and Lushang Shushi. He made his wife Yan the queen. Yin Feng, the general of Wei, was appointed as the Prime Minister of the right side, the general of Hushi, the commander of Shangshu, and Wang GUI as the situ.

Li Qi thinks that he has succeeded in scheming for great things. He doesn't pay attention to the old ministers. He trusts the minister Ling Jingqian, the minister Yao Hua and the minister Tian Bao. Tian Bao had no other talent. During Li Xiong's reign, he once advised him to make Li Qi the crown prince, so Li Qi was very kind to him. On the other hand, he believed in eunuch Xu Fu and others. The government seldom let the minister interfere in the criminal and prison affairs of the country. The reward and punishment were decided by these people, so the law and discipline of the country were in disorder. Even framed Shangshu pushe and Wuling Gong Li Zai for conspiracy, resulting in Li Zai's death in prison.

Before that, Sima Xun, a general of Jianwei in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, stationed troops in Hanzhong. Li Qi sent Li Shou to capture Hanzhong, so he set up garrison officers to defend Nanzheng.

To be abandoned and imprisoned

Li ba and Li Bao, Li Xiong's sons, died of no illness. They all said that Li Qi poisoned them, so the ministers were afraid, and everyone could not be at ease. Li Qi killed a lot of people and robbed their women and belongings to enrich their backyard. People outside the palace were in a panic. When they met on the road, they only dared to greet each other with their eyes. All the people who admonished them were convicted, and everyone just wanted to survive. Li Qi poisoned Li Shou's foster brother, Li you, and discussed with Li Yue, Jing Qian, Tian Bao, and Yao Hua to attack Li Shou and others, intending to burn down the city bridge and send troops. Li Qi sent Zhong Chang Shi Xu Fu to Li Shou many times to check his movements.

After Li you's death, Li Shou was very afraid and suspected that Xu Fu had frequent contacts. In the fourth year of Xiankang (338), he led 10000 infantry and cavalry to Chengdu from Fucheng. He claimed that Jing Qian and Tian Bao had disturbed the government, so he mobilized Jinyang soldiers to eliminate the evil people around Li Qi. When Li Shou arrived in Chengdu, Li Qi and Li Yue didn't expect him to come, so they were unprepared. Li Shou occupied Chengdu and stationed troops in front of the palace. Li Qi sent his attendants to comfort Li Shou. Li Shou wrote a memorial saying that Li Yue, Jing Qian, Tian Bao, Yao Hua, Xu Fu, General Li Ya and General Li Xi were all treacherous, disturbing the government, plotting to overthrow the country, and that they should be punished. Li Qishun followed Li Shou's advice and killed Li Yue, Jing Qian and others. In the name of the Empress Dowager Ren, Li Shou ordered Li Qi to be abolished as Duke of qiongdu county and imprisoned in another palace.

Li Qi sighed and said that the monarch of the world had become a small county magistrate. Life is not like death. In the same year (338), Li Qi hanged himself and died. At the age of 25, he was posthumously named Yougong.

Relative members

grandparent

Grandfather: Li te

Grandmother: The Empress Dowager

parent

Father: Li Xiong, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Mother: Ren's, Li Qi's successor and Empress Dowager

brother

Li Yue, the elder brother of Li Qi, was the feudal king of Ning. He was an official in the prime minister's country, general's army, and Lu Shang's book business

Li ba

Li Bao

wife

Queen Yan

Character evaluation

Fang Xuanling and others wrote in the book of Jin: "the class suffered from the disaster with leniency and love, expecting to suffer from the disaster with violence and speed. The class suffered from the disaster at the same time, and the different skills died together."

Historical records

Book of Jin volume 121 Zaiji No.21

Wei Shu, Volume 96, 84 Biographies

Another biography of the spring and Autumn period of the Sixteen Kingdoms

Zi Zhi Tong Jian (volume 95)

Zi Zhi Tong Jian (Volume 96)