Li Jingsui was a son of Southern Tang's founding emperor Li Bian.
16 Facts About Li Jingsui
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Xu Jingsui was born in 920, during the reign of Yang Longyan the King of Wu.
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Li Jingsui's mother was Xu Zhigao's second wife Lady Song Fujin, who was the mother of his older brothers Xu Jingtong and Xu Jingqian and younger brother Xu Jingda.
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Li Jingsui created Xu Jingsui, who had arrived at Jinling as part of the procession of Wu officials offering the throne to him on Yang's behalf, the Prince of Ji.
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Li Jingsui had Xu Jingsui lead the officials who were assigned offices in Jiangdu back to Jiangdu.
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Xu Li Jingsui was overcome with grief, and those who saw him were touched.
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Li Jingsui's children changed their names to Li, and Xu Jingsui thus took the name of Li Jingsui.
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Not long after, Li Jingsui's title was changed to Prince of Shou.
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Li Jingsui created Li Jingsui the greater title of Prince of Yan.
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Li Jingsui publicly declared his intention to pass the throne to Li Jingsui and Li Jingda.
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Zhang, in anger, grabbed a jade cup that Li Jingsui was holding and threw it on the ground, breaking it and shocking the entire staff.
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Li Jingsui should be kept around to offer advice day and night.
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Li Jingsui used this opportunity to submit, 10 times, petitions offering to yield his crown prince position, particularly citing his own lack of contributions to the military effort and Li Hongji's contributions in repelling the attack of Later Zhou's vassal state Wuyue during the war.
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However, Li Zhenggu was arrogant and dominant, such that even though Li Jingsui was himself magnanimous and relaxed, he became unable to bear Li Zhenggu as time went by.
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Li Jingsui considered killing Li Zhenggu and then report to Li Jing to confess, but was urged not to by his close associates.
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Li Jingsui posthumously honored Li Jingsui as a crown prince.