Li Jingye, known as Xu Jingye, was a Chinese general and politician who was a grandson of the Tang dynasty general Li Shiji who, after Emperor Gaozong's powerful wife Empress Wu had seized personally all power after Emperor Gaozong's death, rose in rebellion against her, but who was quickly defeated and killed in flight.
20 Facts About Li Jingye
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Li Jingye was probably the oldest son of Li Shiji's oldest son Li Zhen, who had predeceased Li Shiji.
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Several days later, Li Jingye arrived by government courier service and claimed that he had been made the new military advisor to the prefect of Yang Prefecture and that he had been commissioned by Empress Dowager Wu to prepare a military action against the tribal chief Feng Ziyou.
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Li Jingye thereafter opened up the military depot and had his assistant Li Zongchen to conscript prisoners and workers at the imperial mint at Yang Prefecture into service.
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Li Jingye executed Chen and another official, Su Chuxing.
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Li Jingye mobilized the troops from Yang Prefecture and declared the restoration of Emperor Zhongzong's Sisheng era name, to show that he intended to restore Emperor Zhongzong.
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Li Jingye declared himself the Great General for Restoration.
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Li Jingye quickly gathered over 100,000 men within 10 days.
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Li Jingye had Luo Binwang draft a declaration against Empress Dowager Wu that was distributed to other prefecture, that stated:.
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Li Jingye finally was able to put on an empress' clothes and put our emperor in position of committing incest.
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Li Jingye has a heart similar to a snake and a lizard, and a disposition similar to a wolf.
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Li Jingye is close to insidious individuals and murders the faithful and the good.
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Li Jingye killed her sister, slaughtered her brothers, murdered her emperor, and poisoned her mother.
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Li Jingye continues to harbor a treasonous heart, seeking to steal the symbols of sovereignty.
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Li Jingye put the emperor's beloved son under house arrest in another palace, while giving the relatives of thieves important responsibilities.
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Li Jingye had seen the accomplishment of past emperors, and received great grace from this dynasty.
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Li Jingye dug up the graves of Li Jingye's grandfather Li Ji and father Li Zhen, posthumously stripped them of their titles, and ordered that the clan have their family name changed from Li back to Li Ji's original family name of Xu.
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Meanwhile, once Li Jingye heard that Li Xiaoyi was set to arrive, he returned from Run Prefecture to Yang Prefecture, and set his camp at Xia'a, Gaoyou to prepare to defend against Li Xiaoyi's attack, while sending Li Jingyou to attack Huaiyin and Wei Chao and Yuchi Zhao to defend Mount Duliang.
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Li Jingye was successful, and both Wei Chao and Li Jingyou fled.
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Li Jingye's forces were defeated; 7,000 were killed in battle, while many died by drowning while fleeing.