Li Xiong then offered the throne to the hermit Fan Changsheng, who was respected by the refugees as a god-like figure and who had supplied his army with food.
12 Facts About Li Xiong
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Li Xiong made Fan and elders of the Li clan his senior advisors.
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Li Xiong honored his mother Lady Luo as empress dowager and posthumously honored his father as an emperor.
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Li Xiong's officials were not given salaries, and therefore, when they needed supplies, they directly requisitioned the supplies from the people which, while in Li Xiong's reign did not appear to create massive corruption, appeared to do so in his successors' reigns.
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Li Xiong did not do so, but continuously stated to Zhang that he would be willing to do so if Jin was to become more stable.
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Li Xiong maintained friendly relations with Zhang, and Cheng-Han and Former Liang thereafter maintained a trade relationship.
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In 315, Li Xiong created his wife Lady Ren empress.
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Li Xiong was sonless, although Li Xiong had more than 10 sons by concubines.
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Li Xiong resolved in 324 to create his nephew Li Ban, the son of Li Dang, who had been raised by Empress Ren, crown prince, reasoning that the empire's foundation was actually built by Li Te and Li Dang, and that it would be proper for him to pass the throne to Li Dang's son.
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Li Xiong valued Li Ban highly for his kindness and studiousness.
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Li Xiong's body was said to be causing such a great stench that his sons avoided him, but Li Ban cared for him day and night.
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However, as Li Xiang had predicted, Li Xiong's sons were unhappy they were passed over, and later in the year, his son Li Yue assassinated Li Ban and made another son of his, Li Qi, emperor.