Xi Shimei, Zi Hefu, a native of Jinxiang, Yanzhou. His father, Xi Chun (郗淳), also known as Gao Qing (高卿), had achieved high grades in the examinations for jinshi, outstanding, and systematic, and Zhang Jiuling and Li Yong praised him many times.
Since picking up seven promotions to become a Zhongshu Sheren. He handles affairs with integrity and is hated by prime minister Yuan Zai. At that time, Yu Chao'en sent Li Chun as a meritorious envoy on the two streets, and Li Chun relied on his power to be violent and brutal, and insulted Jing Zhao Yin Cui Zhao in public during the forbidden period, and Xi Chun said: "This is a national shame." Immediately went to Yuan Zai to request a quick discussion of Li Qun's crimes, But Yuan Zai did not listen, so Xi Chun resigned from the official on the grounds of illness and returned to Dongdu, called "Father Ikawa Tian", and did not come out to serve as an official for ten years.
Emperor Dezong ascended the throne, Cui Youfu became chancellor, and Xi Chun was appointed as the eldest son Zuo Shuzi and JiXiandian scholar, but he did not accept official positions and asked for retirement in old age. Changed to Zhan Shi and allowed to retire. The emperor summoned him, praised him for a long time, gave him gold and purple, and the world admired his honor.
When Xi Shimei was twelve years old, he was proficient in the Five Classics, the Records of History, and the Book of Han, and could recite them. His father's friends Xiao Yingshi, Yan Zhenqing, and Liu Fang discussed with him and once said, "We should be in contact with Erxi in the future." Xi Shimei served as Yang Qu Cheng when he was a minor, and served as a staff member of the shogunate of Li Baozhen Lu Prefecture. Because of his talent, he successively served in Wang Qianxiu and Li Yuan, and both remained and did not migrate. It took a long time to promote Fangzhou Thorn History and Qianzhong To be slightly observed. The Xizhou thief Xiang Ziqi led 8,000 people to plunder according to the mountain danger, xi Shimei rebelled against them, added inspection school right scattered riding changshi, and sealed the duke of Gaoping County. Promoted to Jing Zhaoyin, Tianzi consulted him many times.
From 808 to 810 AD, Xi Shimei served as an envoy to Eyue. At that time, An Huang Jiedu made Yi Shen enter the dynasty, and his son Yi Yu stayed behind, very arrogant, and his mother died in the capital without mourning, hoping to consolidate his power. When Xi Shimei learned of this, he sent the shogunate officials to his territory, and Iyu came out to greet him, so he told him about his mother's death, and immediately bought him a pack, and Izumi was very scared and went on the road.
During his tenure in Hubei, he not only managed the army strictly and had a high reputation, but also used a large number of people of insight who were literate and martial, such as the famous poet Li He at that time, who came to Ezhou and served as a senior staff member under Xi Shimei to assist in sorting out official documents. However, Xi Shimei was born a literati after all, and he was not very good at leading soldiers to fight, so that after the political struggle was fierce, the situation was difficult, and the imperial court did not want Xi Shimei, a loyal man, to be hurt, and finally had to change him to Henan Yin, inspect the Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, and serve as the envoy of Zhaoyi Festival.
Zhaoyi has been a military minister since Li Baozhen served as an envoy to the festival, and the private kitchen costs 6,000 stones of rice, 1,000 sheep, and dozens of wines every month, and the people of Luzhou are very poor. After Xi Shimei arrived in office, he abolished them all and took out money to buy goods and supply themselves.
In addition, when Lu Congshi was in power, he prepared three hundred meals a day to comfort the guards, and Xi Shimei said: "Soldiers guarding the official palace is originally their duty, how can they spend a lot of money as a private favor?" It was also abolished.
During the campaign against Wang Chengzong, he sent the general Wang Xian to lead 10,000 people as a forward, and Wang Xian arbitrarily ran amok and stayed still, and Xi Shimei beheaded him to show the public, ordering: "Those who dare to fall behind are beheaded!" He personally beat the drum, defeated the thieves, and captured three battalions to surround Baixiang.
At this time, the troops of the towns were combined with more than 100,000 encircling thieves, most of whom ignored the enemy and violated the law, but Xi Shimei's army was elite and solemn, and the first to make a contribution. Xianzong said happily, "I already knew that Xi Shimei could do things for me." Wang Chengzong was shocked and frightened. Soon, it was just in time for the emperor to order the banshi, but his prestige shocked the two rivers. Xi Shimei was summoned to the Ministry of Works Shangshu due to illness. Later, he served as Shangshu of the Punishment Department of the Inspection and Corrections Department, and served as an envoy of the Zhongwu Festival. He died at the age of sixty-four, and was posthumously awarded The Title of Shang Shu Zuo Shu (尚書左仆射), with the courtesy name Jing. He interacted with people all his life and promised things, so he was very famous at that time.