#Handan Headlines #Five Generations Later Tang Founding Emperor Li Cunxun was the son of Li Keyong, the King of Jin, they were Shatuo Turks, originally not surnamed Li, Li Keyong's father was given the name Li Guochang by Tang Yizong for his military achievements, and since then, they have been surnamed the imperial surname of the Tang Dynasty. Li Ke was blind in one eye, known as the one-eyed dragon.
When Li Cunxun was 11 years old, he had the privilege of meeting Tang Zhaozong, and when Emperor Zhaozong saw that he had been born heroic and martial, he praised him, saying that he would become a pillar of the country in the future, and said: "This son should be Yaqi's father." Since then, people have called him Li Yazi. He began to read "Spring and Autumn" at the age of 13 and roughly understood its meaning. He also understands music and has been a fan of drama since he was a child. When he grew up, Li Cunxun showed extraordinary military talent, often winning by surprise and winning more with less. Therefore, the instrument weight used by Li Ke was also obtained. When Li Ke died, he passed the throne of Jin to him. Later, once, he fought with Zhu Quanzhong, and as a result, he defeated Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu Quanzhong said with emotion: "When you have a son like Li Yazi, ke yong can be blind." Things like my sons, a bunch of crap, like pigs and dogs. Before occupying Wei Prefecture, Li Cunxun only occupied parts of Shanxi and Hebei. After he occupied Weizhou, he wanted to expand his territory with Weizhou as a base. In the first month of the first year of the later Liang Longde (921), the monks of the Kaiyuan Temple in Weizhou faxed li Cunxun a national jade seal, which was written in ancient chinese seals, with the words "Ordained by Heaven, Descendants of Treasure". Li Cunxun asked the fax monk about the origin of this jade seal, and the fax said: "40 years ago, I was passing through the capital Chang'an, just in time for the great chaos of the Beijing Division, I saw a woman, holding a treasure box, very exquisite, I took it in my hand. When I came back to see that it was the Jade Seal of the Chuanguo, I had been hiding it around, and now it was dedicated to the Great King, and I wished the Great King to ascend the throne and become emperor. Li Cunxun's generals congratulated him one after another, and all advised him to claim the title of emperor, but Li Cunxun did not comply.
Since Li Cunxun occupied Wei Prefecture, his power has developed rapidly, occupying not only Hebei but also parts of Shandong. At this time, some people constantly advised him to claim the title of emperor, but he did not accept it. In February of the third year of Later Liang Longde (923), the various feudal towns persuaded Li Cunxun to claim the title of emperor, because hu liupo fought for more than three months, which was very difficult. Although the battle was won in the end, tens of thousands of casualties were inflicted and heavy losses were inflicted. In order to boost morale, Li Cunxun accepted the advice of various feudal towns and prepared to claim the title of emperor. He first placed hundreds of officials in literature and martial arts, and built an altar in the south of Yacheng in Weizhou to pay homage to the heavens. In April, Li Cunxun ascended the altar to pay homage to Haotian as emperor and pardoned the world. From the first month to April of that year, the rain in Weizhou did not fall, and on the amnesty day, at noon, suddenly the sky was thick with dark clouds and heavy rain poured down.
Li Cunxun fixed the state name Tang, known in history as "Later Tang", and the era name was Tongguang. Because Li Cunxun's Surname li was given by the Li Tang Dynasty, he beat Zhu Quanzhong under the banner of restoring Li Tang. Therefore, the name of the country was "Tang". Li Cunxun commanded Wei Prefecture to be changed to Xingtang Prefecture, called Tokyo, as the capital city, Yuancheng County as Xingtang County, and Guixiang County as Guangjin County. Zhao taiyuan was Xijing, and Zhenzhou (present-day Zhengding) was the northern capital. At this time, it had jurisdiction over 13 knots and 50 states. Soon, Later Tang destroyed Later Liang, and Li Cunxun moved the capital to Luoyang, but Xingtang Province remained its deputy capital. In the third year of Tongguang (925), the capital of Xingtang in Tokyo was changed to the capital of Yi.
References: Chronicles of the Daimyo Ancient and Modern