305:(Xu Wen's oldest biological son), hearing that Li had many singing girls in his household, demanded that Li give some to him. When Li responded that these singing girls were too old for Xu and that he would try to find younger and more beautiful ones for Xu, Xu responded to Li's messenger, "One day I will kill Li Decheng and take even his wife!" (However, this threat was never carried out, as Xu Zhixun himself was thereafter assassinated by the general
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participated in the siege effort, remained civil to An throughout the siege whereas the other
Huainan generals were insulting, An stated to him, "You are polite. I am going to make myself your accomplishment." An then descended the tower, surrendered to Li, and further gave his favorite concubine to Li. Li delivered him and his sons to Guangling, where they were executed. Yang then commissioned Li as the prefect of Run.
134:), did not abandon him, and apparently were also captured by Yang. Yang was set to send Li back into the city to try to persuade Zhou to surrender, but Li fell ill at that time, so Yang sent Han, whom Zhou promptly executed. However, the other officers in the city soon seized Zhou and surrendered. Impressed with Li, Yang gave the daughter of a clansman to him in marriage.
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266:, had assassinated Yang Wo, and he then killed Zhang and supported Yang Longyan as Yang Wo's successor. As Li, as the prefect of Run, had a habit of visiting the area outside the city at night, Xu came to suspect him of plotting against Xu's governance, and therefore moved him to Jiang Prefecture (江州, in modern
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Guangling, but he was apprehensive and wanted to move out. Li Decheng also spoke in favor of moving Yang, and thereafter Xu sent
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then put Run under siege, but because An was a capable defender, the city's defense held up to spring 905, when Wang's forces finally entered the city by digging a tunnel in. Nevertheless, An held out in a tower, and initially, the
Huainan forces did not dare to approach it. However, as Li, who
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prohibited the marriage between persons of the same family name. Li Bian issued an edict stating that due to the great accomplishments of Li
Decheng, the marriage should remain intact; rather, he ordered that the Princess of Xin use Nanping as her family name.
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Decheng showed Song Qiqiu's letter to him. However, Xu refused to read it, although Song nevertheless apologized. Xu bestowed on Li Decheng the honorary title
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and also took on a new personal name of Bian. A controversy thereafter evolved whether Xu Jingda, whose name was also then changed to Li Jingda, then the Prince of Xin, could remain married to Li
Decheng's daughter, as Chinese traditions against
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to be the most senior generals of the realm and that having their outward support would affirm his power, he had them go to
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Longyan declared himself the King of Wu (as an independent ruler away from any titles bestowed by the now defunct Tang state), Li Decheng was given the honorary
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