Zhao Li Wendi Shou

Li Shou is the cousin of Li Xiong, the monarch of China. Because of his intelligence and studiousness, he was highly valued by Li Xiong, and was successively named former general, Zhengdong general, General, Fufenggong and Jianning king. Li Shou also devoted himself wholeheartedly and made many contributions to the establishment of the country, so he was known as a "saint". After Li proclaimed himself emperor, Li Shou changed his name to Hanwang. Li Qi's cousin Shi Li wanted to join hands with Li Shou to attack Li Qi, but Li Shou was too timid to agree. Shi Li became angry from embarrassment and ran to Li Qi to frame Li Shou and demanded that he be killed. Li also wanted to use Li Shouzhi's soldiers to punish Li Cong who surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so he ignored it.

Although Li Qi didn't kill Li Shou by Shi Lizhi's hand, he was very suspicious of Li Shou's reputation. Li Shou was afraid of being killed. He often used the tense border situation as an excuse to visit Li in Chengdu, and secretly planned to seize Chengdu with others. In April of the third year of Yuheng (338), Li Shou led ten thousand troops to attack Chengdu. Shi Li, the son of Li Shou, was a captain of the Yi army in Chengdu at that time. Seeing the arrival of Li Shou, he opened the city gate and let him enter the city. Li Shou camped at the palace gate and ordered soldiers to rob the city. A few days later, Li Shou abolished Richie as Duke of Du Qiong County.

To abolish the Li period, it is obvious that Li Shou will succeed to the throne. However, is it appropriate to be king or emperor? The ministers disagreed. And Xie advised Li Shou to be king of Chengdu and submit to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Ren Diao and Cai Xing suggested that Li Shou should be proclaimed emperor. Li Shou hesitated, and let the wizard divine first to decide the choice. The wizard said solemnly, "You can be the son of heaven for several years." Ren Diao grinned and said, "One day is enough, let alone a few years!" Li Shou proclaimed himself emperor, changed his country name to Han, changed Yuan and Han Xing. Li Shouxian replaced all the central and county officials with his cronies, and then killed all the sons of Li Xiong.

In the third year of Han Xing (340), Shi Hu, the late Li Shou, wrote a letter, intending to join hands with Li Shou to attack gold and share the world equally. Li Shou was all smiles when he saw this letter. On the one hand, he was sent as a regular rider, a regular servant and a post-Zhao. On the other hand, he renovated the warships and prepared to send troops at any time. In September of the same year, Li Shou reviewed 70,000 sailors ready to go in Chengdu, and he was likely to swallow Jiangnan in one gulp. After repeated persuasion by Xie Siming and Gong Zhuang, Li Shoucai gave up the idea of sending troops.

After Li Shou proclaimed himself emperor, he inherited Li Xiong's political style and was generous and thrifty at first. A few years later, he ran amok, especially after Wang Wei returned to Chengdu from the post-Zhao Dynasty, boasting about how the post-Zhao Dynasty prospered, how magnificent the palace was, and how Shi Hu used punishment to control his ministers. Hearing this, Li Shou was both envious and ashamed. He immediately ordered the residents near Chengdu to move the capital, build palaces, and draw water into the city, which made the people exhausted and complained, and nine times out of ten wanted to rebel. Left and right servants shot Cai Xing, and Li Ben told Li Shou frankly that it was a waste of people and money. Li Shou not only refused to listen, but killed them. In the sixth year of Han Xing (343), Li Shou died of illness at the age of 44, and was buried in Anchangling in Zhaowen, posthumous title.