As independent Prince of Jin Li Keyong

statues in huairen county, shanxi, china, commemorating li keyong (left) , abaoji s meeting.

in summer 907, zhu quanzhong forced emperor ai yield throne him, ending tang dynasty. established new later liang (as emperor taizu). tang military governors @ least nominally submitted him emperor, few exceptions—li keyong, yang xingmi s son , successor yang wo (titled prince of hongnong), wang jian (titled prince of shu), , li maozhen (titled prince of qi), of whom continued use tang era names show refusal submit later liang. (wang, however, declared himself emperor of new state of shu (commonly known former shu)). in reality, li keyong s state of jin independent state, although when wang wrote him , suggested assume imperial title well, refused, claiming continued loyalty tang. later in year, met @ yun prefecture (the 1 in datong) yelü abaoji, ruler of khitan, , tried enlist yelü s aid in alliance against later liang. yelü agreed, later entered relations later liang.

meanwhile, zhu sent general kang huaizhen (康懷貞) put li sizhao under siege @ lu prefecture. kang built walls , trenches around lu prefecture cut off communications outside, , subsequent relief forces li keyong sent under zhou dewei s command, while having minor successes against later liang forces, unable lift siege. spring 908, li keyong had fallen ill. entrusted li cunxu, whom designated heir, brother li kening, zhang chengye, li cunzhang, officer wu gong (吳珙), , secretary general lu zhi (盧質), while repeatedly stating li cunxu immediate urgency after death rescue li sizhao. died , succeeded prince of jin li cunxu. when li cunxu declare himself emperor of new (or, renewed, under view) later tang in 923, honored li keyong emperor wu temple name of taizu.