Cheng Zhijie, courtesy name Yizhen, better known by his original name Cheng Yaojin, was a Chinese general who served under the emperors Gaozu, Taizong and Gaozong in the early Tang dynasty. His portra
Li Mi, courtesy name Xuansui, pseudonym Liu Zhiyuan, was a Chinese military general, monarch, poet, politician, and rebel. He was the leader of a rebel movement against the rule of the Chinese Sui dyn
Cheng Yaojin
…were rampant. Cheng rallied hundreds of followers to defend their hometown from attacks and raids by bandits. He later came to serve the rebel leader Li Mi, who treated him respectfully and generously and made him a bodyguard. Cheng was also a commander of the 8,000 horsemen who formed the "Inner Corps…