Richie, Zi Taixiu. His father's name is Mary. When Li Qi was thirteen years old, Wang Duo admired his poems very much, but he also suspected that someone had written them for him. One day, Wang Duo called Li Yong to the office to drink, and secretly sent someone to the Li family to test him with the title of "Three Heroes of the Han Dynasty" and immediately wrote it down. At the end of Fu, he said, "A scholar is prosperous, but a man without a sage can't do it." . The leader's friends are noble, and the ministers of Sanding must rely on them. The collapse of nature is that even a Fan Zeng is not needed. "Wang Duo was very surprised after reading it, and said," This child will surely achieve great things in the future and dominate the literary world. "

During the Zhaozong period, Li Xi and his son were famous for their literature. When Li Qi was eighteen, she took an article to visit Li Xi. Li Xi was very surprised after reading it and rushed out to meet him in his shoes. He took out fu such as "Tune Dumbbell" and "Hold Heaven" and said to him, "I used to worry that the words of the literati lost their theme in a few words recently. When you enter the sentence, you will see the theme, elegant and gorgeous. Oh, great! " Li Qi gained great fame and was admitted to Jinshi. On the second day after the beginning of the year, he took the test of erudite macro-character, and was awarded the title of Wugong County Commandant with the fourth place. Later, he was transferred to the governor and promoted to Zuo Shiyi and the imperial adviser in the temple. Since Li Qi became an admonition officer, whenever there is a problem with current politics, she will definitely write a memorial comment. The article is beautiful, and people who read it will forget fatigue.

Li, his brother, is also a gifted scholar, brilliant and as famous as his brothers. He was especially appreciated by Liang Taizu and was appointed as Li's bachelor of politics. Li Qi entered the palace from left to fill the vacancy as a bachelor of Hanlin and served as assistant minister of Fang Hanlin Department. Liang Taizu sent troops to the western regions to fight against ... Zhou and Qixia, attacked Zezhou and Luzhou in the north, and sent troops to Yan and Zhao, which had no peace. However, Li Qi lived in a military camp as a bachelor, specializing in studying documents and drafting wills, and was given preferential treatment. At this time, Li Qi's reputation spread at sea. Li Qi attaches importance to commitment, cherishes talents, rewards good people and is harmonious at home and abroad. During Zhenming and Lund years, he served as assistant minister of the Ministry of War, assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice and assistant minister of the Ministry of Official Affairs, and was ordered to work with Feng, Zhang Chong and Miao * * * in the 30-volume Record of Liang Taizu, transferred to Zhong Cheng, an imperial minister, and promoted to Zhang Ping, a member of Senior Minister Zuo Cheng and Zhongshumen. At this time, Li Qi and Xiao Qing were both prime ministers, and Xiao Qing was cautious. Li Qi is charming and conceited, informal, with answers in the book and acting according to his will. Xiao Qing specifically finds fault with him. When Li Qi was awarded an official position, it should be the name of the official position. Li Qi changed "take" to "stay" and was complained by Xiaoqing. Liang Wudi was furious and prepared to exile him to a remote place. He was rescued by Zhao Yan and others, removed from the post of prime minister, and was appointed as a prince with little protection.

When Tang Zhuangzong first entered Bianjing, he heard about Li Qi's name for a long time and wanted to entrust him with an important task many times. In the early years of Tongguang, he served as Taichangqing, the official to the minister. In the autumn of three years, when the flood flooded and the treasury was empty, Zhuang Zong wrote to his ministers and stated the general plan of governing the country. Richie wrote:

"I heard that the king ruled all ethnic groups and lived in Jiugong. What worries me is that ordinary people are poor but don't know it. The world is hard, but they can't save it. The courtiers were afraid to speak. Now your majesty blames himself for the flood disaster, the lack of rations, anxiety and great guilt. He avoided taking responsibility in the main hall and asked for advice from people of insight. What requirements can't be obtained and what suggestions are not good? As long as it is corrected and implemented, it is enough to choose the best.

"I heard the ancients say: Xiaomi is what people live on; Land is the place where millet grows; The people are ruled by the king. With millet, the national strength is enhanced, the land is stable, the people have food, the population is settled, and the corvee is even. Knowing these three things is the top priority of governing the country. What happened before Xuanyuan Huangdi cannot be described in detail. Yu has done nothing since Yao stopped the flood. At that time, he decided that the ninth-class land would collect one-tenth of the tax. At that time,13 million households, cultivated land of about 9.2 million hectares, is the most peaceful and prosperous times. By the time of the Shang Tang Revolution, the farmland system was re-formulated, and 10 mu of private farmland and 1 mu of public farmland, like paddy fields and dry land, also meant tithing. The Zhou dynasty established the mining field law, which is about 100 miles in the territory. Within four envelopes, there are 10000 minefields, 100 vehicles and 400 horses. China has 10,000 chariots and 40,000 war horses, which is one tenth according to the field method. Therefore, there were more than 200,000 registered households in the Cheng and Kang periods than in the Yao and Shun periods, not because there were other spells, but because three generations ago, people lived within their means and formed an army based on agricultural income. Despite floods and droughts, they also have reserves to survive the famine year.

"During the Qin and Han Dynasties, heavy taxes were imposed on industrial and commercial courses, and it was urgent to tax the portal market. The population has decreased, and the old system is still valid. At this time, there were12 million registered permanent residence and 8 million hectares of cultivated land. As for the combination of the three kingdoms, after the Jin Dynasty, there were fewer peasants than soldiers, and more horses than cattle. The supply of soldiers is bound to be taken away from agricultural food, and the feeding of war horses is bound to occupy the grass eaten by cattle, so there are only more than 2.4 million accounts in the world. By the time of Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, it was almost as prosperous as the Han Dynasty. By the time of Yang Di, it lost another third of its family.

"I, Emperor Taizong, saw that the quartet had just been pacified and the people were not well fed and clothed, so I went to visit the ministers and asked them to state their opinions. Only by persuading Emperor Wendi to practice kingliness, can I reduce taxes, not delay the farming season, and introduce talented people to make loyal people happy. The price of grain in the world is two yuan per barrel. From Zhenguan to Kaiyuan, there were nearly19 million households with a population of 53 million, and the cultivated land was14 million hectares, more than in the Yao and Shun periods. Therefore, the root cause of salvation is excessive convergence; Handling rations should benefit farmers. Confucius said, "When the people are rich, how can the king not be rich?" These words of mine were used by Wei Zhi to give advice to Huang Wen. Please pay attention to them. If the corvee can't be alleviated because of the lack of food in the Sixth Army, in addition to the two taxes, the tax should be increased, and there should be no special discount. Everything should be paid as it is, and taxes can only be increased in the name of new distribution. This will also make people happy and avoid exile. Besides, if we want to March eastward now, thin cows will use it. Land in several states will carry thousands of miles of grain. With this mission, it will inevitably hinder the spring sowing. If there is no food and grass this autumn, what can we supply the army with?

"I think that when Emperor Wen of Han needs to farm, he can recruit people who can pay tribute to food, and they can be titles and atonement. So is Jingdi. After the reign of Emperor Han 'an, due to floods and droughts, Sangong said that if rich people could provide food, they could be officials at Shanhaiguan or below. This was made in the first year of this dynasty. Now, even if your majesty doesn't want to give food to officials, he also wants to send food to all parts of the country and make it public with the people. He has the ability to transport officials and materials to the capital, and there are more than 500 stones, and the people give them to state and county officials. Former officials are awarded according to their qualifications, and candidates are given real positions. Those who handed over more than 1000 stones to Shiwan, whether civilian military attaché s, made it clear that they were rewarded. In order to prevent farmers from losing their exile in spring, this is also a way to save the people and transport them to support the army. "

Zhuang Zong attached great importance to this proposal and immediately appointed Li Qi as the national planner and appointed him as the Prime Minister. This proposal was soon abandoned due to civil strife.

When the emperor ascended the throne, Dou Luge and Wei said that they were sentenced and Ren Heng played. Please appoint Li Qi as Prime Minister, but after being stopped by Kong Xun and Zheng Jun, Cui Xie was appointed as Prime Minister. At this time, Li Qi was an ancient empire who killed the temple without authorization on the platform of the imperial command. Although he was impeached, his words were vague, and he dared not tell Li Qi's crime. To this end, Li Qi asked for retirement three times, but the court refused, and he was appointed as the left servant of Shangshu. From then on, he was even more suspected by the prime minister, saying that everything was excluded and banned. At the end of Tiancheng, Mingzong returned to Luoyang from Bianzhou, and Li Qi handed over the person in charge of the company to Du Dong and asked to meet him in Yanshi. There is a sentence in his recitation, "Defeat the fierce party in Qidan and break through this rebellious city". The imperial edict said: Qidan is a fierce party, but it is definitely not a rebellion against the city. Li Qi was fined one month's salary. On the orders of the emperor, he wrote the article "Tombstone of Huo". The former prime minister of Liang dynasty described Huo's official position before Liang dynasty, not a fake official. The Chinese book says, "No matter whether it is true or false, please rewrite it." The emperor agreed with Zhongshu. There are many such things.

Although Li Qi is well-read, he doesn't know how to keep a low profile, knowing that things can't be done well, and he has to take various ways to gain fame and fortune. She is always excluded because she can't calm down. Retire with the Prince Taifu. Changxing died at his home in Li Fushan in the middle of the year at the age of 60. My son Li Zhen should be an official and a city butcher. Li Qi compiled the imperial edicts he wrote in the Ministry of Internal Affairs into ten volumes and named them "Golden Gate Collection", which was well known.