Late in 541 Lý Bí, a local officer who had left Liang service, rose with Triệu Túc, Tinh Thiều and Phạm Tu; the inspector Xiao Zi bribed his way out to Guangzhou and the rebels took the Long Biên citadel.
Rebellion
Lý Bí's uprising against the Liang
- 541 – 543 CE
- Southeast Asia
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