Facts: - dynasty: chu -lrb- -rrb- - reign: 784 -- may 9 , 786 - death date: may 9 , 786 - birth date: unknown - given name: xilie -lrb- -rrb- - family name: li -lrb- -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of li xilie .
li xilie -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- died may 9 , 786 -rrb- was a general of the chinese tang dynasty who , believing himself to be strong enough to claim imperial title , did so as the emperor of a new state of chu .his efforts to expand chu was repeatedly thwarted by generals loyal to tang , however , and in 786 , after he grew ill , he was poisoned to death by his general chen xianqi .