Kang Junli

 ( 847 Births ) 

In 888, Kang was named the "southern bandit suppression commissioner" (南面招討使) and given 20,000 soldiers to assist Li Keyong's ally Li Hanzhi recover his former territory Heyang (河陽; headquartered in modern Luoyang, Henan). Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan (薛阿檀), Shi Yan (史儼), An Quanjun (安全俊) and An Xiuxiu (安休休) were under his command. They were defeated by Zhu Wen's forces and withdrew after An Xiuxiu fled.

In 890, the imperial court declared war on Li Keyong. Li Keyong's brother Li Kegong (李克恭) was killed by a subordinate in Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern Changzhi, Shanxi), who then surrendered to Zhu. Li Keyong then sent Kang and Li Cunxiao to surround the Zhaoyi capital of Luzhou (潞州). Kang was on good terms with Li Cunxin, whose relationship with adoptive brother Li Cunxiao was sour at best. After the defeat of the imperial court and the recapture of Luzhou, Kang was named the jiedushi of Zhaoyi Circuit, but Li Cunxiao believed he deserved the post more and went into a jealous rage.

In 893, Li Cunxiao rebelled in Xingzhou (邢州; in modern Xingtai, Hebei), prompting Li Keyong to send Kang in a counterattack. Kang performed well in the campaign and was promoted to inspecting grand-guardian (檢校太保). In spring 894, Li Cunxiao was captured and begged for mercy, claiming that he rebelled only because of Li Cunxin's false accusations. Li Keyong valued Li Cunxiao and wanted to spare his life. Even as he sentenced Li Cunxiao to death, he believed that other generals would beg on Li Cunxiao's behalf, but nobody did. After Li Cunxiao's death, Li Keyong became very depressed. Later that year, during a banquet in Jinyang (晉陽; modern Taiyuan, Shanxi), Li Keyong happened to mention Li Cunxiao during a conversation and cried uncontrollably. Kang responded by insulting Li Cunxiao's character. Furious, Li Keyong drew his sword and seriously injured Kang, also ordering his imprisonment. Kang was already dead when Li Keyong decided to release him.