y ▁came ▁to ▁test ▁me , ▁/ ▁With ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁spread ing ▁her ▁bl oss oms ▁onto ▁my ▁clothes ." ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁middle ▁age , ▁Li ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁poet ▁la ure ate ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Da iz ong ▁of ▁Tang , ▁who ▁sum mon ed ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁after ▁learning ▁of ▁her ▁literary ▁talent . ▁She ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁month , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁treated ▁lav ish ly ▁by ▁the ▁em peror . ▁However , ▁she ▁preferred ▁her ▁former ▁care free ▁life ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁ 7 8 3 , ▁re bel ▁leader ▁Z hu ▁Ci ▁captured ▁Ch ang ' an , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁se ated ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁throne . ▁Li ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁write ▁po ems ▁den igr ating ▁the ▁imperial ▁house ▁of ▁Tang . ▁Z hu ▁was ▁defeated ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁Emperor ▁Dez ong , ▁Da iz ong ' s ▁successor , ▁returned ▁to ▁Ch ang ' an . ▁Dez ong ▁accused ▁Li ▁of ▁tre ason ▁for ▁her ▁anti - T ang ▁poetry . ▁She ▁was ▁condem ned ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁executed ▁in ▁ 7 8 4 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁The ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁anth ology ▁Complete ▁Collection ▁of ▁Tang ▁Po etry , ▁together ▁with ▁its ▁supp lement s , ▁pres erves ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁Li ▁Ye ' s ▁po ems . ▁Her ▁poetry ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁the ▁edit ors ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing - era