According to historical records, Yuan Lee was a direct descendant of Emperor Levin of Zhuan Xu. Zhuan Xu has a grandson named Hao Tao, who is the housekeeper of Emperor Yao. Li Guan specializes in the reasoning of prison proceedings. Some are like contemporary judges. At that time, the official position was popular as the surname, and Li was also the surname.
At the end of Shang Dynasty, a descendant of Hao Tao, a man named Li Zheng, was loyal to Zhou Wang and made many remonstrances. At that time, Zhou Wang was tyrannical and indulgent, and the rulers and people hated him. Zhou Wang was annoyed with Richard's repeated persuasion, so he killed Richard. After hearing the news, Li Zheng's wife Qihe fled with her youngest son, Li Zhen. Qihe's family was originally from Chen State (now Huaiyang, Henan Province), and wanted to escape back to her family, but she was afraid of bringing trouble to her family, so she fled to western Henan. When we arrived at the "Houyi Market" in yi river Valley in western Henan (that is, the place where Houyi once lived and was later abandoned), the mother and son were already hungry and exhausted, and Xiao Lizhen was dying. There is no one there and it is impossible to find food. Fortunately, Qi Heshi found some "Mu Zi" (wild fruits) on nearby wild trees, and they picked them and ate them, which saved their lives. Mother and son fled to eastern Henan and settled in Guxian (now Lu Yi, Henan), not too far from Huaiyang. In order to show gratitude for saving his life, and to let Li He avoid the pursuit, He Zizhen began to change his surname to Li. This is the origin of the surname Li.