Liu Shouwen (Chinese: 劉守文) (died 910) was a warlord who ruled Yichang Circuit (義昌, headquartered in modern Cangzhou, Hebei) as its military governor (jiedushi) late in the Chinese Tang dynasty and early during Tang's succeeding Later Liang state.
He was a son of Liu Rengong the military governor of the larger Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing) and followed his father's orders.
Liu Rengong, who had then become arrogant and was planning to take over the entire region north of the Yellow River, responded to Emperor Zhaozong's eunuch messenger, "I myself have banners and rods.
"[3] However, Emperor Zhaozong did eventually relent and make Liu Shouwen the military governor of Yichang.
Weibo's military governor Luo Shaowei sought aid from Xuanwu's military governor Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu sent his generals Li Si'an (李思安) and Zhang Cunjing (張存敬) to aid Luo.
[7] In 906, Luo, who was fearful of the traditional power that the Weibo headquarter guard corps had in the circuit, slaughtered them with Zhu's support.
The other troops were shocked by Luo's actions, and some of the soldiers rebelled under the leadership of the officer Shi Renyu (史仁遇), who took over Gaotang (高唐, in modern Liaocheng, Shandong) and claimed to be acting military governor.
In response, Liu Shouwen attacked Weibo's Bei and Ji (冀州, in modern Hengshui, Hebei) Prefectures.
(Meanwhile, the Xuanwu officers Li Zhouyi (李周彝) and Fu Daozhao (符道昭) captured Gaotang and killed Shi.
Later in the year, after hearing news that Ding Hui the military governor of Zhaoyi Circuit (昭義, headquartered in modern Changzhi, Shanxi) had submitted to Li Keyong, Zhu prepared to withdraw from Cang Prefecture.
Liu Shouwen wrote Zhu:[8] You, Prince, are forgiving your servant's crimes and lifting the siege for the sake of the people.
While several warlords (Li Keyong, Li Maozhen, Yang Wo, and Wang Jian) refused to recognize the Later Liang emperor and most other regional governors did so, the historical records did not explicitly state what position Liu Rengong and, by extension, Liu Shouwen, took publicly.
Emperor Taizu was pleased and bestowed the honorary chancellor title Zhongshu Ling (中書令) on Liu Shouwen.