Zhang Ji

Zhang Ji

Zhang Ji (?)? He was born in Zuli County, Wuwei County (now Jingyuan County, Gansu Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the separatist warlord broke the uncle of Qiang General Zhang Xiu.

At the beginning, he was Dong Zhuo's Ministry, brave and good at fighting. After Dong Zhuo was killed, he united with Li Yu to conquer Chang'an and became general of Yulin Zhonglang. In the third year of Chuping (192), he was promoted to Zhendong general and was canonized as Marquis of Pingyang. Zhang Ji supported Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to move eastward to become a general of Hushi. Later, because of their discord with Dong Cheng and Yang Feng, they pursued Xiandi with Li Xi and Guo Si.

In the first year of Jian'an (196), in the face of the army's food shortage, he attacked Shacheng and was killed by an arrow. After his death, the army was taken over by his nephew Zhang Xiu.

Life of the characters

Plunder Yingchuan

Zhang Ji is from Zuli County, Wuwei County. In 191, Zhang Jifeng was ordered by Niu Fu, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. He led tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against Zhu, who was defeated and then plundered in Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places.

In April of the third year of Chuping (192), Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun and Lv Bu. Then Niu Fu died in the turmoil. Zhang Ji and Li Yu planned to disband their troops and flee back to their hometown, but they were afraid that they would not be pardoned. Jia Xu, a Wuwei man, said to Li Yu, "listen to the Chang'an people's discussion that they want to kill Liangzhou people. If you abandon the army and go alone, that little Pavilion leader will catch you. It's better to lead the army westward to attack Chang'an and avenge Dong Gong. If things succeed, we can serve our country to rectify the world. If we don't succeed, it's not too late to go any further. " Li Yu and others took Jia Xu's advice and said everywhere: "the imperial court will not forgive us, we should fight to the death. If we conquer Chang'an, we will have the whole world; if we can't, we will rob the women's property of Sanfu and go back to our hometown in the West. We can also protect our lives. " His subordinates responded one after another, so they formed an alliance with Guo Si and Zhang Ji and led thousands of troops to attack Chang'an day and night. On the first day of June, Chang'an fell. On the second day of the same month, Emperor Xian granted amnesty to the whole world, appointed Li Yi as General Yang Wu, Guo Si as General Yang lie, and Zhang Ji, fan Hou and others as general Zhonglang.

Hongnong

In September of the third year of Chuping (192), Emperor Xian paid homage to Li Ge as a general of chariot and cavalry, Kaifu, and also as a commander of Sili school, and a Marquis of Feijie, fengchiyang County; Guo Si as a rear general, fengmeiyang County; fan Hou as a right general, fengwannian County; Zhang Jiren as a general of Zhendong, fengpingyang county. Li Yi, Guo Si and fan Hou were in charge of the government. Zhang Ji was the weakest, so he went out to settle in Hongnong county (now Lingbao, Henan Province).

Protect the emperor and return to the East

In the second year of Xingping (195), in June, Yang Feng and song Guo, the military officer of Li's Department, wanted to murder Li. When the incident came to light, Yang Feng led his troops to flee, and Li's power weakened slightly. Soon after, Zhang Ji came from Shanxian County to persuade him to settle in Hongnong for the time being. Emperor Xian also sent envoys to persuade him. Li Xi and Guo Si were ready to negotiate peace and wanted to exchange their sons as hostages. However, Li Xi's wife took great care of her son Li Shi and did not want to exchange them, so they did not reach an agreement. Later, Li Ying agreed to exchange his daughter as hostages, and the two sides reconciled. In July of the same year, Emperor Xian sent Chang'an to return to the East. At night, in baling, the servants and guards were hungry. Zhang Ji gave them food according to their positions. Li Qian led his troops out of tunchiyang, and Zhang Ji, Guo Si, and Yang Ding, Yang Feng, and Dong Cheng, former subordinates of Dong Zhuo, all drove eastward with the emperor.

Emperor Xiandi worshipped Zhang Ji as a general of Hushi, who opened his palace like Sangong. Guo Si was a general of cavalry, Yang Ding was a rear general, and Yang Feng was a general of Xingyi. He took Dong Cheng as the general of Anji, and Guo Si and others escorted Xiandi. There will be many disputes along the way.

In October of the same year, Li Xi and Guo Si regretted the return of Emperor Xian, so they joined forces to pursue him. Zhang Ji, because of his discord with Yang Feng and Dong Cheng, soon joined forces with Li and Guo to catch up with Xiandi. In December, the two sides fought in Hongnong Dongjian. Dong Cheng, Yang Feng and others were defeated, killing and injuring countless officers and soldiers. All the women's belongings were left behind, and all the utensils of the royal family were lost.

Die of an arrow

In the first year of Jian'an (196), Zhang Ji was short of food in the army, so he sent troops to Mu Liubiao of Jingzhou to plunder and attack the city of Liao in Nanyang County, and zhongliuya died. After his death, his nephew Zhang Xiu took over the army and united with Liu Biao to settle in Wancheng.

Character evaluation

Li Zhi: Zhang Ji.

Zhong Bojing: Zhang Ji still has means.

Cai Dongfan's the romance of the later Han Dynasty: Zhang Ji, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng are all thieves.

Relative members

wife

The name is unknown (the romance of the Three Kingdoms is called the Zou family), which was later accepted by Cao Cao.

nephew

Zhang Xiu, one of the heroes in the late Han Dynasty, broke the Qiang general and Xuanwei Marquis, with the posthumous title of "Ding".

younger sister

Zhang Jiangzi, a native of Xizhou (recorded in Chen Yinke's biography of Liu Rushi).

Historical records

The book of the later Han Dynasty volume 78 biography of Dong Zhuo No.62

Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms Volume 6 Wei Shu 6 Dong Er yuan Liu Chuan 6

Zizhitongjian Volume 60

Zi Zhi Tong Jian (volume 61)

Zizhitongjian (volume 62)

Artistic image

Literary image

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Ji is similar to the official history. He was Dong Zhuo's subordinate. When the 18 road princes were fighting for Dong, he guarded hulaoguan with Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. After Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an, he also guarded zhuowu with Li Yu. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Zhang Ji and others fled to Shaanxi. Because they could not be pardoned, they adopted Jia Xuzhi's plan to gather troops to attack Chang'an, defeat Lv Bu, kill Wang Yun, occupy Chang'an and control the government. Because fan Hou defeated Ma Teng and Han Sui, he let Han Sui go, so he held a banquet to kill him. Zhang Ji was afraid and took over fan Hou's troops. He went out to settle in Hongnong. Later, Xiandi used Yang Biao's strategy to alienate Li Xi and Guo Si. They led troops to attack each other, and then hijacked Xiandi and Gongqing respectively. Zhang Ji and his soldiers came to make peace. They stopped and sent Xiandi back to the East. Soon they repented and joined forces to pursue Xiandi. They fought with Yang Feng and Dong Cheng for several times. Finally, they were repulsed by Cao Cao, who came here. Xiandi was welcomed to Xudu by Cao Cao. Zhang Ji later led his troops from Guanzhong to Jingzhou, attacked Nanyang, and died. His nephew Zhang Xiu took over the army and united with Liu Biao to settle in Wancheng.

Film and television image

In the 2016 TV series Zhao Zilong: Yan Wei plays Zhang Ji.