Zhang Yi (Junsi)

Chinese
t=張裔
s=张裔

Zhang Yi (Zi 君嗣) (167? [According to the "Records of the Three Kingdoms", vol. 41, Zhang Yi, who conversing with Sun Quan prior to his release, stated, "At 57, I have already outlived my parents." This implies, but does not definitely show that he was 57 when Sun Quan released him, which was probably in 223 since that was the year when Deng Zhi visited Sun Quan, according to the "Zizhi Tongjian", vol. 70.] -230), a native of Chengdu also served the Kingdom of Shu as a civil officer. Originally serving the local warlord Liu Zhang (warlord) in Sichuan, he was sent by Liu Zhang to Deyang to prevent Liu Bei from taking over. However, Zhang Yi was defeated by Liu Bei's general Zhang Fei in 212, and he surrendered to Liu Bei. Zhang Yi was quickly promoted under Liu Bei's regin, and was praised by Zhuge Liang as one of the most capable subjects of Liu Zhang's regime. Zhang Yi was a capable and popular administrator and was assigned to one of the shires in Nanzhong when the local warlords rioted. Zhang Yi was captured, but the local warlords dared not to kill him, and instead, sent him to Sun Quan who did not bother to see the new inmate and directly put Zhang Yi in jail.

When Wu and Shu re-established their alliance against Wei, Deng Zhi was sent by Zhuge Liang as envoy, and one of his mission was to ask the release and the return of Zhang Yi. It was only then did Sun Quan met Zhang Yi for the first time since his imprisonment in Wu and Sun was shocked by Zhang's capability after having a long talk at the farewell banquet he held for Deng Zhi and Zhang Yi. After Zhang Yi left with Deng Zhi, Sun Quan started to have a second thought and regretting let Zhang go, and wanted to keep Zhang Yi for himself so that Zhang would serve Wu. Under his staff members' suggestion, Sun sent troops to catch Deng's departing envoy, but Zhang Yi had already realized what Sun would do after observing his attitude on the banquet, and thus he and Deng Zhi quickly left Wu by speeding up their journey, and made back to Shu just one day ahead of Sun Quan's troops sent after them.

References

ee also

*Three Kingdoms
*Personages of the Three Kingdoms
*"Records of Three Kingdoms"
*"Romance of the Three Kingdoms"