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When Jiang Ji was young, he, Hu Zhi and Zhu Ji were famous in the Jianghuai area. He once served as a clerk in the State of Chu and later as the Beijia of Yangzhou.

In the 208th year of Jian'an ( AD), Cao Cao's army suffered a setback in the Battle of Chibi and suffered heavy losses.

Sun Quan besieged Hefei, and Cao Cao was unable to send a large army to rescue it. He only sent Zhang Xi with a thousand cavalrymen to lead the Runan troops to rescue it.

In the 209th year of Jian'an ( AD), Jiang Ji went to Qiao County to meet Cao Cao. In order to prevent Sun Quan's attack, Cao Cao planned to relocate the people in Huainan to the interior.
He asked Jiang Ji: When I confronted Yuan Shao at Guandu in the past, I relocated the people of Yan and Bai Ma. No one fled, and the enemy dared not plunder.

Now, I want to relocate the people of Huainan, what do you think?
"Jiang Ji disagreed with the relocation of the people, saying: At that time, we were weak and the enemy was strong, and if we did not relocate, we would lose."

"Since defeating Yuan Shao, we have reached Liucheng in the north and Jiang and Han in the south. Jingzhou has surrendered and our power has shocked the world. The people have no other ambitions."

"But the people miss their old land and are not willing to move. If they hear about this, they will be afraid and uneasy."

"Cao Cao refused to listen and still decided to forcibly relocate the people of Jianghuai. As a result, more than 100,000 people in Jianghuai fled to the territory of Dongwu because of fear."

"Cao Cao admired Jiang Ji's talent because of his views on the migration of people. Later, Jiang Ji was brought to Yecheng by an envoy. When Cao Cao saw Jiang Ji, he laughed and said to himself:"

"I originally wanted to let the people take refuge, but ended up driving them all away. So Jiang Ji was appointed governor of Danyang."

"Later, Cao Cao appointed Wen Hui as the governor of Yangzhou, and reappointed Jiang Ji as the deputy governor of Yangzhou, and issued an order:"

"Although the virtuous Ji Zi would rather give up the throne and be a minister, the State of Wu must always have a monarch to govern it."

"Now that you are governing Yangzhou again as the deputy governor, what should I be worried about?"

"Later, someone falsely accused Jiang Ji of being the mastermind of the rebellion. Cao Cao found out and pointed to his previous orders and said to the Left General Yu Jin and Pei State Prime Minister Feng Ren:"

"How could Jiang Ji do such a thing! If it really happened, then I have misjudged him. This must be a riot by ignorant people, hoping to cause controversy."

"Later, Jiang Ji was appointed as the chief clerk of the prime minister and the official in charge of the Western Division, and he and Sima Yi, who was also the chief clerk of the prime minister and the official in charge of the Eastern Division, were officials in the prime minister's office."

"In the 219th year of Jian'an ( AD), Yu Jin led seven armies to rescue Cao Ren, but encountered heavy rain and floods."

"Guan Yu took the opportunity to capture Yu Jin by boat, killed Pang De, and besieged Xiangyang and Fancheng. He was unstoppable for a while."

"Cao Cao saw that Xuchang was close to Jingzhou and intended to have Emperor Xian of Han move the capital from Xuchang. However, Jiang Ji and Prime Minister Sima Yi dissuaded him:"

"Yu Jin and his men were drowned by the water, not defeated. This small loss did not cause any serious damage to the country."

"Liu Bei and Sun Quan seem very close, but in fact they are not like that in their hearts. Guan Yu's success is definitely not what Sun Quan wants to see."

"We can send someone to persuade Sun Quan to launch a surprise attack on Guan Yu's rear, and then cede Jiangnan to Sun Quan, and the siege of Fancheng will be lifted."

"Cao Cao finally accepted it and sent someone to contact Sun Quan. But Sun Quan took the initiative to ask for war and ordered Lu Meng to attack Jingzhou, successfully lifting the siege of Xiangfan."

"In the 220th year of Jian'an ( AD), Cao Cao died, Cao Pi succeeded him as King of Wei, and Jiang Ji became the Chief Secretary of the Prime Minister."

"In the same year, Cao Pi became emperor, and Jiang Ji was appointed as the General of the Eastern Army. Jiang Ji requested to stay in the court and submitted a memorial entitled "On All Affairs". Cao Pi praised it and appointed Jiang Ji as a regular attendant of the imperial guards."

"At that time, General Xiahou Shang, a close relative of the royal family, was trusted by Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, who issued an edict saying:

"Xiahou Shang was very proud of the imperial edict that gave him the power of life and death, so he showed it to Jiang Ji."

"So Cao Pi's anger disappeared completely, and he quickly sent someone to Xiahou Shang to retrieve the previous imperial edict."

"In the third year of Huangchu (222 AD), Cao Pi divided his troops into three groups and launched a massive attack on Wu. Jiang Ji and General Cao Ren led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to launch an attack on Ruxukou on the eastern front."

"Jiang Ji was ordered to lead his troops eastward to capture Xianxi in order to disperse the Wu army. Zhu Huan, a Wu general stationed at Ruxukou, fell into the trap and divided his troops to rush to Xianxi."

"Cao Ren then led his army to attack Ruxukou. Zhu Huan held the city with only 5,000 men left and refused to fight."

"At that time, Cao Ren sent his son Cao Tai to lead the army to attack the city. On the other hand, he planned to capture Shazhou Island in the middle of the river where Zhu Huan's soldiers, wives and children were. When Jiang Ji learned about this, he objected, believing that the Wu army occupied the west bank."

Li Bai: If the warships are lined up upstream, if the Wei army attacks Shazhou Island downstream, it will be tantamount to courting defeat.

But Cao Ren refused to listen and still ordered his men to attack Shazhou Island. In the end, they were defeated, with more than a thousand Wei soldiers drowned or beheaded. Later, they withdrew their troops due to an epidemic.

Cao Ren died soon after the battle, and Jiang Ji was appointed General of the Eastern Army to lead Cao Ren's army. Later, he was called back to the court and appointed Shangshu.

In the winter of the sixth year of Huangchu (225 AD), Cao Pi personally led the navy and land forces to Guangling, reviewed the troops by the river, and showed off his military power to the Eastern Wu.

Jiang Ji, a native of Yangzhou, believed that the waterways would be blocked, which would be detrimental to the march, and he even wrote "On Three States" to give advice.

But Cao Pi did not listen, and eventually thousands of warships were stuck and unable to move forward due to the ice on the river.

Some people suggested that the troops be left in the local area to cultivate land and garrison, but Jiang Ji opposed this on the grounds that the area was close to a large lake in the east and the Huai River in the north, and when the water level rose during the rainy season, the Eastern Wu army would easily plunder the farm supplies.

Cao Pi followed Jiang Ji's advice and evacuated. At this time, the lake was a little dry, and Cao Pi entrusted all the boats to Jiang Ji.

The warships were originally arranged over hundreds of miles. Jiang Ji had four or five canals dug to gather the ships together. He also built earthen mounds in advance to block the lake water, allowing the ships to be connected front and back. The lake water washed the ships and led them into the Huai River.

In the seventh year of Huangchu (226 AD), Cao Pi died and was succeeded by Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui. Jiang Ji was granted the title of Guannei Hou.

In 228 AD, Zhou Cang, the governor of Poyang in Eastern Wu, sent someone to deliver a personal letter to Cao Xiu, falsely claiming that he was criticized by Sun Quan, the king of Wu, and planned to abandon Wu and surrender to Wei. Cao Xiu, the Grand Marshal and Governor of Yangzhou, was lured by him and led his troops to attack Wancheng.

Jiang Ji believed that Cao Xiu would go deep into the Eastern Wu this time and confront the elite troops of the Eastern Wu, and that the Wu general Zhu Ran stationed upstream would attack from behind, so he suggested not to send troops; but Cao Xiu continued to advance.

Later, the Wu army frequently appeared in the Anlu area. Jiang Ji saw that although the Wu army showed up in the west, it actually had the momentum to move eastward to encircle and annihilate Cao Xiu, so he suggested sending reinforcements to rescue Cao Xiu as soon as possible.

Cao Rui then ordered Yuzhou Governor Jia Kui to lead his troops eastward to join forces with Cao Xiu. Soon Cao Xiu was ambushed at Shiting by Lu Xun, the Grand Commander of the Eastern Wu, who led more than 90,000 troops.

The Wei army was defeated, abandoned a large amount of military supplies and retreated, and was chased by the Wu army to Jiashi. At Jiashi, they met Jia Kui's reinforcements and stopped the pursuit of the Wu army, thus preventing the whole army from being annihilated. Afterwards, Jiang Ji was promoted to the position of Zhong Hujun.

Although the position of Zhonghujun was not as high as that of Shangqing, its powers were quite heavy. In addition to commanding all the generals in the army and being in charge of the imperial guards, he was also responsible for selecting and appointing military officers.

When Jiang Ji was the military guard, he could not stop people from scrambling to bribe him, so he took advantage of his position to seek personal gain. As a result, there was a folk song at that time saying:

It means that if an officer wants to take up a military post like Yamenjiang, he must give 1,000 pieces of silk to the guard Jiang Ji; even a low-ranking officer like Bairendu needs 500 pieces of silk. Sima Yi has always had a good relationship with Jiang Ji. Once, when they were chatting, Sima Yi asked Jiang Ji about this matter. Jiang Ji didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

So they joked, "The goods in the capital city of Luoyang are very expensive. You can't buy them even with a penny less." Then they laughed at each other.

At that time, in order to prevent power from falling into the hands of court officials, the emperors of the Wei Dynasty centralized power and established the Secretariat to take charge of confidential matters. The officials of the Secretariat who served as the Chief Secretariat Officer and the Order of the Secretariat were close to the emperor. They were trusted and held great power, and were called "exclusive officials."

"Jiang Ji wrote a memorial to Emperor Ming of Wei, saying: Throughout history, when ministers have too much power, the country will be in danger; when the emperor is too close to his ministers, he will be easily deceived."

"The ministers of the previous dynasty monopolized power, causing unrest both inside and outside the country. Now that Your Majesty is personally in charge of government affairs, you do not easily grant power to court officials, but let the ministers of the Secretariat master the state secrets."

"But the ministers who serve close to the emperor may not be as good as the ministers in the court, but they are good at currying favor with the emperor."

"Your Majesty wants to carry forward the legacy of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen, and do everything by yourself. However, even as a ruler, it is difficult for you to handle all the affairs of the country alone, and you still need the assistance of wise ministers."

"So we should select virtuous people with excellent character to serve as officials, and we should not allow powerful officials to control the internal and external affairs of the court."

"Emperor Ming of Wei issued an edict to commend him, saying: Upright ministers are what the king relies on."

"Jiang Ji is a man of both civil and military talents. He works diligently and wholeheartedly. He always makes suggestions on important military and national affairs. He is loyal and energetic. I value him very much."

"Jiang Ji was promoted to General of the Guards and given the title of Palace Attendant."

"In the sixth year of Taihe (232 AD), Cao Rui sent General Tian Yu of the Shangyi Army to attack Gongsun Yuan, who was entrenched in Liaodong, by sea, and Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou, by land. However, Jiang Ji believed that..."

"If it is not an enemy state that intends to annex our dynasty, or a minister who is not rebelling against our dynasty, we should not attack them casually. If we fail to conquer them, we will force them to become rebels."

"So they say 'When tigers and wolves are in the way, don't punish the foxes. Get rid of the big harm first, and then the small harm will be dealt with by yourself'."

"Even if we conquer his land, his people are not enough to strengthen the country, and his wealth is not enough to enrich the country. If we fail, we will only incur the hatred of Gongsun Yuan."

"Cao Rui refused to listen and sent Tian Yu and others to attack, but in the end they didn't gain much."

"In the first year of Jingchu (237), there were frequent foreign wars and the palace was under construction. The people complained a lot and the grain harvest was poor year after year."

"Your Majesty should expand your foundation and not rest on your laurels. Although there are twelve states now, the number of people is only that of a state during the Han Dynasty."

"Now that Wu and Shu have not been eliminated, the soldiers are on the border, farming and fighting at the same time, and resentment has accumulated for many years. Now we should stop wasting the people's energy and save them from being so exhausted."

"If you want to be a great monarch, you must be considerate of the people below you."

"Gou Jian encouraged women to have more babies to prepare for the country's use. King Zhao of Yan was compassionate to the people's illness, so he was able to take revenge. Therefore, he was able to make the strong Qi surrender with the weak Yan, and the weak Yue State was eventually destroyed by the powerful Wu State."

"Now that the two enemies have not been destroyed, they will always come to invade us. If Your Majesty cannot eliminate Wu and Shu, you will definitely be blamed by future generations in the future."

"However, with your majesty's great strategy, if you put aside other matters and concentrate on defeating the enemy, I think this will not be a difficult task."

"Indulging in sexual intercourse is harmful to your Majesty's health. Those palace maids who have not yet been canonized should be distributed to the ministers."

"In the second year of Jingchu (238 AD), Cao Rui ordered the Grand Commandant Sima Yi to lead an army of to attack Liaodong. When Gongsun Yuan heard that the Wei army was coming, he again pledged his loyalty to Sun Quan and asked for troops to help."

"Sun Quan knew that he would not gain anything from this battle, and that it was beyond his ability to provide deep rescue, and that merely providing superficial assistance would be of no avail."

"Even when Sun Quan's nephews were in danger, he remained motionless, let alone the foreigners who had humiliated him in the past!"

"Now he is spreading this matter, which is his trick. Yaozhu is still far away from Gongsun Yuan."

Su Shi: If the main army in front is in a stalemate and cannot be resolved quickly, given Sun Quan's limited strategic ability, he might use a light force to launch a surprise attack.

In 239 AD, Cao Rui passed away and King Cao Fang of Qi ascended the throne. Jiang Ji was promoted to General of the Army and was granted the title of Marquis of Changlingting.

After Grand Commandant Sima Yi was promoted to Grand Tutor, Jiang Ji was promoted to Grand Commandant.

At that time, Cao Shuang was in power, and his followers Ding Mi, Deng Yang and others often changed the laws easily. Jiang Ji wrote a memorial:

Today, Wu and Shu have not yet been destroyed, and the soldiers have been fighting outside for decades. Both men and women are resentful, and the people are poor.

Only talented people can compile and revise the laws of a country and pass them on to future generations. How can mediocre people change them?

Ultimately, it will not only be unhelpful in governing the country, but also harm the people. I hope that civil officials and military generals will perform their duties, so that the country can be peaceful and auspicious.

However, Cao Shuang's group continued to be tyrannical and chaotic, so Jiang Ji secretly planned with Sima Yi and others to overthrow Cao Shuang.

In 249, Sima Yi, the Grand Tutor, took advantage of the fact that Cao Shuang and his brothers went to Gaoping Mausoleum with Cao Fang to pay homage to Emperor Ming of Wei and launched a coup d'état at Gaoping Mausoleum.
In the name of the empress dowager's decree, the general Cao Shuang and others were dismissed from their posts, and Jiang Ji also followed Sima Yi to garrison at the Luoshui Floating Bridge.

During this time, Grand Minister of Agriculture Huan Fan left the city to join Cao Shuang, and Jiang Ji said: "The brain trust has gone." Sima Yi believed that Cao Shuang would not use Huan Fan's plan.

Jiang Ji wrote another letter to Cao Shuang, saying that Sima Yi just wanted to dismiss them from office, and advised him to hand over power and surrender as soon as possible, which would preserve their titles and wealth.

In the end, Cao Shuang voluntarily handed over power and was placed under house arrest in his mansion, but he was soon accused of treason by Sima Yi. Cao Shuang and his three clans were exterminated, and Sima Yi began to control the power in the court.

Jiang Ji was promoted to Duke of Duxiang for his meritorious service, with a fief of 700 households. Jiang Ji wrote a letter to reject the reward, saying that Jiang Ji had only wanted to dismiss Cao Shuang, and had promised Cao Shuang that "it would only be dismissed from office", but unexpectedly Sima Yi took the opportunity to kill.

Because he felt that he had broken his promise to Cao Shuang and felt very guilty, he was unwilling to accept the reward), but was not allowed.

He died on the 5th day of the fourth month of the same year (May 18), and was posthumously named Marquis Jing.

During the Jian'an period, Shi Miao entered the Prime Minister's Office and later served as the magistrate of Shouchun County. The orders he issued were quickly spread.

The capital of Yangzhou was in the county he governed. At that time, Jiang Ji was the governor. Since Shi Miao was visiting here for the first time, he went to visit Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji always liked drinking. When Miao came to visit him, he happened to be drunk and could not meet with Miao.

Shi Miao returned with resentment, carved a piece of wood into the shape of a human, wrote "Drunkard Jiang Ji" on it, and placed it under the wall, shooting it with a bow and arrow every morning and evening. (End of this chapter)