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Jiang Ji, like Liu Ye, was the main strategist of the Three Cao period, and although many of their opinions were not adopted, this does not mean that they are incompetent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 There is no doubt that Jiang Ji was also one of the top strategists of that era.

【Top Strategist】

Jiang Ji had a very good performance in the Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui eras, but unfortunately the probability of Jiang Ji's suggestions being adopted is not very high, otherwise Cao Wei's development may be different.

When Sun Quan attacked Hefei for the first time, Cao Cao was unable to send too many reinforcements because of the fiasco of Chibi, and Jiang Ji not only did not panic when he learned about it, but took advantage of the incident, exaggerated the scale of the reinforcements, reported them to the city, and misled Sun Quan, Sun Quan saw that Cao Wei's reinforcements had arrived, so he retreated. This was also the first time that Jiang Ji used stratagem to retreat from the enemy. Later, Jiang Ji's views on the migration of the people impressed Cao Cao, so he was reused by Cao Cao, and when Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan, Jiang Ji and Sima Yi also successfully dissuaded Cao Cao from moving the capital.

During the period of Emperor Wen Cao Pi, Jiang Ji first pointed out that Emperor Wen Cao Pi trusted Xiahou Shang too much and gave him the right to kill at will.

During the period of Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Ji had advised Cao Xiu not to send troops easily before the Battle of Shiting, and later he also talked about the disadvantages of the close ministers of Zhongshu Province, so he was rewarded by Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty, but Cao Rui did not change the positions of Zhongshu Province and Sun Zi, Liu Fang and others because of Jiang Ji's superiority, and later the demise of Cao Wei was related to this.

Jiang Ji was opposed to Cao Rui's first crusade against Liaodong, which ended in failure. When Cao Rui sent Sima Yi to attack Gongsun Yuan for the third time, he also consulted with Jiang Ji whether Sun Quan would send troops, and Jiang Ji thought that Sun Quan was unlikely to send troops, and at most he might send light troops to cover the attack when the front line was deadlocked, and afterwards it was as expected. When Cao Rui fainted in the later period, Jiang Ji, like Sima Yi and others, gave advice, of course, it was only slightly effective at most.

It can be seen from the case of the Sancao period that Jiang Ji was one of the top strategists at that time.

【Death with Guilt】

During the Cao Fang period, Jiang Ji also had a very key performance, he helped Sima Yi beat Cao Shuang who tried to rebel, but it also led to Sima Yi's growth, and later Jiang Ji died of guilt because he failed to fulfill his promise to Cao Shuang.

After Cao Shuang came to power, he gradually became authoritarian and chaotic, and even imprisoned the empress dowager in the later period. In the first ten years (249), Sima Yi and Jiang Ji and others launched a coup d'état in Gaopingling and overthrew Cao Shuang's rule.

Jiang Ji was named the marquis of the capital by Jin Jue for his merits, and he was enclosed with 700 households. After that, Jiang Ji said: "Your subordinates are ashamed to be favored by their superiors, and Cao Shuang dares to harbor evil intentions, which is a dereliction of duty for your subordinates." It is a blessing for the society and the country that the Taifu carried out his arbitrary schemes, and His Majesty understood the faithfulness and integrity of his subordinates, so that the sinners were punished. Blessings and favors must be given to those who have made meritorious contributions. Now when it comes to planning, the subordinates cannot be prophets; When it comes to warfare, soldiers are not commanded by their subordinates; On the top, there is the responsibility of failure to control; Below, they were deceived again. His subordinates served in the government, and their words and deeds were watched by the people, and I was really worried that the fraudulent act of receiving rewards would arise from me, and the culture of prevarication and humility would be abandoned from here. Jiang Ji insisted on resigning, but Cao Fang did not allow it. Jiang Ji died that year and was nicknamed Jinghou. Jiang Ji's son Jiang Xiu inherited. After Jiang Xiu's death, Jiang Xiu's son Jiang Kai inherited the title. During the Xianxi period, a fifth-class title system was established, because Jiang Ji had made outstanding contributions to the previous dynasty, and Jiang Kai was renamed Xia Caizi.

According to the record of "Shiyu": At the beginning, Ji followed Sima Xuanwang Tunluo Water Pontoon Bridge, Jishu and Cao Shuang, and said that the king's decree was "only to remove officials", and Shuang was killed. Helping the sick is untrustworthy in his words, and he is sick and dies.

There is also a record in "Ganbao Jin Ji": Jiang Ji is not suitable for extinction with Cao Zhen's merit power, so Xi is the queen. Ji was sick again, and his words were not trustworthy, and he died of illness.

Historically, Jiang Ji and Sima Yi have opposed each other in favor of a light punishment for Cao Zhen, and this issue is ostensibly because Jiang Ji had promised Cao Zhen, but I personally think that this should be a political issue, indicating the different positions of Jiang Ji and Sima Yi. After all, at that time, Cao Shuang was not only a big general, he also represented the entire Cao clan, if Cao Shuang was severely punished, then the entire Cao family could be said to be inescapable, if Cao Shuang was lightly dropped, then the blow to the rest of the Cao family would also be reduced, so Jiang Ji wanted to protect Cao Shuang, which was not just a promise.

But for Sima Yi, this is a great opportunity to take the opportunity to suppress the Cao clan and expand his own power, and Cao Shuang himself has many flaws, the result is that Jiang Ji has no choice but to sit back and watch Cao Shuang and others be wiped out, and finally compensate for Cao Xi as Cao Zhen's descendant to continue the incense.

Jiang Ji was generally not highly evaluated in later generations because of Gao Pingling and other things, but in fact, Jiang Ji did everything he should do, he persuaded Cao Shuang, stopped Cao Shuang from plotting rebellion, and tried to protect Cao Shuang, Jiang Ji himself is not incapable, nor is he without status, but some things, even with Jiang Ji's status and ability, cannot be stopped, after all, Jiang Ji is not an auxiliary minister, he is born a head shorter than Cao Shuang and Sima Yi and others, and he can basically do everything.

In a word, Jiang Ji has already died of guilt, and I really can't blame him, after all, Cao Shuang is going to die by himself, and Jiang Ji can't stop him after Sima Yi gains power.

【Jiang Zitong in History】

Name: Jiang Ji

Attributes: Strategy (A-) Jiang Ji is also very good at strategy, but there are not many suggestions that have been adopted

Jiang Ji also accompanied Cao Ren to the south to defeat Sun Quan and directly participated in the military

Politics (B+) As one of the four generations of Cao Wei's old ministers, Jiang Ji's political ability cannot be ignored

General comment (a-) Jiang Ji's ability is undoubted, but it is a pity that he failed to keep Cao Wei Jiangshan in his later years

Alias (title): Jiang Zitong

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Profession: Strategist, politician

Family Origin: Unknown

Official position: Lieutenant

Knighted: Marquis of Changling Pavilion→ Marquis of Duxiang

Nickname: Jinghou

Birth and death: --242

Place of birth: Chu Guoping

Main social relations: son (Jiang Xiu) grandson (Jiang Kai)

Major Experiences:

followed Cao Cao, first forced Sun Quan to retire in Hefei, and then dissuaded Cao Cao from moving the capital

Cao Pi's ministers sent troops with Cao Ren to solve the matter of the ship being frozen

Cao Rui's important ministers reminded Cao Rui of the problem of Zhongshu Province, and he showed a lot of performance when he crusaded against Gongsun Yuan

helped Sima Yi fight Cao Shuang, but died soon after failing to fulfill his promise

Summary: Jiang Ji is one of the four generations of veterans of Cao Wei, with excellent ability, and some regrets in his later years.

ps: The previous article has been revised to add the top evaluation of Jiang Ji's strategy.