22 Facts About Huan Jie

Huan Jie was from Linxiang County, Changsha Commandery, which is present-day Linxiang, Hunan.

Huan Jie started his career as an Officer of Merit in Changsha Commandery, his home commandery.

When his father died, Huan Jie resigned and went home to perform filial mourning.

In 191, after Sun Jian was killed in action at the Battle of Xiangyang against Liu Biao, the Governor of Jing Province, Huan Jie braved the odds and travelled to Xiangyang to plead with Liu Biao to give him Sun Jian's body so that he could hold a proper funeral for Sun Jian.

Huan Jie later returned Sun Jian's body to his family, who buried him in Qu'e County.

When Huan Jie heard about it, he went to see Zhang Xian, the Administrator of Changsha Commandery, and told him:.

Huan Jie went into hiding after the fall of Changsha.

Some time later, Liu Biao pardoned Huan Jie for inciting Zhang Xian and the other three administrators to rebel against him, and recruited him to serve as an Assistant Officer and Libationer under him.

Huan Jie wanted to arrange for Huan Jie to marry a younger sister of his wife, Lady Cai.

However, Huan Jie rejected the offer and said that he was already married.

Huan Jie claimed that he was ill and refused to serve under Liu Biao.

In late 208, after Cao Cao received the surrender of Liu Cong, Liu Biao's son and successor as the Governor of Jing Province, he heard about Huan Jie's earlier advice to Zhang Xian and thought that Huan Jie was an extraordinary talent.

Huan Jie then recruited Huan Jie to be his Registrar and later promoted him to the position of Administrator of Zhao Commandery.

Huan Jie often praised Cao Pi in front of Cao Cao, saying that Cao Pi was virtuous and the eldest among Cao Cao's living sons, so he satisfied all the criteria for being the heir apparent.

When Huan Jie found out, he spoke up for Mao Jie and Xu Yi and defended them from Ding Yi's accusations.

Later, as Huan Jie foresaw, Cao Ren managed to defend Fancheng while Xu Huang succeeded in breaking the siege.

Huan Jie had another younger brother, Huan Yi, who served as a Master of Writing in Wei's rival state, Eastern Wu.

Huan Jie was executed by the Wu regent Sun Chen in 258 when he refused to support Sun Chen in deposing the Wu emperor Sun Liang.

Later, during the Jin dynasty, when Emperor Wu asked Xue Ying to name some famous officials in Wu, Xue Ying named Huan Jie Yi and said he was "a loyal and faithful subject".

Huan Jie married a Wei noble lady, the Princess of Shengqian Village.

The Shiyu recorded that Huan Jie had another grandson, Huan Ling, whose courtesy name was Yuanhui.

Huan Jie Ling served under the Jin dynasty and rose to the position of Administrator of Xingyang Commandery.