Yi Ji previously served under the warlord Liu Biao in the late Eastern Han dynasty before coming to serve Liu Bei, the founding emperor of Shu Han.
13 Facts About Yi Ji
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Yi Ji was known as an excellent debater and helped write the Shu Ke, the legal code of Shu, along with Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Li Yan and Liu Ba.
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Yi Ji was born in Shanyang Commandery, which covered roughly the area around present-day Juye County, Shandong.
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Yi Ji met Liu Bei several times around the time and became an acquaintance of Liu Bei.
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Yi Ji joined Liu Bei on a journey southward towards Xiakou, which was guarded by Liu Biao's elder son Liu Qi and was independent of Cao Cao's control.
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Yi Ji became an official under Liu Bei since then and accompanied him in Yi province.
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Liu Bei's treatment of Yi Ji was second to that of Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others.
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Sun Quan had heard of Yi Ji's debating skills before and he wanted to test Yi.
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When Yi Ji met Sun Quan, he knelt down to pay his respects.
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Yi Ji was promoted to the position of General of Illustrious Writing.
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Yi Ji drafted the laws of Shu with Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, Liu Ba and Li Yan.
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Yi Ji flees with less than a hundred horsemen back to Liu Bei after heavy pursuit by Cao Cao during the night.
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Yi Ji first appears in chapter 34 as an officer of Liu Biao, warning Liu Bei his Dilu horse is cursed but convinced by Liu Bei's argument that man's life is governed by fate rather than horse.