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16 Facts About Zhuge Jing

1.

Zhuge Jing's family was exterminated as punishment for Dan's insurrection, although one of his sisters was spared due to her marriage to Sima Yi's son, Sima Zhou.

2.

Zhuge Jing did not return to Wei and instead remained in Wu where he served as an officer in his new state.

3.

Zhuge Jing then rebelled and gathered 10,000 men under his wing before making his way to Jianye.

4.

When Shi Dan arrived at the old capital, he sent an envoy to Zhuge Jing inviting him to join his revolt.

5.

However, Zhuge Jing beheaded the envoy, and together with Ding Gu, went out to battle Shi Dan at Niutun.

6.

Zhuge Jing advised Zhang Ti to execute Zhang Qiao and his men, as he believed that Zhang was only waiting for Jin reinforcements to arrive.

7.

Zhuge Jing broke out with a few hundred men before returning to find Zhang Ti.

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8.

Once finding him, Zhuge Jing tried convincing Zhang Ti to flee, but he was determined to stay and die fighting.

9.

Zhuge Jing attempted to pull him away from the scene, but without success.

10.

Emperor Wu was a childhood friend of Zhuge Jing and wanted to get in touch with him.

11.

When Zhuge Jing heard of the emperor's arrival, he attempted to hide in the lavatory but was eventually discovered by Emperor Wu.

12.

Zhuge Jing returned to his hometown to live the rest of his life as a commoner.

13.

Zhuge Jing had at least two sons who both served in the Jin government.

14.

Zhuge Jing appears as a minor character in Luo Guanzhong's 14th century historical novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticizes the events before and during the Three Kingdoms period.

15.

Zhuge Jing appears in the final chapter of the novel, Chapter 120, which covers the Conquest of Wu by Jin.

16.

Zhuge Jing was convinced that Wu was lost and urged Zhang Ti to flee.