Li Jue 李傕 was an officer who served Dong Zhuo 董卓 during the final years of the Later Han Dynasty. After his master's death he took over Chang'an and took control of the Emperor.
Biography[]
He took full command of Dong Zhuo's army when Lü Bu 呂布 assassinated Dong Zhuo. With the help of Dong Zhuo's other generals Fan Chou, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji, Li Jue managed to take control of ChangAn and secure himself with power within the Imperial Court.
When Li Jue, Fan Chou, Guo Si, and Zhang Ji had Emperor Xian in control, Li Jue was just like Dong Zhuo. He bullied him and scared the Emperor so the Emperor could give him titles such as General of the Chariots and Cavalry, Lord of Chiyang, Commandant of the Capital Districts.
Because of their tyranny against Emperor Xian, Han Sui and Ma Teng led a rebellion against them, however though, Li Jue listened to Jia Xu's advise to stayput and let the western army fall apart by starvation. Within a few months, Han Sui and Ma Teng's army had to retreat due to starvation.
Trouble began, when Li Jue and Guo Si began bickering over the issue of Guo Si's wife having an affair with Li Jue. They started fighting in the city killing many soldiers including civilians, their relationship eased when Li Jue received the rank of Regent General.
During Li Jue's later years, Cao Cao's army defeated him and Guo Si. Li Jue and Guo Si then escaped to the mountains and became bandits.
In 198, the court under Cao Cao sent Pei Mao 裴茂 to lead generals like Duan Wei 段煨 to attack Li Jue. Li Jue was defeated, killed in the battle, and his clan exterminated to the third degree.[2] Li Jue's body was beheaded and Emperor Xian soon issued an edict hanging the head high in Xuchang.[3][4]
Notes[]
- ↑ Exact date between 24 May 198 and 21 June 198.
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References[]
- ↑ "劉艾《獻帝紀》曰：「傕字稚然。汜，張掖人。」"
("Liu Ai's Annals of Emperor Xian states: Jue was styled Zhiran; Si was from Zhangye.")
Fan Ye. "Biography of Dong Zhuo" in the Book of the Later Han, cited by Li Xian 李賢. - ↑ "建安二年，遣謁者僕射裴茂率關西諸將誅傕，夷三族。"
("In the 2nd year of the Jian'an era, [the court] sent Receptionist-Yushe; Pei Mao to lead the generals west of the Passes to execute Jue, exterminating to the third degree.")
Chen Shou. "Biography of Dong Zhuo" in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, cited by Pei Songzhi. - ↑ "《典略》曰：傕頭至，有詔高縣。"
("When Jue's head came, there was an edict to hang it high.")
Chen Shou. "Biography of Dong Zhuo" in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, cited by Pei Songzhi. - ↑ "三年夏四月，遣謁者裴茂率中郎將段煨討李傕，夷三族。《獻帝起居注》曰「傳傕首到許，有詔高懸之」也。"
("In the 4th month of the 3rd year [of the Jian'an era], 謁者 Pei Mao led the General of the Household; Duan Wei to suppress Li Jue, exterminating to the third degree. The Diaries of Activities and Repose of Emperor Xian of Han state: It is said that as Jue's head arrived at Xu, there was an edict to hang it high.")
Fan Ye. "Annals of Emperor Xian" in the Book of the Later Han, cited by Li Xian 李賢.