Biography Wen Jiao

1 biography

1.1 duan pidi affiliation
1.2 consort emperor ming
1.3 yu liang
1.4 death

biography
duan pidi affiliation

in 317, after emperor min had been captured han zhao, liu kun, had lost bing province , @ headquarters of duan pidi (段匹磾), governor of province (幽州, modern beijing, tianjin, , northern hebei), commissioned wen jiao head jiankang offer sima rui prince of langye petition assume imperial title. although mother lady cui tried stop him leaving, went anyway. once wen arrived in jiankang, many of jin officials in provisional capital, including wang dao, zhou yi (周顗), , yu liang impressed talents , sought befriend him. sought return north, sima rui ordered him stay. when liu kun killed duan in 318 (after duan became concerned liu, son liu qun (劉羣) had been captured rival duan tribal leadership, duan mopei (段末柸), might betray him rescue liu qun), wen, having heard mother lady cui had died in interim, again sought return north, sima rui, had taken imperial title (as emperor yuan), ordered him stay , further ordered him serve in administration. became friend , trusted advisor of crown prince, emperor yuan s son sima shao. when warlord wang dun resisted emperor yuan , captured capital jiankang in 322, wen stopped crown prince shao taking risky maneuver of engaging in final confrontation wang. years went by, wen became known being judge of talent.

consort emperor ming

after emperor yuan died in 323, crown prince shao took throne emperor ming. continued consult wen on many important matters, , wang dun sought stop forcing wen become assistant of his. once wen arrived @ wang s camp, pretended submit wang, flattering him , giving him many practical suggestions. wang came believe had won wen on and, in 324, grew ill , pondered next move, sent wen jiankang mayor, wen watch emperor s move. instead, wen revealed wang s illness , plans emperor ming, helped lead wang s forces defeat when attacked capital later year.

yu liang

after emperor ming died in 325, left number of high level officials in charge of four-year-old son emperor cheng s administration. however, yu liang, brother of empress dowager yu, actual regent. youthful arrogance offended generals su jun, zu yue (祖約), , tao kan, , therefore in 326 made wen governor of key jiang province (江州, modern jiangxi), defend against possible military rebellions. later, when su became sufficiently angered yu rebelled in 327, wen wanted come yu s aid, yu, overly confident defeat su , further concerned tao (whose jing province (荊州, modern hubei) wen s west), declined.

however, in 328, became clear imperial forces in capital in trouble, su defeated every single force stood in way. wen headed toward jiankang notwithstanding yu s reservations, not jiankang before capital fell su. yu forced flee, , emperor cheng , mother empress dowager yu captured. empress dowager yu died distress. yu joined wen, , considered how defeat su. wen s cousin wen chong (溫充) suggested offer title of supreme commander tao, , did so. however, tao still resentful of yu , therefore refused. eventually, however, after anger over, accepted, , he, wen, , yu combined forces , headed east jiankang. in winter 328, during battle su, su killed, , subsequently defeated remnants of su s army in 329. contributions, wen created duke of shi an.

death

jiankang having been heavily damaged during war (and palace having been burnt during war), wen considered moving capital yuzhang (豫章, in modern nanchang, jiangxi), after wang dao opposed, noting jiankang in better position monitor northern defenses against later zhao, wen agreed keep capital @ jiankang. officials requested stay in jiankang serve regent, wen, believing emperor ming had intended wang dao serve in role, declined and, after leaving of supplies wang, set out return jiang province. on way, however, suffered problems tooth or teeth, , after having it/them pulled, suffered stroke , died. buried @ yuzhang. imperial government, because of great contributions, considered building magnificent tomb him north of emperor ming s tomb, tao noted wen himself thrifty in own spendings , not have wanted government expend effort money such tomb, , proposal not carried out.