Jiao Bo 焦伯
| Occupation | ROther · Attendant Official of the Yellow Gates NGeneral · Bodyguard | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | N? Unverified | Native place | |
| Died | N260 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Cause of death | NKilled Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Jiao Bo is a figure who appears in Chapter 114 of the Romance as a bodyguard of Cao Mao, the ruler of Wei. When Cao Mao sets out to attack Sima Zhao, on his orders Jiao Bo gathers more than three hundred men, including the palace guards, household slaves and official servants, and when they run into the imperial guards led by Jia Chong and Cao Mao is stabbed to death by Cheng Ji's halberd, he levels his spear and meets the attackers, but is killed by a single thrust of Cheng Ji's halberd. Romance, Ch. 114 §10 · 12–13
Of the Romance's 120 chapters he appears only in Chapter 114, and no chapter has his name in its title. He does not appear in Chen Shou's main text and is recorded only in Pei Songzhi's commentary. The Annals of the Three Young Emperors in Chen Shou's main text record that Cao Mao, Duke of Gaoguixiang, died on the jichou day of the 5th month of the 5th year of Ganlu (260), and the Empress Dowager's decree says that he led his attendants out of the Yunlong Gate, drew his blade himself, entered the ranks of the troops together with the various guards and was killed by the vanguard, but it does not name Jiao Bo. Romance, Ch. 114 §10 · 13Records, Wei 4 §97–98 · 101
In the Romance
In Chapter 114 of the Romance, in the 4th month, summer, of the 5th year of Ganlu, when Sima Zhao comes up into the hall wearing his sword, the ministers memorialize that he should be made Duke of Jin and granted the Nine Bestowments. Sima Zhao presses Cao Mao, saying that in his poem 'The Hidden Dragon' he looked upon them as loaches and eels, and leaves the hall with a cold laugh. Cao Mao summons the Palace Attendant Wang Chen, the Master of Writing Wang Jing and the Cavalier Regular Attendant Wang Ye and proposes attacking Sima Zhao; Wang Jing tries to dissuade him, saying that His Majesty's palace guards are few and weak, but Cao Mao, saying that if this can be endured, what cannot be endured, goes in to inform the Empress Dowager. When Wang Jing will not go along with them, Wang Chen and Wang Ye go off to report to Sima Zhao. Romance, Ch. 114 §6–10
Shortly afterward Cao Mao comes out from the inner palace and has his bodyguard Jiao Bo gather more than three hundred men, including the palace guards, household slaves and official servants, and they set out beating drums and shouting. Cao Mao, sword in hand, mounts his carriage, rebukes his attendants and goes straight out through the Southern Gate Tower. To Wang Jing, who prostrates himself before the carriage weeping that attacking Sima Zhao with a few hundred men is nothing but driving a flock of sheep into a tiger's mouth, Cao Mao replies that his army has already set out and Wang Jing must not stand in its way, and he heads for the Yunlong Gate. Romance, Ch. 114 §10–11
At that moment Jia Chong, in military dress and on horseback, with Cheng Cui on his left and Cheng Ji on his right, charges in leading several thousand armored imperial guards. The guards, seeing Cao Mao shout that he is the Son of Heaven, dare not move, but Jia Chong calls to Cheng Ji, saying that Lord Sima raised him for just such a day as this, and when asked whether to kill or to bind, he answers that Lord Sima has given orders and wants only a dead man. Stabbed twice by Cheng Ji's halberd, Cao Mao dies beside his carriage. Romance, Ch. 114 §12–13
Jiao Bo levels his spear and meets the attackers, but is killed by a single thrust of Cheng Ji's halberd, and the whole band flees. Later, when Chen Tai says that only by beheading Jia Chong alone can amends be made to the realm, Sima Zhao asks him for a lesser course, and then, declaring Cheng Ji guilty of great treason and depravity, has him put to death by slicing and his three sets of kin exterminated. The Romance records nothing of Jiao Bo after his death. Romance, Ch. 114 §13 · 16–17
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA42
- STR35
- INT33
- POL31
- CHA40
- VIR68
- ADP35
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS31
Evidence by ability
NGathered and led more than three hundred palace guards, household slaves and official servantsCh. 114 §10
NMet the attackers with his spear but was killed by a single thrust of Cheng Ji's halberdCh. 114 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NWhen Cao Mao was assassinated, met the attackers with his spear and diedCh. 114 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a bodyguardCh. 114 §10
Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.
Romance chapters (1)
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Related events (1)
- Cao Mao Dies at the Southern Gate 260 · Appears (Romance scene)
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