Jiang Jiong 姜冏
| Occupation | RNOfficial · Officer of Merit | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Hanyang Commandery Ji County Unverified | |
| Cause of death | RKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Jiang Jiong was the father of Jiang Wei. He has no biography of his own in the Records; his name appears once, in the account of Jiang Wei in the Biographies of Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and Jiang Wei in Records of Shu 14. Formerly, while serving as the commandery's Officer of Merit, he shielded the commandery's commander with his own body when the Qiang and Rong rebelled and died on the battlefield, and for this his son Jiang Wei was granted the post of Gentleman of the Palace and took part in the military affairs of his home commandery. Chen Shou's main text does not give his courtesy name or the year of his death. Records, Shu 14 §29
In his assessment at the end of Volume 14, Chen Shou discussed Jiang Wei but did not deal with Jiang Jiong. In the Romance he is named only as the father, in the passage introducing Jiang Wei in Chapter 92, who "formerly served as Officer of Merit of Tianshui Commandery and lost his life in the service of the state because of the uprising of the Qiang". Of the 120 chapters he appears only in this one, and no chapter has his name in its title. Records, Shu 14 §52Romance, Ch. 92 §47
In the Records
Jiang Wei, courtesy name Boyue, was a native of Ji County in Tianshui. He lost his father young and lived with his mother, and he was fond of the scholarship of Master Zheng (Zheng Xuan). He served his commandery as Clerk of Accounts, and the province summoned him as an Attendant Officer. Records, Shu 14 §29
Chen Shou then writes of Jiang Wei's father, Jiang Jiong. Formerly, while serving as the commandery's Officer of Merit, Jiang Jiong shielded the commandery's commander with his own body when the Qiang and Rong rebelled and died on the battlefield, and because of this Jiang Wei was granted the post of Gentleman of the Palace and took part in the military affairs of his home commandery. Chen Shou's main text does not record when or where Jiang Jiong fell in battle. Records, Shu 14 §29
In the 6th year of Jianxing (228), when the army of the Chancellor Zhuge Liang was heading for Qishan, Jiang Wei was accompanying the Administrator of Tianshui on a tour of inspection; when the Administrator, suspecting Jiang Wei and the others, fled by night to Shanggui, and even Ji would not take them in, Jiang Wei went over to Zhuge Liang. As Zhuge Liang took him in and brought him back, Jiang Wei became separated from his mother. In Chen Shou's main text, Jiang Jiong's name appears only in this one place at the opening of the account of Jiang Wei, and in his assessment at the end of Volume 14 Chen Shou discussed Jiang Wei but did not deal with Jiang Jiong. Records, Shu 14 §29–31 · 52
In the Romance
In Chapter 92 of the Romance, Zhuge Liang, pressing his advantage, sent Wei Yan's troops to take Tianshui Commandery. Ma Zun, Administrator of Tianshui, hearing that Xiahou Mao was trapped in the city of Nan'an, gathered his civil and military officials to deliberate, and the Officer of Merit Liang Xu, the Registrar Yin Shang, the Recorder Liang Qian and others told him to raise all the troops of his commandery to rescue him. Pei Xu, said to have been sent by Xiahou Mao, handed over an official dispatch and told them to come to the rescue through the night, and the next day a messenger came saying that the troops of Anding had already set out and urging them to join them with all haste, so Ma Zun was about to raise his troops. Romance, Ch. 92 §44–46
Just then a man came in from outside and said that the Administrator had fallen for Zhuge Liang's scheme. The Romance introduces him as a native of Ji County in Tianshui, surnamed Jiang, named Wei, with the courtesy name Boyue, and says that his father, named Jiong, had formerly served as Officer of Merit of Tianshui Commandery and lost his life in the service of the state because of the uprising of the Qiang. It goes on to say that Jiang Wei had read widely in all kinds of books from childhood, was versed in military strategy and martial arts, served his mother with the utmost filial devotion, and later became General of the Household and took part in the military affairs of his home commandery. This is the only passage in the Romance where Jiang Jiong's name appears. Romance, Ch. 92 §47
Where the Romance differs
Who rebelled: Chapter 92 of the Romance says that Jiang Jiong lost his life because of "the uprising of the Qiang". The Records state that the Qiang and Rong rebelled. Romance, Ch. 92 §47Records, Shu 14 §29
How he died: In the Records, Jiang Jiong shielded the commandery's commander with his own body and died on the battlefield. Chapter 92 of the Romance says only that he lost his life in the service of the state, and does not mention his protecting the commandery's commander. Records, Shu 14 §29Romance, Ch. 92 §47
His son's post: In the Records, because Jiang Jiong died in this way, Jiang Wei was granted the post of Gentleman of the Palace and took part in the military affairs of his home commandery. Chapter 92 of the Romance says that Jiang Wei later became General of the Household and took part in the military affairs of his home commandery, and says nothing of this being due to his father's death. Records, Shu 14 §29Romance, Ch. 92 §47
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
- LEA4240−2
- STR5042−8
- INT4040±0
- POL4545±0
- CHA4240−2
- VIR7872−6
- ADP4040±0
- SCH4040±0
- DIP3838±0
- DIS3838±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
No ability differs by 10 or more — the Romance portrays this person much as the Records do.
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RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RDied on the battlefield during the rebellion of the Qiang and RongShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RServed as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NServed as Officer of Merit of Tianshui CommanderyCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RDied in battle shielding the commandery's commander with his own bodyShu 14 §29
NLost his life in the service of the state during the uprising of the QiangCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritShu 14 §29
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as the commandery's Officer of MeritCh. 92 §47
Records 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.
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