Fei Yi
Fei Yi (died 16 February 253),
courtesy name Wenwei, was a Chinese diplomat, military general, politician, and regent of the state of
Shu during the
Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late
Eastern Han dynasty, Fei Yi started his career as an attendant to
Liu Shan, the eldest son and heir apparent of
Liu Bei, a warlord who became the founding emperor of Shu. After Liu Shan became emperor in 223, Fei Yi gradually rose to prominence under the regency of
Zhuge Liang, the
Imperial Chancellor of Shu. During this time, he concurrently served as a military adviser under Zhuge Liang and as Shu's ambassador to its ally state
Wu. He also played a significant role in the conflict between the Shu general
Wei Yan and Zhuge Liang's chief clerk
Yang Yi. After Zhuge Liang's death in 234, Fei Yi served as a deputy to the new regent
Jiang Wan and progressively assumed greater responsibilities as Jiang Wan gradually relinquished his powers due to poor health. In 244, Fei Yi led Shu forces to victory at the
Battle of Xingshi against their rival state
Wei and succeeded Jiang Wan as regent of Shu two years later following the latter's death. On the first day of the
Chinese New Year in 253, Fei Yi was assassinated by a Wei defector, Guo Xiu.
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