CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Yang Yi杨仪
Chief Clerk of Shu Han, entrusted by Zhuge Liang to lead the retreat, later demoted and committed suicide after voicing grievances.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 8
- RELATION RECORDS
- 14
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Yang Yi, and the people around them.
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01MENTORSHIPMentorship
Teachers, disciples and transmission
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mentorship
Teachers, disciples and transmission
Zhuge Liang→Yang Yiteach plan
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
6 figures · 7 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Zhuge Liang—Yang Yisubordinate general
Liu Shan→Yang Yiconfer title
Liu Bei—Yang Yiruler-subject
Yang Yi→Jiang Weiorder rearguard
Fei Yi→Yang Yimediate
Jiang Wan→Yang Yireplace
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
3 figures · 5 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Wei Yan→Yang Yirebel
Yang Yi→Fei Yicomplain
Yang Yi→Liu Baunfriendly
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Zhuge Liang→Yang Yileave plan
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丞相临终，遗一锦囊，嘱曰：‘若魏延造反，临城对敌之时，方可开拆，便有斩魏延之计。’
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
A minister of Shu, at odds with Wei Yan, later deposed and committed suicide due to resentment. Chief Clerk of Shu Han, later deposed and exiled. Chief Clerk of Shu Han, at odds with Wei Yan.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Yang Yi was Chief Clerk of Shu Han. He once pleaded for Ma Su and delivered the Memorial on Dispatching the Troops to the Later Ruler. Before his death, Zhuge Liang entrusted him with leading the retreat. He clashed with Wei Yan and burned the plank road. Later, feeling his merits were greater than Jiang Wan's but his position was lower, he voiced complaints, was demoted, and committed suicide.
Across source works
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- Literature / legend8 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
9 relations11 verified quotations- Zhuge Liang→ subordinate general →Yang Yi
- Zhuge Liang→ teach plan →Yang Yi
- Zhuge Liang→ leave plan →Yang Yi
- Yang Yi→ order rearguard →Jiang Wei
Verified original text · 11
孔明将安营之法，一一分付与杨仪
appoint · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 95
杨仪曰
subordinate general · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 98
9 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history4 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
9 relations9 verified quotations- Liu Bei→ ruler-subject →Yang Yi
- Zhuge Liang→ subordinate general →Yang Yi
- Wei Yan→ rebel →Yang Yi
- Yang Yi→ hostile →Wei Yan
Verified original text · 9
赞杨威公
ruler-subject · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·邓张宗杨传
亮深惜仪之才干，凭魏延之骁勇，常恨二人之不平，不忍有所偏废也。
promote · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传
7 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
History vs. fiction
The specific process of Yang Yi's suicide
- based on factWhy Yang Yi committed suicide after being demoted
In the official history, after Yang Yi was exiled, he again submitted a memorial slandering others, and only when the court ordered his arrest did he commit suicide: "When Yi arrived at the place of exile, he again submitted a memorial full of slander, with fierce and vehement words, so the commandery was ordered to arrest Yi. Yi committed suicide" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biographies of Liu, Peng, Liao, Li, Liu, Wei, and Yang). In the novel, it is rewritten as him directly committing suicide out of shame after being demoted: "So Yang Yi was demoted to Hanzhong and made a commoner in Jia County. Yi, ashamed, cut his own throat and died" (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 105).
Relationship network
Original text (1)
- subordinate general← Zhuge Liang → Yang Yihist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 95Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 98Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 101
Original text (4)
孔明将安营之法，一一分付与杨仪
Original relation: appoint · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 95
杨仪曰
杨仪入帐告曰
亮深惜仪之才干，凭魏延之骁勇，常恨二人之不平，不忍有所偏废也。
Original relation: promote · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
丞相临终，遗一锦囊，嘱曰：‘若魏延造反，临城对敌之时，方可开拆，便有斩魏延之计。’
Original text (1)
- rebel← Wei Yan → Yang Yihist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·后主传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 105
Original text (3)
魏延烧绝栈道，引兵拦路。
唯杨仪不假借延，延以为至忿，有如水火。
Original relation: discord · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传
举兵相攻
Original relation: struggle for power · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·后主传
- hostileYang Yi → Wei Yanhist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 105
Original text (1)
杨仪闻报前路有兵拦截，忙令人哨探，回报说魏延烧绝栈道，引兵拦路。
Original text (2)
遂加杨仪为中军师。
后主大怒，命将杨仪下狱勘问，欲斩之。蒋琬奏曰：“仪虽有罪，但日前随丞相多立功劳，未可斩也，当废为庶人。”后主从之，遂贬杨仪赴汉中嘉郡为民。
Original relation: demote · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 105
Original text (1)
- complainYang Yi → Fei Yihist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 105
Original text (1)
往者丞相亡没之际，吾若举军以就魏氏，处世宁当落度如此邪！
Original relation: 诉怨 · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·刘彭廖李刘魏杨传
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
祎常入其坐间，谏喻分别，终亮之世。
Original text (1)
亮平生密指，以仪性狷狭，意在蒋琬，琬遂为尚书令、益州刺史。
Original text (1)
仪与尚书令刘巴不睦，左迁遥署弘农太守。