Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member and General

Jiji 繼岌

First attested AD 925; died AD 926

Passages: 22
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jiji was a Royal Family Member and General.

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 四月辛卯後
Strangled · Agent Person Id Li Huan (李環) · At Weinan 渭南
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 224, 226, 230

Attested activity

AD 925 to AD 926 趣繼岌班師…繼岌死
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 207, 230

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhuangzong (莊宗)
father 父
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 210, 213-214
Sibling of Jiyao (繼峣)
imperial brother 皇子 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 232, 234
Sibling of Jichan (繼蟾)
imperial brother 皇子 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 232, 234
Sibling of Jitong (繼潼)
imperial brother 皇子 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 232, 234
Sibling of Jisong (繼嵩)
imperial brother 皇子 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 232, 234
Child of Empress Liu (劉皇后)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 210, 214
Descendant of Taizu (太祖)
Taizu 太祖 · paternal line
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 236

Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated true
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 232

Career and standing

Prince of Wei 魏王
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 208

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 207, 222
At Hua Prefecture 華州 · Relation Buried at
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 231
At Weinan 渭南 · Relation Died near
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 226, 230

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Li Huan (李環) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 228
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 216, 218

Events and relationships

Planned fallback
AD 926 四月辛卯 · Military · Commander · At Fengxiang 鳳翔
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 224
Withdrew army
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 222

Assessments and attributes

From youth suffered a eunuch-like affliction (病閹) and could not father children
Physical condition
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 232

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 207

References in the histories

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History

22 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 14Volume 14: Taizu of Later Tang's Family · 22 passages

莊宗聞崇韜欲留蜀，亦不悅，遣宦者向延嗣趣繼岌班師。 Hearing that Chongtao wished to remain in Shu, Zhuangzong was also displeased and sent the eunuch Xiang Yansi to urge Jiji to withdraw the army.

延嗣至成都，崇韜不出迎，及見，禮益慢，延嗣怒，從襲等因告延嗣崇韜有異志，恐危魏王。 At Chengdu Chongtao snubbed Yansi; Congxi accused him of plotting against the prince.

劉皇后涕泣請保全繼岌，莊宗遣宦官馬彥珪往視崇韜去就。 The empress wept for Jiji; Zhuangzong sent Ma Yan’gui to watch Chongtao.

皇后不得請，因自為教與繼岌，使殺崇韜。 She wrote her own order to Jiji to kill Chongtao.

彥珪至蜀，出皇后教示繼岌，繼岌曰：「今大軍將發，未有釁端，豈可作此負心事！」 Yan’gui showed the order; Jiji said: “We are marching—how can we murder our marshal!”

從襲等泣曰：「今有密敕，王茍不行，使崇韜知之，則吾屬無類矣！」 Congxi wept: “Disobey and we are all dead when he learns of it!”

繼岌曰：「上無詔書，徒以皇后手教，安能殺招討使？」 Jiji said: “There is no imperial edict—only her note.”

從襲等力爭，繼岌不得已而從之。 They pressed him until he yielded.

詰旦，從襲以都統命召崇韜，繼岌登樓以避之。 At dawn Congxi summoned Chongtao; Jiji hid on the tower.

崇韜入，升階，繼岌從者李環撾碎其首。 Chongtao entered; Li Huan shattered his skull.

繼岌遂班師。 Jiji marched home.

二月，軍至泥溪，先鋒康延孝叛，據漢州，繼岌遣任圜討平之。 In the second month at Nixi, Kang Yanxiao rebelled at Han; Ren Yuan crushed him.

四月辛卯，至興平，聞明宗反，兵入京師，繼岌欲退保鳳翔。 On xinmao in the fourth month at Xingping, hearing Mingzong had taken the capital, Jiji meant to hold Fengxiang.

至武功，李從襲勸繼岌馳趨京師，以救內難。 At Wugong, Li Congxi urged a dash to save the throne.

行至渭河，西都留守張抃斷浮橋，繼岌不得度，乃循河而東，至渭南，左右皆潰。 At the Wei, Zhang Bian cut the bridge; blocked, Jiji went east to Weinan as his guard melted away.

從襲謂繼岌曰：「大事已去，福不可再，王宜自圖。」 Congxi said to Jiji: "All is lost—save yourself."

繼岌徘徊泣下，謂李環曰：「吾道盡途窮，子當殺我。」 Jiji wept to Li Huan: "End it for me."

環遲疑久之，謂繼岌乳母曰：「吾不忍見王，王若無路求生，當踣面以俟。」 Huan told the nurse: "I cannot watch—if there is no way, let him lie face down."

繼岌面榻而臥，環縊殺之。 Jiji lay on the couch; Huan strangled him.

任圜從後至，葬繼岌華州之西南。 Ren Yuan came after and buried him southwest of Hua.

繼岌少病閹，無子。 From youth Jiji suffered a eunuch-like affliction and left no sons.

明宗已即位，圜率征蜀之師二萬至京師，明宗撫慰久之，問圜繼岌何在，圜具言繼岌死狀。 Mingzong welcomed Ren Yuan’s twenty thousand from Shu and asked for Jiji; Yuan told how he died.