Jian Yong

簡雍
Courtesy name: Xianhe (憲和)
Ancestral home
Zhuo (Zhuozhou, Hebei)
Book mentions
37
Roles:
advisor politician
Factions:
Liu Bei (primary)
Appears in 12 chapters:
  • Chapter 18 — Giving Counsels, Jia Xu Directs A Great Victory; Braving Battlefield, Xiahou Dun Loses An Eye.
    Debuts as Liu Bei's fellow townsman and secretary: volunteers to carry the appeal to Xuchang, delivers it to Cao Cao, and rides back with the rescue army as its rearguard.
  • Chapter 19 — Cao Cao Makes Flood In Xiapi; Lu Bu Perishes At The White Gate Tower.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei.
  • Chapter 22 — Yuan Shao And Cao Cao Both Take The Field; Guan Yu And Zhang Fei Captures Two Generals.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei at Xuzhou.
  • Chapter 24 — Cao Cao Murdered The Consort Dong; Liu Bei Flees To Yuan Shao.
    Flees fallen Xuzhou with Mi Zhu when Chen Deng surrenders the city.
  • Chapter 28 — Putting Cai Yang To Death, The Brothers' Doubts Disappear; Meeting At Gucheng, Lord and Lieges Fortify Each Other.
    Designs both escapes: Liu Bei's 'let me win Liu Biao for you' pretext, and his own - volunteering to accompany and 'watch' him. Yuan Shao approves them out of his own camp forever.
  • Chapter 31 — Cao Cao Overcomes Yuan Shao In Cangting; Liu Bei Seeks Shelter With Liu Biao In Jingzhou.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei in the flight south.
  • Chapter 35 — Liu Bei Meets A Recluse At Nanzhang; Shan Fu Sees A Noble Lord At Xinye.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei at Xinye.
  • Chapter 41 — Liu Bei Leads His People Over The River; Zhao Zilong Rescues The Child Lord At Dangyang.
    Reads the whirlwind omen - 'a calamity is threatening this very night; leave the people and flee' - and is refused. Wounded and horseless in the rout, he is found lying in the grass by Zhao Zilong, remounted, and sent ahead with the message that clears the searcher's name at the bridge.
  • Chapter 45 — At The Three Gorges, Cao Cao Loses Soldiers; In The Gathering Of Heroes, Jiang Gan Is Trapped.
    Left holding Exian while his lord sails into Zhou Yu's banquet.
  • Chapter 49 — On Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Sacrifices To The Winds; At Three Gorges, Zhou Yu Liberates The Fire.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei.
  • Chapter 63 — Zhuge Liang Mourns For Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei.
  • Chapter 65 — Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
    Jian Yong; with Liu Bei.