Yao Li
要離
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Roles:
assassin
Factions:
Wu State (Spring+Autumn)
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 1 chapter:
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Chapter 96
— Shedding Tears, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su To Death; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Beguiles Cao Xiu.
Jia Kui's counter-precedent to the hair-cutting: 'According to the Spring and Autumn Annals, Yao Li cut off his arm as a pledge of loyalty before he assassinated Prince Qing Ji. Mutilation is no guarantee.' Exactly right, and exactly what gets him nearly executed.