Speaking of Ji Shao, many people may not know much, but when ji Kang is mentioned, many people know that he is a famous scholar of Wei and Jin, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, famous for a song "Guangling San", but unfortunately Ji Kang was killed because he offended Sima Zhao, who was in power at that time, and a generation of famous people withered away!
And Ji Shao is Ji Kang's son, the so-called Lao Tzu hero is a good man, Ji Kang faced Sima Zhao's butcher knife, his face did not change color, his look was self-assured, and his unbending character was admired by posterity, and Ji Shao inherited this fine quality of his father, and at the last moment of his life, he showed the same bravery and fearlessness as his father, and regarded death as a homecoming!
It is said that when Ji Kang was killed that year, Ji Shao was just ten years old, still a child, after the death of his father, he and his mother depended on each other for their lives, when Ji Kang had entrusted his son to his friend Shantao before he left, hoping that Shantao could help Ji Shao enter his career after ji Shao grew up, Shantao did not live up to Ji Kang's trust!
When Ji Shao grew up, Shan Tao recommended Ji Shao to enter the court as an official, and at that time some people questioned, saying that Ji Shao was ji kang's son, and that Ji Kang was killed by Sima Zhao, as a son of man, would Ji Shao willingly serve Sima Shi? Sima Yan, the Emperor wu of Jin at that time, did not care about this, or let Ji Shao become an official of the imperial court!
And Ji Shao did not have any dissatisfaction with the Jin Dynasty court because of the death of his father Ji Kang, he dutifully performed his duties, no matter which position he took seriously, in addition, he also inherited his father's integrity, he often pointed out the bad government of the imperial court, and the court magnates were therefore very jealous of his impeachment!
If it is just to be a straight minister, then Ji Shao will not be remembered by posterity, after all, there are so many famous scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, although his father is Ji Kang, but in terms of celebrity demeanor, Ji Shao can not be ranked, but a later incident made Ji Shao famous in history and remembered by posterity!
Shortly after the death of Emperor Wu of Jin, the idiot emperor Jin Hui emperor succeeded to the throne, followed by the empress Jia Nanfeng rebellion, followed by the outbreak of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, this war that lasted for sixteen years can be said to have greatly destroyed the national strength of the Jin Dynasty and laid the groundwork for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, and in this process, although Emperor Hui of Jin was a son of heaven, he was also in danger many times!
Once, Emperor Hui of Jin led Wang Shi to attack Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, helplessly the Jin Dynasty army was scattered, lost the battle, the soldiers fled everywhere, the guards and ministers around Emperor Wu of Jin also fled, seeing that Emperor Wu of Jin was about to suffer an accident, at this time Ji Shao was serving as a servant in the army, facing the rout of the army, Ji Shao sorted out his clothes, without fear, and repeatedly blocked in front of Emperor Hui of Jin to protect Emperor Hui's safety!
Unfortunately, the army was defeated like a mountain, Emperor Hui of Jin still fell into the hands of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, and Ji Shao was also caught by these soldiers and tied to the side of the carriage of Emperor Hui of Jin, these soldiers raised their large knives to kill Ji Shao, although Emperor Hui of Jin was an idiot, but knew who was good to him, so he hurriedly shouted: This is a loyal subject, don't kill him!
These soldiers did not listen to Emperor Hui of Jin, they shouted, the King of Chengdu only let His Majesty's life be saved, did not say that he spared the others, after saying that the knife fell in his hand, Ji Shao was killed, and the blood splashed directly on the dragon robe of Emperor Hui of Jin, frightening Emperor Hui of Jin into falling in place, unable to say a word!
Later, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, was defeated, and Emperor Hui of Jin was welcomed back to Luoyang, at this time, Emperor Hui of Jin, who had suffered from turbulence and displacement, had time to change his clothes, and the attendants were ready to take Emperor Hui of Jin's dragon robe to wash, because it was stained with blood, but Emperor Hui of Jin did not allow his men to wash it, he said: This is the blood in the servants, do not wash it!
Ji Shao died in order to protect Emperor Hui of Jin, he was not without a chance to escape, in the face of the rebels, he could choose to escape and save his life, but he chose to go up against the current and defend the duty of a courtier with his life, this duty is to be loyal to the king and patriotic, and to vow not to retreat until the last drop of blood is shed!
Regarding Ji Shao's loyalty to the king and patriotism, sacrificing his life for righteousness, many people in later generations praised him, saying that he was worthy of being a famous person, and did not insult his father's fame, but some people also scorned him, thinking that he had forgotten the revenge of killing his father, and for the sake of the high-ranking official Houlu, he was so loyal to the Western Jin Dynasty established by Sima Shi, it was really a loss of the dignity of the son of man!
In fact, when Ji Shao came out, the Western Jin Dynasty had already unified the world, the world was unified, and Sima Shi had also changed from a chaotic thief who usurped power and chaotic government to a unified dynasty representing Huaxia Zhengshuo, so at this time, Ji Shao's service to Sima Shi was not a betrayal of his father, Ji Kang's death in that year was not only because of Sima Zhao's fierce heart, but also had an inseparable relationship with his own personality!
If Ji Kangquan knew that he would probably feel very relieved to see his son die so heroically!