Zhang Yi (general)

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yi was the name of more than one notable person who served the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. The Chinese names are different but are romanized the same.

Zhang Yi (張翼, Zi 伯恭) (AD ??? - 264) was a general originally from Wuyang. He died in a battle against the Kingdom of Wei after he followed the rebellion led by Jiang Wei and ex-wei general Zhong Hui when the Kingdom of Shu surrendered.

The general Zhang Yi (張嶷, Zi 伯岐) (AD ??? - 254) was instrumental in pacifying the barbarian peoples who rebelled against Shu. He died during one of Jiang Wei's Northern campaigns while distracting the enemy from pursuing Jiang Wei. Zhang Yi is sometimes romanized (incorrectly) as Zhang Ni.

Zhang Yi (張裔, Zi 君嗣), a native of Chengdu also served the Kingdom of Shu as a civil officer. He was a capable and popular administrator and was assigned to one of the shires in Nanzhong when the local warlords rioted. Zhang Yi was captured, but the local warlords dared not to kill him, and instead, sent him to Sun Quan who did not bother to see the new inmate and directly put Zhang Yi in jail.

When Wu and Shu re-established their alliance against Wei, Deng Zhi was sent by Zhuge Liang as envoy, and one of his mission was to ask the release and the return of Zhang Yi. It was only then did Sun Quan met Zhang Yi for the first time since his imprisonment in Wu and Sun was shocked by Zhang's capability after having a long talk at the farewell banquet he held for Deng Zhi and Zhang Yi. After Zhang Yi left with Deng Zhi, Sun Quan started to have a second thought and regretting let Zhang go, and wanted to keep Zhang Yi for himself so that Zhang would serve Wu. Under his staff members' suggestion, Sun sent troops to catch Deng's departing envoy, but Zhang Yi had already realized what Sun would do after observing his attitude on the banquet, and thus he and Deng Zhi quickly left Wu by speeding up their journey, and made back to Shu just one day ahead of Sun Quan's troops sent after them.