Meng Jie
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Meng Jie is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong
's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
.
chieftain Meng Huo
and Meng You
. Unlike his two younger brothers, Meng Jie refused to stick to primitive ways and has slowly tried to blend himself into the Han Chinese
culture and behave like a more civilised person.
Meng lived as a hermit in the southern part of Shu Han
, near the land where Meng Huo ruled. Once, Shu Han's chancellor Zhuge Liang
led a southern campaign
to suppress a rebellion by the Nanman people.
On the way, Zhuge managed to defeat Meng Huo and had captured and released the latter four times. This time, Meng Huo sought refuge under King Duosi
and they made plans to attack the enemy. They obstructed the main road leading to their hideout, forcing the Shu Han troops to take the other path instead. The other path was full of danger and suspense, with four poisonous springs and a forest shrouded in poisonous mist.
The unsuspecting Shu Han troops drank the water from the poison springs and some of them became temporarily blind, mute or deaf. Zhuge Liang was extremely worried about the situation and feared that his campaign might have to end up in failure. At that critical moment, Meng Jie appeared to Zhuge and aided him in healing the troops. Meng Jie also warned Zhuge about the four poisonous springs and the mist. He also provided the Shu Han troops with a certain kind of herb. Each soldier only needs to put a piece of leaf from the herb in his mouth, and will not be affected by the poisonous mist.
Zhuge was grateful to Meng Jie for his help and succeeded in winning Meng Huo's genuine loyalty, when Meng willingly pledged allegiance to Shu Han forever.
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Ben , better known by his style name Luo Guanzhong , was a Chinese writer of the early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also known as Huhai Sanren...
's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...
.
Biography
Meng Jie was the older brother of the NanmanNanman
Nanman were aboriginal tribes who lived in southwestern China. They may have been related to the Sanmiao, dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Miao, the Kinh, the Thai, and some Tibeto-Burman groups such as the Bai. There was never a single...
chieftain Meng Huo
Meng Huo
Meng Huo was popularly regarded as a local leader representing the gentries of the Nanzhong region during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...
and Meng You
Meng You
Meng You is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the younger brother of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo. When Meng Huo rebelled against the state of Shu Han, the chancellor Zhuge Liang personally led a southern campaign to suppress the...
. Unlike his two younger brothers, Meng Jie refused to stick to primitive ways and has slowly tried to blend himself into the Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
culture and behave like a more civilised person.
Meng lived as a hermit in the southern part of Shu Han
Shu Han
Shu Han was one of the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period, after the fall of the Han Dynasty. The state was based on areas around Sichuan, which was then known as Shu...
, near the land where Meng Huo ruled. Once, Shu Han's chancellor Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....
led a southern campaign
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign
Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign, also known as the War of Pacification in Nanzhong, refers to a military campaign led by Shu Han chancellor Zhuge Liang to suppress opposing forces in the south in 225 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...
to suppress a rebellion by the Nanman people.
On the way, Zhuge managed to defeat Meng Huo and had captured and released the latter four times. This time, Meng Huo sought refuge under King Duosi
King Duosi
King Duosi is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the governor of Tulong Cave and was well known among the Nanman people as a sage. He was a close friend of Meng You, younger brother of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo. He assisted Meng Huo...
and they made plans to attack the enemy. They obstructed the main road leading to their hideout, forcing the Shu Han troops to take the other path instead. The other path was full of danger and suspense, with four poisonous springs and a forest shrouded in poisonous mist.
The unsuspecting Shu Han troops drank the water from the poison springs and some of them became temporarily blind, mute or deaf. Zhuge Liang was extremely worried about the situation and feared that his campaign might have to end up in failure. At that critical moment, Meng Jie appeared to Zhuge and aided him in healing the troops. Meng Jie also warned Zhuge about the four poisonous springs and the mist. He also provided the Shu Han troops with a certain kind of herb. Each soldier only needs to put a piece of leaf from the herb in his mouth, and will not be affected by the poisonous mist.
Zhuge was grateful to Meng Jie for his help and succeeded in winning Meng Huo's genuine loyalty, when Meng willingly pledged allegiance to Shu Han forever.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms
- List of fictional people of the Three Kingdoms