User:Elmari/Huan Bei

Huan Bei (洹北)(217-264) is a distant relative of Huang Chengyan. As well the wife of Jiang Wei; mother of his two daughters. She along with her family were executed by Wei troops in 264 AD.



She is a known to be younger sister of Xiu Ying (age difference by several years), as they claim to be nieces of Yue Ying from her father's side (it is uncertain if its true).She was the oldest cousin of Zhuge Zhan, Zhuge Huai, and younger cousin of Zhuge Qiao. She was raised by Yue Ying and Zhuge Liang as a student rather than an adopted daughter. She was well educated and was known to be wise just as Zhuge Liang. Due to being a woman she was rejected from participating in any strategic matters during the regin of Shu Han. After the death of her master; Zhuge Liang, she became the follower of Jiang Wei, eventually becoming his wife, and bearing him two daughters. Unlike Yue Ying, she and her older sister were gifted with beauty. She often attempted to give advice to government officials in terms of military and political topics; she was ignore for not having engouh influence of the court. She often had made attempts to advise and questions to Jiang Wei's decisions as he made numerous attemtps to save Shu. In later years, she died along with her family, after Jiang Wei's and Zhong Hui's attempt to rebel against the Simas.