高渐离 / Gao Jianli
高渐离 / Gao Jianli enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·秦纪》114-2｜燕国刺杀秦始皇为何会选荆轲 as one of 荆轲’s close companions in 燕国. The episode identifies him by his skill at striking the zhu, a musical instrument, and places him with Jing Ke and a dog butcher in the Yan marketplace.
The scene matters less as a biography of Gao Jianli than as part of Jing Ke’s social profile. The three drink, Gao Jianli plays, Jing Ke sings, and they laugh and cry publicly “as if nobody else were there.” The source uses that market performance to locate Jing Ke in a侠客 circle outside normal court office, while still leaving room for 田光 to recognize a deeper quality in him.
《资治通鉴·秦纪》114-3｜荆轲刺秦为何久久不行动？在等谁？ moves Gao Jianli from market companion to farewell musician. At the 易水送别, he strikes the zhu while 荆轲 sings before leaving for 秦国. The episode uses the sound of Gao Jianli’s instrument as one of the signs that makes the departure scene memorable.