江京 / Jiang Jing (late Han)

Overview

江京 / Jiang Jing now appears as a palace actor whose current profile begins with anti-Deng slander before moving into post-Deng reward. Hanji 794 names him with Wang Sheng and Li Run in the fear that Empress Dowager Deng may replace Emperor An; Hanji 795 then shows him rewarded and empowered after the Deng fall.

Current Profile

Hanji 794 makes Jiang Jing part of the slander-and-security layer before Deng’s death. The source does not give his independent motive, but it places him in the palace circle that turns An’s fear of being deposed into attacks on Deng. This makes Jiang more than a later beneficiary; he is already present when succession anxiety is being shaped inside the palace.

Hanji 795 then frames Jiang as a service-to-access beneficiary. His role in escorting Emperor An from Qinghe to the throne is converted into enfeoffment as Duxiang Hou, promotion to Zhongchangshi, and appointment as Da Changqiu, placing him close to imperial household channels just as the Deng regency network collapses.

Jiang Jing’s importance remains structural. The sources establish slander, access, reward, and network position more clearly than a detailed independent policy agenda. He belongs beside Li Run, Wang Sheng, Bo Rong, and Fan Feng as part of the early An-era field in which palace proximity becomes public rank and political leverage.

Key Characteristics

• Palace-intimate actor named in anti-Deng slander before Empress Dowager Deng’s death.
• Accession-service beneficiary rewarded for helping bring Emperor An from Qinghe.
• Enfeoffed as Duxiang Hou and promoted to Zhongchangshi after the Deng family’s fall.
• Also identified as Da Changqiu, giving him a powerful household-office position near palace administration.
• Paired with Li Run and grouped with Fan Feng, Wang Sheng, and Bo Rong in a wider post-Deng network.
• Evidence currently shows access and network role more than a detailed personal policy agenda.

Evidence

• Anti-Deng slander field: Hanji 794 says Jiang Jing is named with Wang Sheng and Li Run in slandering Empress Dowager Deng as Emperor An’s replacement fear grows.
• Accession-service reward: Hanji 795 says Jiang Jing helped fetch Emperor An from Qinghe and received the Duxiang Hou title.
• Office escalation: Hanji 795 pairs Jiang Jing with Li Run as Zhongchangshi and separately identifies him as Da Changqiu.
• Network placement: Hanji 795 groups Jiang Jing with Fan Feng, Liu An, Chen Da, Wang Sheng, and Bo Rong as actors gaining power after the Deng purge.

Qualifications

Jiang Jing’s current profile is source-bounded. Hanji 794 establishes his place in anti-Deng slander but not the exact wording, initiative, or personal motive; Hanji 795 establishes reward and access but not a complete later career or precise faction leadership.

What Changed

• Added Hanji 794 as Jiang Jing’s earliest current layer, before the post-Deng reward sequence.
• Reframed Jiang from only an accession-service beneficiary into a palace actor present in the anti-Deng slander field.

Relationships

• 汉安帝 / Emperor An of Han - ruler whose insecurity and accession service become Jiang Jing’s path to influence.
• 和熹邓皇后 / Empress Dowager Deng (late Han) - regent whom Jiang Jing is named as slandering before her death.
• 王圣 / Wang Sheng (late Han palace actor) - palace actor named beside Jiang Jing in the replacement-fear field.
• 李润 / Li Run (late Han) - paired slander-field and accession-service favorite.
• 樊丰 / Fan Feng (late Han eunuch) - fellow palace-favorite actor in the post-Deng power field.
• 伯荣 / Bo Rong (late Han) - Wang Sheng’s daughter and access intermediary in the same network.
• 私恩任官侵蚀 / Private-Favor Appointment Erosion - concept illustrated by Jiang Jing’s conversion of intimate service into public rank.
• 宫廷近身权力 / Palace Proximity Power - related pattern in which court access depends on closeness to household channels.