马元义 / Ma Yuanyi (late Han)

马元义 / Ma Yuanyi enters the wiki through Hanji 923 as a 太平道 大方 figure in 张角’s pre-184 uprising plan. The episode says he gathers believers from 荆州 and 扬州, coordinates around 邺城, and repeatedly enters 洛阳 to connect with palace contacts including 封谞 and 徐奉.

His role matters because the episode uses him to show that the Yellow Turban outbreak was not only desperation turning into disorder. By the time 唐周 informs on the plot, the movement already has regional believers, a date, inner-court links, and enough organization that arresting Ma Yuanyi forces Zhang Jiao to accelerate rather than prevents mobilization.

Connections

• Hanji 923 - source episode.
• 张角, 太平道, and 黄巾军 - movement and command context.
• 唐周 - informer whose disclosure exposes Ma Yuanyi’s plan.
• 封谞, 徐奉, and 宫廷接触垄断 - inner-court contact layer.
• 洛阳, 邺城, 荆州, and 扬州 - places named in the source’s coordination account.