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赵戬 / Zhao Jian (late Han)

赵戬 / Zhao Jian (late Han) enters the wiki through Hanji 966 as a former subordinate of 王允. The ZhaoJianLateHan key avoids collision with 赵简子.

After 李傕 and 郭汜 kill Wang Yun and leave his body exposed in the marketplace, Zhao Jian gives up office and risks collecting and burying the corpse. The episode presents him as a small but morally clear loyalty case after the larger political failure: he cannot save Wang Yun or restore the court, but he preserves a human obligation when fear prevents others from acting.

Connections

  • Hanji 966 - source case.
  • 王允 - former superior whose body Zhao Jian buries.
  • 李傕, 郭汜, and 长安 - coercive setting that makes the burial dangerous.
  • 安全第一政治生存 - contrast frame: Zhao Jian accepts danger for posthumous loyalty after strategic options have collapsed.