He Qi

He Qi
Official of Sun Quan
Born	(Unknown)
Died	227
Names
Traditional Chinese	賀齊
Simplified Chinese	贺齐
Pinyin	Hè Qí
Wade–Giles	Ho Chi
Courtesy name	Gongmiao (Chinese: 公苗; pinyin: Gōngmiǎo; Wade–Giles: Kung-miao)

He Qi (died 227), courtesy name Gongmiao, was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period. Hè Qi was especially noted as being very extravagant, favouring showy type weapons, armour and ships. At the same time, he was also adept in fighting the Shanyue tribes and was credited with quelling numerous local uprisings. His achievements secured the stability of the inner regions of Jiangdong, and assisted the development of the state of Eastern Wu. His expedition to the south also allowed future expansion that would be carried out by others such as Bu Zhi and Lü Dai. In his later years, Hè Qi was involved in several battles against Wu's rival state, Cao Wei, during which he seldom scored a victory.

Hè Qi was born in Shanyin County of Kuaiji Commandery, within present-day Shaoxing. He became the chief of Yan (剡) county under the warlord Wang Lang. During his tenure, he quelled several uprisings of the area. After Wang Lang fled to Dongye (東冶), Hè Qi surrendered to Sun Ce, who was trying to establish reign around the area of Wu. Sun Ce appointed Han Yan (韓晏) as the Commandant of Southern Region (南部都尉), and promoted Hè Qi to the Chief of Yongning and placed him under Han Yan's command. Han Yan and Hè Qi were tasked with the assignment to pursue Wang Lang, who had gained the support from the chief of Houguan (侯官長).

Han Yan was soon killed in a battle with Wang Lang's remnants, and Hè succeeded his direct supervisor and continued on the mission. Fearing Hè Qi's military reputation, the chief of Houguan surrendered, but a rebel leader, Zhang Ya (張雅), did not agree with the chief's decision and had him killed. Since Zhang Ya's troops were strong, Hè Qi halted his attack and awaited further actions. When Zhang Ya quarrelled with his son-in-law, Hè Qi sent some spies to further deteriorate their relationship. When Zhang Ya was about to attack his son-in-law, Hè Qi launched a full assault on the former and had Zhang Ya routed. The rest of the rebels thus surrendered to Hè Qi. Even Houguan was pacified, the large area of southern Wu were infested with rebels and Shanyue barbarians, and they openly resisted Sun Ce, so Hè Qi kept on his expedition.

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