Xun Yi

Xun Yi
Official of the Jin dynasty
Born	(Unknown)
Died	274
Names
Traditional Chinese	荀顗
Simplified Chinese	荀顗
Pinyin	Xún Yǐ
Wade–Giles	Hsün I
Courtesy name	Jingqian (Chinese: 景倩; pinyin: Jǐngqiàn; Wade–Giles: Ching-chien)
Posthumous name	Duke Kang of Linhuai (simplified Chinese: 临淮康公; traditional Chinese: 臨淮康公; pinyin: Línhuái Kāng Gōng; Wade–Giles: Lin-huai K'ang Kung)

Xun Yi (died 274),courtesy name Jingqian, was an official of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period of China. After the fall of Wei, he continued serving under the Jin dynasty, which replaced Wei in 265. He was the sixth son of Xun Yu.

Xun Yi's ancestral home was in Yingchuan Commandery (穎川郡; around present-day Xuchang, Henan). He was born in the influential Xun family as the sixth son of Xun Yu, a prominent statesman of the late Eastern Han dynasty and an adviser to the warlord Cao Cao. When he was still young, his brother-in-law Chen Qun already regarded him highly. Before he reached adolescence, he was already known for his filial piety, and for being knowledgeable, insightful and meticulous.

Due to his father's past contributions, Xun Yi was given an appointment as a Palace Gentleman (中郎) in the state of Cao Wei. When Sima Yi was the regent of Wei, he felt that Xun Yi was a rare talent and once remarked, "Lord Prefect Xun's son is comparable to Yaoqing's son Yuan Kan (袁侃)." Xun Yi was later promoted to a Gentleman of Scattered Cavalry (散騎侍郎) and then to a Palace Attendant (侍中).

Xun Yi was a tutor to the third Wei emperor, Cao Fang. He was also commissioned as a Cavalry Commandant (騎都尉) and awarded the title of a Secondary Marquis (關內侯). He studied the Yijing with Zhong Hui and had philosophical debates with Sima Jun on the Confucian values ren and xiao.

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