jì 季

**Ji Bu** His birth and death years are unknown. He was from Chu. During the Chu-Han Contention, he was initially a general under Xiang Yu and surrounded Liu Bang several times. After Xiang Yu's defeat, he was hunted down by Liu Bang. Later, through Zhu Jia and with the help of Ruyin Marquis Teng Gong, he was pardoned and held positions such as Langzhong, Zhonglang Jiang, and Hedong Shou. He was a chivalrous man who valued his promises highly. At that time, people said, "It's better to get Ji Bu's one promise than a hundred catties of gold." **Ji Zha** His birth and death years are unknown. He was the fourth son of King Shoumeng of the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. King Shoumeng, seeing his virtue, wanted to make him the king, but he declined. Later, he was enfeoffed in Yanling and was known as the Marquis of Yanling, simply called Ji Zi. He once visited the State of Lu on a diplomatic mission and could tell the rise and fall of various states from the music he heard. The story of his valuing friendship and keeping his promise with Lord Xu is also widely told by the world.