Yi Ji

Yi Ji, style name Boji (伯機), was a minister of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.

Yi Ji was introduced to Liu Bei by Zhuge Liang, among with Sima Hui, Ma Liang and other scholars who refused to serve in Liu Biao's regime. Yi Ji, like other scholars such as Sima Hui and Ma Liang at the time, were not satisfied with Liu Biao's reign and despite the latter's repeated invitations, Yi Ji and the others refused to serve Liu Biao and remained as civilians. After Zhuge Liang became Liu Bei's most trusted subject, one of his accomplishment was to recommend Sima Hui, Ma Liang, Yi Ji, and others to come to serve under Liu Bei, and since these scholars respected both Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, all of them agreed to serve in Liu Bei's regime. Yi Ji was very skilled with his words, and he eventually became one of the five people who constituted the "Shu Ke" (蜀科), the law for Shu Han, the others being Zhuge Liang, Li Yan, Fa Zheng, and Liu Ba.