Zhao Jingyi () (died March 24, 929
) was a general of the
Chinese
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Later Tang
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, serving as one of
Li Siyuan
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(Emperor Mingzong)'s chiefs of staff (''
Shumishi
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...
'') from 928 to 929.
In 927, Zhao Jingyi was Vice-Prefect of
Ye () before becoming generalissimo of the Right Guard (右衛上將軍) on September 2 of that year. He was also promoted to Prefect of Ye (also known as
Xingtang Prefecture), the capital of Tianxiong Circuit (天雄, headquartered in modern
Handan
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,
Hebei
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). Some time later, he became deputy military governor of Tianxiong
and on June 9, 928, the ''shumishi''.
In October 928, Zhao and Lü Mengqi () conspired to have their former colleague, Nie Yu () charged and executed. Nie Yu had been a prefectural judge () in Ye and was rumored to be a political ally of another ''shumishi'',
An Chonghui
An Chonghui (d. June 25, 931?''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 277. Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter) (, fl. 10th century) was the chief of staff (''Shumishi'') and chief advisor to Li Siyuan (Emperor Mingzong) (r. 926–933) of the Chi ...
.
In 929, Zhao was further put in charge of military and civil affairs in
Bian Prefecture Bianzhou or Bian Prefecture () was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Kaifeng, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 576 to Later Jin's reign (936–947).
Eastern Wei first created the Liangzhou and Chengliujung. ...
, but he died in the same month.
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929 deaths
9th-century births
Later Tang shumishi
Year of birth unknown