Wen Jiao Wen Jiao ( 溫嶠 ) ( 288 – 329 ) , courtesy name Taizhen ( 太真 ) , formally Duke Zhongwu of Shi ' an ( 始安忠武公 ) , was a renowned Jin Dynasty ( 265 - 420 ) general and governor . Family . Wen Jiao ' s father Wen Dan ( 溫澹 ) was a commandery governor , and his uncle Wen Xian ( 溫羨 ) was an early Jin prime minister . His maternal aunt was the wife of the general Liu Kun ( 劉琨 ) , who for years tried in vain to stop Han Zhao forces from seizing Bing Province ( 并州 , modern central and northern Shanxi ) from Jin . Biography . Duan Pidi affiliation . In 317 , after Emperor Min had been captured by Han Zhao , Liu Kun , who had then lost Bing Province and was at the headquarters of Duan Pidi ( 段匹磾 ) , the governor of You Province ( 幽州 , modern Beijing , Tianjin , and northern Hebei ) , commissioned Wen Jiao to head to Jiankang to offer Sima Rui the Prince of Langye a petition to assume imperial title . Although his mother Lady Cui tried to stop him from leaving , he went anyway . Once Wen arrived in Jiankang , many of the Jin officials in the provisional capital , including Wang Dao , Zhou Yi ( 周顗 ) , and Yu Liang were impressed by his talents and sought to befriend him . He sought to return north , but Sima Rui ordered him to stay . When Liu Kun was killed by Duan in 318 ( after Duan became concerned that Liu , whose son Liu Qun ( 劉羣 ) had been captured by his rival for the Duan tribal leadership , Duan Mopei ( 段末柸 ) , might betray him to rescue Liu Qun ) , Wen , having heard that his mother Lady Cui had also died in the interim , again sought to return north , but Sima Rui , who had by now taken the imperial title ( as Emperor Yuan ) , ordered him to stay and further ordered him to serve in his administration . He became a friend and a trusted advisor of the crown prince , Emperor Yuan ' s son Sima Shao . When the warlord Wang Dun resisted Emperor Yuan and captured the capital Jiankang in 322 , it was Wen who stopped Crown Prince Shao from taking the risky maneuver of engaging in a final confrontation with Wang . As the years went by , Wen became known for being a good judge of talent . Consort to Emperor Ming . After Emperor Yuan died in 323 , Crown Prince Shao took the throne as Emperor Ming . He continued to consult Wen on many important matters , and Wang Dun sought to stop that by forcing Wen to become an assistant of his . Once Wen arrived at Wang ' s camp , he pretended to submit to Wang , flattering him and giving him many practical suggestions . Wang came to believe he had won Wen over and , in 324 , as he grew ill and pondered his next move , he sent Wen back to Jiankang as its mayor , so that Wen could watch the emperor ' s move . Instead , Wen revealed Wang ' s illness and plans to Emperor Ming , which helped lead to Wang ' s forces ' defeat when they attacked the capital later that year . Yu Liang . After Emperor Ming died in 325 , his will left a number of high level officials in charge of his four - year - old son Emperor Cheng ' s administration . However , Yu Liang , as the brother of Empress Dowager Yu , was the actual regent . His youthful arrogance quickly offended the generals Su Jun , Zu Yue ( 祖約 ) , and Tao Kan , and he therefore in 326 made Wen the governor of the key Jiang Province ( 江州 , modern Jiangxi ) , to defend against possible military rebellions . Later , when Su became sufficiently angered by Yu that he rebelled in 327 , Wen wanted to immediately come to Yu ' s aid , but Yu , overly confident that he could defeat Su and further concerned about Tao ( whose Jing Province ( 荊州 , modern Hubei ) was to Wen ' s west ) , declined . However , in early 328 , it became clear that the imperial forces in the capital were in trouble , as Su defeated every single force that stood in his way . Wen quickly headed toward Jiankang notwithstanding Yu ' s reservations , but could not get to Jiankang before the capital fell to Su . Yu was forced to flee , and Emperor Cheng and his mother Empress Dowager Yu were captured . Empress Dowager Yu soon died from distress . Yu joined Wen , and they considered how they could defeat Su . Wen ' s cousin Wen Chong ( 溫充 ) suggested that they offer the title of the supreme commander to Tao , and they did so . However , Tao was still resentful of Yu and therefore initially refused . Eventually , however , after his anger was over , he accepted , and he , Wen , and Yu combined their forces and headed east to Jiankang . In winter 328 , during a battle with Su , Su was killed , and they subsequently defeated the remnants of Su ' s army in 329 . For his contributions , Wen was created the Duke of Shi ' an . Death . Jiankang having been heavily damaged during the war ( and the palace having been burnt during the war ) , Wen considered moving the capital to Yuzhang ( 豫章 , in modern Nanchang , Jiangxi ) , but after Wang Dao opposed , noting that Jiankang was in a better position to monitor the northern defenses against Later Zhao , Wen agreed to keep the capital at Jiankang . Most officials requested that he stay in Jiankang to serve as regent , but Wen , believing that Emperor Ming had intended that Wang Dao serve in that role , declined and , after leaving all of his supplies with Wang , set out to return to Jiang Province . On the way , however , he suffered problems with his tooth or teeth , and after having it / them pulled , suffered a stroke and died . He was buried at Yuzhang . The imperial government , because of his great contributions , considered building a magnificent tomb for him north of Emperor Ming ' s tomb , but Tao noted that Wen himself was thrifty in his own spendings and would not have wanted the government to expend effort for money for such a tomb , and so the proposal was not carried out .