Biography
Huan Jie was a native of Changsha. He served under the warlords Sun Jian, Zhang Xian (張羨), Liu Biao, and Cao Cao.
He formerly served under Sun Jian and acted as an envoy when the hostage Huang Zu was exchanged for the return of the corpse of Sun Jian. Huan Jie was later invited to serve under Cao Cao, where he became the best of Xiahou Shang in Cao's court. Huan Jie was a strong ally of Meng Da. Huan Jie was instrumental in helping Cao Pi become emperor.
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