11 Wildest Assassinations During Total War: Three Kingdoms' Historical Setting

11. He Jin

You can't have an article about Three Kingdoms assassinations without the one that started it all: He Jin.

He Jin was born into a family of butchers and was a complete idiot, but life had graced him with one bit of luck: his sister was gorgeous. She caught the eye of the Emperor and he married her, subsequently making He Jin an Imperial courtier.

When the Yellow Turban rebellion occurred, he was even made Grand Commander, one of the highest military ranks within the court. But every thing he tried to do he was countered by the corrupt eunuchs known as the 'Ten Regular Attendants'. After several failed assassination attempts from both parties, He Jin got the upper hand and the eunuchs entreated his sister to call him to her side so they could beg for mercy without him ordering their execution.

She agreed – but it was a trap, and He Jin foolishly walked into an ambush. The eunuchs were subsequently all murdered by his subordinates and the rest of the whole story takes place because of this assassination.