Kong Rong

Kong Rong was a politician, scholar, and minor warlord of the late Han period of Chinese history. He was also a 20th generation descendant of Kong Qiu (Confucius) As he was once the chancellor of Beihai Commandery(present-day Weifang, Shandong). He was also known as Kong Beihai. He was defeated by Yuan Tan in 196 and escaped to the capital Xu Chang. For being a political opponent of Cao Cao and humiliating him on multiple occasions, Kong Rong was eventually put to death on various charges.