He served with great skill and helped forge alliances with the states of Zhao, Wei, Chu, Han and Qin against the threat posed by Qi.
Due to the scheming of Tian Dan of Qi, King Hui of Yan mistrusted him and he fled to the state of Zhao, where he was enfeoffed as Lord of Wangzhu (Chinese: 望諸君).
Yue Yi is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by Koei.
In the Chinese classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang often compares himself with Yue Yi and Guan Zhong.
In the Manga series Kingdom, he was a highly respected Great General of Yan known as "Gaku Ki" and considered as the "Military God" for his feats on the battlefield.