Wang Bi 王弼

Records Wei Courtesy name 輔嗣 Fusi왕필보사

Profile
OccupationRScholar · Gentleman of the Imperial SecretariatFactionWei
AppearsRBiography inBook of Wei
BornR226 UnverifiedNative placeShanyang Commandery
DiedR249 UnverifiedPlace of death
Cause of deathRIllness Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR6

Profile

Wang Bi was a man of Shanyang. The Records give him no biography of his own; a short passage headed with his name is attached to the end of the account of Zhong Hui in the Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong in Records of Wei 28. He became known at the age of twenty together with Zhong Hui, liked to discuss the Confucian and Daoist teachings, and wrote commentaries on the Changes and the Laozi. He became a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat but died when he was a little over twenty. Records, Wei 28 §137–138

In his assessment for Volume 28, Chen Shou discussed only Wang Ling, Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan, Zhong Hui and Deng Ai, and did not deal with Wang Bi. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 28 §140

In the Records

Zhong Hui once argued that the Changes has no interlocking trigrams (huti), and discussed the sameness and difference of talent and nature. After Zhong Hui's death, twenty chapters of writing entitled Discourse on the Way were found in his house; they were in fact writings of the School of Forms and Names, and their style resembled Zhong Hui's. Chen Shou goes on to record that earlier, at the age of twenty, Zhong Hui had become known alongside Wang Bi of Shanyang. Records, Wei 28 §136 · 138

Wang Bi liked to discuss the Confucian and Daoist teachings, and was gifted in speech and skilled in debate. He wrote commentaries on the Changes and the Laozi, and became a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat but died when he was a little over twenty. Chen Shou's main text does not give the year of his death. Records, Wei 28 §138

In his assessment for Volume 28, Chen Shou discussed Wang Ling's bearing and integrity, Guanqiu Jian's talent and insight, Zhuge Dan's sternness and dignity, Zhong Hui's stratagems and calculations, and Deng Ai's firmness. Wang Bi is not included in the assessment. Records, Wei 28 §140

Written by 3KDEX (not yet reviewed) — The tags at the end of each paragraph link to the exact passage in the Records volume or Romance chapter it is based on.

Abilities

This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.

LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Records
  • LEA31
  • STR31
  • INT45
  • POL38
  • CHA50
  • VIR45
  • ADP40
  • SCH84
  • DIP72
  • DIS38
Each ability out of 100

Evidence by ability

  • LeadershipR31Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

  • StrengthR31Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

  • IntelligenceR45Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

  • PoliticsR38Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Gentleman of the Imperial SecretariatWei 28 §138

  • CharismaR50

    RBecame known at the age of twenty alongside Zhong HuiWei 28 §138

  • VirtueR45Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

  • AdaptabilityR40Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

  • ScholarshipR84

    RLiked to discuss Confucian and Daoist teachings and wrote commentaries on the Changes and the LaoziWei 28 §138

  • DiplomacyR72

    RGifted in speech and skilled in debateWei 28 §138

  • DiscernmentR38Unverified

    RNo direct recordWei 28 §138

Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)

3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.

Allegiance history

  1. Wei · Records · Records vol. 28 「為尚書郎,年二十餘卒」