Xu Qiu 徐璆
| Occupation | ROfficial · Minister of Ceremonies NOfficial · Administrator of Gaoling | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Guangling Commandery | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R2 |
Profile
Xu Qiu is a figure who appears once in Chapter 21 of the Romance, in the account of events after Yuan Shu's death. When Yuan Shu dies, his nephew Yuan Yin flees toward Lujiang with the coffin and Yuan Shu's wife and children, but they are all killed by Xu Qiu, who seizes the imperial seal, goes to Xudu and presents it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, overjoyed, makes him Administrator of Gaoling. Romance, Ch. 21 §40
He appears in only one of the Romance's 120 chapters, Chapter 21, and no chapter has his name in its title. He does not appear in Chen Shou's main text and is recorded only in Pei Songzhi's commentary. Chen Shou's main text on Yuan Shu records only that Yuan Shu, intending to go to Qing Province and attach himself to Yuan Tan, fell ill and died on the road, and that his wife and children took refuge with his former subordinate Liu Xun, Administrator of Lujiang; it does not mention Xu Qiu or the imperial seal. Romance, Ch. 21 §40Records, Wei 6 §80
In the Romance
In Chapter 21 of the Romance, Yuan Shu is heavily defeated by Liu Bei's troops and is robbed of his money, provisions and even fodder by Lei Bo and Chen Lan of Mount Song. Trying to return to Shouchun, he is attacked by bands of brigands and stays at Jiangting, where his remaining followers are only some thousand old and weak men, and in the height of summer his food runs out until only thirty hu of wheat are left. Unable to swallow the coarse food, Yuan Shu calls for honeyed water, but when the cook says there is only bloody water, so how could there be honeyed water, he gives one great cry, falls to the ground, vomits more than a dou of blood and dies. The Romance dates this to the 6th month of the 4th year of Jian'an (199). Romance, Ch. 21 §36–38
When Yuan Shu dies, his nephew Yuan Yin flees toward Lujiang with the coffin and Yuan Shu's wife and children, but they are all killed by Xu Qiu. Xu Qiu seizes the imperial seal, goes to Xudu and presents it to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao, overjoyed, makes Xu Qiu Administrator of Gaoling. The Romance states that at this point the imperial seal passed to Cao Cao. This is the only passage in the Romance where Xu Qiu is named. Romance, Ch. 21 §40
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA40
- STR42
- INT45
- POL38
- CHA35
- VIR35
- ADP58
- SCH33
- DIP40
- DIS33
Evidence by ability
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NKilled all of the fleeing Yuan Yin and Yuan Shu's wife and childrenCh. 21 §40
NPresented the seized imperial seal to Cao Cao and became Administrator of GaolingCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a local powerCh. 21 §40
Romance 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.
Romance chapters (1)
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Items owned or made (1)
- Heirloom Seal of the Realm · Treasure · 199 · Romance
Ownership and authorship assigned by 3KDEX from source sentences — not yet reviewed (unverified).