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Yuan Yi 袁遺

RecordsRomance Courtesy name 伯業 Boye원유백업袁遗

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OccupationRNRuler · Administrator of ShanyangFaction
AppearsRNBiography in
BornNative placeRunan Commandery Ruyang County Unverified
DiedPlace of deathRPei Commandery
Cause of deathRKilled Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR7

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Yuan Yi was Yuan Shu's elder cousin and Administrator of Shanyang. In the 1st month of the 1st year of Chuping (190) he raised troops at the same time as Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Yuan Shao and others and chose Yuan Shao as leader of the alliance, and in the 2nd month he was stationed at Suanzao together with Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and Qiao Mao. Records, Wei 1 §7–8Records, Wei 12 §42

Beyond this, Chen Shou's main text only records, in the biography of He Kui, that because Yuan Yi's mother was a cousin of He Kui's father, Yuan Shu resented He Kui yet did not harm him; it does not record Yuan Yi's courtesy name, place of origin or death. Records, Wei 12 §42

In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 5 as the eighth contingent, 'Yuan Yi, Administrator of Shanyang', among the lords who answer Cao Cao's call to arms, and he appears in 1 of its 120 chapters. His name is not in any chapter title. As one of the eight contingents of lords sent to Hulao Pass, he and Qiao Mao rescue Wang Kuang after Wang Kuang is defeated by Lü Bu. Romance, Ch. 5 §8 · 42 · 44

In the Records

In the 1st month, in spring, of the 1st year of Chuping (190), Yuan Shu, General of the Rear; Han Fu, Governor of Ji Province; Kong Zhou, Inspector of Yu Province; Liu Dai, Inspector of Yan Province; Wang Kuang, Administrator of Henei; Yuan Shao, Administrator of Bohai; Zhang Miao, Administrator of Chenliu; Qiao Mao, Administrator of Dong Commandery; Yuan Yi, Administrator of Shanyang; and Bao Xin, Chancellor of Jibei, all raised troops at the same time. Each had tens of thousands of men, and they chose Yuan Shao as leader of the alliance. Taizu (Cao Cao) served as acting General of Vehement Might. Records, Wei 1 §7

In the 2nd month, hearing that troops had risen, Dong Zhuo moved the Son of Heaven to make Chang'an the capital, while he himself stayed behind at Luoyang and burned the palaces. At this time Yuan Shao was stationed at Henei; Zhang Miao, Liu Dai, Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi at Suanzao; Yuan Shu at Nanyang; and Kong Zhou at Yingchuan; while Han Fu was at Ye. Because Dong Zhuo's troops were strong, none of Yuan Shao and the others dared to advance first. Records, Wei 1 §8

Later Taizu, who had advanced west and fought Dong Zhuo's general without success, arrived at Suanzao to find the forces of the various commanderies, over a hundred thousand strong, holding drinking parties and grand feasts every day without any thought of advancing to attack. Taizu rebuked them and proposed a plan in which the generals at Suanzao would hold Chenggao, occupy Aocang and block Huanyuan and Taigu, but Zhang Miao and the others could not put the plan to use. Records, Wei 1 §9 · 11–12

Later, when Yuan Shu tried to coerce He Kui, a man of the same commandery, into persuading Qiyang, He Kui fled and hid on Mount Qian. Because the mother of Yuan Yi, Administrator of Shanyang and Yuan Shu's elder cousin, was a cousin of He Kui's father, Yuan Shu resented He Kui but did not harm him. Records, Wei 12 §42

In Chen Shou's main text Yuan Yi appears only in these passages of the Annals of Emperor Wu and the biography of He Kui, and his courtesy name, place of origin, later deeds and death are not recorded. Records, Wei 1 §7–8Records, Wei 12 §42

In the Romance

In Chapter 5 of the Romance, Yuan Shao, having received Cao Cao's forged edict, comes with 30,000 troops to join the alliance, and when Cao Cao composes a call to arms and sends it to the commanderies, the lords of each region all raise troops in response. Yuan Yi is listed as the eighth contingent, 'Yuan Yi, Administrator of Shanyang', and the various forces, each leading its civil officials and military commanders, head for Luoyang. Romance, Ch. 5 §6–9

When Dong Zhuo stations troops at Hulao Pass, Yuan Shao, following Cao Cao's advice, decides to meet him with half the army and sends eight contingents of lords, including Wang Kuang, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin and Yuan Yi, to Hulao Pass. When Wang Kuang's troops, the first to arrive, are badly defeated by Lü Bu and scatter, the two forces of Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi arrive and rescue Wang Kuang, and only then does Lü Bu withdraw. The three contingents of lords, each having lost men and horses, fall back 30 li and pitch camp. In the Romance Yuan Yi's name appears only in this chapter. Romance, Ch. 5 §41–42 · 44–45

Where the Romance differs

How he raised troops: In Chapter 5 of the Romance, Yuan Yi is the eighth contingent among the lords who raise troops in response to the call to arms sent by Cao Cao. The Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records record that in the 1st month of the 1st year of Chuping (190) Yuan Shu, Han Fu, Yuan Shao, Yuan Yi and others all raised troops at the same time and chose Yuan Shao as leader of the alliance, and say nothing of Cao Cao sending a call to arms. Romance, Ch. 5 §7–8Records, Wei 1 §6–7

Station and fighting: In Chapter 5 of the Romance, Yuan Shao sends Yuan Yi to Hulao Pass, and Yuan Yi, together with Qiao Mao, rescues Wang Kuang and makes Lü Bu withdraw. In the Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records, Yuan Yi was stationed at Suanzao together with Zhang Miao, Liu Dai and Qiao Mao, and the forces at Suanzao did nothing but hold drinking parties every day without advancing to attack. There is no record of Yuan Yi fighting. Romance, Ch. 5 §42 · 44Records, Wei 1 §8 · 11–12

His tie to Yuan Shu: The Romance does not say that Yuan Yi was Yuan Shu's elder cousin. The biography of He Kui in the Records calls him 'Yuan Yi, Administrator of Shanyang, Yuan Shu's elder cousin', and records that because his mother was a cousin of He Kui's father, Yuan Shu did not harm He Kui. Romance, Ch. 5 §8Records, Wei 12 §42

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Abilities

The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.

Records total409 / 1000Rank 551 of 996 · Top 56%Romance total399 / 1000Rank 520 of 1,113 · Top 47%
Romance adaptation index−10Romance total − Records total
LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Records (solid) vs Romance (dashed)
  • LEA4050+10
  • STR3335+2
  • INT4038−2
  • POL4840−8
  • CHA4240−2
  • VIR4548+3
  • ADP4040±0
  • SCH4538−7
  • DIP3835−3
  • DIS3835−3
Records · Romance scores and difference (Romance − Records · left = lowered by the Romance · right = raised)

Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more

LeadershipR40N50 +10

RRaised troops as Administrator of Shanyang and was stationed at Suanzao, but did not advanceWei 1 §7Wei 1 §8

NCame with his army together with Qiao Mao and rescued Wang KuangCh. 5 §44

9 similar abilities — show evidence
  • StrengthR33UnverifiedN35Unverified +2

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • IntelligenceR40UnverifiedN38Unverified −2

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • PoliticsR48UnverifiedN40Unverified −8

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • CharismaR42UnverifiedN40Unverified −2

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • VirtueR45UnverifiedN48 +3

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NCame to the rescue of Wang Kuang when he was hard pressed by Lü BuCh. 5 §44

  • AdaptabilityR40UnverifiedN40Unverified ±0

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • ScholarshipR45UnverifiedN38Unverified −7

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • DiplomacyR38UnverifiedN35Unverified −3

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

  • DiscernmentR38UnverifiedN35Unverified −3

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of ShanyangWei 1 §7

    NNo direct record — estimated from his place as the eighth contingent, Administrator of ShanyangCh. 5 §8

Records 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.

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Family

RelativesYuan Shao(袁紹) Records

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