Miao Xi 繆襲

When Emperor Ming (Cao Rui) ascended the throne, he advanced Hua Xin to Marquis of Boping and transferred him to Grand Commandant. Hua Xin pleaded illness, asked to withdraw and wished to yield his post to Guan Ning, but the emperor did not permit it. When a grand court assembly was to be held, the emperor sent the Cavalier Regular Attendant Miao Xi to bear an edict and convey his wishes. Records, Wei 13 §36

The edict said that, having newly taken charge of the many affairs of state, the emperor relied on virtuous ministers to assist him on either side, yet Hua Xin repeatedly declined his post on grounds of illness; keeping oneself pure and following one's principles was what ordinary men did, and was not what the emperor hoped for from him. It told him to overcome his illness and come to the assembly, saying that the emperor would have the officials each take charge of their duties and wait for his arrival, and only then would he himself take his seat. The emperor also instructed Miao Xi by edict, 'You must wait until Hua Xin rises before you return,' and Hua Xin, having no choice, rose. Records, Wei 13 §36–37

In volume 21, after the account of Liu Shao, Chen Shou added that Miao Xi of Donghai, a contemporary of Liu Shao, also had talent and learning, wrote a great deal and rose in office to Master of Writing and Superintendent of the Imperial Household. He went on to record that Miao Xi's friend Zhongchang Tong of Shanyang became a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat at the end of the Han but died young, and that he wrote the Changyan, whose prose was fine and worth reading. Records, Wei 21 §74–77

Chen Shou's main text does not record Miao Xi's courtesy name or the year of his death. The assessment of volume 21 names Wang Can, Xu Gan, Wei Ji, Liu Shao, Liu Yi and Fu Gu, but does not discuss Miao Xi separately. Records, Wei 21 §75 · 99