RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 10 §15
NPretended to agree with Meng Da and stalled him by claiming they were not yet readyCh. 94 §45
Shen Yi 申儀
| Occupation | RGeneral · Administrator of Weixing NGeneral · Administrator of Jincheng | Faction | |
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| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R4 |
Profile
Shen Yi was the younger brother of Shen Dan, Administrator of Shangyong. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and his name appears twice in the section on Liu Feng in the Biographies of Liu, Peng, Liao, Li, Liu, Wei and Yang, Records of Shu 10. In the 24th year of Jian'an (219), when his elder brother Shen Dan surrendered with his followers to Liu Feng and Meng Da, who had been sent by Liu Bei, Liu Bei made Shen Yi General Who Establishes Trust and Administrator of Xicheng. Records, Shu 10 §3–4
When Meng Da surrendered to Wei and the Wei army attacked Liu Feng, Shen Yi turned against Liu Feng. Wei made him Administrator of Weixing, enfeoffed him as Marquis of Yuanxiang and stationed him at Xunkou. Records, Shu 10 §5–6 · 15
Chen Shou gave no assessment of him. In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 79 together with his elder brother Shen Dan as a Commandant of Shangyong and Fangling, and he appears in 3 of its 120 chapters; no chapter title bears his name. In Chapter 94 a member of Shen Yi's household comes to Sima Yi and reports Meng Da's planned rebellion, and in the battle of Jieting in Chapter 95 Shen Yi, together with Shen Dan, cuts off the water-drawing route to the hill where Ma Su has made his camp. Romance, Ch. 79 §25Romance, Ch. 94 §39 · 52Romance, Ch. 95 §23
In the Records
In the summer of the 24th year of Jian'an (219), when Cao Cao withdrew his army and Liu Bei took Hanzhong, Liu Bei sent Liu Feng, Meng Da, Li Ping (Li Yan) and others to attack Shen Dan at Shangyong. Meng Da attacked Fangling northward from Zigui, and Liu Bei, worried that Meng Da might find it hard to handle the task alone, had Liu Feng go down the Mian River from Hanzhong. Liu Feng met Meng Da at Shangyong. Records, Shu 2 §39Records, Shu 10 §3
Shen Dan, Administrator of Shangyong, surrendered with his followers and sent his wife, children and clan to Chengdu. Liu Bei added the title General Who Conquers the North to Shen Dan and let him keep his posts of Administrator of Shangyong and Marquis of Yuanxiang as before, and made Shen Dan's younger brother Shen Yi General Who Establishes Trust and Administrator of Xicheng. Records, Shu 10 §4
When Guan Yu besieged Fancheng and Xiangyang and repeatedly called on Liu Feng and Meng Da, the two did not comply, saying that the mountain commanderies had only just submitted and could not be unsettled. After Guan Yu's defeat, Meng Da, fearing punishment and also angry with Liu Feng, submitted a memorial taking leave of Liu Bei and surrendered to Wei with the followers he led. Emperor Wen of Wei combined the three commanderies of Fangling, Shangyong and Xicheng into Xincheng Commandery, entrusted Meng Da with it as Administrator of Xincheng, and sent Xiahou Shang, General Who Conquers the South, and Xu Huang, General of the Right, to make a surprise attack on Liu Feng together with Meng Da. Meng Da sent Liu Feng a letter urging him to turn around and come east, but Liu Feng did not comply. Records, Shu 10 §4–6 · 11 · 14
When Shen Yi turned against Liu Feng, Liu Feng was defeated and fled to Chengdu. His elder brother Shen Dan surrendered to Wei, received the acting title General Who Gathers and Embraces and moved to live in Nanyang, while Shen Yi became Administrator of Weixing, was enfeoffed as Marquis of Yuanxiang and was stationed at Xunkou. Liu Feng, having returned to Chengdu, was rebuked by Liu Bei for slighting Meng Da and for not rescuing Guan Yu, and on Zhuge Liang's advice was ordered to take his own life. Records, Shu 10 §15
In Chen Shou's main text Shen Yi appears only in these two places, and his courtesy name, origin, birth and death, and his later career are not recorded. Records, Shu 10 §4 · 15
In the Romance
In Chapter 79 of the Romance, while Peng Yang has died and Liu Feng has moved to Mianzhu, the alarmed Meng Da summons the brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi, Commandants of Shangyong and Fangling, and asks them what to do, saying that the King of Hanzhong has forgotten his past merits and means to harm him. Shen Dan says that he and his brother have long wished to entrust themselves to Wei, and advises Meng Da to write a memorial taking leave of the King of Hanzhong and go to Cao Pi, King of Wei, adding that they themselves will follow and surrender. Romance, Ch. 79 §25–26
When Liu Feng, heavily defeated by the troops of Meng Da, Xiahou Shang and Xu Huang, flees through the night to Shangyong, Shen Dan shouts from the watchtower that he has already surrendered to Wei. Going on to Fangling, Liu Feng sees Wei banners already planted on the walls, and when Shen Yi waves a flag once from the watchtower, troops bearing the banner 'General of the Right Xu Huang' emerge from behind the city. Unable to withstand them, Liu Feng flees to Xichuan. Romance, Ch. 79 §34–36
In Chapter 94, as Sima Yi, having received the edict, gathers the troops and horses of Wancheng, a member of the household of Shen Yi, Administrator of Jincheng, comes to see him on a secret matter and describes in detail how Meng Da intends to rebel. Li Fu, Meng Da's trusted man, and Deng Xian, his nephew, also come forward together with a written accusation. When Meng Da at Xincheng sets a date for his uprising with Shen Yi, Administrator of Jincheng, and Shen Dan, Administrator of Shangyong, the two pretend to agree, intending only to wait for the Wei army to arrive and act as insiders, and they inform Meng Da that their weapons and provisions are not yet ready, so they dare not fix a date. Romance, Ch. 94 §39 · 45
The day after Sima Yi's troops reach Xincheng, two columns bearing the banners 'Shen Dan' and 'Shen Yi' attack from outside. Taking them for a relief force, Meng Da opens the city gates and comes out, whereupon the two shout that the rebel must not flee, and Meng Da, pursued by Shen Dan, is run through by his spear and beheaded. Cao Rui raises the offices of Shen Dan and Shen Yi and has them follow Sima Yi on campaign, and Sima Yi reports to Cao Rui that because Shen Yi had secretly informed him of the circumstances of the rebellion, he rushed there through the night without waiting for an imperial decree. Romance, Ch. 94 §48–52
In the battle of Jieting in Chapter 95, Sima Yi has Shen Dan and Shen Yi surround the hill with two columns and first cut off the water-drawing route. When Wei Yan and Wang Ping return to their camp, Shen Dan and Shen Yi strike out from inside it, and as Sima Yi advances toward the Xie Valley he leaves the two behind to hold Lieliu Fort. Romance, Ch. 95 §23 · 28 · 35
Where the Romance differs
Offices in Shu: In Chapter 79 of the Romance, Shen Yi appears together with his elder brother Shen Dan as a Commandant of Shangyong and Fangling. In the Records, after his elder brother Shen Dan surrendered to Liu Feng and Meng Da, Liu Bei made Shen Yi General Who Establishes Trust and Administrator of Xicheng. Romance, Ch. 79 §25Records, Shu 10 §4
Meng Da's surrender to Wei: In Chapter 79 of the Romance, Shen Dan says that he and his brother have long wished to entrust themselves to Wei and advises Meng Da to go over to Wei. In the biography of Liu Feng in the Records, Meng Da, fearing punishment and angry with Liu Feng, submitted a memorial on his own and surrendered to Wei, and no urging by the Shen brothers appears. Romance, Ch. 79 §26Records, Shu 10 §5
Betraying Liu Feng: In Chapter 79 of the Romance, Shen Yi waves a flag before Liu Feng, who has reached Fangling, and Xu Huang's troops emerge. The Records say only that Shen Yi turned against Liu Feng and that Liu Feng was defeated and fled to Chengdu, without explaining how he turned against him. Romance, Ch. 79 §36Records, Shu 10 §15
Offices in Wei: In Chapter 94 of the Romance, Shen Yi is Administrator of Jincheng. In the Records, Wei made Shen Yi Administrator of Weixing, enfeoffed him as Marquis of Yuanxiang and stationed him at Xunkou. Romance, Ch. 94 §45Records, Shu 10 §15
Meng Da's rebellion: In Chapter 94 of the Romance, a member of Shen Yi's household reports Meng Da's rebellion to Sima Yi, and Shen Dan and Shen Yi pretend to agree to Meng Da's uprising before attacking him together with the Wei army. In Chen Shou's main text, the Annals of Emperor Ming say only that in the 12th month of the 1st year of Taihe (227), when Meng Da, Administrator of Xincheng, rebelled, Sima Xuanwang (Sima Yi) was ordered to suppress him, and that in the 1st month, in spring, of the 2nd year he broke Xincheng and beheaded Meng Da; Shen Yi does not appear. Romance, Ch. 94 §39 · 45 · 49Records, Wei 3 §5–7
The battle of Jieting: In Chapter 95 of the Romance, Shen Yi, together with Shen Dan, cuts off the water-drawing route to the hill where Ma Su has made his camp, and holds Lieliu Fort. In the Records, the Annals of Emperor Ming say that Zhang He greatly defeated Zhuge Liang at Jieting, and the biography of Guo Huai records that Zhang He attacked Ma Su and that Guo Huai broke the camp of Gao Xiang stationed at Lieliu Fort; Shen Yi appears in neither. Romance, Ch. 95 §23 · 35Records, Wei 3 §8Records, Wei 26 §68
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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 total401 / 1000Rank 604 of 996 · Top 61%Romance total415 / 1000Rank 412 of 1,113 · Top 38%
Romance adaptation index+14Romance total − Records total
- LEA5052+2
- STR4045+5
- INT4252+10
- POL4235−7
- CHA3835−3
- VIR2530+5
- ADP5862+4
- SCH3331−2
- DIP3840+2
- DIS3533−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RWhen Shen Yi turned against him, Liu Feng was defeated and fled to ChengduShu 10 §15
NCut off the water-drawing route at Jieting and took over the Shu campCh. 95 §23Ch. 95 §28
RNo direct record — estimated from his posts as General Who Establishes Trust and Administrator of XichengShu 10 §4
NNo direct record — estimated from his sallying out to attack Meng DaCh. 94 §49
RNo direct record — estimated from his posts as Administrator of Xicheng and WeixingShu 10 §4
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of JinchengCh. 95 §35
RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 10 §4
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of JinchengCh. 94 §45
RAccepted office from Shu and then turned against Liu FengShu 10 §15
NAbandoned Liu Feng and called in Xu Huang, and later betrayed Meng Da as wellCh. 79 §36Ch. 94 §49
RMoved from Shu to Wei and received the posts of Administrator of Weixing and Marquis of YuanxiangShu 10 §4Shu 10 §15
NSecretly reported Meng Da's rebellion to Sima Yi and received additional officeCh. 94 §39Ch. 94 §52
RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 10 §4
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a military commanderCh. 94 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 10 §15
NNo direct record — estimated from his agreeing on an uprising with Meng DaCh. 94 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 10 §15
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a military commanderCh. 94 §45
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Related events (1)
- Sima Yi Swiftly Captures Meng Da 227~228 · Appears (Romance scene)
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