RHeld Luo City against Liu Bei's attack for nearly a yearShu 2 §32Shu 2 §33
NHeld Luo City with the assistance of Liu Gui and Zhang RenCh. 62 §48Ch. 64 §16
Liu Xun 劉循
| Occupation | RGeneral · Leader of the Court Gentlemen of Imperial Equipages | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Jiangxia Commandery Jingling County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R2 |
Profile
Liu Xun was the eldest son of Liu Zhang, Governor of Yi Province. He has no biography of his own in the Records and appears briefly in the Biographies of the Two Governors Liu and the Biography of the First Sovereign. When Liu Bei besieged Luo County he held the city, which had been under attack for nearly a year when Luo City fell in the summer of the 19th year of Jian'an (214). Records, Shu 1 §19Records, Shu 2 §32–33
His wife was Pang Xi's daughter. After Liu Bei pacified Shu, Liu Zhang asked through Pang Xi that Liu Xun be allowed to remain, and Liu Bei made him Leader of the Court Gentlemen of Imperial Equipages; because of this, together with Liu Chan, who went to Wu, the descendants of Liu Zhang's two sons came to be divided between Wu and Shu. Records, Shu 1 §19
In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 62 and appears in 2 of its 120 chapters (Chapters 62 and 64), and his name is in no chapter title. In Chapter 62 he volunteers to go and hold Luo City, and in Chapter 64, when the city falls, he opens the west gate, slips out and flees to Chengdu. Romance, Ch. 62 §48Romance, Ch. 64 §26
In the Records
When Liu Bei took Fu County, Liu Zhang sent Liu Gui, Leng Bao, Zhang Ren, Deng Xian and others to resist him at Fu, but they were all defeated and fell back to hold Mianzhu, and Li Yan, who had gone to supervise the armies at Mianzhu, led his men over to Liu Bei. Liu Bei advanced his army and besieged Luo County. At this time Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun was holding the city, which had been under attack for nearly a year. Records, Shu 2 §32
When Luo City fell in the summer of the 19th year of Jian'an (214), Liu Bei advanced and besieged Chengdu for several dozen days, and Liu Zhang came out and surrendered. Liu Bei moved Liu Zhang to Gong'an in Nan Commandery and returned all his property along with the seal and ribbon of General Who Spreads Awe that he had formerly worn. Records, Shu 2 §33Records, Shu 1 §18
The wife of Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun was Pang Xi's daughter. When Liu Bei pacified Shu, Pang Xi became Major to the General of the Left; Liu Zhang at that time asked through Pang Xi that Liu Xun be allowed to remain, and Liu Bei made Liu Xun Leader of the Court Gentlemen of Imperial Equipages. Liu Zhang's other son Liu Chan, after Liu Zhang's death, received the post of Inspector of Yi Province from Sun Quan and stayed on the border between Jiao and Yi Provinces, then returned to Wu and became Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk; because of this, the descendants of Liu Zhang's two sons came to be divided between Wu and Shu. Records, Shu 1 §19
In the Romance
In Chapter 62 of the Romance, after Leng Bao returns to Luo City and Liu Gui asks Chengdu for help, Liu Zhang, greatly alarmed at the news that Deng Xian has been lost, hastily gathers his followers to deliberate. At this point his eldest son Liu Xun steps forward and says that he will lead troops there and hold Luo City. When Liu Zhang asks whom he should send to assist him, Wu Yi offers to go, and Wu Yi recommends Wu Lan and Lei Tong as his lieutenants, musters 20,000 troops and horses and reaches Luo City. Romance, Ch. 62 §48–49
In Chapter 64, when Zhang Ren devises a plan to feign defeat and lure the enemy in, Wu Yi tells Liu Gui to assist the young lord in holding the city while he himself leads troops out to support the fighting, but he is captured by Zhao Yun in a single bout. Having surrendered, Wu Yi tells Zhuge Liang that in the city there is Liu Xun, the son of Liu Jiyu, with Liu Gui and Zhang Ren as the generals assisting him. Romance, Ch. 64 §12–14 · 16
The day after Zhang Ren, captured at the end of the fighting at Jinyan Bridge, is beheaded, Yan Yan, Wu Yi and other generals who had surrendered from Shu form the vanguard and call on Luo City to surrender. A general cuts down Liu Gui, who is cursing from the walls, with his sword, opens the gates and surrenders; he is Zhang Yi of Wuyang. When Liu Bei's troops enter Luo City, Liu Xun opens the west gate, slips out and flees to Chengdu. Romance, Ch. 64 §22–24 · 26
Liu Xun sees his father and tells him that Luo City has fallen, and Liu Zhang hastily gathers his officials to deliberate. The Attendant Officer Zheng Du proposes driving the people of Baxi and Zitong across to the west of the Fu River, burning the granaries and the grain in the fields and holding fast, but Liu Zhang does not follow him, saying that he has heard of resisting the enemy to keep the people at peace, but never of moving the people to prepare against the enemy. The Romance does not mention Liu Xun's name again after this. Romance, Ch. 64 §29–30
Where the Romance differs
How he came to hold Luo City: In Chapter 62 of the Romance, Liu Xun volunteers to hold Luo City, and Liu Zhang sends Wu Yi with him. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records records only that Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun was holding the city when Liu Bei besieged Luo County, and does not say how he came to be there. Romance, Ch. 62 §48–49Records, Shu 2 §32
The fall of Luo City: In Chapter 64 of the Romance, after Zhang Yi cuts down Liu Gui and opens the gates in surrender, Liu Xun slips out through the west gate and flees to Chengdu. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records records only that Luo City was under attack for nearly a year and fell in the summer of the 19th year of Jian'an (214); it says nothing of how the city fell or of Liu Xun fleeing to Chengdu. Romance, Ch. 64 §26Records, Shu 2 §32–33
Where he lived after the surrender: In Chapter 65 of the Romance, Liu Zhang goes to Gong'an in Nan Commandery taking his wife and children and all his household, free and servile, and the Romance does not say what became of Liu Xun. In the Records, Liu Zhang was moved to Gong'an, but at Liu Zhang's request made through Pang Xi, Liu Xun remained in Shu and became Leader of the Court Gentlemen of Imperial Equipages. Romance, Ch. 65 §45Records, Shu 1 §18–19
Marriage to Pang Xi's daughter: The Records state that Liu Xun's wife was Pang Xi's daughter. In the Romance Pang Xi appears in Chapters 59 and 65, but there is no mention that he was Liu Xun's father-in-law. Records, Shu 1 §19Romance, Ch. 59 §51Romance, Ch. 65 §46
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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 total398 / 1000Rank 631 of 996 · Top 64%Romance total376 / 1000Rank 695 of 1,113 · Top 63%
Romance adaptation index−22Romance total − Records total
- LEA5538−17
- STR4035−5
- INT3835−3
- POL3835−3
- CHA4038−2
- VIR4250+8
- ADP4242±0
- SCH3535±0
- DIP3535±0
- DIS3333±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his defence of Luo CityShu 2 §32
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his defence of Luo CityShu 2 §32
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NVolunteered for his father's sake to go and hold Luo CityCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his staying on after the conquest of Shu and becoming Leader of Court Gentlemen of the Imperial CarriageShu 1 §19
NWhen Luo City fell, slipped out through the west gate and fled to ChengduCh. 64 §26Ch. 64 §29
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 62 §48
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 64 §29
RNo direct record — estimated from his position as Liu Zhang's eldest sonShu 1 §19
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 62 §48
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Related events (2)
- Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province 212~214 · Command
- Zhuge Liang Captures Zhang Ren 214 · Appears (Romance scene)
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