RNo direct record — estimated from the record of his fighting on until deathShu 14 §45
NCaptured Wang Zhen alive and struck Li Peng dead with an iron maceCh. 112 §30Ch. 112 §31Ch. 116 §23
Fu Qian 傅僉
| Occupation | RGeneral · Commander of Guanzhong | Faction | Shu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | R? N? Unverified | Native place | Yiyang Commandery Unverified |
| Died | R263 N(same) Unverified | Place of death | RNYangan Pass |
| Cause of death | RKilled in battle NSuicide Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R4 |
Profile
Fu Qian was a general of Shu-Han and the son of Fu Tong of Yiyang, who died fighting while guarding the rear when the First Sovereign withdrew from his campaign against Wu. He has no biography of his own in the Records and appears once each in the account of Fu Tong in the Biographies of Deng Zhi, Zhang Yi, Zong Yu and Yang Xi and in the Biography of Jiang Wei. After his father's death he became Gentleman of the Left (zuo zhonglang) and later Commander of Guanzhong (guanzhong dudu), and in the 6th year of Jingyao (263), when Zhong Hui of Wei attacked the entrance of the pass, Jiang Shu opened the gates and surrendered, but Fu Qian fought on and died. Records, Shu 15 §75Records, Shu 14 §45
Chen Shou recorded that commentators praised Fu Tong and Fu Qian, father and son, for keeping loyalty and righteousness through successive generations. In the Romance he first appeared in Chapter 112 as a general from Xichuan whom Jiang Wei valued highly, and featured in 5 of its 120 chapters, though his name never appeared in a chapter title. At Changcheng he captured the Wei general Wang Zhen and struck Li Peng dead, and in Chapter 116, when Jiang Shu surrendered at Yang'an Pass, he fought on alone and then cut his own throat. Records, Shu 15 §75Romance, Ch. 112 §23 · 30–31Romance, Ch. 116 §22–24
In the Records
When the First Sovereign, campaigning east against Wu, suffered a crushing defeat at Xiaoting and withdrew his army, Fu Tong of Yiyang guarded the rear and fought to hold off the enemy until all his men were dead. When a Wu general told him to surrender, Fu Tong cursed him, 'Wu dog! How could a general of Han surrender!' and died fighting. His son Fu Qian was appointed Gentleman of the Left. Records, Shu 15 §74–75
Fu Qian later became Commander of Guanzhong. When Zhong Hui of Wei was about to come in through the Luo Valley and Deng Ai into Tazhong, Shu sent Zhang Yi, Dong Jue and others to the entrance of Yang'an Pass to support the various strongholds from outside. A month or so later, Zhong Hui besieged the two cities of Han and Le and sent a separate general to attack the entrance of the pass; Jiang Shu opened the gates and went out to surrender, while Fu Qian fought on and died. Hearing that the entrance of the pass had fallen, Zhong Hui drove forward over a long distance. The Biographies of Deng Zhi, Zhang Yi, Zong Yu and Yang Xi record this as 'In the 6th year of Jingyao (263), he too faced danger and gave his life.' Records, Shu 14 §44–45Records, Shu 15 §75
At the end of the account of Fu Tong, Chen Shou wrote, 'Commentators praised father and son for keeping loyalty and righteousness through successive generations.' The Records do not record Fu Qian's courtesy name or the year of his birth. Records, Shu 15 §75
In the Romance
In Chapter 112 of the Romance, Jiang Wei in Hanzhong picked two generals from Xichuan and drilled troops and horses with them every day; one was Jiang Shu and the other Fu Qian. Both had courage and daring, and Jiang Wei valued them greatly. When Zhuge Dan attacked Sima Zhao, Jiang Wei set out to attack Wei, and Fu Qian proposed that, since Wei's grain and fodder were all stored at Changcheng, they should take the Luo Valley, cross the Shen Ridge, reach Changcheng and first burn the provisions. Jiang Wei, saying that his view matched his own plan, followed it. Romance, Ch. 112 §23 · 27–28
Before Changcheng, when Sima Wang's general Wang Zhen came out, Fu Qian, in fewer than ten bouts, deliberately showed an opening, dodged the spear Wang Zhen thrust at him and took him alive from his horse. When Li Peng came to the rescue and was about to bring his blade down, Fu Qian flung Wang Zhen to the ground, twisted around and struck Li Peng in the face with a four-edged iron mace, killing him. When Deng Ai did not come out five or six times, Fu Qian told Jiang Wei that he must have a plan and that they should be on guard against it. Romance, Ch. 112 §30–31 · 39
In the campaign of the winter of the 1st year of Jingyao in Chapter 113, he formed the right army together with Jiang Shu. In Chapter 114 Jiang Wei, turning Wang Guan's feigned surrender against him, had Fu Qian lead the 2,000 Wei troops who had originally surrendered and carry banners for transporting provisions. When Deng Ai came to the Tanshan Valley, Fu Qian burst out from behind the woods shouting, 'You have already fallen into our commander's trap!', and Deng Ai abandoned his armor and horse and fled on foot. Romance, Ch. 113 §23Romance, Ch. 114 §29 · 31 · 34–35
In Chapter 115 Jiang Wei, going to aid Zhang Yi, told Fu Qian to hold the camp and not to fight lightly, and when he went to Tazhong to plant wheat he had Jiang Shu and Fu Qian hold the passes and strongpoints together. Romance, Ch. 115 §17 · 30
In Chapter 116, when Zhong Hui came to Yang'an Pass, Jiang Shu proposed holding firm, but Fu Qian said that the Wei army had come a long way and was weary, and that if they did not go down from the pass to fight, Hancheng and Lecheng would be finished. Angered by Zhong Hui's call to surrender, he left the pass to Jiang Shu, charged down with 3,000 troops and gave chase, but when he returned, Wei banners were already raised on the pass and Jiang Shu shouted that he had surrendered to Wei. Fu Qian cursed him as 'a traitor who has forgotten kindness and betrayed righteousness' and fought on, but was surrounded; lamenting, 'Living, I was a subject of Shu; dead, I shall be a ghost of Shu,' he took several spear wounds, and when his horse fell he cut his own throat. Romance, Ch. 116 §20–24
Where the Romance differs
Origin: In Chapter 112 of the Romance, Fu Qian appears as a general from Xichuan picked by Jiang Wei. The Records do not separately record Fu Qian's native place, and say that his father Fu Tong was a man of Yiyang. Romance, Ch. 112 §23Records, Shu 15 §75
His father Fu Tong: In the Records, Fu Qian was the son of Fu Tong, who died guarding the rear after the battle of Xiaoting, and after his father's death he was appointed Gentleman of the Left. In the Romance too, Fu Tong died amid the Wu army while guarding the rear in Chapter 84, but nothing is said of Fu Qian being his son. Records, Shu 15 §75Romance, Ch. 84 §33–34Romance, Ch. 112 §23
Changcheng and the Tanshan Valley: In Chapters 112 and 114 of the Romance, Fu Qian captured Wang Zhen, killed Li Peng and routed Deng Ai at the Tanshan Valley. In the Records, Fu Qian's deeds are only that he became Gentleman of the Left and Commander of Guanzhong, and that he died fighting at the entrance of the pass. Romance, Ch. 112 §30–31Romance, Ch. 114 §34–35Records, Shu 15 §75Records, Shu 14 §45
Offices: In the Romance, Fu Qian appears as a general under Jiang Wei, and in Chapter 116 becomes the Shu general guarding Yang'an Pass. In the Records, he was appointed Gentleman of the Left and later became Commander of Guanzhong. Romance, Ch. 112 §23Romance, Ch. 116 §21Records, Shu 15 §75
Jiang Shu's surrender: In Chapter 116 of the Romance, Jiang Shu raised Wei banners on the pass and surrendered while Fu Qian had gone down from the pass to fight. The Biography of Jiang Wei in the Records says only that when Zhong Hui's separate general attacked the entrance of the pass, Jiang Shu opened the gates and went out to surrender. Romance, Ch. 116 §22Records, Shu 14 §45
Manner of death: In Chapter 116 of the Romance, Fu Qian, surrounded and wounded by several spears, cut his own throat when his horse fell. The Biography of Jiang Wei in the Records says that Fu Qian fought on and died, and the Biographies of Deng Zhi, Zhang Yi, Zong Yu and Yang Xi say that he faced danger and gave his life. Romance, Ch. 116 §24Records, Shu 14 §45Records, Shu 15 §75
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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 total429 / 1000Rank 459 of 996 · Top 47%Romance total496 / 1000Rank 114 of 1,113 · Top 11%
Romance adaptation index+67Romance total − Records total
- LEA4855+7
- STR4580+35
- INT3858+20
- POL3533−2
- CHA4245+3
- VIR8692+6
- ADP4038−2
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3131±0
- DIS3333±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as CommanderShu 15 §75
NProposed burning the provisions at Changcheng; was wary of Deng Ai's stratagemsCh. 112 §28Ch. 112 §39Ch. 116 §21
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RAs Commander of Guanzhong, fought on at the entrance of the passShu 15 §75Shu 14 §45
NWent down from the pass with 3,000 men and drove back Zhong Hui; took charge of the right armyCh. 116 §22Ch. 113 §23
RNo direct record — estimated from his military careerShu 15 §75
NNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorCh. 112 §23
RNo direct record — estimated from the commentators' praise of his loyalty and righteousnessShu 15 §75
NHad courage and daring, and Jiang Wei valued him greatlyCh. 112 §23
RFought on and died while Jiang Shu surrendered; father and son kept loyalty and righteousness through successive generationsShu 15 §75Shu 14 §45
NSaying that living he was a subject of Shu and dead he would be a ghost of Shu, fought on and took his own lifeCh. 116 §23Ch. 116 §24Ch. 116 §25
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsShu 14 §45
NLeft the pass to Jiang Shu and sallied out, only to lose the passCh. 116 §21Ch. 116 §22
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorShu 15 §75
NNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorCh. 112 §23
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorShu 15 §75
NNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorCh. 112 §23
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorShu 15 §75
NNo direct record — estimated from his being a warriorCh. 112 §23
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.
Romance chapters (5)
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Allegiance history
- Shu · Romance · Romance ch. 114 「维令傅佥引二千魏兵随征听用」 · Q124657547
Related events (3)
- Jiang Wei Fights Fiercely at Changcheng 257~258 · Appears (Romance scene)
- Zhong Hui Divides His Army on the Hanzhong Road 263 · Appears (Romance scene)
- Conquest of Shu by Wei 263 · Command
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