RLed the infantry to defeat Zhan Yan and capture Chen Feng alive, and crushed Wen Bu and Deng KaiWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
Xie Jing 謝旌
| Occupation | RGeneral · General NGeneral · Senior General | Faction | Wu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | N? Unverified | Native place | |
| Died | N221 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Cause of death | NKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Xie Jing was a general of Wu. The Records give him no biography of his own; he appears once, in the Biography of Lu Xun in Records of Wu 13. After Sun Quan took Gong'an and Nan Commandery, he led the infantry when Lu Xun sent him with Li Yi to attack the Shu commanders Zhan Yan and Chen Feng, and on Lu Xun's orders he went on to crush Wen Bu and Deng Kai, members of the great clans of Zigui. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his origin, his later career or his death. Records, Wu 13 §12 · 14
In the Romance he appears in Chapter 82 as one of the two senior generals, with Li Yi, whom Sun Huan puts forward as having 'the valour that ten thousand men cannot withstand'; he is defeated fighting Zhang Bao, and the next day is run through by Zhang Bao's spear and killed. He appears in this one chapter alone out of the 120, and no chapter has his name in its title. Romance, Ch. 82 §21 · 25 · 28
In the Records
Sun Quan secretly sent his army upriver with Lu Xun and Lü Meng as the vanguard, and as soon as they arrived they took Gong'an and Nan Commandery. Lu Xun advanced directly, took the concurrent post of Administrator of Yidu and became General Who Soothes the Frontier, and he requested gold, silver and copper seals to grant provisionally to those who had newly submitted. This was in the 11th month of the 24th year of Jian'an (219). Records, Wu 13 §12–13
Lu Xun sent the generals Li Yi, Xie Jing and others with 3,000 men to attack the Shu commanders Zhan Yan and Chen Feng. Li Yi led the naval force and Xie Jing the infantry; cutting off the strategic passes, they promptly defeated Zhan Yan and the others and took Chen Feng alive, making him surrender. They also attacked Deng Fu, Administrator of Fangling, and Guo Mu, Administrator of Nanxiang, and routed them. Records, Wu 13 §14
When Wen Bu, Deng Kai and others of the great clans of Zigui gathered several thousand Yi tribal troops and coordinated with Shu in the west, Lu Xun again sent Xie Jing to crush Wen Bu and Deng Kai. Wen Bu and Deng Kai escaped with their lives, and Shu made them generals, but Lu Xun had someone entice them, and Wen Bu led his followers back to surrender. Those beheaded, captured and won over, first and last, numbered in the tens of thousands in all. Records, Wu 13 §14–15
In Chen Shou's main text Xie Jing's name appears only in this passage of the Biography of Lu Xun, and his courtesy name, origin, later career and death are not recorded. He appears neither in the list of the commanders under Lu Xun who set out to resist Liu Bei in the 1st year of Huangwu (222) nor in the assessment of Records of Wu 13. Records, Wu 13 §14 · 17 · 91
In the Romance
In Chapter 82 of the Romance, when the ruler of Shu advances with a great army by water and land, Sun Quan laments that with Lü Meng dead there is no one to share his worries. Sun Huan steps forward and asks for troops, saying that he has two senior generals, Li Yi and Xie Jing, both with the valour that ten thousand men cannot withstand, and Sun Quan makes Sun Huan Commander of the Left and Zhu Ran Commander of the Right and raises an army of 50,000 for water and land. Romance, Ch. 82 §18–21
When Sun Huan pitches camp at the border entrance of Yidu, Liu Bei sends Guan Xing, and also Zhang Bao, who has volunteered to go with him. When the two armies face each other, Sun Huan, with Li Yi and Xie Jing, reins in his horse beneath the banners at the gate of his formation; when Zhang Bao levels his spear and charges at Sun Huan, Xie Jing gallops out from behind Sun Huan to meet him. After more than thirty bouts Xie Jing is beaten and flees, and when Zhang Bao gives chase, Li Yi comes forward to engage him. Romance, Ch. 82 §22–25
The next day, when Sun Huan is beaten by Guan Xing, the two young generals pursue him into his camp, and Wu Ban, leading Zhang Nan and Feng Xi, drives his troops on to the attack. Xie Jing runs into Zhang Bao, who has charged into the Wu army at the head of the troops, and is killed by a single thrust of Zhang Bao's spear. Having lost many officers and men, including Li Yi, Xie Jing and Tan Xiong, Sun Huan asks Wu for relief. The Romance places this battle after Liu Bei raised his great army in the 8th month, autumn, of the 1st year of Zhangwu (221). Romance, Ch. 82 §1 · 28 · 31
Where the Romance differs
Whose general: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Xie Jing is one of Sun Huan's senior generals, put forward by Sun Huan, and goes into battle with him. In the Records he appears as a general sent by Lu Xun, and his name is not in the account of Sun Huan in the Biographies of the Imperial Clan in Records of Wu 6. Romance, Ch. 82 §21 · 24Records, Wu 13 §14Records, Wu 6 §49–50
His battles: In the Records, after Gong'an and Nan Commandery were taken in the 24th year of Jian'an (219), Xie Jing led the infantry against the Shu commanders Zhan Yan and Chen Feng and crushed Wen Bu and Deng Kai. These events are not in the Romance, where he first appears in Chapter 82 during Liu Bei's campaign against Wu and fights Zhang Bao. Records, Wu 13 §12–14Romance, Ch. 82 §21–25
His death: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Xie Jing is run through by Zhang Bao's spear and killed. The Records do not record Xie Jing's death, and Records of Shu 6 states that Zhang Fei's eldest son Zhang Bao died young. Romance, Ch. 82 §28Records, Wu 13 §14Records, Shu 6 §23
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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 total376 / 1000Rank 695 of 1,113 · Top 63%
Romance adaptation index−33Romance total − Records total
- LEA6240−22
- STR4862+14
- INT4233−9
- POL3331−2
- CHA3835−3
- VIR4545±0
- ADP4235−7
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3331−2
- DIS3533−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NSaid to have valour no ten thousand men could withstand; fled after 30-odd bouts with Zhang Bao and died by his spearCh. 82 §21Ch. 82 §25Ch. 82 §28
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Lu XunWu 13 §14
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a senior general under Sun HuanCh. 82 §21
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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Allegiance history
- Wu · Romance · Romance ch. 82 「张苞奋勇当先，杀入吴军，正遇谢旌，被苞一矛刺死」 · Q124414022