Li Hu 李虎
| Occupation | RNOfficial · Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat | Faction | Shu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Li Hu appears in Chapter 118 of the Romance as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of Shu. After receiving Deng Ai's reply, the Later Sovereign sends the Minister Coachman Jiang Xian to deliver an edict ordering Jiang Wei to surrender without delay, and also sends the Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat Li Hu to present Deng Ai with a register listing 280,000 households, 940,000 men and women, 102,000 armoured officers and soldiers, 40,000 officials and more. Romance, Ch. 118 §8
Of the 120 chapters of the Romance he appears in only one, Chapter 118; no chapter has his name in its title, and there is no scene in which he speaks. He does not appear in Chen Shou's main text and is recorded only in Pei Songzhi's commentary. The Biography of the Later Sovereign in Chen Shou's main text records that the Later Sovereign adopted the plan of the Grandee of Splendid Happiness Qiao Zhou and surrendered to Deng Ai, sending the Palace Attendant Zhang Shao, the Grandee of Splendid Happiness Qiao Zhou and the Commandant Escort of Imperial Equipages Deng Liang to carry the seal and ribbon; that Deng Ai wrote a reply and sent Zhang Shao and Deng Liang back first; and that the garrisons all surrendered only after receiving the Later Sovereign's orders. It does not say who presented the register. Romance, Ch. 118 §8Records, Shu 3 §43 · 45–46
In the Romance
In Chapter 118 of the Romance, the Later Sovereign, hearing that Deng Ai has taken Mianzhu and that Zhuge Zhan and his son are already dead, is greatly alarmed and summons his civil and military officials to deliberate. Some propose fleeing to the seven commanderies of Nanzhong and others taking refuge with Wu, but the Grandee of Splendid Happiness Qiao Zhou says that neither will do and urges surrender to Wei. His fifth son, Liu Chen, Prince of Beidi, rebukes Qiao Zhou and urges a last stand with their backs to the city wall, but the Later Sovereign does not listen. Romance, Ch. 118 §1–6
The Later Sovereign has his close attendants push Liu Chen out of the palace gate, has Qiao Zhou draft a letter of surrender, and sends the Palace Attendant Zhang Shao and the Commandant Escort of Imperial Equipages Deng Liang with Qiao Zhou to carry the imperial seal to Luocheng and ask to surrender. Deng Ai is overjoyed at the letter, treats the three men generously, and writes a reply for them to take back to Chengdu to calm the people's minds. Romance, Ch. 118 §7–8
On reading the reply the Later Sovereign is overjoyed, and at once has the Minister Coachman Jiang Xian take an edict ordering Jiang Wei to surrender without delay, and also sends the Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat Li Hu to present the register to Deng Ai. The Romance gives its contents as 280,000 households, 940,000 men and women, 102,000 armoured officers and soldiers, 40,000 officials, more than 400,000 measures of grain in the granaries, 2,000 jin each of gold and silver, and 200,000 bolts each of brocade, patterned silk and coloured silk, and says that the other goods were in the storehouses and could not all be counted. Romance, Ch. 118 §8–9
Lord and ministers choose the first day of the 12th month to go out and surrender. When the Wei army arrives, the Later Sovereign, leading the Crown Prince, the princes and more than sixty officials, has himself bound, has a coffin carried on a cart, and goes out ten li beyond the north gate to surrender; Deng Ai enters the city, posts notices to reassure the people and takes over the storehouses. The Romance records nothing more of Li Hu after this. Romance, Ch. 118 §9 · 13 · 15
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA31
- STR31
- INT38
- POL45
- CHA35
- VIR40
- ADP40
- SCH40
- DIP38
- DIS33
Evidence by ability
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NAs Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat, presented Shu's registers of households, grain and more to Deng AiCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat of ShuCh. 118 §8
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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