Cui Lie 崔烈
| Occupation | ROfficial · Grand Commandant NOfficial · Minister over the Masses | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | R? N? Unverified | Native place | |
| Died | R192 N(same) Unverified | Place of death | RNChang'an County |
| Cause of death | RKilled NKilled Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R4 |
Profile
Cui Lie was a high minister of the Later Han whose name appears only twice in the Romance. In Chapter 3 of the Romance, Cui Yi, who takes the emperor and the Prince of Chenliu into his farmstead after they have fled the turmoil of the Ten Attendants, introduces himself as 'the younger brother of Cui Lie, Minister over the Masses of the former reign', and in Chapter 9, when Li Jue and Guo Si enter Chang'an and let their troops loose to plunder on a large scale, the Colonel of the City Gates Cui Lie is among those who die in the nation's calamity. Romance, Ch. 3 §20Romance, Ch. 9 §48
He appears in 2 of the Romance's 120 chapters, Chapters 3 and 9; no chapter title contains his name, and there is no scene in which he speaks or acts himself. He does not appear in Chen Shou's main text and is recorded only in Pei Songzhi's commentary. The Biography of Dong Zhuo in Chen Shou's main text records that after Li Jue and the others took the city of Chang'an, they let their troops loose to plunder the old and young of Chang'an and killed them all. Romance, Ch. 3 §20Romance, Ch. 9 §48Records, Wei 6 §20–21
In the Romance
In Chapter 3 of the Romance, the emperor and the Prince of Chenliu, having fled the turmoil of the Ten Attendants, walk along the road at night following fireflies and lie down beside a haystack behind a farmstead. The owner of the farmstead, who has dreamed that two red suns fell behind his house, comes out and finds the two of them, and when the Prince of Chenliu points to the emperor and reveals that he is the reigning emperor, the man bows twice and says that he is Cui Yi, younger brother of Cui Lie, Minister over the Masses of the former reign, and that he has been living in hiding there after seeing the Ten Attendants sell offices and resent the worthy. Romance, Ch. 3 §18–20
Cui Yi brings the emperor into his house, kneels and offers him wine and food, and when Min Gong, who has killed Duan Gui and set out in search of the emperor, reaches the farmstead, Cui Yi leads him to the emperor. He gives up the farmstead's only horse, a lean one, for the emperor to ride, and before they have gone three li from the farmstead, the Minister over the Masses Wang Yun and others, several hundred men and horses, come to meet the imperial carriage. The Romance does not record when Cui Lie served as Minister over the Masses. Romance, Ch. 3 §20–22
In Chapter 9, Dong Zhuo's remnant followers Li Meng and Wang Fang secretly open the city gates from within, enemy troops pour into Chang'an by four routes, and Lü Bu, leaving behind Wang Yun, who refuses to the last to leave, escapes through the pass with a hundred-odd horsemen. Li Jue and Guo Si let their troops loose to plunder on a large scale, and the Minister of Ceremonies Chong Fu, the Minister Coachman Lu Kui, the Grand Herald Zhou Huan, the Colonel of the City Gates Cui Lie and the Colonel of Elite Cavalry Wang Qi all die in the nation's calamity. In the Romance, Cui Lie's name appears only in this passage and in Cui Yi's words in Chapter 3. Romance, Ch. 9 §46–48Romance, Ch. 3 §20
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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.
- LEA35
- STR33
- INT38
- POL45
- CHA38
- VIR48
- ADP35
- SCH40
- DIP35
- DIS35
Evidence by ability
NNo direct record — estimated from his post as Colonel of the City GatesCh. 9 §48
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 9 §48
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as Minister over the MassesCh. 3 §20
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as Minister over the Masses in the former reignCh. 3 §20
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 3 §20
NNo direct record — estimated from his dying in the nation's calamityCh. 9 §48
NNo direct record — estimated from his deeds during the turmoil of Li Jue and Guo SiCh. 9 §48
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as Minister over the MassesCh. 3 §20
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 9 §48
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 3 §20
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 (2)
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Family
| Siblings | Cui Yi Romance |
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Based on Wikidata items for the historical and Romance figures. Relations without the Unverified badge were also confirmed in the Records.