RPraised as a good gentleman; merely shielded Huang HaoShu 5 §63Shu 5 §64
NTearfully complained about the Later Sovereign and Huang Hao; after the fall of the state pleaded illness and did not come forwardCh. 117 §1Ch. 119 §22
Dong Jue 董厥
| Occupation | RNOfficial · General-in-Chief Who Supports the State | Faction | Shu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | Book of Shu |
| Cause of death | NNatural death Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R10 |
Profile
When Zhuge Liang was Chancellor, Dong Jue served as a Clerk in the Chancellor's office, and Zhuge Liang praised him as 'a good gentleman.' The Records contain a brief account of him at the end of the Biography of Zhuge Liang. After Zhuge Liang's death he rose to Director of the Imperial Secretariat, and in the 4th year of Jingyao (261), as General-in-Chief Who Supports the State and Marquis of Nanxiang, he handled the affairs of the Imperial Secretariat together with Zhuge Zhan. Records, Shu 5 §60 · 63
In the 6th year of Jingyao (263), when Wei invaded, he set out with Zhang Yi toward the entrance of Yang'an Pass, then joined Jiang Wei and Liao Hua to hold Jiange, and in the spring of the year after Shu fell he went with Fan Jian to the Wei capital and became Army Adviser to the Chancellor of State. The Records do not state his place of origin or his death. Records, Shu 3 §43Records, Shu 14 §44–45Records, Shu 5 §64
He does not appear in Chen Shou's assessment. In the Romance he first appeared in Chapter 87 as one who accompanied Zhuge Liang's southern campaign against the Man as an Officer together with Fan Jian, and appears in 7 of its 120 chapters; his name is not in any chapter title. In Chapter 117, as General-in-Chief Who Supports the State, he held Jiange and welcomed Jiang Wei, and in Chapter 119, after the fall of Shu, he pleaded illness and did not come forward, and died of grief. Records, Shu 5 §66Romance, Ch. 87 §7Romance, Ch. 117 §1Romance, Ch. 119 §22
In the Records
In the time of the Chancellor Zhuge Liang, Dong Jue was a Clerk in the Chancellor's office. Zhuge Liang praised him, saying, 'Clerk Dong is a good gentleman. Every time I talk with him, his thinking is careful and fitting,' and Dong Jue was transferred to Registrar. Records, Shu 5 §63
After Zhuge Liang's death he was gradually promoted to Supervisor of the Imperial Secretariat, and replaced Chen Zhi as Director of the Imperial Secretariat. When he was moved to General-in-Chief to handle the affairs of the Secretariat, Fan Jian of Yiyang took his place. Records, Shu 5 §63
According to the biography of Zhuge Zhan, in the 4th year of Jingyao (261) Zhuge Zhan became Acting Protector-General and General of the Guards and handled the affairs of the Imperial Secretariat together with Dong Jue, General-in-Chief Who Supports the State and Marquis of Nanxiang. Chen Shou wrote that after Zhuge Zhan, Dong Jue and Fan Jian took charge of the government, Jiang Wei was constantly away on campaigns while the eunuch Huang Hao secretly manipulated power; they all merely shielded him and could not correct him, and only Fan Jian kept away from close dealings with Huang Hao. Records, Shu 5 §60 · 64
In the summer of the 6th year of Jingyao (263), when Wei sent Deng Ai, Zhong Hui and Zhuge Xu to invade by several routes, the Later Sovereign sent Zhang Yi and Liao Hua, Generals of Chariots and Cavalry of the Left and Right, and Dong Jue, General-in-Chief Who Supports the State, among others, to resist them. According to the biography of Jiang Wei, Huang Hao, trusting the words of shamans and spirits, had kept the matter covered up, and only when Zhong Hui was about to come through the Luo Valley and Deng Ai into Tazhong did he send Liao Hua to Tazhong to aid Jiang Wei, and Zhang Yi, Dong Jue and others to the entrance of Yang'an Pass to support the various strongholds from outside. On reaching Yinping, they heard that the Wei general Zhuge Xu was heading for Jianwei, so they stayed there to wait for him. Records, Shu 3 §43Records, Shu 14 §44
A month or so later, Jiang Wei was beaten by Deng Ai and returned to Yinping, and Zhong Hui, hearing that the pass entrance had fallen, drove forward over a long distance. Just as Zhang Yi and Dong Jue reached Hanshou (漢壽), Jiang Wei and Liao Hua also abandoned Yinping and withdrew to join them, and all of them fell back to hold Jiange against Zhong Hui. Records, Shu 14 §45
Afterwards Deng Ai came in by a byway, defeated Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu and advanced on Chengdu; the Later Sovereign surrendered to Deng Ai and sent envoys ordering Jiang Wei and the others to surrender to Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui submitted a report saying, 'The rebels Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Dong Jue and others fled to escape death, intending to make for Chengdu.' Records, Shu 14 §46Records, Wei 28 §115
In the spring of the year after Shu fell, Dong Jue and Fan Jian went together to the Wei capital and both became Army Advisers to the Chancellor of State, and in the autumn of that year, concurrently made Regular Mounted Attendants, they were sent as envoys to Shu to console its people. The Records do not record his later affairs or his death. Records, Shu 5 §64
In the Romance
In Chapter 87 of the Romance, as Zhuge Liang set out on his southern campaign against the Man, he made Jiang Wan Army Adviser, Fei Yi Chief Clerk, and the two men Dong Jue and Fan Jian Officers. In Chapter 91, when he sacrificed on the bank of the Lu River to the spirits of the officers and men who had given their lives in the state's service and of the southern people who had died, Zhuge Liang had Dong Jue read the funeral address, and in the order of battle after the Memorial on Dispatching the Troops in the same chapter, Dong Jue is listed as Clerk to the Chancellor. Romance, Ch. 87 §7Romance, Ch. 91 §5 · 42–43
In Chapter 99, Zhuge Liang called Dong Jue, Fan Jian and others into his tent and told them that his mind was so clouded that he could not attend to affairs, so he would return to Hanzhong to recover from his illness, and that they must on no account let this leak out lest Sima Yi learn of it. That night the Shu army secretly broke camp and returned to Hanzhong. Romance, Ch. 99 §37
In Chapter 116, Jiang Wei at Tazhong, hearing that the Wei army was coming in force, sent dispatches to Liao Hua, Zhang Yi and Dong Jue to come to his support. In Chapter 117, Dong Jue, General-in-Chief Who Supports the State, hearing that the Wei army had crossed the border by more than ten routes, held Jiange firmly with twenty thousand men; seeing a cloud of dust, he blocked the mouth of the pass, but on finding that those approaching were Jiang Wei, Liao Hua and Zhang Yi, he was overjoyed and welcomed them in. Romance, Ch. 116 §34Romance, Ch. 117 §1
Dong Jue tearfully complained to Jiang Wei about the Later Sovereign and Huang Hao, and worried that although this pass could be held, there was no one in Chengdu, so if the enemy made a surprise attack there, everything would collapse. Jiang Wei answered that there was no need to worry, since Chengdu, with its steep mountains, was not a place easily taken. Romance, Ch. 117 §1–2
In Chapter 118, when the Later Sovereign's order to surrender reached Jiange, Jiang Wei, saying he had a plan to restore the House of Han, raised flags of surrender over Jiange Pass and informed Zhong Hui that he was coming to surrender, bringing Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Dong Jue and others. In Chapter 119, after Jiang Wei, Zhong Hui and Deng Ai were dead, when the Later Sovereign was moved to Luoyang only a few men such as the Director of the Imperial Secretariat Fan Jian accompanied him; Liao Hua and Dong Jue both pleaded illness and did not rise, and later both died of grief. Romance, Ch. 118 §16–18Romance, Ch. 119 §22
Where the Romance differs
His first duties: In Chapter 87 of the Romance, Dong Jue accompanied the southern campaign against the Man as an Officer together with Fan Jian, and in Chapter 91 he read the funeral address at the sacrifice on the Lu River. The Records say only that in Zhuge Liang's time he was a Clerk in the Chancellor's office and was transferred to Registrar, and have nothing about his accompanying the southern campaign or reading a funeral address. Romance, Ch. 87 §7Romance, Ch. 91 §5Records, Shu 5 §63
Zhuge Liang's praise: In the Records, Zhuge Liang praised him, saying, 'Clerk Dong is a good gentleman,' and that every time they talked his thinking was careful and fitting. This remark does not appear in the Romance. Romance, Ch. 87 §7Records, Shu 5 §63
Relationship with Huang Hao: In Chapter 117 of the Romance, Dong Jue tearfully complained to Jiang Wei about the Later Sovereign and Huang Hao. In the Records, Dong Jue, after serving as Director of the Imperial Secretariat, took charge of the government together with Zhuge Zhan and Fan Jian, and Chen Shou wrote that they merely shielded Huang Hao and could not correct him, and that only Fan Jian kept away from close dealings with Huang Hao. Romance, Ch. 117 §1Records, Shu 5 §60 · 63–64
How Jiange was held: In Chapter 117 of the Romance, Dong Jue first held Jiange with twenty thousand men and then welcomed the retreating Jiang Wei, Liao Hua and Zhang Yi onto the pass. In the Records, Dong Jue, heading with Zhang Yi for the entrance of Yang'an Pass, stopped at Yinping, and after joining Jiang Wei and Liao Hua at Hanshou (漢壽), all of them fell back to hold Jiange. Romance, Ch. 117 §1Records, Shu 14 §44–45
Surrender: In Chapter 118 of the Romance, Jiang Wei, harbouring a plan to restore the House of Han, went to surrender to Zhong Hui, bringing Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Dong Jue and others. The Biography of Zhong Hui in the Records records that Zhong Hui reported that Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, Liao Hua, Dong Jue and others had fled intending to make for Chengdu, and Jiang Wei laid down his arms at Qi County (郪縣) and surrendered to Zhong Hui. How Dong Jue surrendered is not recorded separately. Romance, Ch. 118 §18Records, Wei 28 §115Records, Shu 5 §64
After the fall of Shu: In Chapter 119 of the Romance, Dong Jue, together with Liao Hua, pleaded illness and did not rise, and died of grief, and he is not among those who went with the Later Sovereign to Luoyang. In the Records, in the spring of the year after Shu fell, he went with Fan Jian to the Wei capital and became Army Adviser to the Chancellor of State, and in the autumn of that year, concurrently made Regular Mounted Attendant, he was sent as an envoy to Shu to console its people. The Records do not record his death. Romance, Ch. 119 §22Records, Shu 5 §64
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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 total453 / 1000Rank 362 of 996 · Top 37%Romance total463 / 1000Rank 185 of 1,113 · Top 17%
Romance adaptation index+10Romance total − Records total
- LEA4552+7
- STR3131±0
- INT6260−2
- POL5545−10
- CHA4540−5
- VIR4572+27
- ADP4545±0
- SCH4242±0
- DIP4538−7
- DIS3838±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RAs General-in-Chief Who Supports the State went out to support Yang'an Pass, then fell back to JiangeShu 14 §44Shu 14 §45
NHeld Jiange firmly with twenty thousand menCh. 117 §1
RNo direct record — estimated from his civil careerShu 5 §63
NNo direct record — estimated from his civil backgroundCh. 117 §1
RZhuge Liang praised his thinking as careful and fittingShu 5 §63
NWorried that, with no one in Chengdu, a surprise attack would bring collapseCh. 117 §2
RNo direct record — estimated from his official careerShu 5 §63
NNo direct record — estimated from his official careerCh. 117 §1
RStood by as Huang Hao manipulated power; after Shu fell became Army Adviser to the Chancellor of State in WeiShu 5 §64
NNo direct record — estimated from his careerCh. 119 §22
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Romance chapters (7)
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Allegiance history
- Shu · Records · Records vol. 35 「丞相亮時為府令史」
Related events (1)
- Conquest of Shu by Wei 263 · Command
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