Fan Qin 繁欽
| Occupation | ROfficial · Registrar to the Chancellor | Faction | Wei Unverified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | R? Unverified | Native place | Yingchuan Commandery |
| Died | R218 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R7 |
Profile
Fan Qin was a man of Yingchuan. He came to Jing Province together with Du Xi of the same commandery, and with Zhao Yan and Du Xi he shared his wealth and his plans, living with them as one household. In Jing Province he was repeatedly singled out for special regard by Liu Biao, and when Du Xi admonished him that he would break off their friendship if Fan Qin did not stop displaying his talents, Fan Qin replied with feeling that he would respectfully accept the advice. Records, Wei 23 §34–35 · 47
He has no separate biography in the Records; at the end of the Biography of Wang Can his name appears, together with Handan Chun and others, as one who had literary talent but was not counted among 'these seven men', and he also appears in the accounts of Du Xi and Zhao Yan. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, offices or death, and the assessment in Records of Wei 21 does not mention him either. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 21 §23–24 · 99Records, Wei 23 §34 · 47
In the Records
The Biographies of Wang, Wei, the Two Lius and Fu in Records of Wei 21, after recording the deeds of Wang Can, Xu Gan, Chen Lin, Ruan Yu, Ying Chang and Liu Zhen, added that besides them, Handan Chun and Fan Qin of Yingchuan, Lu Cui of Chenliu, Ding Yi (丁儀) and Ding Yi (丁廙) of Pei State, Yang Xiu of Hongnong, Xun Wei of Henei and others also had literary talent, but were not counted among 'these seven men'. Records, Wei 21 §9 · 23–24
According to the account of Du Xi in the Biographies of He, Chang, Yang, Du, Zhao and Pei in Records of Wei 23, Du Xi, a man of Dingling County in Yingchuan Commandery, fled the turmoil to Jing Province, where Liu Biao treated him with the courtesy due a guest. When Fan Qin, of the same commandery, was repeatedly singled out for special regard by Liu Biao, Du Xi admonished him, saying that he had come with Fan Qin only to lie coiled like a dragon in a deep marsh and wait for the time to soar like a phoenix, not because he thought Governor Liu would be the lord to quell the disorder and meant to entrust himself to him for long. Records, Wei 23 §34
Du Xi went on, 'If you do not stop displaying your talents, you are no companion of mine, and I will break with you.' Fan Qin replied with feeling, 'I respectfully accept your instruction,' and Du Xi at length went south to Changsha. Records, Wei 23 §35
According to the account of Zhao Yan in the same volume, Zhao Yan, a man of Yangdi County in Yingchuan Commandery, fled the turmoil to Jing Province, where he shared his wealth and his plans with Du Xi and Fan Qin, living with them as one household. When Cao Cao first welcomed Emperor Xian and made Xu the capital, Zhao Yan said to Fan Qin, 'Cao, General Who Guards the East, is a man who has come into the world in answer to the times; he will surely set the Central Plains right and save it. I know where to go.' In the 2nd year of Jian'an (197), at the age of twenty-seven, supporting the old and the young, he went over to Cao Cao. Chen Shou's main text does not record what became of Fan Qin after that. Records, Wei 23 §47
In his assessment in Records of Wei 21, Chen Shou said that Emperor Wen and the Prince of Chen broadly loved literary grace, so that talented men came forth together, and among them six men, Wang Can and the others, were the most renowned; he said nothing separately about Fan Qin. Records, Wei 21 §99
Written by 3KDEX (not yet reviewed) — The tags at the end of each paragraph link to the exact passage in the Records volume or Romance chapter it is based on.
Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA31
- STR31
- INT42
- POL40
- CHA48
- VIR50
- ADP48
- SCH66
- DIP40
- DIS38
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a man of lettersWei 21 §24
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a man of lettersWei 21 §24
RNo direct record — estimated from his sharing plans with Zhao YanWei 23 §47
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a man of lettersWei 21 §24
RWas repeatedly singled out for special regard by Liu Biao in Jing ProvinceWei 23 §34
RWhen Du Xi warned that he would break with him, promised to accept his instructionWei 23 §35
RDisplayed his talents under Liu Biao but held back on Du Xi's adviceWei 23 §34Wei 23 §35
RRecorded as having literary talent but not counted among the Seven Masters of Jian'anWei 21 §23Wei 21 §24
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a man of lettersWei 23 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a man of lettersWei 23 §47
Records 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.
Allegiance history
- Wei Unverified · Records