RAvenged his lord Sun Yi by killing Gui Lan and Dai Yuan, who had killed himWu 6 §42
NSun Yi called him loyal and righteous, and he plotted revenge to repay his kindnessCh. 38 §33Ch. 38 §34
Fu Ying 傅嬰
| Occupation | RNGeneral · General of the Standard | Faction | |
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Profile
Fu Ying was a man under Sun Yi, Administrator of Danyang and younger brother of Sun Quan. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and his name appears once in the account of Sun Shao in the Biographies of the Ruling House in Records of Wu 6. In the 9th year of Jian'an (204), when Sun Yi was murdered by those around him and Gui Lan and Dai Yuan went on to kill even Sun He (孫河), who rebuked them over it, Fu Ying, together with Sun Yi's subordinates Xu Yuan, Sun Gao and others, killed Gui Lan and Dai Yuan. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his origin or his later deeds. Records, Wu 2 §8Records, Wu 6 §41–42
In the Romance he appears in Chapter 38 as a former general who had been Sun Yi's trusted man; at the request of Sun Yi's wife Lady Xu he kills Gui Lan and Dai Yuan together with Sun Gao, and is appointed General of the Standard by Sun Quan. He appears only in this 1 of its 120 chapters, and no chapter has his name in its title. Romance, Ch. 38 §33 · 36–37
In the Records
When Sun Quan killed Sheng Xian, the Administrator of Wu Commandery, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan, whom Sheng Xian had recommended as Filial and Incorrupt, fled and hid in the mountains. When Sun Yi became Administrator of Danyang, he summoned both men with courtesy; Gui Lan became Grand Commander supervising the troops, and Dai Yuan became Commandery Assistant. In the 9th year of Jian'an (204) Sun Yi was murdered by his attendant Bian Hong, and Bian Hong too was soon executed. Records, Wu 6 §41 · 34Records, Wu 2 §8
When Sun Yi was harmed, Sun He (孫河) galloped to Wanling and angrily rebuked Gui Lan and Dai Yuan for failing to keep proper control and allowing a treacherous outrage to take place. The two conferred, saying that Bohai (Sun He) was only a distant relative of the general yet rebuked them like this, and that if the General Who Attacks Barbarians came, not one of them would be left; in the end they killed Sun He. They then sent men north to welcome Liu Fu, Inspector of Yang Province, have him stay at Liyang, and intended to respond to him with Danyang. Records, Wu 6 §42
Just then Sun Yi's subordinates Xu Yuan, Sun Gao, Fu Ying and others killed Gui Lan and Dai Yuan. Sun Quan, hearing of the upheaval, returned from Jiaoqiu, pacified Danyang on the way and led his army back to Wu. This is the only place in Chen Shou's main text where Fu Ying's name appears; his courtesy name, origin, offices and later deeds are not recorded. Records, Wu 6 §42–43
In the Romance
In Chapter 38 of the Romance, Sun Quan's younger brother Sun Yi, Administrator of Danyang, is rough by nature and fond of wine and when drunk often flogs his soldiers, and the Supervising Commander of Danyang, Gui Lan, and the Commandery Assistant, Dai Yuan, become of one mind with Sun Yi's attendant Bian Hong and plot to kill Sun Yi. Sun Yi's wife Lady Xu casts a divination, finds it gravely inauspicious and urges him not to meet his guests, but Sun Yi does not listen and holds a banquet, and after it breaks up he is killed by the sword of Bian Hong, who has followed him out the gate. Gui Lan and Dai Yuan lay the blame on Bian Hong and behead him in the marketplace, plunder Sun Yi's property and concubines, and Gui Lan tells Lady Xu that she will die if she does not follow him. Lady Xu buys time, saying it will not be too late to marry after she has held the sacrifice on the last day of the month and taken off her mourning clothes. Romance, Ch. 38 §31–32
Lady Xu secretly summons to the official residence Sun Gao and Fu Ying, two former generals who had been Sun Yi's trusted men, and, saying that her late husband always spoke of the two of them as loyal and righteous, tells them in tears what Gui Lan and Dai Yuan have done. She then bows to them again and again, begging them to send word to the Marquis of Wu through the night and to plot against the two traitors with a secret stratagem to wipe out her grievance and shame. Sun Gao and Fu Ying both weep and say that they have always been moved by their lord's kindness and favor, and that they did not die at once in the upheaval because they meant to plan their revenge; they agree to obey her, and secretly send a trusted messenger to inform Sun Quan. Romance, Ch. 38 §33–34
On the last day of the month Lady Xu first hides the two men behind the curtains of an inner chamber, holds the sacrifice in the hall, then takes off her mourning clothes, dresses herself finely and laughs and talks as if nothing were amiss. When night falls, she sends a maid to invite Gui Lan to the official residence to drink, and after calling him, drunk, into the inner chamber, she cries out, 'Where are the two generals Sun and Fu!', and the two leap out from behind the curtains with swords in hand. Before Gui Lan can do anything he is cut down to the ground with one stroke of Fu Ying's sword, and Sun Gao strikes again and kills him on the spot. Dai Yuan, whom Lady Xu invites to the banquet in turn, is also killed by the two generals in the middle of the hall, and the families and remaining followers of the two traitors are put to death. Romance, Ch. 38 §35–36
Lady Xu puts on her mourning clothes again and offers the heads of Gui Lan and Dai Yuan in sacrifice before Sun Yi's spirit tablet. Soon afterward Sun Quan arrives at Danyang in person at the head of his troops, sees that Lady Xu has already killed the two traitors, and appoints Sun Gao and Fu Ying Generals of the Standard to guard Danyang. Romance, Ch. 38 §37
Where the Romance differs
How Gui Lan was cut down: In Chapter 38 of the Romance, following Lady Xu's stratagem, Sun Gao and Fu Ying hide behind the curtains, and Fu Ying first cuts Gui Lan down and Sun Gao finishes him off. Chen Shou's main text says only that Sun Yi's subordinates Xu Yuan, Sun Gao, Fu Ying and others killed Gui Lan and Dai Yuan, and records neither Lady Xu's stratagem nor who struck first. Romance, Ch. 38 §33 · 35–36Records, Wu 6 §42
Those who took part: In Chapter 38 of the Romance, the generals who carry out the deed are the two men Sun Gao and Fu Ying. Chen Shou's main text names Xu Yuan first and says that Xu Yuan, Sun Gao, Fu Ying 'and others' killed them together. Romance, Ch. 38 §33 · 36Records, Wu 6 §42
Sun He's death: In Chen Shou's main text, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan killed Sun He (孫河), who had rebuked them, and were about to welcome Liu Fu, Inspector of Yang Province, and respond to him with Danyang when they were killed by Fu Ying and others. Chapter 38 of the Romance has nothing about Sun He or Liu Fu, and portrays Gui Lan's attempt to take Lady Xu for himself as what set off the deed. Romance, Ch. 38 §32–33Records, Wu 6 §42
Sun Yi's death: In Chapter 38 of the Romance, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan conspire with Bian Hong to kill Sun Yi, then lay the blame on Bian Hong and behead him. Chen Shou's main text says only that Sun Yi was murdered by his attendant Bian Hong and that Bian Hong too was soon executed, and does not say that Gui Lan and Dai Yuan plotted it with Bian Hong. Romance, Ch. 38 §31–32Records, Wu 6 §34 · 41–42
Afterward: In Chapter 38 of the Romance, Sun Quan appoints Sun Gao and Fu Ying Generals of the Standard to guard Danyang. Chen Shou's main text says only that Sun Quan pacified Danyang on his way back, and does not record the office Fu Ying received or what happened to him afterward. Romance, Ch. 38 §37Records, Wu 6 §42–43
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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 total421 / 1000Rank 489 of 996 · Top 50%Romance total457 / 1000Rank 213 of 1,113 · Top 20%
Romance adaptation index+36Romance total − Records total
- LEA4045+5
- STR5562+7
- INT4042+2
- POL3535±0
- CHA3840+2
- VIR6678+12
- ADP5058+8
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3333±0
- DIS3333±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — guarded Danyang as General of the StandardCh. 38 §37
RKilled Gui Lan and Dai Yuan together with Xu Yuan and Sun Gao, fellow subordinates of Sun YiWu 6 §42
NLeapt out from behind the curtains and cut down Gui Lan with one stroke of his swordCh. 38 §36
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
REliminated Gui Lan's faction just as they were about to respond to Liu FuWu 6 §42
NDid not die at once in the upheaval but waited for the chance to take revengeCh. 38 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Sun YiWu 6 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Sun Yi's former generalCh. 38 §34
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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