Yue Xiang 樂詳
| Occupation | RScholar · Erudite | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | Native place | Hedong Commandery | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R8 |
Profile
Yue Xiang was a man of Hedong. In the 2nd year of Ganlu (257), when he was over ninety, he submitted a letter appealing on behalf of the achievements left by Du Ji, the former Administrator of Hedong. The court, moved by this, enfeoffed Du Yu, Du Ji's grandson and Du Shu's son, as Marquis of Fengle Village with a fief of a hundred households. Records, Wei 16 §77 · 32 · 34
He has no separate biography in the Records; this single passage is placed under the heading 'Yue Xiang' at the end of the accounts of Du Ji and Du Shu in the Biographies of Ren, Su, Du, Zheng and Cang in Records of Wei 16. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, offices or death, and the assessment in Records of Wei 16 does not mention him either. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 16 §76–77 · 98
In the Records
While Administrator of Hedong, Du Ji opened a school and taught the classics himself, so that the whole commandery was transformed, and during his sixteen years in Hedong it always ranked first in the realm. When Emperor Wen ascended the throne as emperor, Du Ji was raised to Marquis of Fengle Village with a fief of a hundred households, and while Supervisor of the Masters of Writing he received an edict to build a tower ship for the emperor to ride, and drowned when he met a wind while testing the ship. His son Du Shu succeeded him. Records, Wei 16 §30 · 32–34
While Inspector of You Province, Du Shu was impeached by Cheng Xi, General Who Conquers the North, handed over to the Commandant of Justice and sentenced to death. Because his father Du Ji had drowned while devoting himself to his duties, he was spared death, made a commoner and banished to Zhangwu Commandery; this was in the 1st year of Jiaping (249), and he died in the place of his exile in the 4th year of Jiaping (252). Records, Wei 16 §72–73 · 75
In the 2nd year of Ganlu (257), when Yue Xiang of Hedong, then over ninety, submitted a letter appealing on behalf of the achievements left by Du Ji, the court was moved. An edict was issued enfeoffing Du Shu's son Du Yu as Marquis of Fengle Village with a fief of a hundred households. This is all Chen Shou's main text records of Yue Xiang. Records, Wei 16 §76–77
In his assessment in Records of Wei 16, Chen Shou said that Du Ji balanced leniency and severity well and gave peace to the people with his kindness, and he said nothing separately about Yue Xiang. Records, Wei 16 §98
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Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA33
- STR31
- INT42
- POL38
- CHA42
- VIR62
- ADP42
- SCH48
- DIP55
- DIS40
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — an aged scholar with no record of commandWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — a man over ninety, none recordedWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from a single memorialWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 16 §77
RAt over ninety, wrote to appeal on behalf of the achievements Du Ji left behindWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from the memorial that moved the courtWei 16 §77
RHis memorial moved the court and led to Du Yu's enfeoffmentWei 16 §77
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 16 §77
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 · Records · Records vol. 16 「至黃初中，徵拜博士」