RRefused to take in his former lord Yuan Shu when the fallen Yuan Shu fled to himWei 6 §80
NAbandoned Yuan Shu for Mount Song and robbed him of his money and provisionsCh. 21 §34Ch. 21 §36
Lei Bo 雷薄
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Profile
Lei Bo was a retainer of Yuan Shu. He has no separate biography in the Records and appears once in Chen Shou's main text, in the biography of Yuan Shu. After Yuan Shu had first been broken by Lü Bu and then defeated by Taizu, he fled to Mount Qian, where his retainers Lei Bo and Chen Lan were, but was turned away by them as well, and was filled with anxiety and fear and did not know what to do. Records, Wei 6 §80
Chen Shou's main text does not record Lei Bo's courtesy name or origin, nor his later career and death. In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 15 as a senior general of Yuan Shu and is featured in 4 of its 120 chapters, though his name does not appear in any chapter title. In Chapter 17 he leads the fourth of Yuan Shu's seven columns, and in Chapter 21, having left for Mount Song together with Chen Lan, he seizes the money and provisions of the routed and fleeing Yuan Shu. Records, Wei 6 §80Romance, Ch. 15 §69Romance, Ch. 17 §3Romance, Ch. 21 §34 · 36
In the Records
According to the account of Yuan Shu in the Biographies of Dong, the Two Yuans and Liu in Records of Wei 6, in the winter of the 2nd year of Xingping (195), when the Son of Heaven was defeated at Caoyang, Yuan Shu gathered his subordinates and asked their views, saying that he wished to respond to Heaven and follow the will of the people; the Registrar Yan Xiang dissuaded him, pointing out that the Zhou, even when it held two of the three parts of the realm, still served the Yin. In the end Yuan Shu used a mandate omen and usurped the title of emperor. His extravagance and dissipation grew ever worse: the several hundred women of his harem all wore fine silks, while his soldiers froze and starved, and the land between the Yangtze and the Huai was emptied, so that people ate one another. Records, Wei 6 §78–79
After Yuan Shu had first been broken by Lü Bu and then defeated by Taizu, he fled to Mount Qian, where his retainers Lei Bo and Chen Lan were, but was turned away again, and was filled with anxiety and fear and did not know what to do. Intending to hand the imperial title over to Yuan Shao, he set out for Qing Province to entrust himself to Yuan Tan, but he fell ill and died on the road. Records, Wei 6 §80
This is the only place where Lei Bo appears in Chen Shou's main text. His courtesy name and origin, how he came to be Yuan Shu's retainer, why he turned Yuan Shu away, and his later career and death are not recorded. Records, Wei 6 §80
In the Romance
In Chapter 15 of the Romance, when Sun Ce sends a letter asking for the return of the imperial seal, Yuan Shu, who secretly harbors the ambition to proclaim himself emperor, makes excuses and does not return it, and hastily gathers more than thirty men — the Chief Clerk Yang Dajiang, the Commander Zhang Xun, Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, the senior generals Lei Bo, Chen Lan and others — to discuss a plan against Sun Ce. Yang Dajiang says that Sun Ce cannot be overcome, and that they should first attack Liu Bei. Romance, Ch. 15 §68–70
In Chapter 16 Yuan Shu prepares 200,000 hu of grain and sends Han Yin to Lü Bu with a secret letter, then makes Ji Ling the chief commander, with Lei Bo and Chen Lan as his lieutenant generals, and has them lead several tens of thousands of troops to advance on Xiaopei. Following Sun Qian's advice, Liu Bei sends a letter to Lü Bu to tell him of the emergency. Romance, Ch. 16 §2–3
In Chapter 17, after proclaiming himself emperor and establishing the reign title Zhongshi, Yuan Shu flies into a rage on hearing that Lü Bu has sent Han Yin under escort to Xudu, where Cao Cao executed him, and he makes Zhang Xun Grand General and has more than 200,000 troops divided into seven columns attack Xu Province. Lei Bo, as lieutenant general of the fourth column, takes the left and marches to attack Langya, and Lü Bu gives Zhang Liao and Zang Ba a force to go out to Langya and stop Lei Bo. That night Han Xian and Yang Feng set fires everywhere and let Lü Bu's troops into the camp, so that Zhang Xun is defeated, and Yuan Shu, after suffering a heavy blow from Guan Yu, who blocks his path, gathers his remaining troops and flees to Huainan. The Romance does not say what became of Lei Bo in this battle. Romance, Ch. 17 §3 · 5 · 11 · 13–15
In Chapter 21 a scout sent by Liu Bei reports that Yuan Shu's extravagance has gone so far that Lei Bo and Chen Lan have both left for Mount Song, and that Yuan Shu, his position greatly weakened, has yielded the imperial title to Yuan Shao. On his way to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu is defeated by Liu Bei and then robbed of his money, provisions and fodder by Lei Bo and Chen Lan of Mount Song; trying to return to Shouchun, he is attacked by bands of brigands, stays at Jiangting, and dies vomiting blood. The Romance dates this to the 6th month of the 4th year of Jian'an (199). Lei Bo does not appear in the Romance after this. Romance, Ch. 21 §34 · 36–38
Where the Romance differs
Rank under Yuan Shu: In Chapter 15 of the Romance Lei Bo appears as a senior general of Yuan Shu, and in Chapters 16 and 17 as a lieutenant general. The biography of Yuan Shu in the Records describes Lei Bo and Chen Lan as Yuan Shu's retainers. Romance, Ch. 15 §69Romance, Ch. 16 §2Romance, Ch. 17 §3Records, Wei 6 §80
The advance on Xiaopei: In Chapter 16 of the Romance Lei Bo attacks Xiaopei as Ji Ling's lieutenant general. The biography of Lü Bu in the Records says only that Yuan Shu gave his general Ji Ling and others 30,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Liu Bei, and Lei Bo's name does not appear. Romance, Ch. 16 §2Records, Wei 7 §16
The seven columns: In Chapter 17 of the Romance Lei Bo leads the fourth column and marches on Langya, and Lü Bu sends Zhang Liao and Zang Ba to stop him. The biography of Lü Bu in the Records records only that Yuan Shu joined forces with Han Xian and Yang Feng and sent his chief commander Zhang Xun to attack Lü Bu, and that Zhang Xun was heavily defeated; neither the seven columns nor Lei Bo appears. Romance, Ch. 17 §3 · 11Records, Wei 7 §24
Where he went on leaving Yuan Shu, and why: In Chapter 21 of the Romance Lei Bo and Chen Lan leave for Mount Song because of Yuan Shu's excessive extravagance. In the Records the place where Lei Bo and Chen Lan were is Mount Qian, and the reason they left Yuan Shu is not recorded. Romance, Ch. 21 §34Records, Wei 6 §80
The last dealings with Yuan Shu: In Chapter 21 of the Romance Lei Bo and Chen Lan seize the money, provisions and fodder of the routed and fleeing Yuan Shu. The Records says that Yuan Shu fled to them, was turned away, and was filled with anxiety and fear and did not know what to do. Romance, Ch. 21 §36Records, Wei 6 §80
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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 total363 / 1000Rank 828 of 996 · Top 84%Romance total361 / 1000Rank 801 of 1,113 · Top 72%
Romance adaptation index−2Romance total − Records total
- LEA4548+3
- STR4242±0
- INT3535±0
- POL3131±0
- CHA3535±0
- VIR3222−10
- ADP5055+5
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3131±0
- DIS3131±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 of retainer troopsWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from his title of senior generalCh. 15 §69
RNo direct record — estimated from the absence of any administrative recordWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from the absence of any administrative recordCh. 15 §69
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 21 §34
RCut ties with Yuan Shu by turning him away at Mount Qian after his defeatWei 6 §80
NLeft first, settling on Mount Song, when Yuan Shu's extravagance sent his fortunes into declineCh. 21 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his being a military manWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from his being a military manCh. 15 §69
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 15 §69
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 6 §80
NNo direct record — estimated from his deedsCh. 15 §69
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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