Li Quan 李權

Records Eastern Han Courtesy name 伯豫 Boyu李権이권백예李权

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OccupationROfficial · Chief of LinqiongFactionEastern Han
AppearsRBiography in
BornNative placeGuanghan Commandery Fu County Unverified
Cause of deathRExecuted Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR4

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Li Quan was a powerful local magnate of Yi Province at the end of the Later Han. He has no biography of his own in Chen Shou's main text; his name appears in the Biographies of the Two Governors Liu in Records of Shu 1, in the passage saying that Liu Yan, on the pretext of other matters, killed more than ten powerful magnates of the province, including Wang Xian and Li Quan, to establish the authority of his punishments. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, origin or office. Records, Shu 1 §8

The account of Qin Mi in the Biographies of Xu, Mi, Sun, Jian, Yi and Qin in Records of Shu 8 also records that when Li Quan wished to borrow the Strategies of the Warring States from Qin Mi, Qin Mi answered that the stratagems of the Warring States period were what the classics abhor, but Chen Shou's main text does not make clear whether this Li Quan is the same man as the Li Quan killed by Liu Yan. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Shu 8 §44–45Records, Shu 1 §8

In the Records

Liu Yan made Zhang Lu Major Supervising Righteousness and had him stay in Hanzhong, where Zhang Lu cut the plank roads through the valleys and killed the Han envoys. Liu Yan reported to the throne that the rice bandits had cut the road and it could no longer be passed. Also, on the pretext of other matters, he killed more than ten powerful magnates of the province, including Wang Xian and Li Quan, to establish the authority of his punishments. Because of this Ren Qi, Administrator of Qianwei, and Jia Long turned and attacked Liu Yan, and Liu Yan struck them and killed Ren Qi and Jia Long. Records, Shu 1 §7–8

The account of Qin Mi records that Li Quan wished to borrow the Strategies of the Warring States from Qin Mi. When Qin Mi asked what use he had for the vertical and horizontal alliances of the Warring States, Li Quan answered that Zhongni and Yan Ping had gathered many books to compose the texts of the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Zhigui, and that just as the sea becomes great by joining many streams, a gentleman becomes broad through wide learning. Records, Shu 8 §44

Qin Mi replied that Zhongni did not take up books that were not historical records or documents of Zhou, that Yan Ping did not expound any way that was not emptiness and naturalness, and that a gentleman, though widely learned, does not look at what is contrary to propriety. He went on to say that the Strategies of the Warring States repeated the stratagems of Zhang Yi and Su Qin, killing others to save oneself and ruining others to preserve oneself, which the classics abhor, and asked what use there was in the deceits and schemes of the Warring States. Records, Shu 8 §44–46

Chen Shou's main text does not record what Li Quan did afterwards, nor does it make clear whether the Li Quan of the account of Qin Mi is the same man as the Li Quan killed by Liu Yan. There is no assessment of him. Records, Shu 8 §44Records, Shu 1 §8

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.

LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Records
  • LEA35
  • STR33
  • INT40
  • POL35
  • CHA45
  • VIR40
  • ADP35
  • SCH52
  • DIP42
  • DIS35
Each ability out of 100

Evidence by ability

  • LeadershipR35Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his status as a powerful magnate of Yi ProvinceShu 1 §8

  • StrengthR33Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his status as a powerful magnate of Yi ProvinceShu 1 §8

  • IntelligenceR40Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his exchange with Qin MiShu 8 §44

  • PoliticsR35Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his status as a powerful magnate of Yi ProvinceShu 1 §8

  • CharismaR45Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a magnate whom Liu Yan killed to establish his authorityShu 1 §8

  • VirtueR40Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his exchange with Qin MiShu 8 §44

  • AdaptabilityR35Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his being killed by Liu YanShu 1 §8

  • ScholarshipR52

    RSought to borrow the Strategies of the Warring States from Qin Mi, saying one should be widely learnedShu 8 §44

  • DiplomacyR42

    RArgued by citing Zhongni and Yan Ping, but Qin Mi rebutted him from the classicsShu 8 §44Shu 8 §45

  • DiscernmentR35Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated from his status as a powerful magnate of Yi ProvinceShu 1 §8

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

  1. Eastern Han · Records · Records vol. 31 「為臨邛長」