Pang Yu 龐淯
| Occupation | ROfficial · Administrator of Xihai | Faction | Wei Unverified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | Book of Wei |
| Born | Native place | Jiuquan Commandery Biaoshi County | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R8 |
Profile
Pang Yu, courtesy name Ziyi, was a man of Biaoshi County in Jiuquan Commandery. While he was serving as an Attendant Officer of Liang Province and acting Chief of Poqiang, Zhang Meng, Administrator of Wuwei, who had killed the Inspector Handan Shang, ordered that anyone who went to the mourning would be put to death; but Pang Yu abandoned his office, hurried there, and after finishing his lamentations hid a dagger on his person and tried to kill Zhang Meng. Records, Wei 18 §77
When he was Registrar to the Administrator Xu Yi and Huang Ang, a man of the commandery, rebelled and besieged the city, he climbed over the wall at night and reported the emergency to the two commanderies of Zhangye and Dunhuang. When Xu Yi died, he sent his body back to his home commandery and wore mourning for three years. Later he became a clerk on the staff of Taizu (Cao Cao), and under Emperor Wen (Cao Pi) he served as Chief Commandant of Escort Cavalry and Administrator of Xihai before becoming Palace Grandee (zhongsan dafu), and then died. Records, Wei 18 §78–79
He has a biography in Records of Wei 18, the Biographies of Er Li, Zang, Wen, Lü, Xu, Dian, Er Pang and Yan, with an account of his mother Zhao E appended after it. In his assessment, Chen Shou said that he did not shrink from falling on his sword and that his sincerity moved the neighboring commanderies. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 18 §76–81 · 92
In the Records
Pang Yu, courtesy name Ziyi, was a man of Biaoshi County in Jiuquan Commandery. At first he served as an Attendant Officer of Liang Province and was acting Chief of Poqiang. It happened that Zhang Meng, Administrator of Wuwei, rebelled and killed the Inspector Handan Shang, and he ordered that anyone who dared to attend Handan Shang's mourning would be put to death without pardon. Hearing this, Pang Yu abandoned his office and hurried there day and night; after wailing aloud at the place of mourning, he went to Zhang Meng's gate with a dagger hidden on his person, meaning to kill Zhang Meng when he was received. Zhang Meng, knowing him to be a man of righteousness, ordered him sent back and did not kill him. From this Pang Yu became known as a loyal and steadfast man. Records, Wei 18 §77
The Administrator Xu Yi invited him to be his Registrar. Later Huang Ang, a man of the commandery, rebelled and besieged the city, and Pang Yu, leaving his wife and children behind, climbed over the wall at night, broke out through the siege and reported the emergency to the two commanderies of Zhangye and Dunhuang. When the two commanderies at first hesitated and were unwilling to send troops, Pang Yu was about to fall on his sword, and the two commanderies, moved by his righteousness, at last raised troops for him. But before the army arrived the commandery seat had already fallen and Xu Yi had died. Pang Yu recovered Xu Yi's body, prepared it for burial and sent it back to his home commandery, and returned only after wearing mourning for three years. Records, Wei 18 §78
Hearing of this, Taizu (Cao Cao) summoned him as a clerk on his staff. When Emperor Wen (Cao Pi) ascended the throne, he appointed him Chief Commandant of Escort Cavalry, then transferred him to Administrator of Xihai and granted him the rank of Marquis Within the Passes. Later he was summoned to court and appointed Palace Grandee, and he passed away. His son Pang Zeng succeeded him. Records, Wei 18 §79
According to the Biography of Zhang Ji (張既), Pang Yan of Fufeng, Yang Fu of Tianshui, Hu Zun of Anding, Pang Yu of Jiuquan, Zhang Gong of Dunhuang, Zhousheng Lie and others, whom Zhang Ji, governor of the two provinces of Yong and Liang for more than ten years, summoned with due courtesy and employed, all in the end attained fame and position. Records, Wei 15 §55
Appended to the Biography of Pang Yu is an account of his mother Zhao E. Earlier, Pang Yu's maternal grandfather Zhao An had been killed by Li Shou of the same county, and when Pang Yu's three maternal uncles all died of illness at the same time, Li Shou's family rejoiced. Zhao E, grieving that her father's murder had not been avenged, rode in a curtained carriage with a sword hidden in her sleeve and stabbed Li Shou in broad daylight in front of the county pavilion. When it was done she went calmly to the county office and, without changing countenance, said that as she had already avenged her father she asked to receive her punishment. Yin Jia, Chief of Lufu, took off his seal and ribbon and meant to let Zhao E go, and when she would not leave, he forced her into a carriage and sent her home. She happened to receive an amnesty and was freed, and the province and commandery, admiring and honoring her, carved a stone to commend her at the gate of her village. Records, Wei 18 §80–81
In his assessment at the end of Records of Wei 18, Chen Shou said that Pang Yu did not shrink from falling on his sword and that his sincerity moved the neighboring commanderies. Records, Wei 18 §92
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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.
- LEA40
- STR45
- INT40
- POL48
- CHA62
- VIR88
- ADP52
- SCH38
- DIP58
- DIS38
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Registrar and AdministratorWei 18 §78
RHid a dagger on his person and tried to stab Zhang Meng to deathWei 18 §77
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 18 §78
RNo direct record — estimated from his service as Administrator of XihaiWei 18 §79Wei 15 §55
RPraised for a sincerity that moved the neighboring commanderies to raise troopsWei 18 §78Wei 18 §92
RDefied a ban to attend a mourning and mourned his Administrator for three years; loyal and steadfastWei 18 §77Wei 18 §78Wei 18 §92
RLeft his wife and children behind, broke through the siege and asked for reliefWei 18 §77Wei 18 §78
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 18 §79
RPersuaded the hesitant commanderies of Zhangye and Dunhuang to send troopsWei 18 §78
RNo direct record — estimated from his deedsWei 18 §79
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.