Pei Qian 裴潛
Profile
Pei Qian was a Colonel of Wu. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and his name appears once, in the Biography of the Lord of Wu (Records of Wu 2). He was sent by Sun Quan in the 3rd month of the 1st year of Jiahe (232), together with the general Zhou He, across the sea to Liaodong; in the autumn of that year the Wei general Tian Yu lay in wait at a strategic point, attacked, and beheaded Zhou He at Chengshan. Records, Wu 2 §72
Chen Shou's main text does not record Pei Qian's courtesy name or origin, nor his deeds after going to Liaodong or his death. This Pei Qian of the Biography of the Lord of Wu was a Colonel of Wu, and served a different state from the Pei Qian of Wei who has a biography in Records of Wei 23. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wu 2 §72Records, Wei 23 §66
In the Records
In spring, the 1st month of the 1st year of Jiahe (232), Sun Lü, Marquis of Jianchang, died. In the 3rd month, Sun Quan sent the general Zhou He and the Colonel Pei Qian across the sea to Liaodong. Records, Wu 2 §72
In autumn, the 9th month, the Wei general Tian Yu lay in wait at a strategic point, attacked, and beheaded Zhou He at Chengshan. In winter, the 10th month, Gongsun Yuan, the Wei Administrator of Liaodong, sent the Colonel Su Shu and the Chamberlain of the Palace Attendants Sun Zong to declare himself Sun Quan's vassal and to present sable furs and horses, and Sun Quan, greatly pleased, conferred additional rank on Gongsun Yuan. Records, Wu 2 §72
The Annals of Emperor Ming (Records of Wei 3) place this event in the 10th month of winter, stating that the General Who Exterminates the Yi, Tian Yu, led his troops against the Wu general Zhou He at Chengshan and killed him. The account of Tian Yu in volume 26 records that Tian Yu reckoned that, when the Wu ships went home, with the year late and the winds fierce, they would surely make for Chengshan, and so he deployed troops to guard the dangerous strategic points; the returning ships did indeed meet a violent wind, all struck the mountain and sank, and he captured all of those who reached the shore. Pei Qian's name does not appear in these passages. Records, Wei 3 §27Records, Wei 26 §35–36
The only place in Chen Shou's main text where Pei Qian's name appears is this one passage of the Biography of the Lord of Wu. His courtesy name and origin, his deeds after going to Liaodong and his death are not recorded. Records, Wu 2 §72
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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
- STR36
- INT40
- POL38
- CHA38
- VIR42
- ADP42
- SCH36
- DIP45
- DIS35
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
RWas sent across the sea to Liaodong with the general Zhou HeWu 2 §72
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a ColonelWu 2 §72
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
- Wu · Records · Records vol. 47 「遣將軍周賀、校尉裴潛乘海之遼東」