Taishi Xiang 太史享
| Occupation | RGeneral · Colonel of the Yue Cavalry | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Donglai Commandery Huang County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Taishi Xiang was the son of Taishi Ci, who served Sun Ce and Sun Quan. He has no separate biography in the Records, and appears only in a single line at the end of Taishi Ci's biography in the Biographies of Liu Yao, Taishi Ci and Shi Xie (Records of Wu 4): 'His son Taishi Xiang rose to the office of Colonel of the Yue Cavalry.' Chen Shou's main text records neither his courtesy name nor the dates of his birth and death, nor anything else he did. Records, Wu 4 §30 · 33
In the Romance he appears in only one of its 120 chapters, Chapter 53, and his name is in no chapter title. He is named only in the passage relating that when Taishi Ci, struck by arrows in the fighting at Hefei, returned to Nanxu and died, Sun Quan gave him a lavish burial at the foot of Mount Beigu and raised his son Taishi Xiang in his own household. Romance, Ch. 53 §41–43 · 45
In the Records
His father Taishi Ci, courtesy name Ziyi, was a man of Huang County in Donglai Commandery. When Kong Rong, Chancellor of Beihai, was surrounded at Duchang by the rebel Guan Hai, Taishi Ci broke through the siege and persuaded Liu Bei, Chancellor of Pingyuan, to help, and when Liu Bei sent three thousand picked soldiers to follow him, the rebels lifted the siege and scattered. He went to Liu Yao, Inspector of Yang Province and a man of the same commandery, ran into Sun Ce and fought him hand to hand, and was later captured by Sun Ce at Jing County, but Sun Ce untied his bonds, made him Commander of the Gate Guard and then appointed him General of the Household Who Breaks Assaults. Records, Wu 4 §17 · 21–30
When Liu Pan, the nephew of Liu Biao, raided repeatedly, Sun Ce divided off six counties around Haihun and Jianchang, made Taishi Ci Commandant of Jianchang, and had him oversee the generals to hold off Liu Pan. When Sun Quan took over the government, he entrusted the affairs of the south to Taishi Ci because he was able to keep Liu Pan in check. Taishi Ci died in the 11th year of Jian'an (206) at the age of forty-one. Records, Wu 4 §31 · 33
At the end Chen Shou wrote that his son Taishi Xiang rose to the office of Colonel of the Yue Cavalry. This single line is the only place in Chen Shou's main text where Taishi Xiang's name appears, and it does not record when he became Colonel of the Yue Cavalry or when he died. Records, Wu 4 §33
In the Romance
In Chapter 53 of the Romance, Taishi Ci, attacking Hefei with Sun Quan, sees that Zhang Liao has set a fire inside the city gate and flung the gate wide open, and, thinking only that there has been an uprising within, levels his spear and goes in first. Arrows rain down in confusion from the walls, and Taishi Ci quickly falls back, but he is struck by several arrows. Lu Xun and Dong Xi fight their way out and rescue him, and at Zhang Zhao's request Sun Quan withdraws his army and returns to Runzhou in Nanxu. Romance, Ch. 53 §41–42
Once the troops have been stationed, Taishi Ci's illness grows grave. When Zhang Zhao and others, sent by Sun Quan, ask after him, Taishi Ci cries out that a true man born into a troubled age should wear a three-foot sword and achieve deeds unmatched in the world, and asks how he can die with his aim still unfulfilled; having said this, he breathes his last. He was forty-one years old. Romance, Ch. 53 §42–43
On hearing that Taishi Ci has died, Sun Quan grieves without end, has him given a lavish burial at the foot of Mount Beigu in Nanxu, and raises his son Taishi Xiang in his own household. This single passage is the only place in the Romance where Taishi Xiang's name appears. Romance, Ch. 53 §45
Where the Romance differs
His father's death: In Chapter 53 of the Romance, Taishi Ci is struck by several arrows during Sun Quan's attack on Hefei, and his illness from those wounds grows grave and he dies. The Biography of Taishi Ci in the Records says only that he died in the 11th year of Jian'an (206) at the age of forty-one, without giving the cause, and in the Biography of the Lord of Wu, Sun Quan's personal siege of Hefei came after the battle of Red Cliffs. Romance, Ch. 53 §41–43Records, Wu 4 §33Records, Wu 2 §13–14
Raised by Sun Quan: In Chapter 53 of the Romance, after burying Taishi Ci, Sun Quan raises his son Taishi Xiang in his own household. The Biography of Taishi Ci in the Records has no such episode and records only the office of his son Taishi Xiang. Romance, Ch. 53 §45Records, Wu 4 §33
Office: The Biography of Taishi Ci in the Records states that Taishi Xiang rose to the office of Colonel of the Yue Cavalry. Chapter 53 of the Romance does not mention his office, and he does not appear again after this. Records, Wu 4 §33Romance, Ch. 53 §45
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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.
- LEA4540−5
- STR4540−5
- INT3838±0
- POL3835−3
- CHA4040±0
- VIR4545±0
- ADP4040±0
- SCH3535±0
- DIP3535±0
- DIS3535±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
No ability differs by 10 or more — the Romance portrays this person much as the Records do.
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RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a military officer who rose to Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Colonel of the Yue CavalryWu 4 §33
NNo direct record — the son of Taishi Ci, raised by Sun Quan in his householdCh. 53 §45
Records Romance 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.
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