RPursued Gung of Goguryeo over a thousand li to the eastern end and struck at Jiang Wei's campWei 30 §67Wei 28 §17Wei 28 §67
NAttacked Tazhong with fifteen thousand men but was defeated by Jiang Wei and fledCh. 116 §8Ch. 116 §35
Wang Qi 王頎
| Occupation | RNGeneral · Administrator of Tianshui | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Donglai Commandery | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R6 |
Profile
Wang Qi served Wei as Administrator of Xuantu and Administrator of Tianshui. The Records give him no biography of his own; his name appears in Records of Wei 28, the Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong, and in Records of Wei 30, the Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei and Dongyi. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name or origin. Records, Wei 28 §17 · 67Records, Wei 30 §41
While Administrator of Xuantu during the Zhengshi era, he took part in the campaign against Goguryeo led by Guanqiu Jian, Inspector of You Province, and in the 6th year of Zhengshi (245) he pursued Gung, the king of Goguryeo, who had fled to Maigou, passing through Woju as far as the southern border of the Sushen. In the campaign against Shu in the 4th year of Jingyuan (263), as Administrator of Tianshui, he was ordered by Deng Ai to strike straight at Jiang Wei's camp at Tazhong. Records, Wei 28 §16–17 · 67
The assessment in Records of Wei 28 discusses Guanqiu Jian, Deng Ai and others but does not mention Wang Qi. In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 116 as the Administrator of Tianshui summoned by Deng Ai, and he appears in 3 of its 120 chapters; his name does not appear in any chapter title. At Tazhong he faces Jiang Wei and flees before three bouts are fought, and at Mianzhu he lies in ambush together with Qian Hong. Records, Wei 28 §140Romance, Ch. 116 §6 · 34–35Romance, Ch. 117 §40
In the Records
During the Zhengshi era, because Goguryeo repeatedly raided and rebelled, Guanqiu Jian, Inspector of You Province, led troops out from Xuantu and attacked Wandu, the Goguryeo capital. In the 6th year of Zhengshi (245), when Guanqiu Jian attacked Goguryeo again, Gung, the king of Goguryeo, fled to Maigou. Guanqiu Jian sent Wang Qi, Administrator of Xuantu, in pursuit; Wang Qi's army passed through Woju and went more than a thousand li to the southern border of the Sushen, where they carved a record of their achievement in stone, inscribed it on the mountain of Wandu and engraved it at the city of Bunai. Records, Wei 28 §16–17
According to the account of Fuyu in the Biographies of the Dongyi, when Guanqiu Jian attacked Goguryeo during the Zhengshi era and sent Wang Qi, Administrator of Xuantu, to Fuyu, Weiju, the Great Envoy of Fuyu, sent a dajia noble to meet him outside the city and supplied his army with provisions. Records, Wei 30 §40–41
According to the account of Eastern Woju, when Guanqiu Jian attacked Goguryeo, Gung, the king of Goguryeo, fled to Woju, and Guanqiu Jian's army destroyed all the settlements of Woju, taking more than three thousand heads and captives. When Gung fled further to North Woju, Guanqiu Jian sent Wang Qi separately to pursue him, and he went to the very end of its eastern border. When he asked the old men there whether there were people east of the sea, they told him of men of their country who had been blown by the wind to an island in the east, and of a country in the middle of the sea inhabited only by women, among other tales. Records, Wei 30 §66–67
The account of the Wa, after the embassy that the Administrator Gong Zun sent to the land of Wa in the 1st year of Zhengshi (240), records that in the 8th year of Zhengshi (247) the Administrator Wang Qi took up his post. In the same chapter Gong Zun appears as Administrator of Daifang. When Himiko, queen of Wa, then informed the commandery that she and the male king of the land of Gounu were attacking each other, the commandery sent Zhang Zheng, Clerk for Frontier Affairs, and others to carry an edict and a yellow banner and bestow them on Nanshengmi. Records, Wei 30 §80 · 177 · 181–183
In the 3rd year of Jingyuan (262), when Deng Ai defeated Jiang Wei at Houhe, Jiang Wei withdrew to hold Tazhong. In the autumn of the 4th year of Jingyuan (263), when Wei ordered its armies to attack Shu, Deng Ai sent Wang Qi, Administrator of Tianshui, and others to strike straight at Jiang Wei's camp, had Qian Hong, Administrator of Longxi, and others block his front, and sent Yang Xin, Administrator of Jincheng, and others to Gansong. Records, Wei 28 §67
Hearing that Zhong Hui's army had already entered Hanzhong, Jiang Wei led his army back, and Yang Xin and others pursued him and fought a great battle at Qiangchuankou, where Jiang Wei was defeated and fled. Wang Qi's name does not appear after this in Chen Shou's main text, nor is the year of his death recorded. The assessment in Records of Wei 28 discusses Wang Ling, Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan, Zhong Hui and Deng Ai but does not single out Wang Qi. Records, Wei 28 §68 · 140
In the Romance
In Chapter 116 of the Romance, Deng Ai, in Longxi, receives the edict to attack Shu and sends word to Zhuge Xu, Inspector of Yong Province, Wang Qi, Administrator of Tianshui, Qian Hong, Administrator of Longxi, and Yang Xin, Administrator of Jincheng, to bring their troops and await his orders. When a dispatch arrives from Zhong Hui proposing that they join forces at Hanzhong, Deng Ai sends Wang Qi with fifteen thousand men to attack Tazhong from the left and Qian Hong to attack Tazhong from the right. Romance, Ch. 116 §6 · 8
In the same chapter, when Jiang Wei at Tazhong leads his troops out to meet them, Wang Qi, the leading general at the head of the Wei formation, rides out and shouts that a great army of a million with a thousand senior generals is advancing along twenty routes and has already reached Chengdu, so why does Jiang Wei not surrender at once? Jiang Wei, enraged, levels his spear and charges, and Wang Qi, unable to last even three bouts, is badly defeated and flees. When Jiang Wei pursues him for twenty li, the troops of Qian Hong, Administrator of Longxi, are drawn up before him. Romance, Ch. 116 §34–35
In Chapter 117, before fighting Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu, Deng Ai follows Qiu Ben's advice and has Wang Qi, Administrator of Tianshui, and Qian Hong, Administrator of Longxi, lay two forces in ambush behind, while he himself leads troops forward. When Deng Ai is beaten and flees and Zhuge Zhan pursues him, the ambushers burst out from both sides, and the Shu army is badly defeated and falls back into Mianzhu. Romance, Ch. 117 §40–41
In Chapter 118, after Shu surrenders, Deng Ai appoints Shi Zuan Inspector of Yi Province and puts Qian Hong, Wang Qi and others in charge of provinces and commanderies. Wang Qi does not appear in the Romance after this chapter. Romance, Ch. 118 §20
Where the Romance differs
The Goguryeo expedition: The Romance first brings Wang Qi on stage in the campaign against Shu in Chapter 116 and records nothing of his earlier career. In the Records, in the 6th year of Zhengshi (245), as Administrator of Xuantu under Guanqiu Jian's orders, he pursued Gung, the king of Goguryeo, who had fled to Maigou, passing through Woju as far as the southern border of the Sushen. Romance, Ch. 116 §6Records, Wei 28 §17
The records of the eastern peoples: The Romance does not mention Wang Qi's receiving provisions in Fuyu, his pursuit of Gung to the end of North Woju, or his taking up the post of Administrator in the 8th year of Zhengshi (247) recorded in the account of the Wa. These events are found in the Biographies of the Dongyi in the Records. Romance, Ch. 116 §6Records, Wei 30 §41 · 67 · 181
The battle of Tazhong: In Chapter 116 of the Romance, Wang Qi calls on Jiang Wei to surrender and flees before three bouts are fought. The Records say only that Deng Ai sent Wang Qi, Administrator of Tianshui, and others to strike straight at Jiang Wei's camp; there is no combat between Wang Qi and Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei was defeated and fled only after fighting Yang Xin and others, who pursued him to Qiangchuankou. Romance, Ch. 116 §34–35Records, Wei 28 §67–68
The ambush at Mianzhu: In Chapter 117 of the Romance, Wang Qi and Qian Hong lie in ambush at Mianzhu and defeat Zhuge Zhan. In the Biography of Deng Ai in the Records, those who fought Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu were Deng Ai's son Deng Zhong and his Marshal Shi Zuan, and Wang Qi does not appear. Romance, Ch. 117 §40–41Records, Wei 28 §72
After the pacification of Shu: In Chapter 118 of the Romance, Deng Ai puts Qian Hong, Wang Qi and others in charge of provinces and commanderies. The Biography of Deng Ai in the Records says only that Shi Zuan was made acting Inspector of Yi Province and that Qian Hong, Administrator of Longxi, and others were made acting heads of the commanderies of Shu; Wang Qi's name does not appear. Romance, Ch. 118 §20Records, Wei 28 §74
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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 total445 / 1000Rank 386 of 996 · Top 39%Romance total376 / 1000Rank 695 of 1,113 · Top 63%
Romance adaptation index−69Romance total − Records total
- LEA6545−20
- STR4530−15
- INT4538−7
- POL4540−5
- CHA4038−2
- VIR4542−3
- ADP4540−5
- SCH3533−2
- DIP4235−7
- DIS3835−3
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RNo direct record — estimated from his command of the pursuitWei 28 §17
NCould not last even three bouts against Jiang Wei and fled in heavy defeatCh. 116 §35
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 28 §67
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Administrator of Xuantu and as administratorWei 30 §181
NNo direct record — estimated from his being put in charge of provinces and commanderies after the pacification of ShuCh. 118 §20
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 30 §41
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §34
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 30 §41
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §34
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 28 §67
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §35
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 30 §67
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his being received as an envoy to FuyuWei 30 §41
NCalled for surrender, saying an army of a million had already reached Chengdu, to no effectCh. 116 §34
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 30 §67
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 116 §34
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Romance chapters (3)
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Related events (2)
- Goguryeo–Wei War 244~246 · Command
- Conquest of Shu by Wei 263 · Command
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