Guo Jia

Official history

郭嘉字奉孝，潁川陽翟人也。初，北見袁紹，謂紹謀臣辛評、郭圖曰：「夫智者審於量主，故百舉百全而功名可立也。袁公徒欲效周公之下士，而未知用人之機。多端寡要，好謀無決，欲與共濟天下大難，定霸王之業，難矣！」於是遂去之。

— 三国志·卷14^[3]

Basic facts

• Born: 170^[1]
• Died: 207^[1]
• Birthplace: Yuzhou^[1]

Portrayals

• Guo Jia (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)