postgres Wen Qin (died 258), courtesy name Zhongruo, was a man of Qiao in the state of Pei and a Cao Wei general and inspector of Yang Province. He rose with Guanqiu Jian at Shouchun against Sima Shi, fled to Wu after defeat, and was killed inside Shouchun by Zhuge Dan during Zhuge Dan's revolt. Wikidata gives 257 for his death, a year earlier than the account in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata] /en/people/wen-qin/relation.html person_cn_q1132562 person wen-qin 文钦

Wen Qin (died 258), courtesy name Zhongruo, was a man of Qiao in the state of Pei and a Cao Wei general and inspector of Yang Province. He rose with Guanqiu Jian at Shouchun against Sima Shi, fled to Wu after defeat, and was killed inside Shouchun by Zhuge Dan during Zhuge Dan's revolt. Wikidata gives 257 for his death, a year earlier than the account in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata]

published category-history category-people category-historical-figures tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1132562 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E6%AC%BD zhengshi https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%9C%8B%E5%BF%97/%E5%8D%B728 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-29T17:23:15+08:00 user:admin 7 Wen Qin was a general of Cao Wei. The Records of the Three Kingdoms, juan 28, calls him inspector of Yang Province and General of the Van, a fellow townsman of Cao Shuang. Chinese Wikipedia gives his courtesy name as Zhongruo and his origin as Qiao county in the state of Pei, Yu Province. Wikidata gives the labels 文钦 (traditional form 文欽) and Wen Qin, so the title stays as his personal name.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata] ## Early career Chinese Wikipedia says that in the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219) he was implicated in Wei Feng's plot and jailed and would have been executed, but Cao Cao pardoned him because he was the son of the officer Wen Ji. Under Emperor Ming he was colonel of the Five Camps, then a gate general, grand administrator of Lujiang, General Who Soars like a Hawk and then General Who Crowns the Army. Under the Prince of Qi he was General of the Van and replaced Zhuge Dan as inspector of Yang Province. The Records describe him as bold, rough and often victorious, but fond of inflating the numbers of captives to win rewards, which were mostly refused, so his resentment grew.[^zhwiki][^zhengshi] ## The rising at Shouchun The Records say Guanqiu Jian was a close friend of Xiahou Xuan and Li Feng, and treated Wen Qin generously until the two were on warm terms. When a comet tens of zhang long crossed the northwest sky, both took it as an omen for themselves, forged an edict of the empress dowager listing the crimes of the general-in-chief Sima Shi, sent it to the commanderies and states, and rose in arms. They forced the officers, officials and people of Huainan into Shouchun; Guanqiu Jian held Xiang while Wen Qin ranged outside as a roving force. Sima Shi led the armies against them and sent Zhuge Dan, Hu Zun, Wang Ji and others to hem them in. The families of the Huainan soldiers were in the north, morale broke and deserters came one after another. Sima Shi sent Deng Ai to Yuejia to feign weakness and lure the rebels out. Wen Qin attacked by night, saw at dawn that the Wei army was strong, and withdrew, then was routed by cavalry in pursuit and fled. Hearing of his defeat, Guanqiu Jian ran away in the night, his troops scattered, and he was shot dead by Zhang Shu.[^zhengshi] ## Wu and death Wen Qin fled to Wu, which made him protector-general, acting commander of the north, governor of You Province and Marquis of Qiao. The biography of Zhuge Dan adds that after Zhuge Dan rose in revolt and sought help from Wu, the generals Quan Yi, Quan Duan, Tang Zi and Wang Zuo came with thirty thousand men secretly with Wen Qin, and Wen Qin and Tang Zi broke into Shouchun from the northeast. The siege dragged on and grain ran short. In the first month of the third year Zhuge Dan, Wen Qin and Tang Zi attacked the southern line for several days and failed to break out. Wen Qin wanted to send the northerners out of the city to save food and hold on with the men of Wu; Zhuge Dan refused, and they grew more hostile. When Wen Qin came to discuss plans, Zhuge Dan killed him. His sons Wen Yang and Wen Hu, hearing of it in the small fortress, led their men to the spot, but their soldiers would not follow, and the two escaped over the wall and surrendered to Sima Zhao. Officers asked to execute them, but he said Wen Qin's crime could not be forgiven yet the sons had come in desperation, and spared them, made them generals and gave each the title of marquis within the passes.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki] ## Year of death In the account of the Records, Zhuge Dan rebelled in the fifth month of the second year of Ganlu and Wen Qin was killed in the first month of the third year, that is, 258, and Chinese Wikipedia also writes 258. Wikidata records 257. The two differ by a year, so the entry gives the date from the history and notes the difference.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata] ## Basic facts - Name: Wen Qin[^zhengshi] - Courtesy name: Zhongruo[^zhwiki] - Origin: Qiao county in the state of Pei, Yu Province; the birthplace linked on this entry is [[place_cn_341600|Bozhou]][^wikidata] - Death: 258, the third year of Ganlu in the history; Wikidata records 257[^zhengshi][^wikidata] - Realm: Cao Wei, later Wu[^zhengshi] - Portrayal: [[person_cn_q124636301|Wen Qin]] (a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms) /people/wen-qin.html en zh en 257 257 historical figure relation_cnpeople_born_q1132562 person_cn_q1132562 born_in place_cn_341600 person_cn_q1132562 wikidata Born in place_cn_341600 Bozhou /en/places/bozhou.html false relation_cnportray_q124636301 person_cn_q124636301 based_on person_cn_q1132562 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q124636301 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q124636301 Wen Qin /en/people/wen-qin-sanguo-q124636301.html true person_cn_q124636301 Wen Qin /en/people/wen-qin-sanguo-q124636301.html person born_in Born in relation_cnpeople_born_q1132562 person_cn_q1132562 born_in place_cn_341600 person_cn_q1132562 wikidata Born in place_cn_341600 Bozhou /en/places/bozhou.html false based_on Portrayals relation_cnportray_q124636301 person_cn_q124636301 based_on person_cn_q1132562 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q124636301 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q124636301 Wen Qin /en/people/wen-qin-sanguo-q124636301.html true en zh en death_date Death 257 person_category Person category historical figure 1 50 2 1 2 1