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Taoqiu Hong

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Taoqiu Hong, a renowned scholar of Pingyuan, heeded Hua Xin’s warning and stayed out of Wang Fen’s plot, and recommended Liu Yao for office.

History in 2 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 13Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉同郡陶丘洪亦知名,自以明見過歆。時王芬與豪傑謀廢靈帝。語在《武紀》。…
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    華歆字子魚,平原高唐人也。高唐爲齊名都,衣冠無不游行市里。歆爲吏,休沐出府,則歸家闔門。議論持平,終不毀傷人。〈《魏略》曰:歆與北海邴原、管寧俱游學,三人相善,時人號三人爲「一龍」,歆爲龍頭,原爲龍腹,寧爲龍尾。 臣松之以爲邴根矩之徽猷懿望,不必有愧華公,管幼安含德高蹈,又恐弗當爲尾。《魏略》此言,未可以定其先後也。〉同郡陶丘洪亦知名,自以明見過歆。時王芬與豪傑謀廢靈帝。語在《武紀》。〈《魏書》稱芬有大名於天下。〉芬陰呼歆、洪共定計,洪欲行,歆止之曰:「夫廢立大事,伊、霍之所難。芬性踈而不武,此必無成,而禍將及族。子其無往!」洪從歆言而止。後芬果敗,洪乃服。舉孝廉,除郎中,病,去官。靈帝崩,何進輔政,徵河南鄭泰、潁川荀攸及歆等。歆到,爲尚書郎。董卓遷天子長安,歆求出爲下邽令,病不行,遂從藍田至南陽。〈華嶠《譜叙》曰:歆少以高行顯名。避西京之亂,與同志鄭泰等六七人,間步出武關。道遇一丈夫獨行,願得俱,皆哀欲許之。歆獨曰:「不可。今已在危險之中,禍福患害,義猶一也。無故受人,不知其義。旣以受之,若有進退,可中棄乎!」衆不忍,卒與俱行。此丈夫中道墮井,皆欲棄之。歆曰:「已與俱矣,棄之不義。」相率共還出之,而後別去。衆乃大義之。〉時袁術在穰,留歆。歆說術使進軍討卓,術不能用。歆欲棄去,會天子使太傅馬日磾安集關東,日磾辟歆爲掾。東至徐州,詔即拜歆豫章太守,以爲政清靜不煩,吏民感而愛之。〈《魏略》曰:揚州刺史劉繇死,其衆願奉歆爲主。歆以爲因時擅命,非人臣之宜。衆守之連月,卒謝遣之,不從。〉孫策略地江東,歆知策善用兵,乃幅巾奉迎。策以其長者,待以上賔之禮。〈胡冲《吳歷》曰:孫策擊豫章,先遣虞翻說歆。歆荅曰:「乆在江表,常欲北歸;孫會稽來,吾便去也。」翻還報策,策乃進軍。歆葛巾迎策,策謂歆曰:「府君年德名望,遠近所歸;策年幼稚,宜脩子弟之禮。」便向歆拜。華嶠譜叙曰:孫策略有揚州,盛兵徇豫章,一郡大恐。官屬請出郊迎,教曰:「無然。」策稍進,復白發兵,又不聽。及策至,一府皆造閤,請出避之。乃笑曰:「今將自來,何遽避之?」有頃,門下白曰:「孫將軍至。」請見,乃前與歆共坐,談議良乆,夜乃別去。義士聞之,皆長歎息而心自服也。策遂親執子孫之禮,禮爲上賔。是時四方賢士大夫避地江南者甚衆,皆出其下,人人望風。每策大會,坐上莫敢先發言,歆時起更衣,則論議讙譁。歆能劇飲,至石餘不亂,衆人微察,常以其整衣冠爲異,江南號之曰「華獨坐」。虞溥《江表傳》曰:孫策在椒丘,遣虞翻說歆。翻旣去,歆請功曹劉壹入議。壹勸歆住城,遣檄迎軍。歆曰:「吾雖劉刺史所置,上用,猶是剖符吏也。今從卿計,恐死有餘責矣。」壹曰:「王景興旣漢朝所用,且爾時會稽人衆盛彊,猶見原恕,明府何慮?」於是夜逆作檄,明旦出城,遣吏齎迎。策便進軍,與歆相見,待以上賔,接以朋友之禮。孫盛曰:夫大雅之處世也,必先審隱顯之期,以定出處之分,否則括囊以保其身,泰則行義以達其道。歆旣無夷、皓韜邈之風,又失王臣匪躬之操,故撓心於邪儒之說,交臂於陵肆之徒,位奪於一豎,節墯於當時。昔許、蔡失位,不得列於諸侯;州公寔來,魯人以爲賤恥。方之於歆,咎孰大焉!〉後策死。太祖在官渡,表天子徵歆。孫權欲不遣,歆謂權曰:「將軍奉王命,始交好曹公,分義未固,使僕得爲將軍效心,豈不有益乎?今空留僕,是爲養無用之物,非將軍之良計也。」權恱,乃遣歆。賔客舊人送之者千餘人,贈遺數百金。歆皆無所拒,密各題識,至臨去,悉聚諸物,謂諸賔客曰:「本無拒諸君之心,而所受遂多。念單車遠行,將以懷璧爲罪,願賔客爲之計。」衆乃各留所贈,而服其德。

  • History · vol. 49Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …平原陶丘洪薦繇,欲令舉茂才。刺吏曰:「前年舉公山。奈何復舉正禮乎?」…
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    繇年十九,從父韙為賊所劫質。繇篡取以歸,由是顯名。舉孝廉,為郎中,除下邑長。時郡守以貴戚托之,遂棄官去。州辟部濟南,濟南相中常侍子,貪穢不循,繇奏免之。平原陶丘洪薦繇,欲令舉茂才。刺吏曰:「前年舉公山。奈何復舉正禮乎?」洪曰:「若明使君用公山於前,擢正禮於後,所謂御二龍於長塗,騁騏驥於千里,不亦可乎!」會辟司空掾,除侍御史,不就。避亂淮浦,詔書以為揚州刺史。時袁術在淮南,繇畏憚,不敢之州。欲南渡江,吳景,孫賁迎置曲阿。術圖為僭逆,攻沒諸郡縣。繇遣樊能、張英屯江邊以拒之。以景、賁術所授用,乃迫逐使去。於是術乃自置揚州刺史,與景、賁並力攻英、能等,歲余不下。漢命加繇為牧,振武將軍,眾數萬人。孫策東渡,破英、能等。繇奔丹徒,〈袁宏《汉纪》曰:刘繇将奔会稽,许子将曰:“会稽富实,策之所贪,且穷在海隅,不可往也。不如豫章,北连豫壤,西接荆州。若收合吏民,遣使贡献,与曹兗州相闻,虽有袁公路隔在其间,其人豺狼,不能久也。足下受王命,孟德、景升必相救济。”繇从之。〉遂泝江南保豫章,駐彭澤。笮融先至。〈笮音壮力反。〉殺太守朱皓,〈《献帝春秋》曰:是岁,繇屯彭泽,又使融助皓讨刘表所用太守诸葛玄。许子将谓繇曰:“笮融出军,不顾(命)名义者也。硃文明善推诚以信人,宜使密防之。”融到,果诈杀皓,代领郡事。〉入居郡中。繇進討融,為融所破,更復招合屬縣,攻破融,融敗走入山。為民所殺。繇尋病卒,時年四十二。

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Taoqiu Hong was a renowned figure from Pingyuan, mentioned in relevant biographies in the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.

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Taoqiu Hong and Hua Xin were both well-known in their commandery, and Hong considered his judgment superior to Hua Xin’s. Wang Fen secretly summoned them both to plot the deposition and replacement of Emperor Ling. Hong initially intended to go, but changed his mind after Hua Xin urged him not to. Later, when Wang Fen indeed met his downfall, Hong was convinced.
Taoqiu Hong once recommended Liu Yao, hoping he would be nominated as a maocai.

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  • He was from the same commandery as Hua Xin and once heeded his advice not to go.
  • He recommended Liu Yao for nomination as a maocai.

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