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Guan Chen, a Wei native and younger brother of Guan Lu, recorded his brother’s deeds.

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  • History · vol. 29Records of the Three Kingdoms

    正元二年,弟辰謂輅曰:「大將軍待君意厚,冀當富貴乎?」輅長歎曰:「吾自知有分直耳,然天與我才明,不與我年壽,恐四十七八間,不見女嫁兒娶婦也。…
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    正元二年,弟辰謂輅曰:「大將軍待君意厚,冀當富貴乎?」輅長歎曰:「吾自知有分直耳,然天與我才明,不與我年壽,恐四十七八間,不見女嫁兒娶婦也。若得免此,欲作洛陽令,可使路不拾遣,枹鼓不鳴。但恐至太山治鬼,不得治生人,如何!」辰問其故,輅曰:「吾額上無生骨,眼中無守精,鼻無梁柱,腳無天根,背無三甲,腹無三壬,此皆不壽之驗。又吾本命在寅,加月食夜生。天有常數,不可得諱,但人不知耳。吾前後相當死者過百人,略無錯也。」是歲八月,為少府丞。明年二月卒,年四十八。〈輅別傳曰:既有明才,遭硃陽之運,於時名勢赫奕,若火猛風疾。當塗之士,莫不枝附葉連。賓客如雲,無多少皆為設食。賓無貴賤,候之以禮。京城紛紛,非徒歸其名勢而已,然亦懷其德焉。向不夭命,輅之榮華,非世所測也。弟辰嘗欲從輅學卜及仰觀事,輅言:「卿不可教耳。夫卜非至精不能見其數,非至妙不能睹其道,孝經、詩、論,足為三公,無用知之也。」於是遂止。子弟無能傳其術者。辰敘曰:「夫晉、魏之士,見輅道術神妙,佔候無錯,以為有隱書及象甲之數。辰每觀輅書傳,惟有易林、風角及鳥鳴、仰觀星書三十餘卷,世所共有。然輅獨在少府官舍,無家人子弟隨之,其亡沒之際,好奇不哀喪者,盜輅書,惟餘易林、風角及鳥鳴書還耳。夫術數有百數十家,其書有數千卷,書不少也。然而世鮮名人,皆由無才,不由無書也。裴冀州、何、鄧二尚書及鄉里劉太常、潁川兄弟,以輅禀受天才,明陰陽之道,吉凶之情,一得其源,遂涉其流,亦不為難,常歸服之。輅自言與此五君共語使人精神清發,昏不暇寐。自此以下,殆白日欲寢矣。又自言當世無所原,欲得與魯梓慎、鄭裨灶、晉卜偃、宋子韋、楚甘公、魏石申共登靈臺,披神圖,步三光,明災異,運蓍龜,決狐疑,無所复恨也。辰不以闇淺,得因孔懷之親,數與輅有所諮論至於辨人物,析臧否,說近義,彈曲直,拙而不工也。若敷皇、羲之典,揚文、孔之辭,周流五曜,經緯三度,口滿聲溢,微言風集,若仰眺飛鴻,漂漂兮景沒,若俯臨深溪,杳杳兮精絕;偪以攻難,而失其端,欲受學求道,尋以迷昏,無不扼腕椎指,追響長嘆也。昔京房雖善卜及風律之佔,卒不免禍,而輅自知四十八當亡,可謂明哲相殊。又京房目見遘讒之黨,耳聽青蠅之聲,面諫不從,而猶道路紛紜。輅處魏、晉之際,藏智以樸,卷舒有時,妙不見求,愚不見遺,可謂知幾相邈也。京房上不量萬乘之主,下不避佞諂之徒,欲以天文、洪範,利國利身,困不能用,卒陷大刑,可謂枯龜之餘智,膏燭之末景,豈不哀哉!世人多以輅疇之京房,辰不敢許也。至於仰察星辰,俯定吉凶,遠期不失年歲,近期不失日月,辰以甘、石之妙不先也。射覆名物,見術流速,東方朔不過也。觀骨形而審貴賤,覽形色而知生死,許負、唐舉不超也。若夫疏風氣而探微候,聽鳥鳴而識神機,亦一代之奇也。向使輅官達,為宰相大臣,膏腴流於明世,華曜列乎竹帛,使幽驗皆舉,秘言不遺,千載之後,有道者必信而貴之,無道者必疑而怪之;信者以妙過真,夫妙與神合者,得神無所惑也。恨輅才長命短,道貴時賤,親賢遐潛,不宣於良史,而為鄙弟所見追述,既自闇濁,又從來久遠,所載卜佔事,雖不識本卦,捃拾殘餘,十得二焉。至於仰觀靈曜,說魏、晉興衰,及五運浮沉,兵革災異,十不收一。無源何以成河?無根何以垂榮?雖秋菊可採,不及春英,臨文慷慨,伏用哀慚。將來君子,幸以高明求其義焉。往孟荊州為列人典農,嘗問亡兄,昔東方朔射覆得何卦,正知守宮、蜥蜴二物者。亡兄於此為安卦生象,辭喻交錯,微義豪起,變化相推,會於辰巳,分別龍蛇,各使有理。言絕之後,孟荊州長嘆息曰:『吾聞君論,精神騰躍,殆欲飛散,何其汪汪乃至於斯邪!』」臣松之案:辰所稱鄉里劉太常者,謂劉寔也。辰撰輅傳,寔時為太常,潁川則寔弟智也。寔、智並以儒學為名,無能言之。世語稱寔博辯,猶不足以並裴、何之流也。又案輅自說,云「本命在寅」,則建安十五年生也。至正始九年,應三十九,而傳云三十六,以正元三年卒,應四十七,傳云四十八,皆為不相應也。近有閻續伯者,名纘,該微通物,有良史風。為天下補綴遺脫,敢以所聞列於篇左。皆從受之於大人先哲,足以取信者,冀免虛誣之譏云爾。嘗受辰傳所謂劉太常者曰:「輅始見聞,由於為鄰婦卜亡牛,云當在西面窮牆中,縣頭上向。教婦人令視諸丘塚中,果得牛。婦人因以為藏己牛,告官案驗,乃知以術知,故裴冀州遂聞焉。」又云:「路中小人失妻者,輅為卜,教使明旦於東陽城門中伺擔豚人牽與共鬥。具如其言,豚逸走,即共追之。豚入人舍,突破主人甕,婦從甕中出。」劉侯云甚多此類,辰所載才十一二耳。劉侯云:「辰,孝廉才也。」中書令史紀玄龍,輅鄉里人,云「輅在田舍,嘗候遠鄰,主人患數失火。輅卜,教使明日於南陌上伺,當有一角巾諸生,駕黑牛故車,必引留,為設賓主,此能消之。即從輅戒。諸生有急求去,不聽,遂留當宿,意大不安,以為圖己。主人罷入,生乃把刀出門,倚兩薪積間,側立假寐。歘有一小物直來過前,如獸,手中持火,以口吹之。生驚,舉刀斫,正斷要,視之則狐。自此主人不復有災。」前長廣太守陳承祐口受城門校尉華長駿語云:「昔其父為清河太守時,召輅作吏,駿與少小,後以鄉里,遂加恩意,常與同載周旋,具知其事。云諸要驗,三倍於傳。辰既短才,又年縣小,又多在田舍,故益不詳。辰仕宦至州主簿、部從事,太康之初物故。」駿又云:「輅卜亦不悉中,十得七八,駿問其故,輅云:『理無差錯來卜者或言不足以宣事實,故使爾。』華城門夫人者,魏故司空涿郡盧公女也,得疾,連年不差。華家時居西城下南纏里中,三厩在其東南。輅卜當有師從東方來,自言能治,便聽使之,必得其力。後無何,有南征厩騶,當充甲卒,來詣盧公,佔能治女郎。公即表請留之,專使其子將詣華氏療疾,初用散藥,後復用丸治,尋有效,即奏除騶名,以補太醫。」又云:「隨輅父在利漕時,有治下屯民捕鹿者,其晨行還,見毛血,人取鹿處來詣厩告輅,輅為卦語云:『此有盜者,是汝東巷中第三家也。汝徑往門前,伺無人時,取一瓦子,密發其碓屋東頭第七椽,以瓦著下,不過明日食時,自送還汝。』其夜,盜者父病頭痛,壯熱煩疼,然亦來詣輅卜。輅為發祟,盜者俱服。輅令擔皮肉藏還者故處,病當自愈。乃密教鹿主往取。又語使復往如前,舉椽棄瓦盜父病差。又都尉治內史有失物者,輅使明晨於寺門外看,當逢一人,使指天畫地,舉手四向,自當得之。暮果獲於故處矣。」〉

  • History · vol. 29Records of the Three Kingdoms

    初應州召,與弟季儒共載,至武城西,自卦吉凶,語儒云:「當在故城中見三貍,爾者乃顯。」…
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    初應州召,與弟季儒共載,至武城西,自卦吉凶,語儒云:「當在故城中見三貍,爾者乃顯。」前到河西故城角,正見三貍共踞城側,兄弟並喜。正始九年舉秀才。〈輅別傳曰:輅為華清河所召,為北黌文學,一時士友無不嘆慕。安平趙孔曜,明敏有思識,與輅有管、鮑之分,故從發干來,就郡黌上與輅相見,言:「卿腹中汪汪,故時死人半,今生人無雙,當去俗騰飛,翱翔昊蒼,云何在此?聞卿消息,使吾食不甘味也。冀州裴使君才理清明,能釋玄虛,每論易及老、莊之道,未嘗不注精於嚴、瞿之徒也。又眷吾意重,能相明信者。今當故往,為卿陳感虎開石之誠。」輅言:「吾非四淵之龍,安能使白日晝陰?卿若能動東風、興朝雲,吾志所不讓也。」於是遂至冀州見裴使君。使君言:「君顏色何以消減故邪?」孔曜言:「體中無藥石之疾,然見清河郡內有一騏驥,拘縶後厩歷年,去王良、伯樂百八十里,不得騁天骨,起風塵,以此憔悴耳。」使君言:「騏驥今何在也?」孔曜言:「平原管輅字公明,年三十六,雅性寬大,與世無忌,可謂士雄。仰觀天文則能同妙甘公、石申,俯覽周易則能思齊季主,遊步道術,開神無窮,可謂士英。抱荊山之璞,懷夜光之寶,而為清河郡所錄北黌文學,可為痛心疾首也。使君方欲流精九皋,垂神幽藪,欲令明主不獨治,逸才不久滯,高風遐被,莫不草靡,宜使輅特蒙陰和之應,得及羽儀之時,必能翼宣隆化,揚聲九圍也。」裴使君聞言,則慷慨曰:「何乃爾邪!雖在大州,未見異才可用釋人鬱悶者,思還京師,得共論道耳,況草間自有清妙之才乎?如此便相為取之,莫使騏驥更為凡馬,荊山反成凡石。」即檄召輅為文學從事。一相見,清論終日,不覺罷倦。天時大熱,移床在庭前樹下,乃至雞向晨,然後出。再相見,便轉為鉅鹿從事。三見,轉治中。四見,轉為別駕。至十月,舉為秀才。輅辭裴使君,使君言:「(丁)、鄧二尚書,有經國才略,於物理不精也。何尚書神明精微,言皆巧妙,巧妙之志,殆破秋毫,君當慎之!自言不解易九事,必當以相問。比至洛,宜善精其理也。」輅言:「何若巧妙,以攻難之才,遊形之表,未入於神。夫入神者,當步天元,推陰陽,探玄虛,極幽明,然後覽道無窮,未暇細言。若欲差次老、莊而參爻、象,愛微辯而興浮藻,可謂射侯之巧,非能破秋毫之妙也。若九事皆至義者,不足勞思也。若陰陽者,精之以久。輅去之後,歲朝當有時刑大風,風必摧破樹木。若發於乾者,必有天威,不足共清譚者。」〉

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Guan Chen was a Wei man during the Three Kingdoms period and the younger brother of Guan Lu. He is mentioned in juan 29 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance does not depict him.

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  • Guan Chen and his elder brother Guan Lu rode together to answer a summons to Yingzhou. On the way, Guan Lu divined that they would achieve prominence if they saw three raccoon dogs in the old city. When the two reached the corner of the old city in Hexi, they indeed saw three raccoon dogs. In the ninth year of Zhengshi, Guan Chen was recommended as a xiucai. (Recorded in the histories)
  • In the second year of Zhengyuan, Guan Chen asked Guan Lu whether he would become wealthy and eminent thanks to the Grand General’s favor. Guan Lu said that his life would be short, and listed signs of an early death involving his forehead, eyes, nose, feet, back, and abdomen. In August of that year, Guan Lu became Assistant Director of the Imperial Treasury; he died in the second month of the following year, aged forty-eight. (Recorded in the histories)

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    「大將軍待君意厚,冀當富貴乎?」

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    Guan Chen, Guan Lu's younger brother, rode with him to Wucheng