Liu Gui
Cao Wei official Liu Gui was arrested for shooting rabbits in the forbidden grounds; Gao Rou asked that he be tried according to law.
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History · vol. 24Records of the Three Kingdoms
…宜陽典農劉龜竊於禁內射兎，其功曹張京詣校事言之。帝匿京名，收龜付獄。…
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時獵法甚峻。宜陽典農劉龜竊於禁內射兎，其功曹張京詣校事言之。帝匿京名，收龜付獄。柔表請告者名，帝大怒曰：「劉龜當死，乃敢獵吾禁地。送龜廷尉，廷尉便當考掠，何復請告者主名，吾豈妄收龜邪？」柔曰：「廷尉，天下之平也，安得以至尊喜怒而毀法乎？」重復為奏，辭指深切。帝意寤，乃下京名。即還訊，各當其罪。
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Liu Gui was a tuntian official in Yiyang under Cao Wei, and appears in juan 24 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms. He is not mentioned in the Romance.
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Liu Gui privately hunted rabbits within the palace grounds. Zhang Jing, the director of meritorious service, reported him to the palace inspector, and the Wei emperor had Liu Gui arrested and imprisoned. (Recorded in the histories)
Gao Rou asked that the informant’s name be made public and argued strongly that the Court of Judicial Review should administer the law impartially. After coming to his senses, the Wei emperor revealed Zhang Jing’s name and reopened the inquiry, sentencing each man according to the law. (Recorded in the histories)
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- Zhang Jing was the director of meritorious service in Yiyang and once reported Liu Gui.
- Gao Rou once asked that the name of the person who reported Liu Gui be made public.
- Lord & vassal
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Zhang Jing
Serves
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History · vol. 24
- Zhang Jing§29
Vassal
Zhang Jing served as his clerk and reported him