Shu Han
Li Hong
Li Hong, a Shu Han defector, was known for telling Zhuge Liang about Meng Da and Wang Chong.
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History · vol. 41Records of the Three Kingdoms
建興三年，隨諸葛亮南行，歸至漢陽縣，降人李鴻來詣亮，亮見鴻，時蔣琬與詩在坐。…
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建興三年，隨諸葛亮南行，歸至漢陽縣，降人李鴻來詣亮，亮見鴻，時蔣琬與詩在坐。鴻曰：「聞過孟達許，適見王沖從南來，言往者達之去就，明公切齒，欲誅達妻子，賴先主不聽言。達曰：『諸葛亮見顧有本末，終不爾也。』盡不信沖言，委仰明公，無復已已。」亮謂琬、詩曰：「還都當有書與子度相聞。」詩進曰：「孟達小子，昔事振威不忠，後又背叛先主，反覆之人，何足與書邪！」亮默然不答。亮欲誘達以為外援，竟與達書曰：「往年南征，歲（未及）[末及]還，適與李鴻會於漢陽，承知消息，慨然永歎，以存足下平素之志，豈徒空托名榮，貴為乘離乎！嗚呼孟子，斯實劉封侵陵足下，以傷先主待士之義。又鴻道王沖造作虛語，云足下量度吾心，不受沖說。尋表明之言，追平生之好，依依東望，故遣有書。」達得亮書，數相交通，辭欲叛魏。魏遣司馬宣王征之，即斬滅達。亮亦以達無款誠之心，故不救助也。蔣琬秉政，以詩為諫議大夫，卒於家。
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Li Hong was a defector who served the Shu Han side. He once went to see Zhuge Liang and reported what Meng Da and Wang Chong had said. He appears in volume 41 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he is not mentioned in the Romance.
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In the third year of Jianxing, Li Hong accompanied Zhuge Liang on his southern expedition. When he returned to Hanyang County, he came to pay a visit to Zhuge Liang. He had been to Meng Da’s residence and relayed to Zhuge Liang what Wang Chong had said about Meng Da’s intentions, adding that Meng Da did not believe Wang Chong’s words and still relied on Zhuge Liang. (According to the historical record)
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- A defector who had been to Meng Da’s residence; he came to pay a visit to Zhuge Liang and reported to him about Meng Da.
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- 史 ch.41 §44→ Zhuge Liang
「聞過孟達許，適見王沖從南來，言往者達之去就，明公切齒，欲誅達妻子，賴先主不聽言。達曰：『諸葛亮見顧有本末，終不爾也。』盡不信沖言，委仰明公，無復已已。」
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Shu Han
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Shu Han was a state founded by Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period. Its official name was Han, but it is commonly known as Shu Han. In 211, the sixteenth year of the Jian’an era, Liu Bei entered Yi Province at Liu Zhang’s invitation. He later turned against Liu Zhang and seized the province, joining Zhuge Liang and others in besieging Chengdu. After Chengdu was pacified, Liu Bei appointed Zhuge Liang General of the Household and entrusted him with the affairs of the Left General’s Office. In 221, the first year of the Zhangwu era, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu and made Liu Shan crown prince. In 223, Liu Bei died, and Liu Shan succeeded him in Chengdu at the age of seventeen. Zhuge Liang was entrusted with assisting the government, serving as chancellor and overseeing both internal and external affairs. Shu Han’s rule was based in Yi Province, and it remained at war with Cao Wei. Zhuge Liang once led an expedition south, pacifying four commanderies in Nanzhong and reorganizing the local commandery and county administrative divisions. Thereafter, Shu’s forces continued to pursue northern campaigns. In 263, the Wei court ordered Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, and others to invade Shu along separate routes, planning an attack on Ba and Shu.