Wang Yan
Wang Yan, younger brother of Eastern Wu’s Wang Fan, was killed after refusing to serve Guo Ma during his uprising.
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History · vol. 65Records of the Three Kingdoms
丞相陸凱上疏曰：「常侍王蕃黃中通理，知天知物，處朝忠蹇，斯社稷之重鎮，大吳之龍逢也。…
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丞相陸凱上疏曰：「常侍王蕃黃中通理，知天知物，處朝忠蹇，斯社稷之重鎮，大吳之龍逢也。昔事景皇，納言左右，景皇欽嘉，歎為異倫。而陛下忿其苦辭，惡其直對，梟之殿堂，屍骸暴棄，邦內傷心，有識悲悼。」其痛蕃如此。蕃死時年三十九，皓徙蕃家屬廣州。二弟著、延皆作佳器，郭馬起事，不為馬用，見害。
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Wang Yan was a figure in Eastern Wu and the younger brother of Wang Fan; he does not appear in the Romance.
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Wang Yan and his elder brother Wang Zhu were both talented and capable. When Guo Ma rose in revolt, neither brother served under him, and they were consequently killed (according to the historical record).
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