Guan Gong
Guan Gong, a Qing Province official of Wei and kinsman of Guan Ning, is recorded for describing Guan Ning’s retired life to Cheng Xi.
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History · vol. 11Records of the Three Kingdoms
…喜上言：「寧有族人管貢為州吏，與寧鄰比，臣常使經營消息。貢說：『寧常著皁帽、布襦袴、布裠，隨時單複，出入閨庭，能自任杖，不須扶持。…
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自黃初至于青龍，徵命相仍，常以八月賜牛酒。詔書問青州刺史程喜：「寧為守節高乎，審老疾尪頓邪？」喜上言：「寧有族人管貢為州吏，與寧鄰比，臣常使經營消息。貢說：『寧常著皁帽、布襦袴、布裠，隨時單複，出入閨庭，能自任杖，不須扶持。四時祠祭，輙自力彊，改加衣服，著絮巾，故在遼東所有白布單衣，親薦饌饋，跪拜成禮。寧少而喪母，不識形象，常特加觴，泫然流涕。又居宅離水七八十步，夏時詣水中澡灑手足，闚於園圃。』臣揆寧前後辭讓之意，獨自以生長潛逸，耆艾智衰，是以栖遲，每執謙退。此寧志行所欲必全，不為守高。」〈《高士傳》曰：管寧自越海及歸，常坐一木榻，積五十餘年，未甞箕股，其榻上當膝處皆穿。〉
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Guan Gong was a kinsman of Guan Ning and an official in Qing Province. He belonged to Wei and is mentioned in juan 11 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the novel.
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Guan Gong described Guan Ning’s life in retirement to Cheng Xi: Guan Ning could go about on his own with a staff, personally offer sacrifices and perform the rites of kneeling and bowing, and often shed tears while raising his cup because his mother had died when he was young and he could not remember her appearance. In summer, he would also go to the waterside to wash his hands and feet and inspect the gardens (as recorded in the histories).
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