Shu Han · Erudite
Hu Qian
courtesy name 公兴
Hu Qian was a Shu Han scholar known for his remarkable memory of rites and regulations and his rivalry with Xu Ci.
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Where the books name Hu Qian
History · vol. 42Records of the Three Kingdoms
…時又有魏郡胡潛，字公興，不知其所以在益土。潛雖學不沾洽，然卓犖強識，祖宗制度之儀，喪紀五服之數，皆指掌畫地，舉手可採。…
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許慈字仁篤，南陽人也。師事劉熙，善鄭氏學，治《易》、《尚書》、《三禮》、《毛詩》、《論語》。建安中，與許靖等俱自交州入蜀。時又有魏郡胡潛，字公興，不知其所以在益土。潛雖學不沾洽，然卓犖強識，祖宗制度之儀，喪紀五服之數，皆指掌畫地，舉手可採。先主定蜀，承喪亂歷紀，學業衰廢，乃鳩合典籍，沙汰眾學。慈、潛並為學士，與孟光、來敏等典掌舊文。值庶事草創，動多疑議，慈、潛更相剋伐，謗讟忿急，形於聲色；書籍有無，不相通借，時尋楚撻，以相震攇。〈攇，虛晚反。〉其矜己妒彼，乃至於此。先主愍其若斯，羣僚大會，使倡家假為二子之容，效其訟鬩之狀，酒酣樂作，以為嬉戲。初以辭義相難，終以刀杖相屈，用感切之。潛先沒，慈後主世稍遷至大長秋，卒。〈孫盛曰：蜀少人士，故慈、潛等並見載述。〉子勳傳其業，復為博士。
History · vol. 42Records of the Three Kingdoms
== 許慈 ==
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Hu Qian, courtesy name Gongxing, was from Wei Commandery and served as a scholar of Shu Han. He does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
Hu Qian’s learning was not extensive, but he excelled at memorization. He could readily recite the ancestral institutions and ceremonial rites, as well as the regulations for mourning attire and periods of mourning. (Recorded in the histories)
After Liu Bei pacified Shu, he gathered books and organized scholarly affairs. Hu Qian and Xu Ci served as scholars together, overseeing old texts. The two often attacked and quarreled with each other, even threatening one another with knives and staffs. (Recorded in the histories)
At a great assembly of his officials, Liu Bei once had performers impersonate Hu Qian and Xu Ci, acting out their disputes as a warning to them. Hu Qian died before Xu Ci. (Recorded in the histories)
Relationships
- He served as a scholar alongside Xu Ci, and together they oversaw old texts; the two attacked and fought with each other.
- Enemies
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Xu Ci
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