Fan Xian
Fan Xian of Hedong took part in Wei Gu’s revolt, tried to kill Du Ji, and was later executed.
In the sources
Where the books name Fan Xian
History · vol. 16Records of the Three Kingdoms
…时河东太守王邑被徵，河东人卫固、范先外以请邑为名，而内实与幹通谋。…
Read the whole paragraph
太祖既定河北，而高幹举并州反。时河东太守王邑被徵，河东人卫固、范先外以请邑为名，而内实与幹通谋。太祖谓荀彧曰：“关西诸将，恃险与马，征必为乱。张晟寇殽、渑间，南通刘表，固等因之，吾恐其为害深。河东被山带河，四邻多变，当今天下之要地也。君为我举萧何、寇恂以镇之。”彧曰：“杜畿其人也。”〈《傅子》曰：彧称畿勇足以当大难，智能应变，其可试之。〉於是追拜畿为河东太守。固等使兵数千人绝陕津，畿至不得渡。太祖遣夏侯惇讨之，未至。或谓畿曰：“宜须大兵。”畿曰：“河东有三万户，非皆欲为乱也。今兵迫之急，欲为善者无主，必惧而听於固。固等势专，必以死战。讨之不胜，四邻应之，天下之变未息也；讨之而胜，是残一郡之民也。且固等未显绝王命，外以请故君为名，必不害新君。吾单车直往，出其不意。固为人多计而无断，必伪受吾。吾得居郡一月，以计縻之，足矣。”遂诡道从郖津度。〈郖音豆。《魏略》曰：初，畿与卫固少相狎侮，固尝轻畿。畿尝与固博而争道，畿尝谓固曰：“仲坚，我今作河东也。”固褰衣骂之。及畿之官，而固为郡功曹。张时故任京兆。畿迎司隶，与时会华阴，时、畿相见，於仪当各持版。时叹曰：“昨日功曹，今为郡将也！”〉范先欲杀畿以威众。〈《傅子》曰：先云：“既欲为虎而恶食人肉，失所以为虎矣。今不杀，必为后患。”〉且观畿去就，於门下斩杀主簿已下三十餘人，畿举动自若。於是固曰：“杀之无损，徒有恶名；且制之在我。”遂奉之。畿谓卫固、范先曰：“卫、范，河东之望也，吾仰成而已。然君臣有定义，成败同之，大事当共平议。”以固为都督，行丞事，领功曹；将校吏兵三千餘人，皆范先督之。固等喜，虽阳事畿，不以为意。固欲大发兵，畿患之，说固曰：“夫欲为非常之事，不可动众心。今大发兵，众必扰，不如徐以赀募兵。”固以为然，从之，遂为赀调发，数十日乃定，诸将贪多应募而少遣兵。又入喻固等曰：“人情顾家，诸将掾吏，可分遣休息，急缓召之不难。”固等恶逆众心，又从之。於是善人在外，阴为己援；恶人分散，各还其家，则众离矣。会白骑攻东垣，高幹入濩泽，上党诸县杀长吏，弘农执郡守，固等密调兵未至。畿知诸县附己，因出，单将数十骑，赴张辟拒守，吏民多举城助畿者，比数十日，得四千餘人。固等与幹、晟共攻畿，不下，略诸县，无所得。会大兵至，幹、晟败，固等伏诛，其餘党与皆赦之，使复其居业。
On the boards
Where this person ranks on each board.
Fan Xian was from Hedong and took part in Wei Gu’s rebellion, as recorded in chapter 16 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
- When Du Ji took up his post in Hedong, Fan Xian wanted to kill him to intimidate the people and beheaded more than thirty men, including the chief clerk and those below him, at the gate. Du Ji remained composed, and Wei Gu judged that killing him would serve no purpose, so he kept him alive. (Recorded in the histories)
- Fan Xian commanded more than three thousand officers, clerks, and soldiers and joined Wei Gu’s side in plotting rebellion; Du Ji urged Wei Gu to recruit troops gradually and send his subordinates away in shifts to rest, thereby dispersing his forces. (Recorded in the histories)
- When Baiqi attacked Dongyuan and Gao Gan entered Huoze, Du Ji sent troops to resist and hold the city, with the clerks and commoners helping defend it; after reinforcements arrived, Wei Gu and the others were defeated and killed, and Fan Xian was also executed. (Recorded in the histories)
Relations
- Enemies
Continue
Du Ji
Enemy