Xianyu Yin

Xianyu Yin, a former subordinate of Liu Yu and cavalry commandant, joined the provincial troops’ attack on Gongsun Zan and nominated Yan Rou as Wuwan Sima.
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History · vol. 8Records of the Three Kingdoms
…〉虞從事漁陽鮮于輔、齊周、騎都尉鮮于銀等,率州兵欲報瓚,以燕國閻柔素有恩信,共推柔為烏丸司馬。…
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虞懼瓚為變,遂舉兵襲瓚。虞為瓚所敗,出奔居庸。瓚攻拔居庸,生獲虞,執虞還薊。會卓死,天子遣使者段訓增虞邑,督六州;瓚遷前將軍,封易侯。瓚誣虞欲稱尊號,脅訓斬虞。〈《魏氏春秋》曰:初,劉虞和輯戎狄,瓚以胡夷難禦,當因不賓而討之,今加財賞,必益輕漢,效一時之名,非久長深慮。故虞所賞賜,瓚輒鈔奪。虞數請會,稱疾不往。至是戰敗,虞欲討之,告東曹掾右北平人魏攸。攸曰:「今天下引領,以公為歸,謀臣爪牙,不可無也。瓚,文武才力足恃,雖有小惡,固宜容忍。」乃止。後一年,攸病死。虞又與官屬議,密令眾襲瓚。瓚部曲放散在外,自懼敗,掘東城門欲走。虞兵無部伍,不習戰,又愛民屋,敕令勿燒。故瓚得放火,因以精銳衝突。虞眾大潰,奔居庸城。瓚攻及家屬以還,殺害州府,衣冠善士殆盡。《典略》曰:瓚曝虞於市而祝曰:「若應為天子者,天當降雨救之。」時盛暑,竟日不雨,遂殺虞。《英雄記》曰:虞之見殺,故常山相孫瑾、掾張逸、張瓚等忠義憤發,相與就虞,罵瓚極口,然後同死。〉瓚上訓為幽州刺史。瓚遂驕矜,記過忘善,多所賊害。〈《英雄記》曰:瓚統內外,衣冠子弟有材秀者,必抑使困在窮苦之地。或問其故,答曰:「今取衣冠家子弟及善士富貴之,皆自以為職當得之,不謝人善也。」所寵遇驕恣者,類多庸兒,若故卜數師劉緯台、販繒李移子、賈人樂何當等三人,與之定兄弟之誓,自號為伯,謂三人者為仲叔季,富皆巨億,或取其女以配己子,常稱古者曲周、灌嬰之屬以譬也。〉虞從事漁陽鮮于輔、齊周、騎都尉鮮于銀等,率州兵欲報瓚,以燕國閻柔素有恩信,共推柔為烏丸司馬。柔招誘烏丸、鮮卑,得胡、漢數万人,與瓚所置漁陽太守鄒丹戰於潞北,大破之,斬丹。袁紹又遣麴義及虞子和,將兵與輔合擊瓚。瓚軍數敗,乃走還易京固守。〈《英雄記》曰:先是有童謠曰:「燕南垂,趙北際,中央不合大如礪,惟有此中可避世。」瓚以易當之,乃築京固守。瓚別將有為敵所圍,義不救也。其言曰:「救一人,使後將恃救不力戰;今不救此,後將當念在自勉。」是以袁紹始北擊之時,瓚南界上別營自度守則不能自固,又知必不見救,是以或自殺其將帥,或為紹兵所破,遂令紹軍徑至其門。臣松之以為童謠之言,無不皆驗;至如此記,似若無徵。謠言之作,蓋令瓚終始保易,無事遠略。而瓚因破黃巾之威,意志張遠,遂置三州刺史,圖滅袁氏,所以致敗也。〉為圍塹十重,於塹裡築京,皆高五六丈,為樓其上;中塹為京,特高十丈,自居焉,積穀三百萬斛。〈《英雄記》曰:瓚諸將家家各作高樓,樓以千計。瓚作鐵門,居樓上,屏去左右,婢妾侍側,汲上文書。〉瓚曰:「昔謂天下事可指麾而定,今日視之,非我所決,不如休兵,力田畜谷。兵法,百樓不攻。今吾樓櫓千重,食盡此谷,足知天下之事矣。」欲以此弊紹。紹遣將攻之,連年不能拔。〈《漢晉春秋》曰:袁紹與瓚書曰:〉
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Xianyu Yin was a former subordinate of Liu Yu and held the post of Cavalry Commandant. He is mentioned in juan 8 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
- After Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan, Xianyu Yin and others, including Liu Yu’s aide Xianyu Fu and Qi Zhou, led the provincial troops, intending to avenge Gongsun Zan’s actions. They nominated Yan Rou as Wuwan Commandant. (According to the historical record)
- Yan Rou won over the Wuwan and Xianbei, gathering tens of thousands of Hu and Han troops. He fought Zou Dan, the Yuyang Administrator appointed by Gongsun Zan, north of Lu, soundly defeated him, and killed him. (According to the historical record)
Relationships
- A former subordinate of Liu Yu who served as Cavalry Commandant; together with Xianyu Fu, Qi Zhou, and others, he led provincial troops to avenge Gongsun Zan’s actions and nominated Yan Rou as Wuwan Commandant.
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History · vol. 8
- Liu Yu§13
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刘虞旧部骑都尉
- Gongsun Zan§13
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