Xi Wen
Xi Wen was from Xiangyang in Wu territory, served as Grand Arbiter of Jing Province, and was later succeeded by Xi Mi.
In the sources
Where the books name Xi Wen
History · vol. 61Records of the Three Kingdoms
…《襄阳记》曰：襄阳习温为荆州大公平。大公平，今之州都。祕过辞於温，问曰：「先君昔曰君侯当为州里议主，今果如其言，不审州里谁当复相代者？」…
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赤烏二年，濬卒，子翥嗣。濬女配建昌侯孫慮。〈吴书曰：翥字文龙，拜骑都尉，后代领兵，早卒。翥弟祕，权以姊陈氏女妻之，调湘乡令。《襄阳记》曰：襄阳习温为荆州大公平。大公平，今之州都。祕过辞於温，问曰：「先君昔曰君侯当为州里议主，今果如其言，不审州里谁当复相代者？」温曰：「无过於君也。」后祕为尚书僕射，代温为公平，甚得州里之誉。〉
Xi Wen was from Xiangyang and served as Jing Province’s senior adjudicator. He does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
Pei Songzhi’s annotations quote the Xiangyang Ji as saying that Xi Wen served as Jing Province’s senior adjudicator, and was later succeeded by Xi Mi, who earned considerable praise among the people of the province. (Recorded in historical sources)
Relationships
- Xi Mi once took leave of Xi Wen and asked who would be fit to succeed him as the province’s leading voice in deliberations. Xi Wen replied that no one was better suited than Xi Mi.