Liu Ying
Liu Ying, a Wu-side native of Guangling, is recorded for feigning illness to avoid Sun Quan’s summons and attend his brother’s funeral.
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History · vol. 53Records of the Three Kingdoms
…廣陵劉穎與畯有舊，穎精學家巷，權聞徵之，以疾不就。其弟略為零陵太守，卒官，穎往赴喪，權知其詐病，急驛收錄。…
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嚴畯字曼才，彭城人也。少耽學，善《詩》《書》、三《禮》，又好《說文》。避亂江東，與諸葛瑾、步騭齊名友善。性質直純厚，其於人物，忠告善道，志存補益。張昭進之於孫權，權以為騎都尉、從事中郎。及橫江將軍魯肅卒，權以畯代肅，督兵萬人，鎮據陸口。眾人咸為畯喜。畯前後固辭：「樸素書生，不閒軍事，非才而據，咎悔必至。」發言慷慨，至於流涕，〈志林曰：權又試畯騎，上馬墮鞍。〉權乃聽焉，世嘉其能以實讓。權為吳王，及稱尊號，畯嘗為衛尉，使至蜀，蜀相諸葛亮深善之。不畜祿賜，皆散之親戚知故，家常不充。廣陵劉穎與畯有舊，穎精學家巷，權聞徵之，以疾不就。其弟略為零陵太守，卒官，穎往赴喪，權知其詐病，急驛收錄。畯亦馳語穎，使還謝權。權怒廢畯，而穎得免罪。久之，以畯為尚書令，後卒。〈吳書曰：晙時年七十八，二子凱、爽。凱官至昇平少府。〉畯著《孝經傳》《潮水論》，又與裴玄、張承論管仲、季路。皆傳於世。
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Liu Ying was from Guangling and belonged to Wu. He knew Yan Jun, but this person does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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Liu Ying was deeply learned and lived in a humble lane. After hearing of him, Sun Quan summoned him, but Liu Ying pleaded illness and declined. (As recorded in the histories)
Liu Ying’s younger brother, Liu Lue, served as Administrator of Lingling and died in office. Liu Ying went to mourn him. When Sun Quan learned that Liu Ying had feigned illness, he sent an express courier to summon him urgently. Liu Ying was later pardoned.
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