Li Boren
Li Boren was one of Yi Province’s virtuous men, and Zhuge Liang praised his lofty aspirations.
In the sources
Where the books name Li Boren
History · vol. 42Records of the Three Kingdoms
…王元泰、李伯仁、王文儀、楊季休、丁君乾、李永南兄弟、文仲寶等，每歎高志，未見如舊。…
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服聞德行，飢渴歷時，清濁異流，無緣諮覯。王元泰、李伯仁、王文儀、楊季休、丁君乾、李永南兄弟、文仲寶等，每歎高志，未見如舊。猥以空虛，統領貴州，德薄任重，慘慘憂慮、朝廷主公今年始十八，天姿仁敏，愛德下士。天下之人思慕漢室，欲與君因天順民，輔此明主，以隆季興之功，著勳於竹帛也。以謂賢愚下相為謀，故自割絕，守勞而已，不圖自屈也。
Li Boren was listed among the worthy and virtuous men of Yi Province in the Records of the Three Kingdoms and belonged to Yi Province; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
In a letter, Zhuge Liang listed Li Boren among the worthy and virtuous men of Yi Province, saying that he often joined others in lamenting Li Boren’s lofty aspirations, though he had never met him (as recorded in the histories).
Relationships
- Along with Wang Yuantai, Wang Wenyi, Yang Jixiu, Ding Junqian, the brothers Li Yong and Li Yongnan, and Wen Zhongbao, he was listed by Zhuge Liang among the worthy and virtuous men of Yi Province.