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Mei Qian

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Mei Qian was one of the leaders who gathered tens of thousands with Lei Xu and Chen Lan between the Yangtze and Huai Rivers.

History Records, vol. 15 · Not in the Romance

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Where the books name Mei Qian

  • History · vol. 15Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …後孫策所置廬江太守李述攻殺揚州刺史嚴象,廬江梅乾、雷緒、陳蘭等聚衆數萬在江、淮間,郡縣殘破。…
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    劉馥字元穎,沛國相人也。避亂揚州,建安初,說袁術將戚寄、秦翊,使率衆與俱詣太祖。太祖恱之,司徒辟為掾。後孫策所置廬江太守李述攻殺揚州刺史嚴象,廬江梅乾、雷緒、陳蘭等聚衆數萬在江、淮間,郡縣殘破。太祖方有袁紹之難,謂馥可任以東南之事,遂表為揚州刺史。

Mei Qian was one of the leaders who gathered a following in Lujiang, part of the forces between the Yangtze and Huai Rivers. The chapter in which he appears is not recorded in the sources; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Deeds

Mei Qian, Lei Xu, Chen Lan, and others gathered a force of tens of thousands between the Yangtze and Huai Rivers, leaving commanderies and counties devastated (as recorded in historical sources).

Relationships

  • Like Lei Xu and Chen Lan, he was one of the leaders who gathered a following between the Yangtze and Huai Rivers.