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Maternal Uncle of Guan Lu

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Guan Lu’s uncle, a Wei man, was recorded in history for first reproaching Guan Lu’s bluntness, then believing his words.

History Records, vol. 29 · Novel 1 chapter

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  • History · vol. 29Records of the Three Kingdoms

    十二月二十八日,吏部尚書何晏請之,鄧颺在晏許。晏謂輅曰:「聞君著爻神妙,試為作一卦,知位當至三公不?」…
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    十二月二十八日,吏部尚書何晏請之,鄧颺在晏許。晏謂輅曰:「聞君著爻神妙,試為作一卦,知位當至三公不?」又問:「連夢見青蠅數十頭,來在鼻上,驅之不肯去,有何意故?」輅曰:「夫飛鴞,天下賤鳥,及其在林食椹,則懷我好音,況輅心非草木,敢不盡忠?昔元、凱之弼重華,宣惠慈和,周公之翼成王,坐而待旦,故能流光六合,萬國咸寧。此乃履道休應。非卜筮之所明也。今君侯位重山岳,勢若雷電,而懷德者鮮,畏威者眾,殆非小心翼翼多福之仁。又鼻者艮,此天中之山,〈臣松之案:相書謂鼻之所在為天中。鼻有山象,故曰:「天中之山」也。〉高而不危,所以長守貴也。今青蠅臭惡,而集之焉。位峻者顛,輕豪者亡,不可不思害盈之數,盛衰之期。是故山在地中曰謙,雷在天上曰壯;謙則裒多益寡,壯則非禮不履。未有損己而不光大,行非而不傷敗。原君侯上追文王六爻之旨,下思尼父彖象之義,然後三公可決,青蠅可驅也。」颺曰:「此老生之常譚。」輅答曰:「夫老生者見不生,常譚者見不譚。」晏曰:「過歲更當相見。」〈輅別傳曰:輅為何晏所請,果共論易九事,九事皆明。晏曰:「君論陰陽,此世無雙。」時鄧颺與晏共坐,颺言:「君見謂善易,而語初不及易中辭義,何故也?」輅尋聲答之曰:「夫善易者不論易也。」晏含笑而讚之「可謂要言不煩也」。因請輅為卦。輅既稱引鑑戒,晏謝之曰:「知幾其神乎,古人以為難;交疏而吐其誠,今人以為難。今君一面而盡二難之道,可謂明德惟馨。詩不云乎,『中心藏之,何日忘之』!」〉輅還邑舍,具以此言語舅氏,舅氏責輅言太切至。輅曰:「與死人語,何所畏邪?」舅大怒,謂輅狂悖。歲朝,西北大風,塵埃蔽天,十餘日,聞晏、颺皆誅,然後舅氏乃服。〈輅別傳曰:舅夏大夫問輅:「前見何、鄧之日,為已有凶氣未也?」輅言:「與禍人共會,然後知神明交錯;與吉人相近,又知聖賢求精之妙。夫鄧之行步,則筋不束骨,脈不制肉,起立傾倚,若無手足,謂之鬼躁。何之視候,則魂不守宅,血不華色,精爽煙浮,容若槁木,謂之鬼幽。故鬼躁者為風所收,鬼幽者為火所燒,自然之符,不可以蔽也。」輅後因得休,裴使君問:「何平叔一代才名,其實何如?」輅曰:「其才若盆盎之水,所見者清,所不見者濁。神在廣博,志不務學,弗能成才。欲以盆盎之水,求一山之形,形不可得,則智由此惑。故說老、莊則巧而多華,說易生義則美而多偽;華則道浮,偽則神虛;得上才則淺而流絕,得中才則遊精而獨出,輅以為少功之才也。」裴使君曰:「誠如來論。吾數與平叔共說老、莊及易,常覺其辭妙於理,不能折之。又時人吸習,皆歸服之焉,益令不了。相見得清言,然後灼灼耳。」〉

  • Novel · ch. 106Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    卻說何晏聞平原管輅明數術,請與論易。時鄧颺在座,問輅曰:「君自謂善易,而語不及易中詞義,何也?」…
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    卻說何晏聞平原管輅明數術,請與論易。時鄧颺在座,問輅曰:「君自謂善易,而語不及易中詞義,何也?」輅曰:「夫善易者,不言易也。」晏笑而讚之曰:「可謂要言不煩。」因謂輅曰:「試為我卜一卦,可至三公否?」又問:「連夢青蠅數十,來集鼻上,此是何兆?」輅曰:「元、愷輔舜,周公佐周,皆以和惠謙恭,享有多福。今君侯位尊勢重,而懷德者鮮,畏威者眾,殆非小心求福之道。且鼻者,山也;山高而不危,所以長守貴也。今青蠅臭惡而集焉,位峻者顛,可不懼乎?願君侯裒多益寡,非禮勿履;然後三公可至,青蠅可驅也。」鄧颺怒曰:「此老生之常談耳!」輅曰:「老生者見不生,常談者見不談。」遂拂袖而去。二人大笑曰:「真狂士也!」輅到家,與舅言之。舅大驚曰:「何、鄧二人,權甚重,汝奈何犯之?」輅曰:「吾與死人語,何所畏耶?」舅問其故。輅曰:「鄧颺行步,筋不束骨,脈不制肉,起立傾倚,若無手足:此為『鬼躁』之相。何晏視候,魂不守宅,血不華色,精爽煙浮,容若槁木:此為『鬼幽』之相。二人早晚必有殺身之禍,何足畏也?」其舅不罵輅為狂子而去。

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Guan Lu’s maternal uncle was related to Guan Lu through his mother’s family and belonged to Wei. The chapter in which he appears is not recorded in the source material, and he does not appear in the novel.

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When Guan Lu returned to his lodging, he told his maternal uncle everything he had said to He Yan and Deng Yang. His uncle rebuked him for speaking too bluntly. (Recorded in the historical source.)

At the beginning of the year, a strong wind blew from the northwest, and dust obscured the sky. More than ten days later, when news came that He Yan and Deng Yang had been executed, his uncle finally believed what Guan Lu had said earlier. (Recorded in the historical source.)

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