Xun Qu

Xun Qu, Xun You’s uncle, once questioned Zhang Quan and discovered he had fled after committing murder.
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History · vol. 10Records of the Three Kingdoms
…攸年十三,疑之,謂叔父衢曰:「此吏有非常之色,殆將有姦!」衢寤,乃推問,果殺人亡命。…
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荀攸字公達,彧從子也。祖父曇,廣陵太守。〈《荀氏家傳》曰:曇字元智。兄昱,字伯脩。張璠《漢紀》稱昱、曇並傑俊有殊才。昱與李膺、王暢、杜密等號爲八俊,位至沛相。攸父彝,州從事。彝於彧爲從祖兄弟。〉攸少孤。及曇卒,故吏張權求守曇墓。攸年十三,疑之,謂叔父衢曰:「此吏有非常之色,殆將有姦!」衢寤,乃推問,果殺人亡命。由是異之。〈《魏書》曰:攸年七八歳,衢曾醉,誤傷攸耳;而攸出入遊戲,常避護不欲令衢見。衢後聞之,乃驚其夙智如此。荀氏家傳曰:衢子祈,字伯旗,與族父愔倶著名。祈與孔融論肉刑,愔與孔融論聖人優劣,並在融集。祈位至濟陰太守;愔後徴有道,至丞相祭酒。〉
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Xun Qu was Xun You’s uncle and was associated with Cao Wei. He appears in juan 10 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the novel does not mention him.
Deeds
According to the records, when Xun You was thirteen, he suspected that Zhang Quan was acting suspiciously and pointed out his behavior to Xun Qu. Xun Qu realized what was happening and questioned him, discovering that Zhang Quan had killed someone and fled. (As recorded in historical sources)
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- Nephew: Xun You
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Xun You
Kin
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History · vol. 10
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Kin
paternal uncle of Xun You