Yan Zhi
Yan Zhi, Wei’s Shanggu governor, is recorded for persuading Kebineng and helping lift the siege of Tian Yu at Macheng.
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History · vol. 30Records of the Three Kingdoms
…上谷太守閻志，柔之弟也，素爲鮮卑所信。志往解喻，即解圍去。後幽州刺史王雄并領校尉，撫以恩信。…
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太和二年，豫遣譯夏舍詣比能女壻鬱築鞬部，舍爲鞬所殺。其秋，豫將西部鮮卑蒲頭、泄歸泥出塞討鬱築鞬，大破之。還至馬城，比能自將三萬騎圍豫七日。上谷太守閻志，柔之弟也，素爲鮮卑所信。志往解喻，即解圍去。後幽州刺史王雄并領校尉，撫以恩信。比能數款塞，詣州奉貢獻。至青龍元年，比能誘納步度根，使叛并州，與結和親，自勒萬騎迎其累重於陘北。并州刺史畢軌遣將軍蘇尚、董弼等擊之，比能遣子將騎與尚等會戰於樓煩，臨陣害尚、弼。至三年中，雄遣勇士韓龍刺殺比能，更立其弟。
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Yan Zhi was the Wei commandery administrator of Shanggu and the younger brother of Yan Rou. He is mentioned in volume 30 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance does not mention him.
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In the second year of Taihe, the Xianbei leader Kebineng led 30,000 cavalry in besieging Tian Yu at Macheng for seven days. Yan Zhi went to persuade him to make peace, and Kebineng promptly lifted the siege and withdrew. (According to historical records)
Relationships
- Younger brother of Yan Rou
- Long trusted by the Xianbei
- Family
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Yan Rou
Sibling
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History · vol. 30
- Yan Rou§19
Sibling
Rou’s younger brother; was long trusted by the Xianbei