Pang Yan
Pang Yan was a Shu Han figure mentioned in the records when Jiang Wan declined a recommendation for Mao Cai; he does not appear in the novel.
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History · vol. 44Records of the Three Kingdoms
…舉茂才，琬固讓劉邕、陰化、龐延、廖淳，亮教答曰：「思惟背親捨德，以殄百姓，眾人既不隱於心，實又使遠近不解其義，是以君宜顯其功舉，以明此選之清重也。」…
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建興元年，丞相亮開府，辟琬為東曹掾。舉茂才，琬固讓劉邕、陰化、龐延、廖淳，亮教答曰：「思惟背親捨德，以殄百姓，眾人既不隱於心，實又使遠近不解其義，是以君宜顯其功舉，以明此選之清重也。」遷為參軍。五年，亮住漢中，琬與長史張裔統留府事。八年，代裔為長史，加撫軍將軍。亮數外出，琬常足食足兵以相供給。亮每言：「公琰托志忠雅，當與吾共贊王業者也。」密表後主曰：「臣若不幸，後事宜以付琬。」
Pang Yan was a figure of Shu Han, mentioned in the Records of the Three Kingdoms account of Jiang Wan declining a recommendation for outstanding talent; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
In the first year of the Jianxing era, when Jiang Wan was recommended for outstanding talent, he firmly declined and instead put forward Liu Yong, Yin Hua, Pang Yan, and Liao Chun. (According to the historical record)
Relationships
- He was mentioned alongside Jiang Wan as one of the people Jiang Wan put forward when declining the recommendation for outstanding talent.