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Guan Ning管宁
A hermit who cut off his friendship with Hua Xin.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 7
- RELATION RECORDS
- 9
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Guan Ning, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
7 figures · 8 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Hua Xin→Guan Ningrecommend
Cao Pi→Guan Ningconscript
Guan Ning→Cao Ruiconscript
Chen Qun→Guan Ningrecommend
Guan Ning→Emperor Wen of Hanconscript
Lu Yu→Guan Ningrecommend
Source record
Guan Ning→Gongsun Gongfarewell
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Guan Ning→Hua Xinbreak off friendship
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
A hermit who lived in Liaodong. A man of virtue, recommended by Lu Yu as Minister of Education. A native of Zhuxu, Beihai, friend of Bing Yuan and Hua Xin, fled to Liaodong to avoid chaos.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
A hermit who cut off his friendship with Hua Xin.
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- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1 relations1 verified quotations- Guan Ning→ break off friendship →Hua Xin
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宁自此鄙歆之为人，遂割席分坐
break off friendship · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 66
- Official history6 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
8 relations7 verified quotations- Cao Pi→ conscript →Guan Ning
- Guan Ning→ conscript →Cao Rui
- Hua Xin→ recommend →Guan Ning
- Guan Ning→ recommend →Hua Xin
Verified original text · 7
帝以安车征之
conscript · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·锺繇华歆王朗传
明帝即位，太尉华歆逊位让宁
conscript · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·袁张凉国田王邴管传
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History vs. fiction
Wei state hermit
- based on factCut the mat and sat apart from Hua Xin
The official history 'Records of the Three Kingdoms', Book of Wei, Biographies of Huan, Two Chens, Xu, Wei, and Lu, only records: 'When the office of Situ was vacant, Yu recommended the hermit Guan Ning, but the emperor did not employ him.' In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', Chapter 66, it is described in detail: 'Ning sat upright without moving, while Xin abandoned his book to go watch. From then on, Ning despised Xin's character, so he cut the mat and sat apart, no longer treating him as a friend.'
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明帝即位，太尉华歆逊位让宁
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宁自此鄙歆之为人，遂割席分坐
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