CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Liu Qi刘琦
Liu Biao's eldest son, weak and timid.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 4
- RELATION RECORDS
- 7
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Liu Qi, and the people around them.
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01MENTORSHIPMentorship
Teachers, disciples and transmission
1 figure · 2 records＋
Mentorship
Teachers, disciples and transmission
Zhuge Liang→Liu Qiteach plan
02KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
1 figure · 1 record＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Liu BiaoisLiu Qi’s father
03ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
2 figures · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Liu Qi→Liu Beireinforce
Zhuge Liang→Liu Qistation at Wuchang
Read the original source
孔明起身，谓公子刘琦曰……武昌一望之地，最为紧要。公子便请回。率领所部之兵，陈于岸口
04CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Cai Mao→Liu Qiblock
05THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Zhuge Liang→Liu Qiprophesy
6 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Liu Biao's eldest son, once asked Zhuge Liang for a way to ensure his own safety.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Liu Biao's eldest son, weak and timid. Also, Liu Biao's eldest son, sought advice from Liu Bei on how to avoid disaster. Also, Liu Biao's son, persecuted by his stepmother, sought a plan from Kongming, and later guarded Jiangxia.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
Works are shown side by side, not as a chronology. No influence between texts is inferred.
- Literature / legend11 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
7 relations8 verified quotations- Liu Qi→ reinforce →Liu Bei
- Liu Qi→ ask for plan →Zhuge Liang
- Zhuge Liang→ teach plan →Liu Qi
- Zhuge Liang→ station at Wuchang →Liu Qi
Verified original text · 8
小侄特来接应
reinforce · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 42
继母不能相容，性命只在旦夕，望叔父怜而救之
ask for plan · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 39
6 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history3 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
1 relations1 verified quotations- Liu Biao→ father-son →Liu Qi
Verified original text · 1
表长子江夏太守琦
father-son · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·先主传
History vs. fiction
Both official history and the novel depict Zhuge Liang being asked for the 'remove the ladder' stratagem and then being sent to guard Jiangxia; the novel aligns with historical records.
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Zhuge Liang records that Liu Qi sought a strategy for self-preservation, and Zhuge Liang cited the allusion of Shen Sheng and Chong'er to advise him to avoid danger by going to Jiangxia. Liu Bei later recommended him as the Inspector of Jingzhou, and the novel's plot fully aligns with the official history. The original text reads: "亮答曰：“君不见申生在内而危，重耳在外而安乎？”琦意感悟，阴规出计。会黄祖死，得出，遂为江夏太守。" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Zhuge Liang)
Relationship network
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
继母不能相容，性命只在旦夕，望叔父怜而救之
Original text (1)
公子何不上言，乞屯兵守江夏？则可以避祸矣
Original text (1)
孔明起身，谓公子刘琦曰……武昌一望之地，最为紧要。公子便请回。率领所部之兵，陈于岸口
Original text (1)
见西北有星坠地，必应折一皇族
- father-son← Liu Biao → Liu Qihist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·先主传Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 34Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 40
Original text (3)
前妻陈氏所生长子琦
令玄德辅佐长子刘琦为荆州之主
表长子江夏太守琦
Original text (1)