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Niu Fu牛辅

Archaic / OtherHistory × Fiction

Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, guarding Shaanxi.

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Niu Fu, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo—Niu Fufather-in-law
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董卓女婿中郎将牛辅
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 9

ALLEGIANCE

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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Guo Si
Niu Fu—Guo Sisubordinate general
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分遣校尉李傕、郭汜、张济
Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传
Zhang Ji
Niu Fu—Zhang Jisubordinate general
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分遣校尉李傕、郭汜、张济
Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传

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Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, stationed at Shaanxi. Later killed by Hu Chi'er.

Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, guarding Shaanxi. Killed by Hu Chi'er.

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Niu Fu's purpose of action

based on factIn the Romance, Niu Fu led troops to avenge Dong Zhuo, while the official history only objectively records his stationing at Shan.
In Chapter 9 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the motive of revenge is added: "On the way he met Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, General of the Household Niu Fu, who was leading five thousand troops, intending to avenge his father-in-law." In the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu, there is only an objective statement of military stationing: "Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, General of the Household Niu Fu, was stationed at Shan, and Jia Xu was in Fu's army."

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