CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Tian Feng田丰
Advisor to Yuan Shao, imprisoned for his frank words, later committed suicide.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 1
- RELATION RECORDS
- 3
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Tian Feng, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
1 figure · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Yuan Shao→Tian Fengemploy
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Yuan Shao→Tian Fengkill
2 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Advisor to Yuan Shao, killed for remonstrance; imprisoned for remonstrance; imprisoned for remonstrating against the southern campaign, later killed.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Tian Feng was an advisor to Yuan Shao. He advised Yuan Shao to attack Xuchang, but was not adopted; he remonstrated against sending troops, and was imprisoned. Later he committed suicide.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
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- Literature / legend5 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
3 relations5 verified quotations- Yuan Shao→ employ →Tian Feng
- Tian Feng→ remonstrate →Yuan Shao
- Yuan Shao→ kill →Tian Feng
Verified original text · 5
遂决意不肯发兵
reject advice · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 24
前操攻徐州
remonstrate · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 25
3 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history4 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
3 relations5 verified quotations- Yuan Shao→ employ →Tian Feng
- Tian Feng→ remonstrate →Yuan Shao
- Yuan Shao→ kill →Tian Feng
Verified original text · 5
田豐、许攸，智计之士也，为之谋
employ · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·荀彧荀攸贾诩传
别驾从事田丰扶绍欲郤入空垣
employ · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传
3 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
History vs. fiction
The novel says Tian Feng committed suicide in prison after being granted death by Yuan Shao, while the official history records that Yuan Shao directly killed him.
In Chapter 31 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is recorded that after Yuan Shao's defeat, he was ashamed to see Tian Feng, and listening to Feng Ji's slander, he sent an envoy with a sword to the prison to grant Tian Feng death. Tian Feng sighed and then "committed suicide in prison." However, in the main text of the Wei Book, Biography of Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Liu Zhang in Records of the Three Kingdoms, it only records that after Yuan Shao returned from defeat, he said to his attendants, "I did not follow Tian Feng's advice, and indeed I am laughed at by him," and then "killed him." It does not mention details such as granting a sword and ordering suicide. The novel artistically embellished the specific manner of his death.
Relationship network
- employ← Yuan Shao → Tian Fenghist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·荀彧荀攸贾诩传Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 24
Original text (4)
遂决意不肯发兵
Original relation: reject advice · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 24
田豐、许攸，智计之士也，为之谋
别驾从事田丰扶绍欲郤入空垣
田丰、荀谌、许攸为谋主
Original relation: 谋主 · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传
- remonstrateTian Feng → Yuan Shaohist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 25Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 31
Original text (3)
前操攻徐州
不识其主而事之
Original relation: serve master · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 31
田丰说绍袭太祖后
Original relation: admonish · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传
- kill← Yuan Shao → Tian Fenghist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·董二袁刘传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 30Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 31
Original text (3)
绍因怒，欲斩田丰。众官告免。绍恨曰：“待吾破了曹操，明正其罪！”
Original relation: imprison · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 30
遂命使者赍宝剑先往冀州狱中杀田丰
Original relation: 下令杀 · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 31
遂杀之