CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Wang Bi王必
Chief Clerk, commander of the Imperial Guard, shot by Geng Ji, later died of the wound.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 4
- RELATION RECORDS
- 4
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Wang Bi, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
1 figure · 1 record＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Cao Cao→Wang Bitrust
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
3 figures · 3 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Lu Bu→Wang Biadvised kill
Wang Bi→Ji Benslay
Geng Ji→Wang Bishoot wound
4 key relationships are shown here. The complete record remains below.
In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms
Cao Cao's registrar, advised to kill Lü Bu. As the Chancellor's Chief Clerk, oversaw affairs in Xu, was shot in the shoulder, later died of the wound.
In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chief Clerk, commander of the Imperial Guard, shot by Geng Ji, later died of the wound.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
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- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
2 relations2 verified quotations- Cao Cao→ trust →Wang Bi
- Geng Ji→ shoot wound →Wang Bi
Verified original text · 2
王必是孤披荆棘历艰难时相随之人，忠而且勤，心如铁石，最足相当。
trust · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 69
正遇耿纪，一箭射中肩膊
shoot wound · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 69
- Official history3 profile notes
Records of the Three Kingdoms
3 relations3 verified quotations- Cao Cao→ trust →Wang Bi
- Lu Bu→ advised kill →Wang Bi
- Wang Bi→ slay →Ji Ben
Verified original text · 3
本欲相缓，主簿复不听
obey · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·吕布臧洪传
主簿王必趋进曰
advised kill · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·吕布张邈臧洪传
1 more verified quotation in the relationship records below.
History vs. fiction
The novel fictionalizes the plot that Wang Bi was shot in the shoulder during the Geng Ji rebellion and later died from the arrow wound.
- novel inventionWang Bi was shot by Geng Ji and died from the arrow wound
In Chapter 69 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is described that after suppressing the rebellion, "Wang Bi had already died from the arrow wound, and Cao Cao ordered a lavish burial." However, according to the main text of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Emperor Wu, Wang Bi, together with Yan Kuang, "suppressed and executed" the rebels after Geng Ji and others set fire to his camp. There is no record of him being shot by Geng Ji or dying from an arrow wound. The novel fictionalizes his ending.
Relationship network
- trust← Cao Cao → Wang Bihist × litRecords of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·吕布臧洪传Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 69
Original text (2)
王必是孤披荆棘历艰难时相随之人，忠而且勤，心如铁石，最足相当。
本欲相缓，主簿复不听
Original relation: obey · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·吕布臧洪传
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
必与颍川典农中郎将严匡讨斩之
Original text (1)
正遇耿纪，一箭射中肩膊