Wei Xu魏续

History vs. fiction

The novel rewrites who Wei Xu captured

• based on factThe novel rewrites the capture of Chen Gong by Wei Xu and others to the capture of Lü Bu

  In the novel, Chapter 19, during the Battle of Xiapi, Wei Xu and others rebel: "Song Xian drove back the guards, first stole his halberd, then together with Wei Xu, they tied Lü Bu up with ropes and bound him tightly." As for Chen Gong, "Chen Gong ran to the South Gate and was captured by Xu Huang." This is a case of switching flowers and grafting trees. The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Lü Bu clearly states: "His generals Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu bound Chen Gong and led their troops to surrender." As for Lü Bu himself, "when the siege was urgent, he descended and surrendered." In the official history, it was indeed Chen Gong whom Wei Xu captured alive.