Is “The Romance explicitly states that Xun Yu sighed about losing his footing in the powerful family because he opposed the conferral of the title, while the official history excerpt does not explicitly state his cause of death, only commenting that he failed to fulfill his aspirations.” true?

based on fact

The commentary in Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of Xun Yu, Xun You, and Jia Xu only says: 'The commentary says: Xun Yu was pure and elegant, with the demeanor of a king's assistant, yet his keen insight and foresight failed to fulfill his aspirations.' In Chapter 61 of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it explicitly describes his sigh: 'Xun Yu sighed and said: "I did not expect to see this matter today!" ... Wenruo's talent was renowned throughout the world; pitifully, he lost his footing in the powerful family.' This attributes his death to his opposition to Cao Cao's advancement to Duke of Wei.

Xun Yu

Discrepancy in the description of Xun Yu's death

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