Is “Jealous of the capable and refused to send grain to rescue Sun Jian” true?
attested in history
According to Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Sun Ponu, when Sun Jian was attacking Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu listened to slander and withheld grain supplies. It was only after Sun Jian rode to persuade him at night that Yuan Shu sent the grain.
Yuan Shu
In official history, he was a warlord at the end of the Han Dynasty who was extravagant, usurped the throne, and proclaimed himself emperor.
Other claims about Yuan Shu
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