Qin Mi
秦宓
Courtesy name: Zichi (子勑)
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- Died
- 226
- Ancestral home
- Mianzhu, Guanghan (Mianzhu, Sichuan)
- Book mentions
- 11
Roles:
politician
Factions:
Shu Han
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 4 chapters:
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Chapter 65
— Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
Stops the haughty legate in the street, sword in hand — 'do not look so contemptuously at us of Shu!' — and, appeased, joins Jian Yong in persuading Liu Zhang; named in the investiture.
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Chapter 80
— Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
Qin Mi; in Liu Bei's court; among the petitioners.
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Chapter 81
— Eager For Vengeance, Zhang Fei Is Assassinated; Athirst Of Retribution, The First Ruler Goes To War.
Kneels in the Emperor's path — 'I fear disaster if Your Majesty disregards your servant's words' — and smiles under the death sentence: 'I die without regret; the pity is that this newly established state should be overturned ere it be well begun.' Commuted to prison until the army returns.
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Chapter 86
— Using Words, Qin Mi Overcomes Zhang Wen; Setting Fire, Xu Sheng Defeats Cao Pi.
Stumbles into the farewell banquet seeming drunk and answers every one of Zhang Wen's celestial riddles from the Odes — the sky's head is in the west, its ears hear the crane, its feet tread down difficulties, and its family name is Liu — then breaks the envoy with one question about Gong Gong, the Imperfect Mountain, and what lies beyond the ether.