Wang Can

王粲
Courtesy name: Zhongxuan (仲宣)
Born
177
Died
217
Ancestral home
Gaoping, Shanyang (Zoucheng, Shandong)
Book mentions
6
Roles:
advisor politician scholar
Factions:
Cao Cao (primary) Liu Biao Liu Cong
Appears in 4 chapters:
  • Chapter 40 — Lady Cai Renounces Jingzhou; Zhuge Liang Burns Xinye.
    The lean little scholar with the perfect memory - Cai Yong once rose before a room of dignitaries to greet him as a youth - who ends the surrender debate with a resume of Cao Cao's victims: Lü Bu at Xiapi, Yuan Shao at Guandu, Mao Dun at White Wolf Hills. 'How do you compare with Cao Cao?' - 'Inferior.' - then do not delay.
  • Chapter 41 — Liu Bei Leads His People Over The River; Zhao Zilong Rescues The Child Lord At Dangyang.
    Wang Can; named in passing.
  • Chapter 56 — Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time.
    Joins Wang Lang, Zhong Yao, and Chen Lin in the tower odes that crown Cao Cao with every virtue.
  • Chapter 66 — Armed With Sword, Guan Yu Goes To A Feast Alone; For The State, Empress Fu Offers Her Life.
    Wang Can; named in passing at the Wei court.