Gongsun Yuan

Appears only in Guanqiu Jian's memorial, in the chapter's last three lines: 'Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong has risen in revolt, assumed the style of Prince of Yan, and adopted a reign title of Extending Han. Gongsun Yuan has built himself a Palace, established an administration of his own, and is disturbing the whole north with plundering.'

The chapter's title character, and he dies in it. Grandson of Gongsun Du and second son of Gongsun Kang, he takes the chiefship from his uncle Gongsun Gong when he comes of age, kills Sun Quan's envoys and sends their heads to Wei for the Dukedom of Yuelang, and then declares himself Prince of Yan with the reign-title Extending Han anyway. Executes Jia Fan and then Lun Zhi in the public place for arguing against it. Raises a hundred and fifty thousand men, loses Liaosui to a feint, loses Bei Yan to Xiahou Ba, and is penned in Xiangping until the horses are eaten and his own soldiers start talking about killing him. Sends two embassies — the first two envoys are beheaded and their heads returned over the wall, the second is told the five courses open to an army and runs 'like a rat'. Breaks out of the south gate at night with a thousand horse and his son, gets three miles, and is taken. 'Gongsun Yuan and Gongsun Xiu were slain where they stood.' Seventy heads of his clan and supporters follow.