Hua Xin

華歆
Courtesy name: Ziyu (子魚)
Born
157
Died
232
Ancestral home
Gaotang, Pingyuan (Southwest of Yucheng City, Shandong)
Book mentions
48
Roles:
politician
Factions:
Cao Wei (primary) Liu Yao Sun Ce Sun Quan
Links:
Appears in 10 chapters:
  • Chapter 29 — The Little Chief Of The South Slays Yu Ji; The Green Eyed Boy Lays Hold On The South Land.
    Governor of Yuzhang who surrenders to Sun Ce at the mere arrival of Yu Fan's dispatch - the bloodless conquest that rounds out the southern domain.
  • Chapter 56 — Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time.
    Sun Quan's envoy to the tower with the Jingzhou memorial - and Cheng Yu's first sacrifice: 'cause the Emperor to retain this Hua Xin in the capital.' He is showered with gifts, given a ministry, and quietly stolen from the South Land.
  • Chapter 66 — Armed With Sword, Guan Yu Goes To A Feast Alone; For The State, Empress Fu Offers Her Life.
    Hua Xin; leads the palace raid that finds Empress Fu hidden behind a wall and drags her out by the hair - the chapter's most visceral moment of regime violence.
  • Chapter 69 — Guan Lu Sees Things In The Book Of Changes; Five Loyal Subjects Die For Their State.
    Hua Xin; at Cao Cao's court.
  • Chapter 78 — Treating A Headache, A Famous Physician Dies; Giving The Last Words, The Crafty Hero Departs.
    Hua Xin; in the Wei court at the transition.
  • Chapter 79 — Brother Oppressing Brother: Cao Zhi Composes Poems; Nephew Harming Uncle: Liu Feng Receives Punishment.
    Hua Xin; senior Wei counsel; will be the one drafting the abdication edict in chapter 80.
  • Chapter 80 — Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
    Hua Xin; the chapter's villain. Drafts the abdication edict; bullies Emperor Xian to the dais; the chief instrument of the Han's burial. Earns the 'unhappy fame' that haunts him in the novel ever after.
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    Hua Xin; senior in the Wei court at the transition.
  • Chapter 94 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March.
    Hua Xin; in the Wei court.
  • Chapter 99 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land.
    Hua Xin; in the Wei court.