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Yan Wen

Officials in the late Eastern Han Dynasty
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Yan Wen (? - 212), with the word Bojian, Hanyang [4] Xicheng (now Lixian County, Gansu Province), Late Eastern Han Dynasty official. by Liangzhou Don't drive. Acting as the county magistrate of Shanggui.
Jian'an Seventeen years (212 years), ma chao Defeated and fleeing to Shanggui, Free maintenance They led the crowd to greet Ma Chao. Yan Wen prevented Ren Yang from failing and rode back to Liangzhou. [1] When Ma Chao besieged Yicheng, Liangzhou Assassin Wei Kang Send him to break through Xia Houyuan Asking for help, he was captured on the way. Ma Chao wanted to persuade him to surrender to the people in the city, but Yan Wen went against his advice. Ma Chao was angry and killed Yan Wen.
Full Name
Yan Wen
Alias
Yan Bojian
word
Bojian
Times
Eastern Han Dynasty
Ethnic groups
Han nationality
one's native heath
Hanyang County Xixian County (Now Lixian County, Gansu Province)
Date of death
212 years
Highest office
Don't drive in Liangzhou and keep the order of Shanggui [1]

Character's Life

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Yan Wen, known as Bojian, Hanyang County [4] Xicheng people. Yan Wen's first appointment Liangzhou Don't drive. I will be promoted to acting as the county magistrate of Shanggui. [1]
In the 17th year of Jian'an (212 years), ma chao Escape to Shanggui, Shanggui people Free maintenance They led the crowd to greet Ma Chao. Yan Wen prevented Ren Yang from failing and rode back to Liangzhou. Ma Chao led his troops to encircle Jicheng, Liangzhou's administrative seat. The situation was urgent. Liangzhou Governor Wei Kang Send Yan Wen out of the city secretly to Xia Houyuan cry for help. [1] [5-6]
At that time, Ma Chao, thanks to the help of Liangzhou scholars and people Zhang Lu With the help of Yan Wen, ten thousand soldiers besieged Jicheng very tightly. Yan Wen had to dive out of the city at night. The next day, Ma Chaojun found Yan Wen's trace and sent people to track and intercept him. Ma Chaojun overtook Yan Wen within the Xianqin boundary and caught him to see Ma Chao. Ma Chao untied his shackles and said to him, "Now it is clear that the victory or defeat is clear. You asked for help for the isolated city but were caught here. How can you do justice? If you listen to me and tell the city that there will be no help from the East, this is a plan to turn disaster into blessing, otherwise, we will kill you now." Yan Wen pretended to agree, and Ma Chao took him to the city of Hebei in his car. Yan Wen shouted to the city: "The army will come in three days, try hard!" People in the city cried for him and wished him long life. Ma Chao angrily asked him, "Are you going to die?" Yan Wen didn't answer. Ma Chao was unable to attack for a long time, so he slowly lured Yan Wen to change his mind. Then he said to him, "My friends in the city, do you want to work together with me?" Yan Wen ignored him again, and Ma Chao severely blamed him. Yan Wen said: "The only way to do things is to die, but you want the elder to say something unjust. Am I a man who lives in a muddle?" Ma Chao killed him. [2]

Character evaluation

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Chen Shou Romance of the Three Kingdoms 》: "Yan Wen shouted to the city that the whole country would be relieved and the road would be fierce." [3]

Historical records

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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Volume XVIII, Wei Shu XVIII, II Li Zangwen, Lv Xudian, II Pang Yan Zhuan, XVIII [3]