| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 崔钧, 崔鈞, Cuī Jūn |
| Nickname | General of the Household Rapid as a Tiger (虎贲中郎将) |
| Other name | Thôi Quân |
| Courtesy name | 州平, 州平, Zhōu Píng, Zhou Ping, tự Châu Bình |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Boling (present-day Anping County, Hebei) |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
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| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Han Dynasty |
| Battles |
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Biography & Historical Record
Cui Jun (崔钧, Thôi Quân), courtesy name Zhouping (州平, tự Châu Bình), was an Eastern Han general from Boling (Anping, Hebei). Son of the corrupt but high-ranking minister Cui Lie (崔烈), he nevertheless joined Yuan Shao‘s anti-Dong Zhuo coalition and earned a reputation as a fighting man. He served as General of the Household Rapid as a Tiger and later as Administrator of Xihe.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Cui Jun is chiefly a historical figure attested in Sanguozhi and Jin Shu rather than a speaking role in Luo Guanzhong’s novel. The romance’s world of alliance against Dong Zhuo (Chapters 3–9) is the literary backdrop for his life: while his father Cui Lie served Dong Zhuo’s court, Cui Jun chose Yuan Shao’s camp — the same moral split the novel dramatizes when Han loyalists and warlords rise against the tyrant after the eunuch purge.
Cui Jun (崔钧) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Joins Yuan Shao’s coalition
Despite his father Cui Lie serving Dong Zhuo, Cui Jun allies with Yuan Shao against Dong Zhuo — the historical counterpart to the novel’s anti-Dong Zhuo alliance.
General and Administrator
Serves as General of the Household Rapid as a Tiger and Administrator of Xihe; noted as a man of martial reputation.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Cui Jun on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- Father Cui Lie (崔烈, Thôi Liệt), styled Weikao — Minister over the Masses who served Dong Zhuo.
- Brother Cui Yuanping (崔援, Thôi Nguyên Bình) — fellow son of Cui Lie.
Friends
- Yuan Shao (袁绍, Viên Thiệu): Warlord whose coalition against Dong Zhuo Cui Jun joined despite family ties to the tyrant’s court.
Enemies
- Dong Zhuo (董卓, Đổng Trác): Tyrant whose regime Cui Jun opposed while his father served at court.
Other
- Cui Yi (崔毅, Thôi Nghị): Uncle (Cui Lie’s brother) in the novel’s Cui family — fictional farmer who shelters the young emperors in Chapter 3.
In Novel
- Cui Jun (崔钧, Thôi Quân): Listed in ROTK character catalogs; his historical role opposing Dong Zhuo while his father served the tyrant parallels the novel's anti-Dong Zhuo alliance (Chapters 3–9), though he has no named speaking scene.
In History
Summary
- Cui Jun (崔钧, Thôi Quân), styled Zhouping, was a Boling-born general who joined Yuan Shao against Dong Zhuo despite his father Cui Lie's service to Dong Zhuo.
Year: 189 AD
- Joined the coalition against Dong Zhuo; earned reputation as a fighting man.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi Wei 1; Jin Shu vol. 25; Kongming.net encyclopedia.
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