| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 和洽, 和洽, Hé Qià |
| Nickname | Courtesy Yangshi (阳士); Wei scholar-official |
| Other name | Hoà Hợp |
| Courtesy name | 阳士, 陽士, Yáng Shì, Yang Shi, tự Dương Sĩ |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Xiping, Runan commandery (present-day Xiping County, Henan) |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei |
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Biography & Historical Record
He Qia (和洽, Hoà Hợp), courtesy name Yangshi (阳士, tự Dương Sĩ), was a scholar-official of Runan who served Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Shou preserves his biography in Sanguozhi, vol. 23 (魏书), where he is remembered as a man of broad learning, upright character, and cautious political judgment. Born in the Xiping district of Runan (present-day Henan), he entered service under the late Han and transferred his loyalty to Wei when Cao Cao consolidated power in the north.
He Qia held posts including Palace Attendant and Imperial Secretary. He was known for opposing rash promotions and for advising that talent be measured by integrity rather than faction. When courtiers proposed elevating Cao Cao to kingship, He Qia was among the literati consulted — a moment Luo Guanzhong dramatizes in Chapter 66. Unlike firebrand partisans, He Qia represents the Confucian ideal of the measured counselor: respected by peers such as Wang Can and Du Xi, but not a battlefield figure.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 66 (Guan Yu Goes to a Feast Alone; The Emperor Names His Heir): After Fu Gan’s memorial persuades Cao Cao to abandon his southern campaign, Cao Cao “establishes schools and extends courtesy to literary men.” The novel then names four court scholars — Wang Can (王粲), Du Xi (杜袭), Wei Kai (卫凯), and He Qia (和洽) — who discuss raising Cao Cao to the rank of King of Wei. The proposal collapses when Grand Commandant Xun You (荀攸) objects that the prime minister’s honors are already complete; Cao Cao, angered, suspects Xun You of imitating the disloyal Xun Yu, and Xun You dies of grief shortly after. He Qia appears as one of the scholarly voices in this court debate, not as a combatant.
He Qia (和洽) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Eastern Han
Runan scholar enters service
From Xiping, Runan; recommended for office and noted in Sanguozhi Wei 23 for learning and integrity under the late Han–Wei transition.
c. 210s AD
Wei court counselor
Served as Palace Attendant and Imperial Secretary; associated with Cao Wei’s civil bureaucracy rather than field command.
Chapter 66
Named among literati for kingship debate
Listed with Wang Can, Du Xi, and Wei Kai when Cao Cao, persuaded by Fu Gan to halt his southern expedition, patronizes scholars and the question of Wei kingship arises.
Three Kingdoms era
Historical legacy
Biography preserved in Sanguozhi vol. 23; the novel’s Chapter 66 name-drop aligns with his historical role as a respected Wei scholar-official.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore He Qia on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- No spouse or children prominently recorded in Sanguozhi or the novel passage.
- From Runan Xiping — family details not preserved in standard histories.
Friends
- Wang Can (王粲, Vương Sạn): Fellow scholar named alongside He Qia in Chapter 66’s kingship discussion.
- Du Xi (杜袭, Đỗ Tập) and Wei Kai (卫凯, Vệ Khải): Co-named literati in the same Chapter 66 court scene.
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Wei prime minister whom He Qia served and whose kingship courtiers debated.
Enemies
- Xun You (荀攸, Tuân Du): Grand Commandant who opposed the kingship proposal in Chapter 66 and died after Cao Cao’s suspicion — the debate in which He Qia is named.
Other
- Fu Gan (傅干, Phó Can): Staff officer whose memorial persuaded Cao Cao to abandon the southern campaign immediately before the Chapter 66 scholar scene.
- Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Du): Earlier minister whose disloyalty Cao Cao invokes when angered at Xun You — background to the kingship crisis.
- Emperor Xian (献帝, Hiến Đế): Han sovereign under whom He Qia served before Wei’s rise.
In Novel
Chapter 66
- He Qia (和洽, Hoà Hợp): Named among the four court scholars — with Wang Can, Du Xi, and Wei Kai — when Cao Cao, having abandoned his southern campaign, establishes schools and extends patronage to literary men; the group discusses raising Cao Cao to King of Wei before Xun You's objection ends the matter.
- He Qia (和洽, Hoà Hợp): Name-drop only; does not speak or act individually in the scene, but the citation places him among Wei's most respected civil counselors at the height of Cao Cao's power.
In History
Summary
- He Qia (和洽, Hoà Hợp), styled Yangshi, was a Wei scholar-official from Runan, recorded in Sanguozhi vol. 23 for learning, integrity, and service as Palace Attendant and Imperial Secretary.
Year: Eastern Han–Wei transition
- Entered service under the collapsing Han and continued under Cao Wei; known for measured counsel on appointments and court conduct.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, vol. 23 (和洽传) — full biographical notice under Wei.
- The novel's Chapter 66 listing among Cao Cao's patronized scholars matches his historical reputation as a leading literatus of the Wei court.
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