| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 荀俣, 荀俣, Xún Yǔ |
| Nickname | Yushizhongcheng |
| Other name | Tuân Nghĩ |
| Courtesy name | 叔倩, 叔倩, Shūqiàn, Shu Qian, tự Thúc Thiến |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Yingyin, Yingchuan (颍川颍阴; Dĩnh Xuyên Dĩnh Âm) |
| Death Reason | Unknown (natural causes presumed) |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
| Children | |
| Relatives | |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei (曹魏, Tào Ngụy) |
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Biography & Historical Record
Xun Yu (Son) (荀俣, Tuân Nghĩ), courtesy name Shuqian (叔倩, Thúc Thiến), was a prominent son of Cao Cao’s chief adviser Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc), styled Wenruo (文若, Văn Nhược). Homonym note: this page is 荀俣 (Shuqian), not the famous Xun Yu 荀彧 — same pinyin, different character and generation. Known for exceptional erudition, classical scholarship, and legal precision, he served Cao Wei as Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk (Yushi zhongcheng, 御史中丞) and participated in major judicial reforms and administrative revisions under Emperors Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi) and Cao Rui (曹睿, Tào Duệ).
His brothers included Xun Yun (荀恽, Tuân Dận), Xun Can (荀粲, Tuân Sán), and Xun Yi (荀顗, Tuân Ngĩ); his sons Xun Han (荀翰, Tuân Hàn) and Xun Kai (荀恺, Tuân Khái) continued the Yingchuan Xun scholarly line into Western Jin.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
General: Xun Yu (荀俣) does not appear in Luo Guanzhong’s novel. His father Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc) is a central adviser from Cao Cao’s rise through the Chibi era and the Han–Wei transition; the son’s judicial career belongs to Wei founding records in Sanguozhi.
Xun Yu (Son) (荀俣) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Birth in Yingchuan Xun house
Son of Xun Yu (彧); trained in classics and law.
Wei founding era
Serves under Cao Pi as Wei legal administration takes shape.
Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk
Holds Yushi zhongcheng rank; participates in judicial reforms under Cao Rui.
For detailed historical records, explore Xun Yu (荀彧) on Wikipedia — this page covers his son 荀俣.
Key Relationships
Family
- Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc): Father — Cao Cao’s chief civil strategist (different person from this 荀俣).
- Xun Yun (荀恽, Tuân Dận): Elder brother.
- Xun Can (荀粲, Tuân Sán) and Xun Yi (荀顗, Tuân Ngĩ): Brothers.
- Xun Han (荀翰, Tuân Hàn) and Xun Kai (荀恺, Tuân Khái): Sons — continued the scholarly Xun line (no dedicated posts yet).
Friends
- Wei judicial reformers and classicist officials who worked with the Yingchuan Xun house under Cao Pi and Cao Rui — no individual names attested for Xun Yu (俣).
Enemies
- None recorded — civil censor and legal scholar without military conflict.
Other
- Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi) and Cao Rui (曹睿, Tào Duệ): Emperors during his judicial service.
- Homonym: Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc) — father, not this 荀俣.
In Novel
General
- Xun Yu (Son) (荀俣, Tuân Nghĩ): Not a speaking character in Luo Guanzhong's Romance. His father Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc) advises Cao Cao from the Xu campaign through Chibi and the Han–Wei transition; Xun Yu (俣, courtesy Shuqian) is attested in Sanguozhi as a Wei judicial official and son of the great strategist — homonym disambiguation required (俣 not 彧).
In History
Summary
- Xun Yu (荀俣, Tuân Nghĩ), courtesy Shuqian, son of Xun Yu (荀彧, Tuân Úc) — served as Palace Assistant Imperial Clerk under Cao Pi and Cao Rui; father of Xun Han and Xun Kai.
Year: 220 AD
- Wei founding; Xun Yu (俣) enters service in the new imperial legal administration.
Year: c. 230 AD
- Holds Yushi zhongcheng (御史中丞) and participates in judicial reforms under Cao Rui.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Book of Wei — Xun Yu (彧) family notices; Pei Songzhi on Yingchuan Xun descendants in Wei and Jin.
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