| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 于圭, 于圭, Yú Guī |
| Nickname | Marquis of Yishou (益寿亭侯) |
| Other name | Vu Khuê |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Juye, Jiyin (济阴巨野; Tế Âm Cự Dã) |
| Death Reason | Unknown (natural causes presumed) |
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| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei (曹魏, Tào Ngụy) |
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Biography & Historical Record
Yu Gui (于圭, Vu Khuê) was the son and successor of veteran general Yu Jin (于禁, Vu Cấm), styled Wenze (文则, Văn Tắc), one of Cao Cao’s Five Elite Generals — yet the most tragic, having surrendered to Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ) at Fancheng in 219 AD and returned to Wei in disgrace. Yu Jin died in 221 AD, reportedly from humiliation and grief after seeing a painting of the Fancheng defeat displayed at Cao Pi’s court. Emperor Wen Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi) then granted the title of Marquis of Yishou Pavilion (益寿亭侯) to Yu Gui, ensuring Yu Jin’s ancestral sacrifices continued despite the father’s stained reputation.
Yu Gui’s inheritance illustrates Wei policy: honor the lineage even when the father’s final years brought shame — the son carries the marquisate so the Yu house does not vanish from the nobility rolls.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapters 74–75 (Guan Yu floods seven armies; Yu Jin surrenders at Fancheng): The novel dramatizes Yu Jin’s capture and disgrace. Yu Gui (于圭, Vu Khuê) is not named in the novel but is the historical son who inherited the Yishou Pavilion marquisate in 221 AD after Yu Jin’s death — attested in Sanguozhi Wei enfeoffment succession.
Yu Gui (于圭) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Son of Yu Jin
Heir of a Five Elite Generals commander whose career ended in Fancheng surrender.
Father surrenders at Fancheng
Yu Jin captured by Guan Yu — family reputation shattered.
Succession to Yishou
Yu Jin dies; Cao Pi enfeoffs Yu Gui as Marquis of Yishou Pavilion to maintain ancestral rites.
For detailed historical records, explore Yu Jin on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- Yu Jin (于禁, Vu Cấm): Father — Five Elite Generals commander who surrendered at Fancheng and died in disgrace (221 AD).
Friends
- Wei court officials who supported continuing the Yu marquisate despite Yu Jin’s Fancheng shame — preserving the family’s ritual status.
Enemies
- No personal antagonists recorded — inherited his father’s disgrace rather than earning new foes.
Other
- Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi): Emperor who enfeoffed Yu Gui as Yishou marquis in 221 AD.
- Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ): Captor of Yu Gui’s father at Fancheng — source of the family’s humiliation.
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Lord who had ennobled Yu Jin before the Fancheng disaster.
In Novel
Chapters 74–75
- Yu Gui (于圭, Vu Khuê): Not individually named in Luo Guanzhong's Romance, but his father Yu Jin (于禁, Vu Cấm) surrenders to Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ) when Fancheng is flooded and dies in Wei disgrace afterward. Sanguozhi records Yu Gui as son who inherited the Marquisate of Yishou Pavilion in 221 AD when Cao Pi (曹丕, Tào Phi) allowed Yu Jin's ancestral sacrifices to continue through the heir.
In History
Summary
- Yu Gui (于圭, Vu Khuê), son of Yu Jin, succeeded to the Marquisate of Yishou Pavilion in 221 AD after his father died from humiliation following the Fancheng surrender to Guan Yu.
Year: 219 AD
- Yu Jin surrenders to Guan Yu at Fancheng; returns to Wei in disgrace.
Year: 221 AD
- Yu Jin dies; Cao Pi enfeoffs Yu Gui as Marquis of Yishou Pavilion to maintain the Yu ancestral line.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Book of Wei — Yu Jin biography, Fancheng surrender, death from shame, and enfeoffment succession to Yu Gui.
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