Fu Xun

Fu Xun (onyomi: Fu Son) is an official who lived during the late Han Dynasty of China and the Early Three Kingdoms era. Known for being well-read and a Critical Commentator, he first served as an official under Liu Biao, the Governor of Jing Province at the time before persuading Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao along with Kuai Yue, Wang Can, Han Song and others.

Role in Games
Fu Xun is an official in Romance of the Three Kingdoms who excels at political affairs, with his intelligence and politics ranging in the high 60s to low 70s as well as average charisma in the 50s, making him a good choice for domestic tasks. His battle stats however are severely low, making him a poor choice for leading any units.

Historical Information
Fu Xun was born in Niyang couny, Beidi Commandery around Tongchan, Shaanxi. He began his career by serving as a Gentlemen of Writing (尚書郎) in the Han Civil service. Later, he would travel to Jing province to serve as a civil advisor under Liu Biao. Fu Xun would go on to faithfully serve Liu Biao for the next few years.

After the death of Liu Biao in 208, Fu Xun would briefly continue to serve Liu Biao's youngest son Liu Cong and was one of those in his court who would persuade him to yield to Cao Cao, who had begun his invasion of Jing that same year. Cao Cao would go on to grant Fu Xun a Marquis Peerage as a reward. In 211, he was one of those who proposed to Emperor Xian to grant Cao Cao the title of Duke.

More than a decade later in 220, Fu Xun would advise Cao Cao's son and heir Cao Pi to depose Emperor Xian, ending the Han Dynasty and signalling the beginning of Wei, He was then further promoted to the ranks of Palace Attendant (侍中) and Master of Writing (尚書) in the Imperial court, it was unknown which exact year he died in, but it was recorded that he died sometime during Cao Rui's reign.

Fu Xun, who was renowned for his commentating, once predicted that Pang Tong, a prominent advisor of Liu Bei was but a half-hero, Pei Qian (an official) would gain fame for his adequate morals, and Wei Feng (an official under Cao Cao) would one day rebel. All 3 of these predictions ultimately turned out to be true, since Pang Tong received fair but lesser treatment in comparison to Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's main advisor, Pei Qian eventually earned the post of Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書令) and was known for his rightous actions, and Wei Feng would start his rebellion in the year 219.