Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Chen Shi

Chen Shi was an advisor and general for the during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He was captured at the Battle of Mount Dingjun by , but was exchanged for Shu's prisoner, Xiahou Shang. In the historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', due to his defeat at the third of Zhuge Liang he tried to lay his failure to Wei Yan however Zhuge already knew the truth that Chen Shi tried to blame Yan, he was executed by Zhuge. Chen Shi was rumored to be the father of Chen Shou, the author of ''''.

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