Chen Ying (Chen Gui's son)
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Chen Ying was the second son of Chen Gui
, an advisor who served under the warlord Lü Bu
during the late Han Dynasty
period of Chinese history
. When Yuan Shu
wanted to declare himself emperor
, he wrote a letter to Chen Gui, asking Chen to be his advisor. At that time, Chen Ying was in Xiapi and Yuan used him as a hostage to force Chen Gui to serve him. Chen Gui scolded Yuan in his reply. Nothing else about Chen Ying was recorded in history.
Chen Gui
Chen Gui, style name Hanyu , was a minister serving under the warlord Lü Bu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. The loyalty of Chen Gui then caused him to plot with Cao Cao and betray Lü Bu. He and his son Chen Deng then manipulated Lü Bu, contributing to Liu Bei and Cao Cao's...
, an advisor who served under the warlord Lü Bu
Lü Bu
Lü Bu was a military general and later a minor warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. According to the Records of Three Kingdoms, Lü Bu was highly-skilled in horse-riding and archery, and was thus nicknamed "Flying General"...
during the late Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. When Yuan Shu
Yuan Shu
Yuan Shu was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the imperial court in 189. He was said to be a younger cousin of the warlord Yuan Shao, but was actually Yuan Shao's younger half-brother...
wanted to declare himself emperor
Emperor of China
The Emperor of China refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning between the founding of Qin Dynasty of China, united by the King of Qin in 221 BCE, and the fall of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China in 1916. When referred to as the Son of Heaven , a title that predates the Qin unification, the...
, he wrote a letter to Chen Gui, asking Chen to be his advisor. At that time, Chen Ying was in Xiapi and Yuan used him as a hostage to force Chen Gui to serve him. Chen Gui scolded Yuan in his reply. Nothing else about Chen Ying was recorded in history.