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Wei Yan was a distinguished officer of Shu who was
named Protector of Hanzhong by Liu Bei.
He defeated his enemies often, Guo
Huai and Fei Yao for example. He often
gave a radical plan for the taking of Chang'an, but was repeatedly rejected by
Zhuge Liang to Yan's dismay.
He was very good to his soldiers, but also boastful, and thus others avoided him. Although in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms Wei Yan
rebelled upon Zhuge Liang's death and was then killed, his death in history
was different. Wei Yan was at odds with Yang
Yi, who was Chief Clerk, and it was this feud that led to Wei Yan's "rebellion" and subsequent death.
Wei Yan never rebelled. After Zhuge Liang's death, he was for attacking the fleeing Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang's top generals was against this, so Wei Yan took his own regiment and attacked Sima Yi, Shu
thought he was deserting, thus, a rebellion!
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