Fu Xun

Fu Xun (birth and death dates unknown) was a politician of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. He previously served under the warlord Liu Biao in the late Eastern Han dynasty.

Life

Fu Xun was from Niyang county (泥陽縣), Beidi commandery (北地郡), which is around present-day Yaozhou District, Tongchuan, Shaanxi. He was well-read and known for giving critical commentary on people. He was recruited into the civil service and served as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat (尚書郎). He later moved to Jing Province (covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) and became a guest official under the governor Liu Biao.

In 208, shortly after Liu Biao's death, the warlord Cao Cao invaded Jing Province and his army arrived outside the provincial capital Xiangyang. Fu Xun, who was then East Assistant Officer (東曹掾), along with Kuai Yue and Han Song (韓嵩), urged Liu Biao's younger son and successor Liu Cong to yield to Cao Cao. Liu Cong heeded their advice. Fu Xun came to serve Cao Cao and received a title of a "Secondary Marquis" (關內侯) for his effort in persuading Liu Cong to surrender.