entity Updated 2026-08-25

胡文才 / Hu Wencai (late Han)

胡文才 / Hu Wencai enters the wiki through Hanji 966 as a Liangzhou-linked figure whom 王允 tries to use during the crisis created by 贾诩’s advice to 李傕 and other 董卓 remnant commanders.

The episode’s claim is narrow but important: Wang Yun has the right instinct that Liangzhou influence could matter, but his arrogant reception of Hu Wencai and 杨整修 turns a possible mediation channel into a push toward the Li-Guo advance on 长安. Hu Wencai therefore anchors the episode’s warning that political networks do not work when status performance contradicts the practical need to ask for help.

Connections

  • Hanji 966 - source case.
  • 王允 - official who seeks his help but mishandles the meeting.
  • 杨整修 - paired Liangzhou influence figure in the episode.
  • 李傕, 郭汜, and 长安 - crisis field affected by the failed contact.
  • 行势情战略评估 - the broader judgment frame for matching need, leverage, and treatment of intermediaries.