苏谦 / Su Qian (late Han)

苏谦 enters the wiki through Hanji 902 as the father whose killing launches 苏不韦’s revenge path. The episode says Su Qian is upright and loyal to imperial authority; while in office he discovers 李昊’s unlawful behavior and becomes Li’s enemy.

The source presents Su Qian’s fatal exposure as partly procedural. Local officials are not supposed to leave their posts and enter the capital to complain without imperial authorization, and Li Hao uses that rule against Su before the accusation can succeed. Su’s death gives Su Buwei’s later violence a filial origin, while also showing how captured reporting can turn a lawful complaint route into danger for the complainant.

Connections

• 苏不韦 - son who delays full burial and devotes himself to revenge.
• 李昊 - official whose conflict with Su Qian triggers the revenge story.
• Filial Revenge Public Sympathy and Atrocity Retaliation Cycle - adjacent concepts for the emotional and escalation logic of the source branch.
• 君臣反馈失灵 - wider setting where complaint against a powerful actor does not become protection.