荀彧 / Xun Yu

荀彧 / Xun Yu enters the wiki through Hanji 1020 in the 杨彪 case. The source gives him a compact role: with 孔融, he asks 满宠 not to torture Yang Biao during the investigation.

The episode’s interest is less in Xun Yu’s biography than in his position inside Cao Cao’s order. He belongs to the group that recognizes the reputational danger of the case: an old-Han minister with broad prestige cannot be treated as an ordinary defendant without risking public trust.

Connections

• 曹操 - political order in which Xun Yu is acting.
• 杨彪 - accused old-Han minister.
• 孔融 and 满宠 - other case actors.
• 名望约束下的政治追诉 - concept for the case’s reputation constraint.