[ Served Wei. Son of Yue Jin. Campaigned against Shu with Cao Zhen. Executed by Zhuge Dan.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Yüeh Ch‘ên
Simplified Chinese: 乐綝
Pronunciation: Yue4 Chen1
Name Notes: Mistranslated as ‘Yue Shen’ in some Koei games, and on rare occasion referenced as ‘Yue Lin’.
Rank and Titles
Inspector of Yang Zhou; Wei Wei; Marquis of Sympathy
Family and Relationships
Yue Jin (Father); Yue Zhao (Son)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Historically died in an ambush against Zhuge Dan.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 98, 100, 102, 103, 106, 111
Biography
In the 23rd year of Jian An, Yue Jin passed away. Yue Jin was posthumously titled the Marquis of Might (Wei Hou). His son, Yue Shen (either that or can be pronounced as Chen or Lin), was made his heir. Yue Shen resembled closely to his father and he was made the Inspector of Yang Zhou. When Zhuge Dan rebelled, Yue Shen was killed by an ambush and the court passed an edict to mourn his death. Yue Shen was given the rank of Wei Wei (one of the Nine Ministers) and posthumously given the title of Marquis of Sympathy (Min Hou). Yue Shen’s son, Yue Zhao was made his heir.(1)
1) Source: Yue Jin’s SGZ.