[ Mi Zhu’s brother. Served all three kingdoms. Surrendered to Wu after threat of punishment from Guan Yu.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Mi Fang (Tzŭ-fang)
Simplified Chinese: 麋芳 (子方)
Pronunciation: Mi2 Fang1 (Zi3fang1)
Cantonese (Yale): Mei Fong (Ji-fong)
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Mei Fong (Zi-fong)
Min-Nan: Bi Hong (Cu-pui)
Birthplace: Qu County, Dong Hai Precinct
(Presently Lian Yun Gang City in Jiang Su Province)
Rank and Titles
Chancellor of Pengcheng (Cao Cao), Administrator of Nan Commandery at Jiangling (Liu Bei)
Family and Relationships
Mi Zhu (Brother); Mi Wei (Son); Mi Zhao (Grandson)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Served out the rest of his life in Wu, he didn’t return to Liu Bei and get executed.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 18, 22, 28, 31, 39–41, 49, 63, 65, 73, 75, 76, 81, 83
Sanguozhi: Shu 8
Biography
Mi Fang, styled Zifang, was Mi Zhu’s younger brother. He was named Chancellor of Pengcheng by Cao Cao, but left to serve Liu Bei.
As Guan Yu attacked Cao Cao’s forces north up the Han River in AD 219, Mi Feng held garrison command as Administrator of Nan Commandery at Jiangling. There had been a fire in the arsenal, and Guan Yu blamed Mi Fang and threatened to punish him on his return. When Lü Meng brought an army of Sun Quan to attack Jing province, Mi Fang surrendered.
In AD 223, now in service of Wu, Mi Fang went with He Qi to capture Qichun, north of the Yanzi in Jiangxia.
Note that Mi Fang served each of the three rival kingdoms.
Biography Source: de Crespigny, Rafe: A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)