Yú Què 余闕 (1303–1358), zì Tíngxīn 廷心, yīzì Tiānxīn 天心. Sèmù; family originally from Wǔwēi 武威 (Liángzhōu); relocated to Héféi 合肥 because his father held office there. Yuántǒng 1 (1333) jìnshì, that year examined by Wáng Yí 王沂 who was zuǒkǎoshì. Career sequentially up to Huáinán xíngshěng zuǒchéng, divisional commander defending Ānqìng 安慶. In the great rebel sieges, Chén Yǒuliàng 陳友諒 took the city; Yú Què cut his own throat. Posthumously Xíngshěng píngzhāng; posthumous name 忠宣 Zhōngxuān; Yuánshǐ j. 143 contains his biography. Scholarly: yú Wǔjīng jiē yǒu zhuànzhù — has zhuànzhù commentaries on all Five Classics. Calligraphy: zhuànlì jīngzhì kěchuán. The Sìkù tíyào compares Yú Què, defending Ānqìng to the death, with Xǔ Yuǎn 許遠 / Zhāng Xún 張巡 of the Táng Sui-yáng defense — “xiānhòu zhēngliè.” His four letters to Prime Minister Tuōtuō (Qiánlóng: 托克托) on the QíHuáng yùkòu strategy are preserved at the head of his Qīngyáng jí KR4d0524.