Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Retainer

Cen Wenhao 岑文豪

Attested AD 543

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cen Wenhao was a Retainer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Wenhao	文豪

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 543 大同八年…在學一歲
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 24, passages 135, 139

Career and standing

retainer 門下客
Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 139

Events and relationships

Accompanied Yuan Xian to Zhou Hongzheng
Scholarly · Messenger · With Yuan Xian (袁憲), Zhou Hongzheng (周弘正), Yuan Junzheng (君正)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 139
Asked to prepare ritual gift for examination
Personal · Proposer · With Yuan Junzheng (君正)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 145
Told to report Hongzheng praise to Yuan Junzheng
Personal · Addressee · With Zhou Hongzheng (周弘正), Yuan Junzheng (君正)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 144
Relation Retainer of · Person Yuan Junzheng (君正)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 24, passage 139

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 24Volume 24: Zhou Hongzheng; Yuan Xian · 3 passages

居數日，君正遣門下客岑文豪與憲候弘正，會弘正將登講坐，弟子畢集，乃延憲入室，授之麈尾，令憲樹義。 A few days later Junzheng sent his retainer Cen Wenhao with Xian to see Hongzheng. Hongzheng was about to lecture with all disciples present; he brought Xian in, gave him a fly-whisk, and told him to open the discussion.

弘正請起數難，終不能屈，因告文豪曰：「卿還咨袁吳郡，此郎已堪見代為博士矣。」 Hongzheng raised difficulty after difficulty but could not defeat him. He told Wenhao, "Tell Administrator Yuan of Wu that this boy is already fit to succeed me as doctor."

時生徒對策，多行賄賂，文豪請具束脩，君正曰：「我豈能用錢為兒買第耶？」 Students then often bribed their way through policy examinations. Wenhao asked to prepare the ritual gift; Junzheng said, "Would I buy my son a degree with money?"