Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Chang Fang 常房

Attested AD 223

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chang Fang was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Killed · Authority Zhu Bao (朱褒)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 4

Attested activity

AD 223 建興元年
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 3

Family

Kinship Role younger-brothers · Count 4
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 5
Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 5

Career and standing

Yizhou staff officer 益州從事
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 3
Framed for treason
Authority Zhu Bao (朱褒)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 4

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 33Volume 33: Book of Shu 3: Biography of the Later Lord · 4 passages

〈《魏氏春秋》曰：初，益州從事常房行部，聞褒將有異志，收其主簿案問，殺之。〈The Wei Annals of Spring and Autumn record that earlier, Yizhou staff officer Chang Fang, on circuit duty, heard Zhu Bao was turning disloyal; he arrested Zhu's chief clerk for questioning and had him executed.

褒怒，攻殺房，誣以謀反。 Zhu Bao struck back: he killed Chang Fang and then framed him for treason.

諸葛亮誅房諸子，徙其四弟於越雋，欲以安之。 Zhuge Liang put Chang Fang's sons to death, banished four of his younger brothers to Yuexi, and meant the gesture as a conciliatory signal.

臣松之案：以為房為褒所誣，執政所宜澄察，安有妄殺不辜以悅姦慝？ Pei Songzhi argues that Chang Fang was framed by Zhu Bao and that the court should have sorted truth from falsehood instead of executing innocents to appease a traitor.