Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar

Liu Zhen 劉臻

Attested AD 569 - AD 582

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Zhen was a scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 569 to AD 582 太建使周
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 27, passages 115, 117

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation Resided in
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passages 115, 117
At Pei 沛國
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 117

Works and attributed material

名下定無虛士
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode named-speech Speaker Liu Zhen (劉臻)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 118

Events and relationships

Book of Han 漢書
Scholarly · Questioner · Asked doubtful points · With Yao Cha (姚察)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 117

Assessments and attributes

Assessment settled reputation rests on no empty scholar · With Yao Cha (姚察) · Mode named-speech Speaker Liu Zhen (劉臻)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 118

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 27, passage 117

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 27Volume 27: Jiang Zong; Yao Cha · 2 passages

沛國劉臻竊於公館訪漢書疑事十餘條，並為剖析，皆有經據。 Liu Zhen of Pei privately came to the embassy lodge and asked more than ten doubtful points in the Book of Han; Cha explained them all with solid textual grounds.

臻謂所親曰「名下定無虛士」。 Zhen told those close to him, "A settled reputation never rests on an empty scholar."