Qin and Han · Military Officer

Zhao Xu 趙序

Attested AD 144

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Xu was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

Execution · At marketplace 市
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 81

Attested activity

AD 144 建康元年
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 74

Career and standing

General of the Household 中郎將
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 74
Abandoned in market
Executed · Reason cowardice and false head-counts
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 81

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 43Volume 38: Biographies of Zhang, Fa, Teng, Feng, Du, Yang · 2 passages

朝廷博求將帥，三公舉撫有文武才，拜為九江都尉，與中郎將趙序助馮緄合州郡兵數萬人共討之。 The court cast about for commanders; the Three Excellencies nominated Teng Fu for his civil and military gifts. He received the post of commandant of Jiujiang and, with General of the Household Zhao Xu, assisted Feng Gun in combining tens of thousands of provincial troops against the rebels.

趙序坐畏懦不進，詐增首級，徵還棄市。 Zhao Xu was convicted of hanging back, inflating body counts, and was dragged back to the capital and executed in the marketplace.