Zheng Shaoshu 鄭紹叔

Other names

Family

• Descendant of Grandmother of Zheng Shaoshu
  grandmother 祖母 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Father of Zheng Shaoshu
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 132
• Sibling of Zheng Zhi (植)
  elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 112, 132
• Child of Father of Zheng Shaoshu
  father 父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 132
• Child of Mother of Zheng Shaoshu
  mother 母 · maternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 127, 132
• Parent of Zheng Zhen (貞)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 155

Career and standing

• Bearer of the Staff 使持節
  AD 505 四年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 136
• General Who Subdues the Barbarians 征虜將軍
  AD 505 四年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 136
• Inspector of Sizhou 司州刺史
  AD 505 四年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 136
• Minister of the Guards 衛尉卿
  AD 502 天監初 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 122
• General of the Champions 冠軍將軍
  AD 501 義師起 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 121
• Right Army Major 右軍司馬
  AD 502 to AD 504 頃之，起爲 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 129

Places and affiliations

• Liang 梁
  Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 122, 136
• Southern Qi 南齊
  Relation Served under
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 112
• AD 505 四年
  At Sizhou 司州 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 136-137

Works and attributed material

• secretly informed Gaozu of the assassination plot
  Report · Speaker · With Gaozu (高祖) · Paraphrased
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 113
• I am too dull for praise; this is the sagely lord's doing alone.
  Speech · Speaker · With Gaozu (高祖) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 124
• My judgment was shallow. I thought it should be done this way and nearly led the court astray. The fault is mine.
  Speech · Speaker · With Gaozu (高祖) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 125
• Go back and report all of this faithfully to the throne. If you come for Yongzhou, I will meet your army in open battle with these men.
  Speech · Speaker · With Zheng Zhi (植) · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 118-119

Events and relationships

• Accompanied east
  AD 501 義師起 · Military · Officer · At Jiangzhou 江州
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 121
• Assassination plot reported
  AD 500 to AD 501 東昏遣至雍州 · Political · Intended victim · With Zheng Zhi (植)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 112-113
• Farewell
  Personal · Participant · With Zheng Zhi (植) · At South Xian 南峴
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 120
• Fell gravely ill on reaching home
  AD 507 六年 · Medical · Patient
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 140
• Fortified and resettled
  AD 505 四年 · Administrative · Inspector · At Sizhou 司州
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 137
• Garrisoned
  AD 504 三年，魏軍圍合肥 · Military · Commander · At Dong Pass 東關 · Counterpart Wei 魏
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 134

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment famed for filial service to mother and grandmother; reverent toward elder brother · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 132
• Assessment loyal and fierce in purpose; credited his lord for success and himself for failure; without equal in his day · Mode named-speech Speaker Gaozu (高祖)
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 153
• Assessment loyal in serving his lord; concealed nothing of what he heard abroad · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 123
• Assessment proud and quick-tempered, yet open-handed and generous in recommendations; scholars gathered to him · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 138
• Assessment utmost filial devotion; Gaozu sent men to restrain his weeping · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 128
• AD 508 七年
  Item court robe and suit of garments 朝服一具，衣一襲 · Relation Bestowed
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 151

Source notes

• lost his father while young
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 132