Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Attendant and Assassin

Zheng Zhi 植

Zhí

Attested AD 500 - AD 501

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zheng Zhi was an Attendant and Assassin.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 500 to AD 501 東昏遣至雍州
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 112

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Zheng Shaoshu (鄭紹叔)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 112, 132
Child of Father of Zheng Shaoshu
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 11, passages 112, 132
Child of Mother of Zheng Shaoshu
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 11, passages 112, 132

Career and standing

Donghun's rear-palace attendant 東昏直後
AD 500 to AD 501 東昏直後 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 112

Works and attributed material

Yongzhou is not a prize easily seized.
Speech · Speaker · With Zheng Shaoshu (鄭紹叔) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 117

Events and relationships

Sent as assassin
AD 500 to AD 501 東昏遣至雍州 · Political · Agent · With Gaozu (高祖) · Authority Donghun (東昏) · At Yongzhou 雍州
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 112

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 11Volume 11: Zhang Hongce; Yu Yu; Zheng Shaoshu; Lü Sengzhen · 9 passages

紹叔兄植爲東昏直後，東昏遣至雍州，託以候紹叔，實潛使爲刺客。 Shaoshu's brother Zhi was Donghun's rear-palace attendant; Donghun sent him to Yongzhou under the pretense of visiting Shaoshu, while secretly ordering him to kill Gaozu.

植旣至，高祖于紹叔處置酒宴之，戲植曰：「朝廷遣卿見圖，今日閑宴，是見取良會也。」 When Zhi came, Gaozu feasted him at Shaoshu's house and said in jest, "The court sent you to kill me. This leisurely banquet is your finest opening."

令植登臨城隍，周觀府署，士卒、器械、舟艫、戰馬，莫不富實。 He sent Zhi up on the ramparts to tour the compound: troops, arms, boats, and horses were all lavishly supplied.

植退謂紹叔曰：「雍州實力，未易圖也。」 On leaving, Zhi told Shaoshu, "Yongzhou is not a prize easily seized."

紹叔曰：「兄還，具爲天子言之。 Shaoshu said, "Go back and report all of this faithfully to the throne.

兄若取雍州，紹叔請以此衆一戰。」 If you come for Yongzhou, I will meet your army in open battle with these men."

送兄于南峴，相持慟哭而別。 He sent his brother off at South Xian, and the two held each other, weeping, before they separated.

初，紹叔少失父，事母及祖母以孝聞，奉兄恭謹。 From youth he had lost his father; he was famed for honoring mother and grandmother, and deferential toward his elder brother.

及居顯要，祿賜所得及四方貢遺，悉歸之兄室。 In high rank, every stipend, gift, and tribute went straight to his brother's house.