Five Dynasties · Official

Zhong Yunzhang 鍾允章

Attested AD 959 - AD 960

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhong Yunzhang was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 175

Attested activity

AD 959 to AD 960 大寶二年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 169, 175

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Elder son of Zhong Yunzhang (鍾允章長子)
son 子
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 175
Parent of Younger son of Zhong Yunzhang (鍾允章次子)
son 子
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 175

Kinship Role sons · Count 2
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 175

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65: Hereditary House of Southern Han · 5 passages

尚書左丞鐘允章參政事，深嫉之，數請誅宦官，宦官皆仄目。 Left Assistant Director of the Secretariat Zhong Yunzhang participated in government affairs, deeply resented this, and repeatedly requested the execution of the eunuchs; the eunuchs all glared at him sidelong.

二年，鋹祀天南郊，前三日，允章與禮官登壇，四顧指麾，宦者許彥真望見之曰：「此謀反爾！」 In the second year Chang sacrificed to Heaven at the southern suburb. Three days before, Yunzhang and the ritual officials ascended the altar and looked about directing affairs. The eunuch Xu Yanzhen saw it from afar and said, "This is rebellion!"

乃拔劍升壇，允章迎叱之，彥真馳走，告允章反。 He drew his sword and ascended the altar. Yunzhang met and shouted at him; Yanzhen fled and reported that Yunzhang had rebelled.

鋹下允章獄，遣禮部尚書薛用丕治之。 Chang threw Yunzhang into prison and sent Minister of Rites Xue Yongpi to try the case.

允章與用丕有舊，因泣下曰：「吾今無罪，自誣以死固無恨，然吾二子皆幼，不知父冤，俟其長，公可告之。」 Yunzhang and Yongpi were old friends; Yunzhang wept and said, "I am innocent; to confess falsely and die I have no regret, yet my two sons are young and do not know their father’s wrong. When they grow up, sir, you must tell them."