Dates uncertain · Official

Cheng Xin 成信

Chéng Xìn

Dates uncertain

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cheng Xin was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Killed
Directly stated · Book of Han 102, passage 220

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 102Volume 90: Cruel Officials · 2 passages

其治復放河內，徒請召猜禍吏與從事，河內則楊皆、麻戊，關中揚贛、成信等。 He imported Henei's poisoners—Yang Jie and Ma Wu—and paired them with Guanzhong bullies such as Yang Gan and Cheng Xin.

中廢為右扶風，坐怒其吏成信，信亡藏上林中，宣使縣令將吏卒，闌入上林中蠶室門攻亭格殺信，射中苑門，宣下吏，為大逆當族，自殺。 Demoted to governor of Youfufeng, he hunted fugitive clerk Cheng Xin into the imperial park, stormed a gate, killed him and punctured the lodge wall—capital treason—and killed himself.