Du Zheng 杜整

Other names

Family

• Descendant of Sheng (盛)
  grandfather 祖 · 2 generations
  Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 54, passage 143
• Child of Kai (楷)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 161
• Child of Pi (辟)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 144
• Child of Mother of Du Zheng
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 145
• Parent of Kai (楷)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 161
• Sibling of Su (肅)
  Uncertain siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 163

Career and standing

• Colonel (dudu) 都督
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 150
• Campaign Commander and chief of staff to the supreme commander 行軍總管兼元帥長史
  AD 586 開皇六年 · Appointed · With Person Id Prince Wei Shuang (衛王爽)
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 156
• Campaign Commander garrisoning Xiangyang 行軍總管鎮襄陽
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 158
• General of the Left Martial Guard 左武衛將軍
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 154
• Governor of Wuzhou 武州刺史
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 151
• Grand Master of the Bureau of Merits 勳曹中大夫
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 152

Places and affiliations

• At Duling in Jingzhao 京兆杜陵
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 142

Works and attributed material

• the military treatises of Sunzi and Wuzi 孫、吳《兵法》
  Readership · Author Person Ids Sunzi (孫子), Wuzi (吳子)
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 146

Events and relationships

• Campaigned with
  AD 577 從武帝平齊 · Military · Subordinate commander · With Person Id Emperor Wu (武帝) · At Qi 齊
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 152
• Marched to and returned without battle
  AD 586 開皇六年 · Military · Subordinate commander · At Hechuan 合川 · With Person Id Prince Wei Shuang (衛王爽)
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 157
• Proposed plan to conquer
  Military · Strategist · At Chen 陳 · Authority Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 158
• Resigned for mourning then recalled
  Career · Official · With Mother of Du Zheng · Detail resigned on account of mourning for his mother but was recalled and ordered to resume duties
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 155
• Served
  Social · Retainer · With Yuwen Xun (宇文訓) · Detail greatly favored
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 149
• Was recruited as trusted intimate by
  Social · Protege · With Yuwen Tai (周文帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 148

Assessments and attributes

• bold and physically powerful when grown; loved to read the military treatises of Sunzi and Wuzi
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 146
• had force of character from youth; at nine mourned his father until his frame was wasted, known for filial devotion to his mother
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 145