Overview
Fa Zheng was a Shu Han official and strategist under Liu Bei.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xiaozhi | 孝直 | Xiàozhí |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Yi | 翼侯 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 220 明年卒Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 223
Age
- 45AD 220 時年四十五 · Reckoning Sui · At deathDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 223
Attested activity
- AD 200 to AD 220 Opening of Fa Zheng biographyDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 106
- AD 209 to AD 211 主公之在公安也Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 199-200
- AD 217 二十二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 206
- AD 219 二十四年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 211, 213
- AD 214 先主定益州後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 34, passage 69
- AD 219 先主立為漢中王Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 222
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- AD 217 to AD 219 先主與曹公爭Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 233-237
- AD 214 十九年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 166, 173
- AD 196 建安初Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- AD 211 建安十六年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passages 90, 93
- AD 211 張松、法正Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 126
- AD 219 to AD 220 後代法正為尚書令Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 85
- AD 220 明年卒Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 223
- AD 211 to AD 214 璋遣法正迎劉備Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 63
- AD 211 to AD 214 迎先主、軍圍雒城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 129, 145
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Parent of Fa Zheng (法正之父或母)parent 父/母Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 109
- Descendant of Fa Zhen (法真)Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 121
- Descendant of Fa Zhen (法真)grandfather 祖父 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 109
- Child of Fa Yan (法衍)father 父Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 121
- Parent of Fa Miao (法邈)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 226
Key source chapters
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37 Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng 37 passages
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31 Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius 6 passages
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 34 Volume 34: Book of Shu 4: Biographies of Concubines and Sons of the Two Lords 2 passages
- Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 39 Volume 39: Book of Shu 9: Biographies of Dong, Liu, Ma, Chen, Dong, and Lü 2 passages
Career and standing
- chief strategist 謀主Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 196
- Director of the Secretariat 尚書令AD 219 先主立為漢中王 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 222
- General Who Guards the Army 護軍將軍AD 219 先主立為漢中王 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 222
- Administrator of Shu Commandery 蜀郡太守AD 214 十九年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 196
- General Who Displays Might 揚武將軍AD 214 十九年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 196
- Colonel for Military Deliberation 軍議校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
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- Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 85
- Magistrate of Xindu 新都令HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- posthumous name Marquis Yi 諡曰翼侯BestowedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 225
- ExercisedAbusing authorityDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 197-198
- maligned as dissolute 謗無行Slandered · SufferedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 123
Places and affiliations
- AD 219 to AD 220 後代法正為尚書令Polity Shu Han 蜀漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 85
- Polity Shu Han 蜀 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 196
- Polity Yizhou under Liu Zhang 劉璋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- At Mei in Fufeng 扶風郿Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 108
- AD 196 建安初At Shu 蜀 · Relation Migrated toDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- At metropolitan district 都畿 · Relation AdministeredDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 196
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- At Xindu 新都 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
Learning and skills
- Skill stratagems and schemes 智術 · Level admiredDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 228, 239
Works and attributed material
- AD 217 二十二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 206-209
- AD 219 二十四年Counsel · Speaker · Direct quotationDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 213
- Counsel · Speaker · With Liu Bei (劉備) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 176-178
- Letter · Author · With Liu Zhang (劉璋) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 145-172
- Speech · Speaker · With Liu Bei (劉備) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 235
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
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- Speech · Subject · Speaker Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 231-232
Events and relationships
- Entered ShuDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- Marched withDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 210
- Mission to Liu BeiDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 127-128
- Second mission invite Liu BeiDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 129-130
- Sent toDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passages 90, 92
- Shielded lord under arrowsDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 234-237
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- Summarily executed personal enemiesLegal · Actor · At Shu Commandery 蜀郡Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 197
- With Zhang Song, pledged allegiance while failing to declare a clean break, playing both sidesDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passages 126, 128
- Wrote letter during Luocheng siegeDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 145-165
- Relation Served · Person Liu Zhang (劉璋) · vassal whose loyalty to Liu Zhang was compromisedStrongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 126
- Relation Colleague of · Person Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 227-228
- Relation Advisor to · Person Liu Zhang (劉璋)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 166, 172
- Relation Client of · Person Liu Zhang (劉璋)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
- Relation Advisor of · Person Liu Bei (劉備)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 130, 142, 196, 200, 206
- Relation Comparable to · Person Cheng Yu (程) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
- Relation Comparable to · Person Guo Jia (郭) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
- Relation Fellow townsman of · Person Meng Da (孟達)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 122
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment differed in temperament from Zhuge Liang yet mutually esteemed by public duty · With Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 227
- Assessment had he lived he could have restrained Liu Bei from the eastern campaign and averted catastrophe · With Liu Bei (劉備) · Mode named-person-report Speaker Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passages 231-232
- Assessment ruler-minister righteousness incorrect; disloyal scheming of a lesser grade of guilt · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Zhang Fan (張璠)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passages 126, 128
- Assessment saw success and failure clearly and devised singular stratagems, yet was not famed for constant virtue · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 239
- Assessment schemes repeatedly admired by Zhuge Liang · With Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明) · Mode named-person-report Source Person Id Zhuge Kongming (諸葛孔明)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 228
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 166
References in the histories
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