Five Dynasties · Later Zhou finance administrator

Zhang Mei 張美

Attested AD 955 - AD 959

Passages: 7
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Zhang Mei was a Later Zhou finance administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Mei

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 957 显德四年十月
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 98
AD 955 顯德二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 115
AD 959 顯德六年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 25; Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 52

Key source chapters

Career and standing

petty clerk of the three departments 三司小吏
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 102
Chief deployer of the inner palace 大內都部署
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 25
Palace Domestic Commissioner of the Northern Court 宣徽北院使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 100
appointed acting director of the Three Offices 權判三司
AD 955
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 115

Assessments and attributes

Assessment never fully trusted by Shizong · Mode named-source-report Source Work Eastern Capital Epitome 東都事略
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 103

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage

以樞密院承旨張美權判三司。 and Military Affairs chief academician Zhang Mei was named acting director of the Three Offices.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 · 4 passages

以三司使張美為大內都部署。 Zhang Mei, commissioner of the three departments, was made chief deployer of the inner palace.

〈（《東都事略·張美傳》：世宗北征，以美為大內都點檢。）〉 (Eastern Capital Epitome, Biography of Zhang Mei: on Shizong's northern campaign, Mei was made chief inspector of the inner palace.)〉

以三司使、左領衛大將軍張美為左監門衛上將軍，充宣徽北院使，判三司。 Zhang Mei, commissioner of the three departments and great general of the Left Lead Guard, was made general of the Left Gate Guard, palace domestic commissioner of the northern court, and assigned to administer the three departments.

〈（《東都事略·張美傳》：美少為三司小吏、澶州糧料使，世宗鎮澶州，每有求取，美悉力應之，及即位，連歲征討，糧饋無乏，美之力也。 (Eastern Capital Epitome, Biography of Zhang Mei: Mei began as a petty clerk of the three departments and grain commissary at Chanzhou. While Shizong was stationed there, Mei met every request; after his enthronement, supplies never failed through years of campaigning—thanks to Mei.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

戊戌，宣徽南院使、判開封府事昝居潤，宣徽北院使、判三司張美，並加檢校太傅。 On wuxu Zan Jurun of the Southern Palace Secretariat and Zhang Mei of the Northern Palace Secretariat were both given acting Grand Tutor.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong · 1 passage

冬十月己巳，王朴留守东京，三司使张美为大内都点检。 On jisi in the tenth month Wang Pu guarded the Eastern Capital while Zhang Mei, head of the three fiscal departments, was named chief inspector of the inner palace.