Qin and Han · Grandee of the Palace accused by Zhuge Feng

Zhang Meng 張猛

Attested BC 48 - BC 33

Passages: 9
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Meng was a Grandee of the Palace accused by Zhuge Feng.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Ziyou	子游	Zǐyóu

Life and dates

Death

Suicide · Cause Slandered by Shi Xian
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passages 130-131
Suicide · At public carriage grounds 公車
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 88

Attested activity

BC 48 to BC 33 元帝時
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
BC 47 to BC 33 後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 105, passage 87
BC 43 永光中
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 133

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Zhang Qian (張騫)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
Child of Parent of Zhang Meng (張猛之親)
grandson 孫
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 71, passage 130

Key source chapters

Career and standing

grand counsellor of the palace 光祿大夫
BC 48 to BC 33 元帝時 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
attendant within the palace 給事中
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
grand counsellor of the palace 太中大夫
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
Imperial Household Grandee 光祿大夫
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 133

Places and affiliations

Polity Han · Relation Official of
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 133
Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87

Events and relationships

Attacked faults
Political · Accuser · With Shi Xian (石顯)
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
Sent to xiongnu
Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
Relation Slandered by · Person Shi Xian (石顯)
Directly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130

References in the histories

Search passages

History

9 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 71Volume 61: Zhang Qian and Li Guangli · 2 passages

孫猛 Grandson Meng.

騫孫猛，字子游，有俊才，元帝時為光祿大夫，使匈奴，給事中，為石顯所譖。 Zhang Qian's grandson Meng, styled Ziyou, was a brilliant man who rose to grand counsellor under Emperor Yuan, served on the Xiongnu embassy staff, sat in the inner court, and fell to Shi Xian's slander.

Book of Han, Chapter 82Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng · 1 passage

先驅光祿大夫張猛進曰：「臣聞主聖臣直。 Zhang Meng, Imperial Household Grandee riding in the van, stepped forward: "They say a wise sovereign has blunt ministers.

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 4 passages

諫大夫鄭昌愍傷寬饒忠直憂國，以言事不當意而為文吏所詆挫，上書頌寬饒曰：「臣聞山有猛獸，藜藿為之不採； Remonstrance Grandee Zheng Chang pitied Kuangrao's loyal bluntness and his concern for the state, and grieved that because his words on affairs did not suit the ruler's wishes, he had been attacked and broken by clerical officials. Zheng Chang submitted a memorial praising Kuangrao, saying: "I have heard that where mountains hold fierce beasts, brambles and greens are not gathered;

上徙豐為城門校尉，豐上書告光祿勳周堪、光祿大夫張猛。 Demoted to gate colonel, he struck back with charges against Zhou Kan and Zhang Meng.

上不直豐，乃制詔御史：「城門校尉豐，前與光祿勳堪、光祿大夫猛在朝之時，數稱言堪、猛之美。 The emperor did not consider Feng right, and therefore issued a formal edict to the imperial secretary: "Feng, Colonel of the City Gates, formerly, when Chamberlain for the Palace Garrison Kan and Grandee of the Palace Meng were at court, repeatedly praised the excellence of Kan and Meng.

而反怨堪、猛，以求報舉，告案無證之辭，暴揚難驗之罪，毀譽恣意，不顧前言，不信之大者也。 Now he smeared the same men he had praised—evidence of bad faith.

Book of Han, Chapter 105Volume 93: Flatterers · 2 passages

後太中大夫張猛、魏郡太守京房、御史中丞陳咸、待詔賈捐之皆嘗奏封事，或召見，言顯短。 Later Zhang Meng, Jing Fang, Chen Xian, and Jia Juanzhi memorialized or were called in to attack Shi Xian.

顯求索其罪，房、捐之棄市，猛自殺於公車，咸抵罪，髡為城旦。 Shi Xian hunted charges: Jing Fang and Jia Juanzhi died in the market; Zhang Meng killed himself at the carriage park; Chen Xian was shorn and sentenced as corvée labor.