Yuan · Official

Zhang Yong 張庸

Zhāng Yōng

Attested AD 1367 - AD 1368

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Yong was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Cunzhong	存中	Cunzhong

Life and dates

Death

Executed · Cause Refused to submit
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 152

Attested activity

AD 1367 to AD 1368 大明兵
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 196, passages 142, 152

Career and standing

Minister of Justice 刑部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 149
vice director of the Fujian Branch Secretariat 福建行省員外郎
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 147

Places and affiliations

Yuan 元
Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 147
At Wenzhou 溫州
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 146

Learning and skills

Skill Great Unity Numbers 太乙數 · Level skilled
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 147

Works and attributed material

Chart of Great Unity Numbers 太乙數圖
Relation Author
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 148

Events and relationships

Relation Presented plans to · Person Li Guofeng (李國鳳)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 147

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 196Volume 196 Biographies 83: Loyal and Righteous Acts 4 · 6 passages

是時有張庸者，字存中，溫州人。 At this time there was Zhang Yong, whose style name was Cunzhong, from Wenzhou.

性豪爽，精太乙數，會世亂，以策幹經略使李國鳳，承製授庸福建行省員外郎，治兵杉關。 Bold and generous by nature, he was skilled in the art of Great Unity Numbers. When the realm fell into disorder, he presented his plans to frontier commissioner Li Guofeng and was appointed by imperial order vice director of the Fujian Branch Secretariat, charged with training troops at Shan Pass.

皇太子立大撫軍院，命庸團結房山，遷同僉將作院事，又除刑部尚書，仍領團結。 The crown prince established the Great Pacification Army Bureau and ordered Yong to organize militia in Fangshan. He was transferred to associate director of the Directorate of Palace Buildings, then appointed Minister of Justice while still leading the militia organization.

會諸寨既降，庸守駱駝谷，遣從事段禎請援於擴廓帖木兒，不報。 When the various stockades had surrendered, Yong held Luotuo Valley and sent his aide Duan Zhen to request aid from Köke Temür, but received no reply.

庸獨堅守拒戰，眾將潰，庸無去志。 Yong alone held firm and fought on. The other commanders broke and fled, but he had no thought of leaving.

已而寨民李世傑執庸出降，以見主將，庸不屈，與禎同被殺。 Before long the stockade resident Li Shijie seized Yong and brought him out to surrender. When he was brought before the commander, Yong would not submit and was killed together with Zhen.