Qin and Han · Governor and Memorialist

Zheng Chang 鄭昌

Attested BC 65

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zheng Chang was a Governor and Memorialist.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 65 宣帝時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 25, passage 196

Career and standing

Governor of Zhuo Commandery 涿郡太守
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 196

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Addressed to Emperor Xuan of Han (宣帝) · Topic systemic legal revision and risks of Court Equalizers
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passages 196-201

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 25Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law · 1 passage

時涿郡太守鄭昌上疏言：「聖王置諫爭之臣者，非以崇德，防逸豫之生也； At that time, Zheng Chang, Governor of Zhuo Commandery, submitted a memorial saying: 'When sage kings established ministers of remonstrance, it was not merely to exalt virtue, but to prevent indulgence and ease from arising;