Zheng Zhun (鄭準) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zheng Zhun was a Writer and Official.

Life and dates

Death

Secretly murdered on the road · Responsible Person Id Cheng Rui (成汭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 45-46

Attested activity

AD 880 to AD 907 廣明大亂之後
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 67-68, 70
AD 894 to AD 902 成汭鎮荊南期間
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 25, 58

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 17 Volume 17 Book of Later Liang 17: Biographies 7: Cheng Rui, Du Hong, Tian Yun, Zhao Kuangning, Zhang Ji, Lei Man 6 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 60 Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12: Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun 2 passages

Career and standing

secretary 書記
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70
investigating officer 推官
Appointed · Authority Cheng Rui (成汭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passage 26
secretary to Cheng Rui 成汭書記
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70
gentry 士族
Gentry
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70

Places and affiliations

Polity Jingnan 荊南 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passages 68, 70
At unknown 不知何許 · Uncertain true
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passage 25
At Jingmen 荊門 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70

Learning and skills

Not yet earned
Credential examination degree 第 · Negated true
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70
Skill literary composition and memorial writing 文章、箋奏 · Level expert
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passage 25

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Mode direct-speech Speaker Zheng Zhun (鄭準) · With Cheng Rui (成汭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 29-38
Speech · Speaker · Mode direct-speech Speaker Zheng Zhun (鄭準) · With Cheng Rui (成汭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 41-42
Speech · Speaker · Mode direct-speech Speaker Zheng Zhun (鄭準)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 17, passages 43-44

Events and relationships

Relation Secretary of · Person Cheng Rui (成汭)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70

Assessments and attributes

Assessment dispatches matched the ancients; upheld rectitude · Mode named-source-report Source Work New Tang Compendium 唐新纂
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 60, passage 70

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 17Volume 17 Book of Later Liang 17: Biographies 7: Cheng Rui, Du Hong, Tian Yun, Zhao Kuangning, Zhang Ji, Lei Man · 6 passages

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〈（《五代史補》：鄭準，不知何許人，性諒直，能為文章，長於箋奏。 (The 《Supplement》 says Zheng Zhun, of unknown origin, was upright, literate, and expert at memorials.

成汭鎮荊南，辟為推官。 When Cheng Rui held Jingnan he made Zhun his investigating officer.

及為荊南節度使，命準為表，乞歸本姓。 As Jingnan commissioner he had Zhun draft a memorial to restore the name Cheng.

準援筆而成，其略云：「臣門非冠蓋，家本軍戎。 Zhun wrote at once; it began, "My house wears no court caps; my family comes from the army.

準忿然以為不可，謂汭曰：「夫《初學記》，蓋訓童之書爾，今敵國交聘，以此書為貺，得非相輕之甚耶！ Zhun was furious and told Rui, "The 《Elementary Studies》 is a schoolbook for children. An enemy state sends it as a state gift—is that not open contempt?

汭不納，準自歎曰：「若然，見輕敵國，足彰幕府之無人也。 Rui refused. Zhun sighed, "Accept this and we show the enemy our staff has no one with spine.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 60Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12: Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun · 2 passages

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是時梁有敬翔，燕有馬鬱，華州有李巨川，荊南有鄭準， Liang had Jing Xiang, Yan had Ma Yu, Hua had Li Juchuan, and Jingnan had Zheng Zhun,

〈（《唐新纂》云：鄭準，士族，未第時，佐荊門上穀蓮幕，飛書走檄，不讓古人，秉直去邪，無慚往哲，考準為成汭書記，汭封上穀郡王。）〉 (New Tang Compendium: Zheng Zhun came from the gentry; before he passed the examinations he served on the lotus-staff of Shanggu at Jingmen, drafting dispatches that matched the ancients and upholding rectitude without shame before the sages of old. He served as secretary to Cheng Rui, who was enfeoffed as Prince of Shanggu.)〉