Zhou Ceng (周曾) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhou Ceng was a Military Officer.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 783 to AD 784 希烈拘真卿
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 161, passage 34
AD 781 to AD 783 建中二年至四年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 119, passages 117, 125

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 119 Volume 115 Biographies 65: Cui Qi, Zhao Guozhen, Cui Guan, Jing Kuo, Wei Yuanfu, Wei Shaoyou, Wei Boyu, Li Cheng 2 passages
New Book of Tang, Chapter 161 Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu 1 passage

Events and relationships

Plotted to kill Xilie
Political · Conspirator · With Li Xilie (李希烈)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 119, passage 126
Relation Intimate of · Person Li Xilie (李希烈)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 119, passage 125

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 119Volume 115 Biographies 65: Cui Qi, Zhao Guozhen, Cui Guan, Jing Kuo, Wei Yuanfu, Wei Shaoyou, Wei Boyu, Li Cheng · 2 passages

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承亦使腹心臧叔雅往來許、蔡，厚結希烈腹心周曾、王玢、姚憺等。 Cheng also sent his trusted agent Zang Shuya back and forth between Xu and Cai, lavishly cultivating Xilie's intimates Zhou Ceng, Wang Bin, Yao Tan, and others.

及曾等謀殺希烈，以眾歸朝，多承首建謀也。 When Ceng and the others plotted to kill Xilie and bring their forces back to the court, the plan owed much to Cheng's original design.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu · 1 passage

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周曾奮發於外，韋清伺應於內，希烈蒼黃窘迫，奔固舊穴，蓋真卿義風所激也。 Zhou Zeng roused himself from without and Wei Qing watched for opportunity within; Xilie, flustered and hard pressed, fled to fortify his old lair—largely stirred by Zhenqing's righteous example.