Zhong Yao
鍾繇
Courtesy name: Yuanchang (元常)
Source:
Koei Wiki (Fandom)
- Born
- 151
- Died
- 230
- Ancestral home
- Changshe, Yingchuan (Changge, Henan)
- Book mentions
- 15
Roles:
calligrapher
politician
Appears in 7 chapters:
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Chapter 56
— Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time.
Second of the four ode-presenting scholars at the Bronze Bird inauguration.
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Chapter 58
— Ma Chao Launches An Expedition For Revenge; Cao Cao Flees The Field In Disguise.
Governor of Changan: warns Cao Cao, holds the famous walls through ten days of siege - and loses the city to Pang De's night coup through the west gate his own brother commanded. He falls back on Tong Pass with the evil news.
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Chapter 68
— Gan Ning's Hundred Horsemen Raid The Northern Camp; Zuo Ci's Flung-Down Cup Fools Cao Cao.
Drafts the edict that makes Cao Cao Prince of Wei.
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Chapter 69
— Guan Lu Sees Things In The Book Of Changes; Five Loyal Subjects Die For Their State.
Created Prime Minister of the princedom of Wei in the post-rising reorganization.
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Chapter 91
— Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
Made Imperial Guardian, first-named in the honours distributed at Cao Rui's accession.
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Chapter 94
— Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March.
The man who brings Sima Yi back. Opposes Hua Xin's proposal that the Emperor take the field, quoting Sun Tzu — 'Know the enemy, know thyself, and every battle is a victory' — and judging plainly that Cao Zhen 'is no match for Zhuge Liang'. Pledges his whole family on the alternative, then names it and explains the trap the court fell into: 'When Zhuge Liang decided to invade us, he was afraid of the one man I will name. Wherefore he spread calumnies concerning him… That done, Zhuge Liang invaded.' Tells Cao Rui where to find him — idle at Wancheng.
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Chapter 107
— The Ruler of Wei Hands Over The Power To Sima Yi; Jiang Wei Is Defeated At Ox Head Hills.
Named in passing only, and already dead - the former Imperial Guardian whose two sons Xiahou Ba's story is about, and whose standing got them into Cao Pi's presence in the first place.