Dan
周公旦
Source:
wikipedia.com
- Also known as
- Duke of Zhou
- Book mentions
- 7
Roles:
regent
Factions:
Zhou Dynasty
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 6 chapters:
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Chapter 8
— Wang Yun Prepares The Chaining Scheme; Dong Zhuo Rages At Phoenix Pavilion.
The Duke of Zhou, cited alongside Yi Yin in Wang Yun's banquet flattery of Dong Zhuo.
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Chapter 20
— Cao Cao Organizes A Hunting Expedition In Xutian; Dong Cheng Receives A Secret Command In The Palace.
Invoked in Kong Rong's rescue of Yang Biao: had the child Emperor Cheng executed Duke Chao, who would have believed Duke Zhou the regent innocent?
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Chapter 48
— Banquet On The Great River, Cao Cao Sings A Song; Battle On Water, Northerners Fight With Chained Ships.
Duke Zhou, the Short Song's closing model - 'no leisure found by day or night; stern toil is his who would the empire gain.'
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Chapter 56
— Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time.
The flatterers' superlative - 'none are your equals, not even Duke of Zhou' - and the poem's warning: had Duke Zhou died while slander spread, none would have known his true character.
- Chapter 61 — In The River, Zhao Zilong Recovers Liu Shan; With One Letter, Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao.
- Chapter 68 — Gan Ning's Hundred Horsemen Raid The Northern Camp; Zuo Ci's Flung-Down Cup Fools Cao Cao.