Zhang Liang

張良
Courtesy name: Zifang (子房)
Zhang Liang
Source: wikipedia.com
Book mentions
14
Roles:
politician strategist
Factions:
Han dynasty Liu Bang (primary)
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Appears in 11 chapters:
  • Chapter 10 — Gathering Arms, Ma Teng Moves To Rescue The Emperor; Commanding A Force, Cao Cao Marches To Avenge His Father.
    Liu Bang's great strategist, invoked when Cao Cao wins Xun Yu: 'Xun Yu is my Zhang Liang!'
  • Chapter 20 — Cao Cao Organizes A Hunting Expedition In Xutian; Dong Cheng Receives A Secret Command In The Palace.
    Zhang Liang, Lord of Liu, in the gallery of Worthy Ministers - half of the Emperor's whispered charge to Dong Cheng to be his founding-era helper.
  • Chapter 36 — Shan Fu's Strategy: Fankou Is Captured; Xu Shu's Affection: Zhuge Liang Is Recommended.
    The Han founder's strategist, second half of Xu Shu's parting comparison - win Zhuge Liang, and it will be 'as when Zhang Liang came to help' the Han.
  • Chapter 37 — Sima Hui Recommends A Scholar To Liu Bei; Liu Bei Pays Three Visits To The Sleeping Dragon Ridge.
    The other half of Water Mirror's measure: Zhang Liang, who made the Han glorious for four centuries - invoked in the inn song and in Liu Bei's letter.
  • Chapter 43 — Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion.
    Named in Zhuge Liang's roll of doers - Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, Zheng Yu and Geng Yan - men of transcendent ability who never asked whose essays to copy.
  • Chapter 61 — In The River, Zhao Zilong Recovers Liu Shan; With One Letter, Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao.
    The standard of the eulogy poem: posterity is wrong to class Xun Yu with the noble Zhang Liang, 'for, nearing death, he dared not face his lord of Han.'
  • Chapter 71 — At Opposite Hill, Huang Zhong Scores A Success; On The River Han, Zhao Zilong Conquers A Host.
    Named in the closing poem — would the minister of Shu prove another Zhang Liang to Xu Huang's wild-quoted Han Xin?
  • Chapter 88 — Crossing River Lu: The Mang King Is Bound The Second Time; Recognizing A Pretend Surrender: Meng Huo Is Captured The Third Time.
    The other name in the officers' compliment after the third capture.
  • Chapter 97 — Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
    Paired with Chen Ping in the memorial as the standard Liu Shan's counselors do not meet — 'nor do your counselors equal Zhang Liang and Chen Ping' — the second half of the argument that a weaker court has even less excuse to sit idle.
  • Chapter 112 — Rescuing Shouchun, Yu Quan Dies Nobly; Attacking Changcheng, Jiang Wei Mobilizes.
    Named twice, in two quite different registers. Sima Zhao calls Zhong Hui 'my Zhang Liang' after the three-sided siege plan; and Qiao Zhou's essay uses the historical Zhang Liang as the model of waiting for the moment - 'seeing that his people were satisfied and settled in their minds, Zhang Liang went in pursuit of Xiang Yu and destroyed him.'
  • Chapter 119 — The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
    Named in the elegy for Zhong Hui: 'His subtle plans shook Sima Zhao's hold on power, / He was well named the Zhang Liang of the hour.' The compliment Sima Zhao himself paid him in ch112, repeated over his corpse.