rotk.net - Ji Chang

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Born: 1152 BC
Died: 1050 BC
Ancestral home: Bi (Zhou state)
Also known as: King Wen of Zhou
Book mentions: 13

Roles:

king

Factions:

Zhou Dynasty (primary)

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Appears in 10 chapters:

Chapter 17 — Yuan Shu Marches Out Seven Armies; Cao Cao And Three Generals Join Forces.
King Wen, Ancestor of the Zhou - Yan Xiang's counter-example: he held two thirds of the empire and still served the Shang. Yuan Shu is no King Wen, and the Hans are no Shang.
Chapter 38 — Zhuge Liang Plans For The Three Kingdoms; Sun Quan Attacks Xiakou To Take Revenges.
King Wen, whose homage to old Lu Wang by the River Wei is Liu Bei's second precedent against his brothers' grumbling.
Chapter 44 — Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu To Actions; Sun Quan Decides To Attack Cao Cao.
King Wen, whose 'felicitous dream' of gathering scholars the ode credits to the tower's builder.
Chapter 56 — Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time.
King Wen of Zhou, 'perfectly virtuous' in the saying of Confucius that Cao Cao claims is engraved on his mind - the banquet speech's proof that he covets no throne.
Chapter 78 — Treating A Headache, A Famous Physician Dies; Giving The Last Words, The Crafty Hero Departs.
Cao Cao's chosen self-image at the brink: 'if the finger of heaven points to me, then shall I be as King Wen of Zhou' — the king who held power and left the throne-taking to his son.
Chapter 80 — Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
The Scholar King paired with Wu the Military King in the manifesto's flattery.
Chapter 98 — Pursuing The Shu Army, Wang Shuang Meets His Death; Raiding Chencang, Zhuge Liang Scores A Victory.
King Wen of Zhou, alluded to in Zhang Zhao's memorial as a standard of understanding: 'your understanding is on a level with that of Kings Wen and Wu.'
Chapter 112 — Rescuing Shouchun, Yu Quan Dies Nobly; Attacking Changcheng, Jiang Wei Mobilizes.
Named twice in Qiao Zhou's essay as the model of the patient ruler: 'King Wen of Zhou devoted himself to the welfare of his people, and with a small number achieved great results', and again in 'therefore one may play the part of King Wen'.
Chapter 114 — Driving To The South Gate, Cao Mao Plunges Into Death; Abandoning Stores, Jiang Wei Defeats The Wei Army.
Named in Sima Zhao's refusal of the throne: 'Formerly King Wen had two-thirds of the empire, and yet he supported and served the state of Yin to its end.'
Chapter 119 — The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
Named in Sima Yan's opening question about his family's intentions: 'Cao Cao said that if the celestial mandate rested upon him, he could be no more than King Wen of Zhou, who served as a regent only. Is this really so?' The disclaimer every usurper in this book makes, examined by the one who finally drops it.