Dong Zhao

董昭
Courtesy name: Gongren (公仁)
Born
156
Died
236
Ancestral home
Dingtao, Jiyin (Dingtao County, Shandong)
Book mentions
10
Roles:
advisor politician
Factions:
Cao Wei (primary) Han dynasty Yuan Shao Zhang Yang
Appears in 3 chapters:
  • Chapter 14 — Cao Cao Moves The Court To Xuchang; Lu Bu Leads A Night Raid Against Xuzhou.
    Dong Zhao's debut - sent ahead to scout the imperial column at Luoyang and brokers the imperial move to Xuchang. Becomes a key Cao Cao adviser.
  • Chapter 61 — In The River, Zhao Zilong Recovers Liu Shan; With One Letter, Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao.
    Dong Zhao; pushes the Duke-of-Wei nine bestowments proposal at court.
  • Chapter 76 — Xu Huang Fights At The River Mian; Guan Yu Retreats To Maicheng.
    Author of the winning sequence: shoot word into Fancheng so the besieged hold on, let the news of Wu's stroke reach Guan Yu, and time Xu Huang's attack for the moment he wavers.