He Zhen 何楨
| Occupation | ROfficial · Administrator of Hongnong | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Lujiang Commandery | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R3 |
Profile
He Zhen was Administrator of Hongnong under Wei. He has no biography of his own in the Records; he appears once in the passage on Hu Zhao in the Biographies of Yuan, Zhang, Liang, Guo, Tian, Wang, Bing and Guan (Records of Wei 11), and Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, origins or death. Records, Wei 11 §107
In the Zhengshi era, together with the General of Agile Cavalry Zhao Yan (趙儼), the Masters of Writing Huang Xiu and Guo Yi, the Cavalier Attendants-in-Ordinary Xun Yi and Zhong Yu, the Minister Coachman Yu Yi (庾嶷) and others, he recommended Hu Zhao one after another, saying that Hu Zhao was lofty and pure by nature and grew ever more steadfast with age, so that a summons should be issued to encourage public morals. In the 2nd year of Jiaping (250) Hu Zhao was specially summoned by official carriage, but he died just then. Records, Wei 11 §107–108
In his assessment in Volume 11, Chen Shou only said that Zhang Jian and Hu Zhao shut their gates, kept to quietude and did not pursue the affairs of their age, and did not mention He Zhen. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 11 §111
In the Records
Hu Zhao first took refuge in Ji Province, then declined Yuan Shao's summons and withdrew in secret to his home district. When Cao Cao became Minister of Works and then Chancellor and repeatedly summoned him with due courtesy, Hu Zhao asked leave to depart, saying that he was merely a man of the wilds of no use in military or state affairs; he moved to live in the Luhun Mountains, where he farmed with his own hands and took his pleasure in the classics. Records, Wei 11 §105
In the 23rd year of Jian'an (218), Sun Lang and other commoners of Luhun County rebelled and went south to join Guan Yu. When Guan Yu gave them seals and ribbons and supplied them with troops, they came back to raid, but they swore to one another that Hu the recluse was a worthy man and that they must never violate his village. When the realm was settled, Hu Zhao moved his home to Yiyang. Records, Wei 11 §106–107
In the Zhengshi era, the General of Agile Cavalry Zhao Yan (趙儼), the Masters of Writing Huang Xiu and Guo Yi, the Cavalier Attendants-in-Ordinary Xun Yi and Zhong Yu, the Minister Coachman Yu Yi (庾嶷), the Administrator of Hongnong He Zhen and others recommended Hu Zhao one after another. They said that Hu Zhao was lofty and pure by nature, grew ever more steadfast with age, and, being profound, unassuming, tranquil and simple, had the integrity of Bo Yi and the Four Greybeards, so that a summons should be issued to encourage public morals. Records, Wei 11 §107–108
In the 2nd year of Jiaping (250) Hu Zhao was specially summoned by official carriage, but he died just then, at the age of eighty-nine. His son Hu Zuan was appointed Gentleman of the Palace. Records, Wei 11 §108
This single passage is the only place where He Zhen appears in Chen Shou's main text, and his courtesy name, origins, any office other than Administrator of Hongnong, his later life and his death are not recorded. In his assessment in Volume 11, Chen Shou said that Zhang Jian and Hu Zhao shut their gates, kept to quietude and did not pursue the affairs of their age, and so he recorded them together, but he did not mention He Zhen. Records, Wei 11 §107 · 111
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Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA31
- STR31
- INT42
- POL50
- CHA42
- VIR45
- ADP42
- SCH45
- DIP40
- DIS58
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RNo direct record — estimated from his post as Administrator of HongnongWei 11 §107
RAs Administrator of Hongnong, recommended the recluse Hu ZhaoWei 11 §107
Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.