Zou Jing 鄒靖
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Zou Jing was a Colonel who fought the Yellow Turban rebels in the last years of Emperor Ling of the Later Han. The Records give him no biography of his own, and he appears once, in the Biography of the First Sovereign, in the passage stating that Liu Bei led his own followers under him against the Yellow Turban rebels and, having won merit, became Commandant of Anxi County. The Records do not record his courtesy name, his origin or any of his other deeds. Records, Shu 2 §6
In the Romance he appears in only 1 of the 120 chapters, Chapter 1, and no chapter has his name in its title. The Romance portrays him as a Colonel under Liu Yan, Grand Administrator of You Province: he urges Liu Yan to raise troops quickly to meet the rebels, presents the sworn brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Liu Yan, and is sent with them against the Yellow Turbans of Zhuo Commandery and Qing Province. Romance, Ch. 1 §13 · 24–25 · 28
In the Records
In the last years of Emperor Ling, when the Yellow Turbans rose up, the provinces and commanderies each raised loyalist troops. The First Sovereign Liu Bei led his own followers under Colonel Zou Jing against the Yellow Turban rebels, won merit and was appointed Commandant of Anxi County. In the Records, Zou Jing's name appears only in this one place, and it is not recorded under whom he served as Colonel or where he fought. Records, Shu 2 §6
In the Romance
In Chapter 1 of the Romance, when a band of Zhang Jue's followers invades the borders of You Province, Liu Yan, Grand Administrator of You Province, summons Colonel Zou Jing for counsel. Zou Jing says that the rebels are many and their own troops few, so they must raise soldiers quickly to meet them, and Liu Yan, agreeing, puts up a proclamation calling for loyalist volunteers. When the proclamation reaches Zhuo County, Liu Bei meets Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, and the three swear brotherhood in the peach garden. Romance, Ch. 1 §13–14 · 17–21
When the three come to him with more than five hundred young men gathered from their district, Zou Jing takes them to the Grand Administrator Liu Yan and presents them, and Liu Yan takes Liu Bei as his nephew. A few days later, when the Yellow Turban commander Cheng Yuanzhi invades Zhuo Commandery with fifty thousand men, Liu Yan has Zou Jing go out with the three men at the head of five hundred soldiers to attack the enemy. At the foot of Mount Daxing, Zhang Fei spears the lieutenant Deng Mao from his horse and Guan Yu cuts down Cheng Yuanzhi, and the rebels flee. Romance, Ch. 1 §24–26 · 28
The next day, when Gong Jing, Grand Administrator of Qing Province, sends a request for relief, Liu Yan gives Zou Jing five thousand troops and sends him to Qing Province with Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. At first, with too few troops, they cannot win and fall back thirty li, but Liu Bei hides Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the left and right of a hill, and the next day advances with Zou Jing amid drumming and shouting and then feigns a retreat. The pursuing rebels are attacked from three directions, Gong Jing also comes out of the city to help, and the siege of Qing Province is lifted. Romance, Ch. 1 §28–31
After Gong Jing has rewarded the troops and Zou Jing is about to return, Liu Bei says that the General of the Household Lu Zhi, whom he once served as his teacher, is fighting Zhang Jue at Guangzong, and that he will go to help him. So Zou Jing leads his troops back, while Liu Bei, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, leads his own five hundred men toward Guangzong. Zou Jing does not appear again in the Romance after this. Romance, Ch. 1 §33
Where the Romance differs
Whom Zou Jing served: In Chapter 1 of the Romance, Zou Jing appears as a Colonel under Liu Yan, Grand Administrator of You Province. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records says only 'Colonel Zou Jing' and does not state under whom he served, and the offices of Liu Yan recorded in the Biographies of the Two Governors Liu in the Records are Prefect of Luoyang, Inspector of Ji Province, Administrator of Nanyang, Minister of the Imperial Clan and Minister of Ceremonies, and later Army Supervisor Envoy and Governor of Yi Province; there is no post in You Province. Romance, Ch. 1 §13Records, Shu 2 §6Records, Shu 1 §3 · 5
Raising volunteers: In Chapter 1 of the Romance, Liu Yan puts up a proclamation calling for loyalist volunteers after hearing Zou Jing's advice, and Liu Bei, having seen the proclamation, gathers young men with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and goes to Zou Jing. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records says only that, while the provinces and commanderies each raised loyalist troops, the First Sovereign led his own followers under Zou Jing. Romance, Ch. 1 §13 · 24Records, Shu 2 §6
Where they fought: In Chapter 1 of the Romance, Zou Jing, together with Liu Bei and the others, attacks Cheng Yuanzhi at Mount Daxing and relieves Gong Jing, Grand Administrator of Qing Province. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records says only that Liu Bei followed Zou Jing against the Yellow Turban rebels and won merit; neither Cheng Yuanzhi nor Gong Jing, nor where they fought, is mentioned. Romance, Ch. 1 §25–26 · 28–31Records, Shu 2 §6
The merit that made him Commandant of Anxi: The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records states that the First Sovereign was appointed Commandant of Anxi County for his merit in following Zou Jing against the Yellow Turban rebels. In the Romance, Zou Jing goes home after the battle at Qing Province and Liu Bei goes to Lu Zhi (Chapter 1); later, although Zhu Jun reports his merit to the throne, Liu Bei receives no office, until, after the Gentleman Zhang Jun submits a memorial, he becomes Commandant of Anxi County by the deliberation of the Ten Regular Attendants (Chapter 2). Romance, Ch. 1 §33Romance, Ch. 2 §18–20Records, Shu 2 §6
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
Records total399 / 1000Rank 621 of 996 · Top 63%Romance total449 / 1000Rank 242 of 1,113 · Top 22%
Romance adaptation index+50Romance total − Records total
- LEA5058+8
- STR4040±0
- INT3850+12
- POL3840+2
- CHA4042+2
- VIR4548+3
- ADP4245+3
- SCH3333±0
- DIP3538+3
- DIS3855+17
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Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Romance chapters (1)
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Related events (2)
- Heroes Win First Glory Slaying the Yellow Turbans 184 · Appears (Romance scene)
- Yellow Turban Rebellion 184 · Command
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