Zhang Bu 張布

When Sun Xiu was a prince, Zhang Bu became Commander of the Left and Right Guards and always enjoyed his trust and favor. In the 10th month of the 1st year of Yong'an (258), when Sun Xiu, after taking the throne, rewarded those who had rendered meritorious service, he made Zhang Bu, Colonel of the Changshui, General Who Supports Righteousness and enfeoffed him as Marquis of Yongkang for his diligent efforts in assisting and guiding him. Records, Wu 3 §41 · 24

When five members of Sun Chen's family were marquises in charge of the palace troops and his power overshadowed the ruler's, Sun Xiu, fearing an upheaval, repeatedly added to his rewards. When Sun Chen presented beef and wine to Sun Xiu and was refused, he took them to Zhang Bu, General of the Left, and as he drank complained that the emperor would not have been enthroned but for him, and that he would have to change his plans again. Zhang Bu reported his words to Sun Xiu, who kept them in mind. Records, Wu 3 §26Records, Wu 19 §97

After Sun Chen asked to go out and garrison Wuchang, and the general Wei Miao and Shi Shuo, a soldier of the Martial Guard, reported signs that Sun Chen intended to rebel, Sun Xiu secretly consulted Zhang Bu. Zhang Bu recommended Ding Feng, saying, 'He is not skilled in official documents, but his strategy surpasses other men's and he can decide great matters,' and plotted with Ding Feng to kill Sun Chen at a banquet. Records, Wu 19 §98Records, Wu 10 §104

At the La festival banquet on the wuchen day of the 12th month of the 1st year of Yong'an, Sun Chen pleaded illness, but when envoys came more than ten times he had no choice but to come in. When a fire broke out at his residence, Sun Chen tried to leave, but Sun Xiu held him back, saying there were plenty of troops outside; when Sun Chen rose from his seat, Ding Feng and Zhang Bu signaled with their eyes to the attendants to tie him up. Sun Chen begged to be exiled to Jiao Province or made a government slave, but Sun Xiu asked why he had not done so with Teng Yin and Lü Ju, and beheaded him. The next day an edict, stating that Zhang Bu, General of the Left, had punished a treacherous minister, added the post of Commander of the Central Army, enfeoffed his younger brother Zhang Dun as Marquis of a Capital Village with 300 soldiers, and made Zhang Dun's younger brother Zhang Xun a colonel. Records, Wu 19 §99–100Records, Wu 3 §28–29

In the 5th year of Yong'an (262), Sun Xiu entrusted affairs to the Chancellor Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu, General of the Left, because of old obligations to them; Zhang Bu ran the palace, while Puyang Xing took part in military and state affairs. The Biography of Puyang Xing records that Puyang Xing and Sun Xiu's favorite, Zhang Bu, General of the Left, worked hand in glove, to the disappointment of the whole state. Records, Wu 3 §37Records, Wu 19 §105

When Sun Xiu wanted to hold discussions of learning with the Libationer of the Academicians Wei Yao and the Academician Sheng Chong, Zhang Bu, fearing that if these two upright and outspoken men came to attend the emperor they would expose his hidden faults and he would no longer be able to wield power as he pleased, made up excuses to block it. Sun Xiu rebuked him, saying that Zhang Bu was simply afraid that they would talk about the treacheries of ministers, and when Zhang Bu submitted a memorial and kowtowed, Sun Xiu cited the line of poetry 'All have a beginning, but few can bring it to a good end' and told him to keep up his good conduct to the end. Chen Shou wrote that after Sun Xiu's accession Zhang Bu enjoyed lavish favor, wielded the power of the state as he pleased and committed many acts of disrespect. Although Sun Xiu was not pleased at heart, he worried that Zhang Bu would become suspicious and fearful, and in the end gave up the discussions; the Biography of Wei Yao records that Sun Xiu deeply resented Zhang Bu. Records, Wu 3 §38–42Records, Wu 20 §39

In the 7th month of the 7th year of Yong'an (264), Sun Xiu died. At a time when Shu had just fallen and Jiaozhi had rebelled, and the state longed for an adult ruler, Wan Yu, Director of the Left Army, repeatedly told Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu that Sun Hao's talent and judgment were clear and decisive. The two persuaded Sun Xiu's consort, Empress Dowager Zhu, and welcomed and enthroned Sun Hao in place of Sun Xiu's legitimate son, and in the 8th month of the 1st year of Yuanxing (264) Zhang Bu became General of Agile Cavalry with the additional post of Palace Attendant. Records, Wu 3 §46 · 48–50Records, Wu 19 §106

Once Sun Hao had achieved his ambition, he became coarse, violent and arrogant and was fond of wine and women, and Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu secretly regretted what they had done. When Wan Yu slandered the two, saying that they repented of their earlier act, Sun Hao seized them when they came to court on the first day of the 11th month, exiled them to Guang Province, then sent men after them who killed them on the way, and exterminated their three sets of kin. In the 1st year of Fenghuang (272), when He Ding's wicked conduct came to light and he was executed, Sun Hao, saying that his wickedness was like Zhang Bu's, changed He Ding's name to Bu. Records, Wu 3 §51 · 64Records, Wu 19 §106

In his assessment in the Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers, Chen Shou said that Sun Xiu, out of old affection and long-standing obligation, employed Puyang Xing and Zhang Bu and failed to promote excellent men and reform the government, so that, however good his intentions and however fond of learning he was, what help was that in saving the state from disorder? And in his assessment in the Biography of Puyang Xing he said that Puyang Xing deserved to be put to death, since he had joined in Zhang Bu's wickedness and accepted Wan Yu's proposal. Records, Wu 3 §88Records, Wu 19 §109