Yan Zheng 嚴政
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Profile
Yan Zheng is a Yellow Turban general who appears in Chapter 2 of the Romance. Zhang Bao, the General of Earth, once drove Liu Bei back with sorcery, but his sorcery is broken by the blood and filth flung by the ambushing troops of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and, struck in the left arm by Liu Bei's arrow, he flees to Yangcheng. When Zhu Jun surrounds Yangcheng and attacks it with all his might, the bandits' situation grows desperate, and Yan Zheng stabs Zhang Bao to death and surrenders, presenting his head. With this Zhu Jun pacifies several commanderies and submits a memorial reporting the victory. Romance, Ch. 2 §4–10
He appears in only one of the Romance's 120 chapters, Chapter 2, and no chapter has his name in its title. His name appears only in the single passage in which he kills Zhang Bao and surrenders, and what became of him afterwards is not recorded. The name Yan Zheng appears neither in Chen Shou's main text nor in Pei Songzhi's commentary. Romance, Ch. 2 §9
In the Romance
In Chapter 2 of the Romance, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, having been slighted by Dong Zhuo, Administrator of Hedong, lead their troops through the night to join Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun treats them generously and, combining their forces, sets out to attack Zhang Bao, who encamps behind the hills with eighty or ninety thousand bandits. Zhu Jun makes Liu Bei his vanguard. Romance, Ch. 2 §1–3
When Zhang Bao, on horseback, lets down his hair, grips his sword and works sorcery to raise wind and thunder, Liu Bei is defeated and returns. The next day, following Zhu Jun's plan, the ambushing troops of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei hidden on the hilltop fling the blood of pigs, sheep and dogs together with filth, and the paper men and straw horses in the sky fall to the ground; Zhang Bao, struck in the left arm by an arrow Liu Bei shoots, flees to Yangcheng and holds it fast without coming out. Romance, Ch. 2 §4–7
Zhu Jun surrounds and attacks Yangcheng while having men seek news of Huangfu Song. On hearing the report that Huangfu Song has beheaded Zhang Liang at Quyang and, made General of Chariots and Cavalry, has taken charge as Governor of Ji Province, Zhu Jun urges on his troops and attacks Yangcheng with all his might, and as the bandits' situation grows desperate, the bandit general Yan Zheng stabs Zhang Bao to death and surrenders, presenting his head. Romance, Ch. 2 §8–9
Zhu Jun at last pacifies several commanderies and submits a memorial reporting the victory, and then sets out to attack the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who have seized Wancheng. In the Romance Yan Zheng's name appears only in this single passage and does not appear again afterwards. Romance, Ch. 2 §10 · 9
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA36
- STR45
- INT38
- POL31
- CHA31
- VIR20
- ADP55
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS31
Evidence by ability
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NStabbed Zhang Bao to death with his own handCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NStabbed his own commander Zhang Bao to death and presented his headCh. 2 §9
NWhen the bandits' situation grew desperate, killed Zhang Bao and surrenderedCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a Yellow Turban bandit generalCh. 2 §9
Romance 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.
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