Zhang Chun 張純

Records Wu Courtesy name 元基 Yuanji장순원기张纯

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OccupationROfficial · Chief Commandant Who Assists Righteousness to the Crown PrinceFactionWu
AppearsRBiography in
BornR? UnverifiedNative placeWu Commandery Unverified
DiedR250 UnverifiedPlace of death
Cause of deathRExecuted Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR4

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Zhang Chun was one of those who attended Sun He, Crown Prince of Wu. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and his name appears once, in the Biography of Sun He, among those who attended Sun He when he became Crown Prince. Records, Wu 14 §22

When Sun He was established as Crown Prince in the 5th year of Chiwu (242) at the age of nineteen, Zhang Chun, together with Cai Ying, Feng Fu, Yan Wei and others, attended him at leisure at his side. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, origin, office or death. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wu 14 §22

In the Records

Sun He, courtesy name Zixiao, was the younger brother of Sun Lü. When young he was loved because his mother, Lady Wang, enjoyed favor, and at fourteen a palace guard was set up for him and Kan Ze, Prefect of the Palace Secretariat, was made to teach him writing and the arts. Sun He loved learning and was humble toward men of learning, and was greatly praised. Records, Wu 14 §22

In the 5th year of Chiwu (242) Sun He was established as Crown Prince, at the age of nineteen. Kan Ze became his Grand Tutor and Xue Zong his Junior Tutor (shaofu 少傅), and Cai Ying, Zhang Chun, Feng Fu, Yan Wei and others all attended him at leisure at his side. Records, Wu 14 §22

Later, as a rift arose between Lady Wang and Princess Quan, Sun Quan's favor toward Sun He gradually waned, while the covetous ambitions of Sun Ba, Prince of Lu, grew ever stronger. After hesitating for years, Sun Quan had Sun He confined, and when he sought to depose Sun He and set up Sun Liang, Zhu Ju, Qu Huang and others remonstrated firmly. Sun Quan, enraged, punished those who had remonstrated and moved Sun He to Guzhang, and more than ten officials were executed or banished for remonstrating. The Biography of the Lord of Wu records that in the 8th month of the 13th year of Chiwu (250) the Crown Prince Sun He was deposed and placed at Guzhang. Records, Wu 14 §27–29Records, Wu 2 §108

In Chen Shou's main text Zhang Chun's name appears only in the passage on Sun He's establishment as Crown Prince. The main text does not record whether he was among those who remonstrated at Sun He's deposition and came to harm. Records, Wu 14 §22 · 29

Written by 3KDEX (not yet reviewed) — The tags at the end of each paragraph link to the exact passage in the Records volume or Romance chapter it is based on.

Abilities

This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.

LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Records
  • LEA33
  • STR31
  • INT40
  • POL38
  • CHA40
  • VIR45
  • ADP38
  • SCH42
  • DIP40
  • DIS35
Each ability out of 100

Evidence by ability

  • LeadershipR33Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • StrengthR31Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • IntelligenceR40Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • PoliticsR38Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • CharismaR40Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • VirtueR45Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • AdaptabilityR38Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • ScholarshipR42Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • DiplomacyR40Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

  • DiscernmentR35Unverified

    RNo direct record — estimated as a retainer who attended Crown Prince Sun HeWu 14 §22

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.

Allegiance history

  1. Wu · Records · Records vol. 59 「擢爲太子輔義都尉」