Zhang Yan 張儼
| Occupation | ROfficial · Grand Herald | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | |
| Born | R? Unverified | Native place | Wu Commandery Wu County |
| Died | R266 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Cause of death | RIllness Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R5 |
Profile
Zhang Yan served as Grand Herald of Wu under Sun Hao. The Records give him no biography of his own; he appears once, in the account of Sun Hao in the Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers in Records of Wu 3. Records, Wu 3 §55
In the 1st month of the 1st year of Baoding (266), he went with Ding Zhong, General of the Household for the Five Offices, to offer condolences and sacrifices for Emperor Wen of Jin (Sima Zhao), and died of illness on the way back. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name or home, and there is no assessment of him. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wu 3 §55
In the Records
In the 3rd month of the 1st year of Ganlu (265), Sun Hao sent the Grand Master of Splendid Happiness Ji Zhi and the General of the Household for the Five Offices Hong Qiu as envoys to deliver his reply, and in the 9th month he moved the capital to Wuchang. When Ji Zhi and Hong Qiu reached Luoyang, Emperor Wen of Jin (Sima Zhao) had just died, so they were sent back only in the 11th month, and in the 12th month Jin received the abdication. Records, Wu 3 §52 · 54
In the 1st month of the 1st year of Baoding (266), Sun Hao sent the Grand Herald Zhang Yan and the General of the Household for the Five Offices Ding Zhong to offer condolences and sacrifices for Emperor Wen of Jin. On the way back, Zhang Yan died of illness. Records, Wu 3 §55
Ding Zhong, who had gone with him, urged Sun Hao that the north had not prepared the means of defence and war, so Yiyang could be taken by surprise attack. When Sun Hao consulted his ministers, the Senior General Who Guards the West Lu Kai opposed it, saying that the enemy had newly annexed Ba and Shu and yet sent envoys seeking friendship, and that to hope for luck and seek victory now promised no advantage; the General of Chariots and Cavalry Liu Zuan said that spies should be sent to observe the situation. Sun Hao privately accepted Liu Zuan's advice but did not act on it because Shu had only just been pacified; yet in the end he broke off relations himself. Records, Wu 3 §55–57
This passage is the only place in Chen Shou's main text where Zhang Yan appears. His courtesy name, home and the official career that brought him to the post of Grand Herald are not recorded. Records, Wu 3 §55
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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.
- LEA33
- STR31
- INT40
- POL45
- CHA40
- VIR40
- ADP40
- SCH42
- DIP55
- DIS40
Evidence by ability
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
RAs Grand Herald, became the envoy sent to offer condolences for Emperor Wen of JinWu 3 §55
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as Grand HeraldWu 3 §55
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.