Zhang Yin 張音
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Profile
Zhang Yin was an official of the late Han. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and in Chen Shou's main text his name appears once, in the Annals of Emperor Wen in Records of Wei 2. In the winter of the 1st year of Yankang (220), when the Han emperor yielded the throne to Wei, he was charged, as acting Imperial Counsellor, with bearing the tally, presenting the imperial seal and ribbons and handing over the throne to Cao Pi, King of Wei. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his origins or anything he did before or after. Records, Wei 2 §1 · 12–13
In the Romance he appears in only one of its 120 chapters, Chapter 80, and his name is in no chapter title. After Cao Pi declines the first edict of abdication, he appears as the envoy to the Temple of Gaozu sent by Emperor Xian and arrives at the palace of the King of Wei bearing the imperial seal, and in the edict he is named as provisional Imperial Counsellor. When Cao Pi, following Jia Xu's scheme, has him take the seal and ribbons back, he returns and reports to Emperor Xian. Romance, Ch. 80 §16–19
In the Records
In the winter of the 1st year of Yankang (220), the Han emperor, since the hopes of the multitude lay with Wei, summoned the high ministers and officials, offered a sacrifice to report to the Temple of Gaozu, and had Zhang Yin, acting Imperial Counsellor, bear the tally, present the imperial seal and ribbons and hand over the throne. Records, Wei 2 §1 · 12–13
The proclamation declared that, just as Emperor Yao had yielded the throne to Shun of Yu and Shun in turn had passed on the mandate to Yu, the Mandate of Heaven does not stay in one place but returns only to the virtuous. It went on to cite how the ancestral temples had been preserved thanks to the divine martial prowess of King Wu, and how the King had reverently carried on the work of his forebear, and declared that, following the precedent of Yao of Tang, the emperor reverently yielded the throne to him, and that he should accept the Mandate of Heaven in accordance with the great rites. Records, Wei 2 §13–15
An altar was then built at Fanyang. On the gengwu day the King ascended the altar and took the throne, with the hundred officials in attendance, and the era name Yankang was changed to Huangchu and a general amnesty was proclaimed. In Chen Shou's main text, Zhang Yin's name appears only in this one passage on the abdication. Records, Wei 2 §16 · 13
In the Romance
In Chapter 80 of the Romance, Emperor Xian, pressed by Hua Xin and others, has Chen Qun draft an edict yielding the state, and has Hua Xin bear the edict and the imperial seal and lead the hundred officials to present them at the palace of the King of Wei. Cao Pi is about to accept at once, but on Sima Yi's advice he submits a memorial and modestly declines. Romance, Ch. 80 §12 · 15
Having no choice, Emperor Xian has Huan Jie draft another edict and sends Zhang Yin, envoy to the Temple of Gaozu, to go to the palace of the King of Wei bearing the tally and the imperial seal. The edict cites how Shun of Yu and Yu the Great received the throne by abdication, and says that it has the provisional Imperial Counsellor Zhang Yin bear the tally and present the emperor's seal and ribbons, and that the King should accept them. Romance, Ch. 80 §16–17
Cao Pi says that even with two edicts he fears he will never escape the name of usurper, and Jia Xu advises him to have Zhang Yin take the seal and ribbons back again and to have Hua Xin make the Han emperor build an Altar for Receiving the Abdication. Cao Pi has Zhang Yin take the seal and ribbons back and again writes a memorial declining, and Zhang Yin returns and reports to Emperor Xian. Romance, Ch. 80 §18–19
Emperor Xian has a lofty three-tiered altar built at Fanyang and chooses the hour of yin on the gengwu day of the 10th month for the abdication. On that day Emperor Xian himself presents the imperial seal and Cao Pi accepts it, and when the reading of the proclamation is over he ascends the throne and changes the 1st year of Yankang to the 1st year of Huangchu. In this scene the Romance does not mention Zhang Yin's name again. Romance, Ch. 80 §19–20 · 23
Where the Romance differs
Office: In Chapter 80 of the Romance, Zhang Yin appears as the envoy to the Temple of Gaozu sent by Emperor Xian, and in the edict he is named as provisional Imperial Counsellor (xing yushi dafu). In the Annals of Emperor Wen in the Records he is acting Imperial Counsellor (jian yushi dafu). Romance, Ch. 80 §16–17Records, Wei 2 §13
Passing the seal back and forth: In Chapter 80 of the Romance, after Hua Xin presents the first edict and the imperial seal, Zhang Yin brings the second edict and the seal, and when Cao Pi declines again, Zhang Yin takes the seal and ribbons back and reports to Emperor Xian; only after that does Emperor Xian himself present the seal at the Altar for Receiving the Abdication. In the Annals of Emperor Wen in Chen Shou's main text, the Han emperor offers a sacrifice to report to the Temple of Gaozu and has Zhang Yin present the seal and ribbons and hand over the throne, after which an altar is built at Fanyang and the King ascends the throne; there is no record of Cao Pi declining and sending the seal back. Romance, Ch. 80 §12 · 16 · 19–20Records, Wei 2 §13 · 16
The proclamation: In Chapter 80 of the Romance, the proclamation that cites Emperor Yao's abdication and says 'reverently we yield the throne to you' is read out at the Altar for Receiving the Abdication after Emperor Xian has presented the seal, while the edict Zhang Yin carries is a different text citing the abdications to Shun of Yu and Yu the Great. In the Annals of Emperor Wen in the Records, that proclamation is the one issued when Zhang Yin goes bearing the tally and presenting the seal and ribbons. Romance, Ch. 80 §16–17 · 20–22Records, Wei 2 §13–15
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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.
- LEA3131±0
- STR3131±0
- INT4038−2
- POL4540−5
- CHA4038−2
- VIR4240−2
- ADP4545±0
- SCH4542−3
- DIP4848±0
- DIS3533−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
No ability differs by 10 or more — the Romance portrays this person much as the Records do.
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RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
RAs acting Imperial Counsellor, bore the tally, presented the imperial seal and delivered the proclamation of abdicationWei 2 §13
NTook the tally and the imperial seal to Cao Pi, then returned and reported to Emperor XianCh. 80 §17Ch. 80 §19
RNo direct record — estimated from his office as acting Imperial Counsellor of HanWei 2 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his office as provisional Imperial Counsellor of HanCh. 80 §16
Records 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.
Romance chapters (1)
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Related events (2)
- Cao Pi's Usurpation of the Han 220 · Appears (Romance scene)
- Cao Pi Deposes the Emperor and Usurps the Han 220 · Appears (Romance scene)
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