RNo direct record — estimated from his record of aiding TaizuWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §62
Zhou Xin 周昕
| Occupation | ROfficial · Administrator of Danyang NGeneral | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Kuaiji Commandery Unverified | |
| Cause of death | RKilled in battle NKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R7 |
Profile
Zhou Xin was Administrator of Danyang. In the 1st year of Chuping (190), when Taizu (Cao Cao), having few troops, went with Xiahou Dun and others to Yang Province to raise soldiers, Zhou Xin, together with the Inspector Chen Wen, gave him more than four thousand men. Records, Wei 1 §7 · 13
Later, when Yuan Shu memorialized to have Wu Jing serve concurrently as Administrator of Danyang, Wu Jing attacked the former Administrator Zhou Xin and seized the commandery. When Sun Ce attacked Kuaiji, Zhou Xin went out to fight at the head of troops on the order of Wang Lang, Administrator of Kuaiji, but was defeated by Sun Ce and beheaded. Records, Wu 5 §3Records, Wu 6 §2–4
The Records has no biography of him and no assessment of him; in Chen Shou's main text his name appears once each in the Annals of Emperor Wu and, in the Records of Wu, in the Biographies of Consorts and the Biographies of the Imperial Clan. In the Romance he appears only in Chapter 15, as a commander under Wang Lang, and dies pierced by Sun Ce's spear while pursuing him. His name does not appear in any chapter title. Records, Wei 1 §13Records, Wu 5 §3Records, Wu 6 §4Romance, Ch. 15 §57 · 62–63
In the Records
According to the Annals of Emperor Wu, in the 1st month of spring of the 1st year of Chuping (190), the provinces and commanderies east of the passes raised troops at the same time. At Suanzao Taizu laid out a plan for the commanders to advance and fight, but Zhang Miao and the others could not put it to use. Since Taizu had few troops, he went with Xiahou Dun and others to Yang Province to raise soldiers, and the Inspector Chen Wen and Zhou Xin, Administrator of Danyang, gave him more than four thousand men. On the way back, when they reached Longkang, many of the soldiers deserted. Records, Wei 1 §7 · 11–13
According to the Biographies of Consorts, Wu Jing, younger brother of Sun Jian's wife Lady Wu, constantly followed Sun Jian on campaign and won merit, becoming Chief Commandant of Cavalry. When Yuan Shu memorialized to have Wu Jing serve concurrently as Administrator of Danyang, Wu Jing attacked the former Administrator Zhou Xin and in the end seized the commandery. Chen Shou's main text does not record when this happened or where Zhou Xin went afterward. Records, Wu 5 §2–3
According to the Biographies of the Imperial Clan, when Sun Ce defeated Liu Yao and advanced on Kuaiji, the Administrator of Kuaiji Wang Lang held him off at Guling, and Sun Ce crossed the river to fight several times without success. Following Sun Jing's plan, Sun Ce set out several hundred jars and lit fires in them to deceive Wang Lang, then divided his army and at night entered by the Zhadu road and attacked the camp at Gaoqian. Records, Wu 6 §2–3
Wang Lang, greatly alarmed, sent the former Administrator of Danyang Zhou Xin and others to lead troops out to fight. Sun Ce defeated Zhou Xin and the others, beheaded them, and at last pacified Kuaiji. Records, Wu 6 §4
Chen Shou's main text does not record Zhou Xin's courtesy name, origin, age or year of death. Records, Wei 1 §13Records, Wu 5 §3Records, Wu 6 §4
In the Romance
In Chapter 15 of the Romance, when Sun Ce's commander Cheng Pu defeats Yan Baihu and chases him all night as far as Kuaiji, Wang Lang, Administrator of Kuaiji, rebukes Yu Fan, who urges him to capture Yan Baihu and present him to Sun Ce, and instead joins forces with Yan Baihu and draws up his army on the plain of Shanyin. Before Wang Lang has fought more than a few bouts with Taishi Ci, Wang Lang's commander Zhou Xin charges out to help, and from Sun Ce's ranks Huang Gai gallops out to meet Zhou Xin. When Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu strike obliquely from the rear, Wang Lang, together with Yan Baihu and Zhou Xin, cuts a bloody path, flees into the city and shuts the gates fast. Romance, Ch. 15 §55–58
When Sun Ce, following Sun Jing's plan, lights fires at each gate, sets up rows of banners, lifts the siege at night and departs south, Zhou Xin says, 'Sun Ce has fled. He has merely devised this ruse to make us suspicious,' and proposes sending out troops to attack him. Yan Baihu and Zhou Xin lead five thousand troops out of the city in pursuit. Romance, Ch. 15 §60 · 62
Around the first watch, in a forest more than twenty li from the city, torches blaze up all at once and Sun Ce blocks their way. Zhou Xin swings his sword to meet him but is pierced and killed by Sun Ce's spear, and the rest of his men all surrender. Yan Baihu flees to Yuhang, and Wang Lang, hearing that his forward troops have been defeated, cannot return to the city and flees to the seacoast. Romance, Ch. 15 §63
Where the Romance differs
Status: in Chapter 15 of the Romance Zhou Xin appears only as a commander under Wang Lang. In the Records he was Administrator of Danyang, and even when Wang Lang sent him into battle Chen Shou called him 'the former Administrator of Danyang.' Romance, Ch. 15 §57Records, Wei 1 §13Records, Wu 6 §4
The troops given to Cao Cao: in the Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records, when Taizu raised soldiers in Yang Province, the Inspector Chen Wen and Zhou Xin, Administrator of Danyang, gave him more than four thousand men. Chapter 6 of the Romance says only that Cao Cao himself led his troops off to Yang Province, and Zhou Xin does not appear. Records, Wei 1 §13Romance, Ch. 6 §33
The loss of Danyang: in the Biographies of Consorts in the Records, Wu Jing, made concurrent Administrator of Danyang on Yuan Shu's memorial, attacked the former Administrator Zhou Xin and seized the commandery. Chapter 15 of the Romance does not explain why Zhou Xin is serving under Wang Lang. Records, Wu 5 §3Romance, Ch. 15 §57
The battle of Shanyin: in Chapter 15 of the Romance Zhou Xin clashes with Huang Gai on the plain of Shanyin and is driven back into the city together with Wang Lang and Yan Baihu. In the Biographies of the Imperial Clan in the Records, Wang Lang held off Sun Ce at Guling, and Zhou Xin appears only after Sun Ce attacked the camp at Gaoqian. Neither a battle at Shanyin nor Huang Gai appears in this passage. Romance, Ch. 15 §56–58Records, Wu 6 §2–4
Death: in Chapter 15 of the Romance Zhou Xin pursues the withdrawing Sun Ce together with Yan Baihu, runs into Sun Ce lying hidden in a forest, and is pierced and killed by his spear. In the Biographies of the Imperial Clan in the Records, when Sun Ce attacked the camp at Gaoqian by the Zhadu road, the alarmed Wang Lang sent out Zhou Xin and others, and Sun Ce defeated and beheaded them. Nothing is said of a pursuit together with Yan Baihu. Romance, Ch. 15 §62–63Records, Wu 6 §3–4
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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.
Records total403 / 1000Rank 591 of 996 · Top 60%Romance total358 / 1000Rank 828 of 1,113 · Top 75%
Romance adaptation index−45Romance total − Records total
- LEA4040±0
- STR4045+5
- INT3830−8
- POL4033−7
- CHA4035−5
- VIR5545−10
- ADP3833−5
- SCH3531−4
- DIP3535±0
- DIS4231−11
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RGave more than four thousand men to Taizu when he was raising troopsWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — estimated from his aiding Wang LangCh. 15 §57
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RLost his commandery to Wu Jing and was defeated by Sun CeWu 5 §3Wu 6 §4
NPursued with Yan Baihu and 5,000 men and fell into an ambushCh. 15 §62Ch. 15 §63
RNo direct record — estimated from his record of going into battleWu 6 §4
NFought Huang Gai, and died pierced by Sun Ce's spearCh. 15 §57Ch. 15 §63
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 1 §13
NTook Sun Ce's plan for a mere ruse, urged pursuit and was defeatedCh. 15 §62Ch. 15 §63
RNo direct record — estimated from his title as Administrator of DanyangWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §57
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §57
RNo direct record — estimated from his having joined Wang LangWu 6 §4
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §63
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §57
RNo direct record — none recordedWei 1 §13
NNo direct record — none recordedCh. 15 §62
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Romance chapters (1)
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Allegiance history
- Wang Lang faction · Records · 「朗大驚。遣故丹楊太守周昕等帥兵前戰」
Related events (1)
- Sun Ce Battles Yan Baihu Romance ch. 15 · Appears (Romance scene)
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