Chen Sheng
Chen Sheng, a market official and favorite of Sun Hao in Eastern Wu, was killed for punishing Sun Hao’s beloved concubine according to the law.
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History · vol. 48Records of the Three Kingdoms
…皓愛妾或使人至市劫奪百姓財物，司市中郎將陳聲，素皓幸臣也，恃皓寵遇，繩之以法。…
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二年春三月，以陸抗爲大司馬。司徒丁固卒。秋九月，改封淮陽爲魯，東平爲齊，又封陳留、章陵等九王，凡十一王，王給三千兵。大赦。皓愛妾或使人至市劫奪百姓財物，司市中郎將陳聲，素皓幸臣也，恃皓寵遇，繩之以法。妾以愬皓，皓大怒，假他事燒鋸斷聲頭，投其身於四望之下。是歲，太尉范慎卒。
History · vol. 65Records of the Three Kingdoms
…又中書丞陳聲，皓之嬖臣，數譖毀蕃。蕃體氣高亮，不能承顏順指；…
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孫皓初。復入為常侍，與萬彧同官。彧與皓有舊，俗士挾侵，謂蕃自輕。又中書丞陳聲，皓之嬖臣，數譖毀蕃。蕃體氣高亮，不能承顏順指；時或迕意，積以見責。
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Chen Sheng was the Director of Markets in Eastern Wu and a favorite of Sun Hao. He appears in volumes 48 and 65 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he is not mentioned in the Romance.
Deeds
A favored concubine of Sun Hao sent people to the market to seize the commoners’ property. Chen Sheng dealt with the matter according to the law. Sun Hao seized on an excuse to have Chen Sheng’s head cut off with a heated saw, then had his body thrown beneath the Four Lookout Tower. (As recorded in the histories)
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Duels, kills and executions as the texts tell them, counted separately for the Records and the Romance.
- RecordsJuan 48ExecutionSun HaoLost「假他事燒鋸斷聲頭」
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History · vol. 65
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