Liu Zheng
Liu Zheng, from Bing Yuan’s commandery and active in Liaodong, sought refuge with Bing Yuan to escape Gongsun Du’s attempt to kill him.
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History · vol. 11Records of the Three Kingdoms
…原以黃巾方盛，遂至遼東，與同郡劉政俱有勇略雄氣。遼東太守公孫度畏惡欲殺之，盡收捕其家，政得脫。…
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邴原字根矩，北海朱虛人也。少與管寧俱以操尚稱，州府辟命皆不就。黃巾起，原將家屬入海，住鬱洲山中。時孔融為北海相，舉原有道。原以黃巾方盛，遂至遼東，與同郡劉政俱有勇略雄氣。遼東太守公孫度畏惡欲殺之，盡收捕其家，政得脫。度告諸縣：「敢有藏政者與同罪。」政窘急，往投原，
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Liu Zheng was a fellow native of Bing Yuan’s commandery and was active in Liaodong; he does not appear in the novel.
Deeds
Liu Zheng and Bing Yuan were both courageous and resourceful. Gongsun Du, the Administrator of Liaodong, feared and detested Liu Zheng and wanted to kill him, but Liu Zheng managed to escape. (As recorded in the historical sources)
Gongsun Du arrested Liu Zheng’s family and warned every county not to shelter him. In desperate straits, Liu Zheng sought refuge with Bing Yuan. (As recorded in the historical sources)
Relationships
- He and Bing Yuan were from the same commandery, and Bing Yuan once sheltered him.
- Gongsun Du, the Administrator of Liaodong, wanted him dead.
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