Zhang Jiu
Zhang Jiu, son of Dunhuang official Zhang Gong, was recorded for urging his father to uphold duty despite detention and escaping safely.
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History · vol. 18Records of the Three Kingdoms
…功曹張恭素有學行，郡人推行長史事，恩信甚著，乃遣子就東詣太祖，請太守。…
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先是，河右擾亂，隔絕不通，敦煌太守馬艾卒官，府又無丞。功曹張恭素有學行，郡人推行長史事，恩信甚著，乃遣子就東詣太祖，請太守。時酒泉黃華、張掖張進各據其郡，欲與恭（艾）並勢。就至酒泉，為華所拘執，劫以白刃。就終不回，私與恭疏曰：「大人率厲敦煌，忠義顯然，豈以就在困危之中而替之哉？昔樂羊食子，李通覆家，經國之臣，寧懷妻孥邪？今大軍垂至，但當促兵以掎之耳；原不以下流之愛，使就有恨於黃壤也。」恭即遣從弟華攻酒泉沙頭、乾齊二縣。恭又連兵尋繼華後，以為首尾之援。別遣鐵騎二百，迎吏官屬，東緣酒泉北塞，徑出張掖北河，逢迎太守尹奉。於是張進須黃華之助；華欲救進，西顧恭兵，恐急擊其後，遂詣金城太守蘇則降。就竟平安。奉得之官。
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Zhang Jiu was the son of Zhang Gong, a merit officer in Dunhuang. At his father’s command, he traveled east to petition the Grand Ancestor to appoint a governor. This person does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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Zhang Gong sent Zhang Jiu east to petition the Grand Ancestor to appoint a governor of Dunhuang. When Zhang Jiu reached Jiuquan, Huang Hua seized him and threatened him with a drawn blade. (As recorded in the historical sources)
While in captivity, Zhang Jiu secretly sent a letter to his father, saying that he must not abandon loyalty and righteousness because Zhang Jiu himself was in dire straits. He urged his father to take advantage of the approaching army and attack from both sides. (As recorded in the historical sources)
Zhang Gong then divided his forces to attack Shatou and Ganqi, two counties in Jiuquan, and sent two hundred cavalry to escort Yin Feng. Zhang Jiu was ultimately safe, and Yin Feng was able to take up his post. (As recorded in the historical sources)
Relationships
- Father: Zhang Gong.
- Seized by Huang Hua.
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- 史 ch.18 §72→ Zhang Gong
「大人率厲敦煌，忠義顯然，豈以就在困危之中而替之哉？昔樂羊食子，李通覆家，經國之臣，寧懷妻孥邪？今大軍垂至，但當促兵以掎之耳；原不以下流之愛，使就有恨於黃壤也。」
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History · vol. 18
- Zhang Gong§72
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Zhang Jiu was the son of Zhang Gong; went east to see the Grand Ancestor and request a commandery governor