Liu Zheng

Captured at Hefei Xincheng, Wei soldier Liu Zheng refused to yield and held to his orders, earning posthumous rank as Marquis of Guanzhong.

History Records, vol. 4 · Not in the Romance

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History · vol. 4Records of the Three Kingdoms
六年春二月己丑，鎮東將軍毌丘儉上言：「昔諸葛恪圍合肥新城，城中遣士劉整出圍傳消息，為賊所得，考問所傳，語整曰：『諸葛公欲活汝，汝可具服。』…
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六年春二月己丑，鎮東將軍毌丘儉上言：「昔諸葛恪圍合肥新城，城中遣士劉整出圍傳消息，為賊所得，考問所傳，語整曰：『諸葛公欲活汝，汝可具服。』整罵曰：『死狗，此何言也！我當必死為魏國鬼，不苟求活，逐汝去也。欲殺我者，便速殺之。』終無他辭。又遣士鄭像出城傳消息，或以語恪，恪遣馬騎尋圍跡索，得像還。四五人靮頭靣縛，將繞城表，勑語像，使大呼，言『大軍已還洛，不如早降。』像不從其言，更大呼城中曰：『大軍近在圍外，壯士努力！』賊以刀築其口，使不得言，像遂大呼，令城中聞知。整、像為兵，能守義執節，子弟宜有差異。」詔曰：「夫顯爵所以襃元功，重賞所以寵烈士。整、像召募通使，越蹈重圍，冒突白刃，輕身守信，不幸見獲，抗節彌厲，揚六軍之大勢，安城守之懼心，臨難不顧，畢志傳命。昔解楊執楚，有隕無貳，齊路中大夫以死成命，方之整、像，所不能加。今追賜整、像爵關中侯，各除士名，使子襲爵，如部曲將死事科。」

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Liu Zheng was a garrison soldier defending Hefei Xincheng in the state of Wei, mentioned in juan 4 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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In the fifth year of the Jia Ping era, when Zhuge Ke besieged Hefei Xincheng, Liu Zheng left the city to deliver a message and was captured by Wu forces. Though urged to surrender, he refused to yield, saying he would rather die for Wei, and never changed his testimony. (As recorded in the historical sources)

The Wei emperor posthumously granted Liu Zheng the rank of Marquis of Guanzhong, relieved him of his status as a soldier, and allowed his son to inherit the title. (As recorded in the historical sources)

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He and Zheng Xiang were both garrison soldiers defending Hefei Xincheng, and both were posthumously rewarded for remaining steadfast and delivering messages.
His son inherited his title of Marquis of Guanzhong.

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