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Zhang Xuan, son of Eastern Wu’s Zhang Hong, served as Nan Commandery governor and a minister; he does not appear in the novel.

History Records, vol. 53 · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 53Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉子玄,官至南郡太守、尚書。〈《江表傳》曰:玄清介有高行,而才不及纮。…
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    紘著詩賦銘誄十餘篇。〈《吳書》曰:纮見柟榴枕,愛其文,為作賦。陳琳在北見之,以示人曰:「此吾鄉里張子綱所作也。」後纮見陳琳作武庫賦、應機論,與琳書深嘆美之。琳答曰:「自僕在河北,與天下隔,此間率少於文章,易為雄伯,故使僕受此過差之譚,非其實也。今景興在此,足下與子佈在彼,所謂小巫見大巫,神氣盡矣。」纮既好文學,又善楷篆,與孔融書,自書。融遺纮書曰:「前勞手筆,多篆書。每舉篇見字,欣然獨笑,如復睹其人也。」〉子玄,官至南郡太守、尚書。〈《江表傳》曰:玄清介有高行,而才不及纮。〉玄子尚,〈《江表傳》(曰)稱尚有俊才。〉孫皓時為侍郎,以言語辯捷見知,擢為侍中、中書令。皓使尚鼓琴,尚對曰:「素不能。」敕使學之。後宴言次說琴之精妙,尚因道「晉平公使師曠作清角,曠言吾君德薄,不足以聽之。」皓意謂尚以斯喻己,不悅。後積他事下獄,皆追此為詰,〈環氏《吳紀》曰:皓嘗問:「詩云『汎彼栢舟』,惟栢中舟乎?」尚對曰:「詩言『檜楫松舟』,則松亦中舟也。」又問:「鳥之大者惟鶴,小者惟雀乎?」尚對曰:「大者有禿鶖,小者有鷦鷯。」皓性忌勝己,而尚談論每出其表,積以致恨。後問:「孤飲酒以方誰?」尚對曰:「陛下有百觚之量。」皓云:「尚知孔丘之不王,而以孤方之!」因此發怒收尚。尚書岑昬率公卿已下百餘人,詣宮叩頭請,尚罪得減死。〉送建安作船。久之,又就加誅。初,紘同郡秦松字文表,陳端字子正,並與紘見待於孫策,參與謀謨。各早卒。

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Zhang Xuan was the son of Zhang Hong of Eastern Wu. Historical records state that he rose to become the Governor of Nan Commandery and a Minister of the Secretariat; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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Zhang Xuan rose to become the Governor of Nan Commandery and a Minister of the Secretariat. (According to historical records)

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History · vol. 53