Zhang Jing

Zhang Jing, son of Sun Wu official Zhang Hong, appears in historical records because his father left him a letter before dying; he is absent from the novel.
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History · vol. 53Records of the Three Kingdoms
…臨困,授子靖留箋曰:「自古有國有家者,咸欲修德政以比隆盛世,至於其治,多不馨香。…
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紘建計宜出都秣陵,權從之。〈《江表傳》曰:纮謂權曰:「秣陵,楚武王所置,名為金陵。地勢岡阜連石頭,訪問故老,雲昔秦始皇東巡會稽經此縣,望氣者云金陵地形有王者都邑之氣,故掘斷連岡,改名秣陵。今處所具存,地有其氣,天之所命,宜為都邑。」權善其議,未能從也。後劉備之東,宿於秣陵,周觀地形,亦勸權都之。權曰:「智者意同。」遂都焉。獻帝春秋云:劉備至京,謂孫權曰:「吳去此數百里,即有警急,赴救為難,將軍無意屯京乎?」權曰:「秣陵有小江百餘里,可以安大船,吾方理水軍,當移據之。」備曰:「蕪湖近濡須,亦佳也。」權曰:「吾欲圖徐州,宜近下也。」臣松之以為秣陵之與蕪湖,道里所校無幾,於北侵利便,亦有何異?而云欲闚徐州,貪秣陵近下,非其理也。諸書皆云劉備勸都秣陵,而此獨雲權自欲都之,又為虛錯。〉令還吳迎家,道病卒。臨困,授子靖留箋曰:「自古有國有家者,咸欲修德政以比隆盛世,至於其治,多不馨香。非無忠臣賢佐暗於治體也,由主不勝其情,弗能用耳。夫人情憚難而趨易,好同而惡異,與治道相反。《傳》曰:『從善如登,從惡如崩』,言善之難也。人君承奕世之基,據自然之勢,操八柄之威,甘易同之歡,〈《周禮太宰職》曰:以八柄詔王馭群臣。一曰爵,以馭其貴。二曰祿,以馭其富。三曰予,以馭其幸。四曰置,以馭其行。五曰生,以馭其福。六曰奪,以馭其貧。七曰廢,以馭其罪。八曰誅,以馭其過。〉無假取於人;而忠臣挾難近之術,吐逆耳之言,其不合也,不亦宜乎!(雖)則有釁,巧辯緣間,眩於小忠,戀於恩愛,賢愚雜錯,長幼失敘,其所由來,情亂之也。故明君悟之,求賢如饑渴。受諫而不厭,抑情損欲,以義割恩,上無偏謬之授,下無冀之望。宜加三思,含垢藏疾,以成仁覆之大。」時年六十卒。權省書流涕。
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Zhang Jing was the son of Zhang Hong, a minister of Sun Wu, as recorded in juan 53 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms. This person does not appear in the Romance.
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As he lay dying, Zhang Hong entrusted Zhang Jing with a letter urging Sun Quan to govern virtuously, seek worthy men and heed remonstrance, restrain his emotions and curb his desires, and rule the state with benevolence and righteousness. After Zhang Hong’s death, Sun Quan read the letter and wept. (According to historical records)
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- Son of Zhang Hong; received his father’s letter entrusted to him on his deathbed.
- Sun Quan was the person whom Zhang Hong’s letter exhorted.
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