Zheng Chong
courtesy name 子和
Zheng Chong, Wu’s Henan Household Commandant, studied the Yi and Zuo Zhuan and was consulted by Crown Prince Sun Deng.
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History · vol. 53Records of the Three Kingdoms
秉為傅時，率更令河南徵崇亦篤學立行云。〈吳錄曰：崇字子和，治《易》《春秋左氏傳》，兼善內術。…
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秉為傅時，率更令河南徵崇亦篤學立行云。〈吳錄曰：崇字子和，治《易》《春秋左氏傳》，兼善內術。本姓李，遭亂更姓，遂隱於會稽，躬耕以求其志。好尚者從學，所教不過數人輒止，欲令其業必有成也。所交結如丞相步騭等，咸親焉。嚴畯薦崇行足以厲俗，學足以為師。初見太子登，以疾賜不拜。東宮官僚皆從諮詢。太子數訪以異聞。年七十而卒。〉
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Zheng Chong, courtesy name Zihe, was the Wu kingdom’s Henan Commandery Registrar. He does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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Zheng Chong studied the Book of Changes and the Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, and was also skilled in esoteric arts. His original surname was Li, but he changed it amid the turmoil and lived in seclusion in Kuaiji, farming with his own hands to pursue his aims. (According to historical records)
He stopped teaching once his pupils numbered more than a few, intending that those he instructed would master their studies. Yan Jun praised his conduct as capable of inspiring good customs and his learning as worthy of a teacher, and recommended him. (According to historical records)
When he first met the Crown Prince, Sun Deng, Zheng Chong was excused from bowing because of illness. Officials of the Eastern Palace sought his advice, and Sun Deng also asked him several times about unusual matters. (According to historical records)
Zheng Chong died at the age of seventy. (According to historical records)
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