Fan Zhou

Fan Zhou, an Eastern Wu officer in Wuling, was suppressed for urging the tribes to bring Wuling under Liu Bei’s control.
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History · vol. 61Records of the Three Kingdoms
…武陵部从事樊伷诱导诸夷,图以武陵属刘备,外白差督督万人往讨之。…
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孫權殺關羽,并荊土,拜濬輔軍中郎將,授以兵。〈江表传曰:权克荆州,将吏悉皆归附,而濬独称疾不见。权遣人以床就家舆致之,濬伏面著床席不起,涕泣交横,哀咽不能自胜。权慰劳与语,呼其字曰:「承明,昔观丁父,鄀俘也,武王以为军帅;彭仲爽,申俘也,文王以为令尹。此二人,卿荆国之先贤也,初虽见囚,后皆擢用,为楚名臣。卿独不然,未肯降意,将以孤异古人之量邪?」使亲近以手巾拭其面,濬起下地拜谢。即以为治中,荆州诸军事一以谘之。武陵部从事樊伷诱导诸夷,图以武陵属刘备,外白差督督万人往讨之。权不听,特召问濬,濬答:「以五千兵往,足可以擒伷。」权曰:「卿何以轻之?」濬曰:「伷是南阳旧姓,颇能弄脣吻,而实无辩论之才。臣所以知之者,伷昔尝为州人设馔,比至日中,食不可得,而十餘自起,此亦侏儒观一节之验也。」权大笑而纳其言,即遣濬将五千往,果斩平之。〉遷奮威將軍,封常遷亭侯。〈吴书曰:芮玄卒,濬并领玄兵,屯夏口。玄字文表,丹杨人。父祉,字宣嗣,从孙坚征伐有功,坚荐祉为九江太守,后转吴郡,所在有声。玄兄良,字文鸾,随孙策平定江东,策以为会稽东部都尉,卒,玄领良兵,拜奋武中郎将,以功封溧阳侯。权为子登拣择淑媛,群臣咸称玄父祉兄良并以德义文武显名三世,故遂娉玄女为妃焉。黄武五年卒,权甚愍惜之。〉權稱尊號,拜為少府。進封劉陽侯,〈江表传曰:权数射雉,濬谏权,权曰:「相与别后,时时蹔出耳,不复如往日之时也。」濬曰:「天下未定,万机务多,射雉非急,弦绝括破,皆能为害,乞特为臣故息置之。」濬出,见雉翳故在,乃手自撤坏之。权由是自绝,不复射雉。〉遷太常。五谿蠻夷叛亂盤結,權假濬節,督諸軍討之。信賞必行,法不可干,斬首獲生,蓋以萬數,自是羣蠻衰弱,一方寧靜。〈吴书曰:骠骑将军步骘屯沤口,求召募诸郡以增兵。权以问濬,濬曰:「豪将在民间,耗乱为害,加骘有名势,在所所媚,不可听也。」权从之。中郎将豫章徐宗,有名士也,尝到京师,与孔融交结,然儒生诞节,部曲宽纵,不奉节度,为众作殿,濬遂斩之。其奉法不惮私议,皆此类也。归义隐蕃,以口辩为豪杰所善,濬子翥亦与周旋,馈饷之。濬闻大怒,疏责翥曰:「吾受国厚恩,志报以命,尔辈在都,当念恭顺,亲贤慕善,何故与降虏交,以粮饷之?在远闻此,心震面热,惆怅累旬。疏到,急就往使受杖一百,促责所饷。」当时人咸怪濬,而蕃果图叛诛夷,众乃归服。江表传曰:时濬姨兄零陵蒋琬为蜀大将军,或有间濬於武陵太守卫旌者,云濬遣密使与琬相闻,欲有自讬之计。旌以启权,权曰:「承明不为此也。」即封旌表以示於濬,而召旌还,免官。〉
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Fan Zhou was an officer in the Wuling commandery of Eastern Wu. He is mentioned in the relevant passage from the Jiang Biao Zhuan, cited in Pei Songzhi’s annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
Fan Zhou incited the various tribes of Wuling, plotting to bring Wuling under Liu Bei’s control. Sun Quan dispatched Xun, recommended by Bu Zhi, with five thousand troops to put down the revolt, and Fan Zhou was captured and executed. (According to historical records)
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- Served Eastern Wu as an officer in the Wuling commandery.
- Plotted to bring Wuling under Liu Bei’s control.
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