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Fan Zizhao

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Fan Zizhao, a renowned scholar of Runan, was recorded because Pang Tong compared him to Quan Cong, famed for generosity and love of renown.

History in 2 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 23Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …劭始發明樊子昭於鬻幘之肆,出虞永賢於牧豎,召李淑才鄉閭之閒,擢郭子瑜鞍馬之吏,援楊孝祖,舉和陽士,茲六賢者,皆當世之令懿也。…
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    洽同郡許混者,許劭子也。清醇有鑒識,明帝時爲尚書。〈劭字子將。汝南先賢傳曰:召陵謝子微,高才遠識,見劭年十八時,乃歎息曰:「此則希世出衆之偉人也。」劭始發明樊子昭於鬻幘之肆,出虞永賢於牧豎,召李淑才鄉閭之閒,擢郭子瑜鞍馬之吏,援楊孝祖,舉和陽士,茲六賢者,皆當世之令懿也。其餘中流之士,或舉之於淹滯,或顯之乎童齒,莫不賴劭顧歎之榮。凡所拔育,顯成令德者,不可殫記。其探擿僞行,抑損虛名,則周之單襄,無以尚也。劭宗人許栩,沉沒榮利,致位司徒。舉宗莫不匍匐栩門,承風而驅,官以賄成,惟劭不過其門。廣陵徐孟玉來臨汝南,聞劭高名,請爲功曹。饕餮放流,絜士盈朝。袁紹公族好名,爲濮陽長,棄官來還,有副車從騎,將入郡界,紹乃歎曰:「吾之輿服,豈可使許子將見之乎?」遂單車而歸。辟公府掾,拜鄢陵令,方正徵,皆不就。避亂江南,所歷之國,必翔而後集。終于豫章,時年四十六。有子曰混,顯名魏世。〉

  • History · vol. 37Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉謂全琮曰:「卿好施慕名,有似汝南樊子昭。〈蔣濟《萬機論》云許子將褒貶不平,以拔樊子昭而抑許文休。…
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    龐統字士元,襄陽人也。少時樸鈍,未有識者。潁川司馬徽清雅有知人鑒,統弱冠往見徽,徽採桑於樹上,坐統在樹下,共語自晝至夜。徽甚異之,稱統當南州士之冠冕,由是漸顯。〈《襄陽記》曰:諸葛孔明為臥龍,龐士元為鳳雛,司馬德操為水鏡,皆龐德公語也。德公,襄陽人。孔明每至其家,獨拜床下,德公初不令止。德操嘗造德公,值其渡沔,上祀先人墓,德操徑入其室,呼德公妻子,使速作黍,「徐元直向云有客當來就我與龐公譚。」其妻子皆羅列拜於堂下,奔走供設。須臾,德公還,直入相就,不知何者是客也。德操年小德公十歲,兄事之,呼作龐公,故世人遂謂龐公是德公名,非也。德公子山民,亦有令名,娶諸葛孔明小姊,為魏黃門吏部郎,早卒。子渙,字世文,晉太康中為牂牁太守。統,德公從子也,少未有識者,惟德公重之,年十八,使往見德操。德操與語,既而嘆曰:「德公誠知人,此實盛德也。」〉後郡命為功曹。性好人倫,勤於長養。每所稱述,多過其才,時人怪而問之,統答曰:「當今天下大亂,雅道陵遲,善人少而惡人多。方欲興風俗,長道業,不美其譚即聲名不足慕企,不足慕企而為善者少矣。今拔十失五,猶得其半,而可以崇邁世教,使有志者自勵,不亦可乎?」吳將周瑜助先主取荊州,因領南郡太守。瑜卒,統送喪至吳,吳人多聞其名。及當西還,並會昌門,陸勣、顧劭、全琮皆往。統曰:「陸子可謂駑馬有逸足之力,顧子可謂駑牛能負重致遠也。」〈張勃吳錄曰:或問統曰:「如所目,陸子為勝乎?」統曰:「駑馬雖精,所致一人耳。駑牛一日行三百里,所致豈一人之重哉!」劭就統宿,語,因問:「卿名知人,吾與卿孰愈?」統曰:「陶冶世俗,甄綜人物,吾不及卿;論帝王之秘策,攬倚伏之要最,吾似有一日之長。」劭安其言而親之。〉謂全琮曰:「卿好施慕名,有似汝南樊子昭。〈蔣濟《萬機論》云許子將褒貶不平,以拔樊子昭而抑許文休。劉曄曰:「子昭拔自賈豎,年至耳順,退能守靜,進能不苟。」濟答曰:「子昭誠自長幼完潔,然觀其臿齒牙,樹頰胲,吐脣吻,自非文休敵也。」胲音改。〉雖智力不多,亦一時之佳也。」績、劭謂統曰:「使天下太平,當與卿共料四海之士。」深與統相結而還。

Fan Zizhao was a renowned scholar from Runan. The sources do not record which faction he belonged to or in which chapter he appeared; he does not appear in the Romance.

Deeds

  • Pang Tong compared Quan Cong to Fan Zizhao, saying that Quan Cong was generous and eager for fame, much like Fan Zizhao. He added that although Fan had limited ability, he was nevertheless an outstanding man of his time. (Recorded in the historical sources)
  • Pei Songzhi’s annotations cite the Wanjilun, which says that Xu Zijiang was unfair in his praise and criticism, having once promoted Fan Zizhao while disparaging Xu Wenxiu. Liu Ye said that Fan Zizhao came from a lowly merchant family and, though he had reached the age of sixty, could remain quiet in retirement and act without recklessness when advancing. Jiang Ji, meanwhile, said that Fan was upright and blameless throughout his life, but considered his bearing and manner inferior to those of Xu Wenxiu. (Recorded in the historical sources)

Relationships

  • Pang Tong used him as a comparison for Quan Cong
  • He was involved in assessments of Xu Zijiang and Xu Wenxiu
  • Liu Ye and Jiang Ji commented on him