Wang Zhao
Wang Zhao was a bandit from Fengyi who submitted with his followers and was enfeoffed as a marquis by Cao Wei.
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Where the books name Wang Zhao
History · vol. 2Records of the Three Kingdoms
…〉是月，馮翊山賊鄭甘、王照率衆降，皆封列侯。〈《魏書》曰：初，鄭甘、王照及盧水胡率其屬來降，王得降書以示朝曰：「前欲有令吾討鮮卑者，吾不從而降；…
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五月戊寅，天子命王追尊皇祖太尉曰太王，夫人丁氏曰太王后，封王子叡爲武德侯。〈《魏略》曰：以侍中鄭稱爲武德侯傅，令曰：「龍淵、太阿出昆吾之金，和氏之璧由井里之田；礱之以砥礪，錯之以他山，故能致連城之價，爲命世之寶。學亦人之砥礪也。稱篤學大儒，勉以經學輔侯，宜旦夕入侍，曜明其志。」〉是月，馮翊山賊鄭甘、王照率衆降，皆封列侯。〈《魏書》曰：初，鄭甘、王照及盧水胡率其屬來降，王得降書以示朝曰：「前欲有令吾討鮮卑者，吾不從而降；又有欲使吾及今秋討盧水胡者，吾不聽，今又降。昔魏武侯一謀而當，有自得之色，見譏李悝。吾今說此，非自是也，徒以爲坐而降之，其功大於動兵革也。」〉
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Wang Zhao was a mountain bandit from Fengyi who was aligned with Cao Wei. He appears in Volume 2 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance of the Three Kingdoms does not mention him.
Deeds
Wang Zhao and Zheng Gan led their followers in surrendering and were subsequently enfeoffed as marquises (as recorded in the historical sources).
Relationships
- Along with Zheng Gan, he was among those who led their followers in surrendering
- Lord & vassal
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Cao Pi
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History · vol. 2
- Cao Pi§9
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led his followers in surrendering to Cao Pi, King of Wei; was enfeoffed as a marquis