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Tian Jing

After Dong Zhuo was executed, Tian Jing, his chief clerk, approached his corpse and was killed by Lü Bu, according to the record.

History Records, vol. 6 · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 6Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …主簿田景前趨卓尸,布又殺之;凡所殺三人,餘莫敢動。〈《英雄記》曰:時有謠言曰:「千里草,何青青,十日卜,猶不生。」…
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    三年四月,司徒王允、尚書僕射士孫瑞、卓將呂布共謀誅卓。是時,天子有疾新愈,大會未央殿。布使同郡騎都尉李肅等將親兵十餘人,偽著衞士服守掖門。布懷詔書。卓至,肅等格卓。卓驚呼布所在。布曰「有詔」,遂殺卓,夷三族。主簿田景前趨卓尸,布又殺之;凡所殺三人,餘莫敢動。〈《英雄記》曰:時有謠言曰:「千里草,何青青,十日卜,猶不生。」又作董逃之歌。又有道士書布爲「呂」字以示卓,卓不知其爲呂布也。卓當入會,陳列步騎,自營至宮,朝服導引行其中。馬躓不前,卓心怪欲止,布勸使行,乃衷甲而入。卓旣死,當時日月清淨,微風不起。旻、璜等及宗族老弱悉在郿,皆還,爲其羣下所斫射。卓母年九十,走至塢門曰「乞脫我死」,即斬首。袁氏門生故吏改殯諸袁死於郿者,斂聚董氏尸於其側而焚之。暴卓尸於市。卓素肥,膏流浸地,草爲之丹。守尸吏暝以爲大炷,置卓臍中以爲燈,光明達旦,如是積日。後卓故部曲收所燒者灰,并以一棺棺之,葬於郿。卓塢中金有二三萬斤,銀八九萬斤,珠玉錦綺奇玩雜物皆山崇阜積,不可知數。〉長安士庶咸相慶賀,諸阿附卓者皆下獄死。〈謝承《後漢書》曰:蔡邕在王允坐,聞卓死,有歎惜之音。允責邕曰:「卓,國之大賊,殺主殘臣,天地所不祐,人神所同疾。君爲王臣,世受漢恩,國主危難,曾不倒戈,卓受天誅,而更嗟痛乎?」便使收付廷尉。邕謝允曰:「雖以不忠,猶識大義,古今安危,耳所厭聞,口所常玩,豈當背國而向卓也?狂瞽之詞,謬出患入,願黥首爲刑以繼漢史。」公卿惜邕才,咸共諫允。允曰:「昔武帝不殺司馬遷,使作謗書,流於後世。方今國祚中衰,戎馬在郊,不可令佞臣執筆在幼主左右,後令吾徒並受謗議。」遂殺邕。臣松之以爲蔡邕雖爲卓所親任,情必不黨。寧不知卓之姦凶,爲天下所毒,聞其死亡,理無歎惜。縱復令然,不應反言於王允之坐。斯殆謝承之妄記也。史遷紀傳,博有奇功於世,而云王允謂孝武應早殺遷,此非識者之言。但遷爲不隱孝武之失,直書其事耳,何謗之有乎?王允之忠正,可謂內省不疚者矣,旣無懼於謗,且欲殺邕,當論邕應死與不,豈可慮其謗己而枉戮善人哉!此皆誣罔不通之甚者。張璠《漢紀》曰:初,蔡邕以言事見徙,名聞天下,義動志士。及還,內寵惡之。邕恐,乃亡命海濵,往來依太山羊氏,積十年。卓爲太尉,辟爲掾,以高第爲侍御史治書,三日中遂至尚書。後遷巴東太守,卓上留拜侍中,至長安爲左中郎將。卓重其才,厚遇之。每有朝廷事,常令邕具草。及允將殺邕,時名士多爲之言,允悔欲止,而邕已死。〉

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Tian Jing was a chief clerk under Dong Zhuo, mentioned in the relevant passage of volume 6 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Deeds

After Dong Zhuo was killed by Lü Bu, Tian Jing stepped forward toward Dong Zhuo’s body, and Lü Bu killed him as well. (According to the historical record)

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Relation graph of Tian JingDong ZhuoLü BuTTian Jing
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  • RecordsJuan 6AssassinationLü BuLi SuLost「布曰「有詔」,遂殺卓」
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History · vol. 6

  • Lord

    Dong Zhuo’s chief clerk

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    was killed by Lü Bu