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Zheng Xiang
Zheng Xiang was posthumously made Marquis of Guanzhong for passing intelligence to Hefei Xincheng's defenders after capture.
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History · vol. 4Records of the Three Kingdoms
…又遣士鄭像出城傳消息，或以語恪，恪遣馬騎尋圍跡索，得像還。四五人靮頭靣縛，將繞城表，勑語像，使大呼，言『大軍已還洛，不如早降。』…
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六年春二月己丑，鎮東將軍毌丘儉上言：「昔諸葛恪圍合肥新城，城中遣士劉整出圍傳消息，為賊所得，考問所傳，語整曰：『諸葛公欲活汝，汝可具服。』整罵曰：『死狗，此何言也！我當必死為魏國鬼，不苟求活，逐汝去也。欲殺我者，便速殺之。』終無他辭。又遣士鄭像出城傳消息，或以語恪，恪遣馬騎尋圍跡索，得像還。四五人靮頭靣縛，將繞城表，勑語像，使大呼，言『大軍已還洛，不如早降。』像不從其言，更大呼城中曰：『大軍近在圍外，壯士努力！』賊以刀築其口，使不得言，像遂大呼，令城中聞知。整、像為兵，能守義執節，子弟宜有差異。」詔曰：「夫顯爵所以襃元功，重賞所以寵烈士。整、像召募通使，越蹈重圍，冒突白刃，輕身守信，不幸見獲，抗節彌厲，揚六軍之大勢，安城守之懼心，臨難不顧，畢志傳命。昔解楊執楚，有隕無貳，齊路中大夫以死成命，方之整、像，所不能加。今追賜整、像爵關中侯，各除士名，使子襲爵，如部曲將死事科。」
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Zheng Xiang was a Wei state soldier defending Hefei Xincheng. He is mentioned in chapter 4 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance of the Three Kingdoms does not mention him.
Deeds
- When Zhuge Ke besieged Hefei Xincheng, Zheng Xiang was ordered to leave the city and deliver a message. Wu forces found him and took him back with them. (According to historical records)
- The Wu forces bound Zheng Xiang with his hands behind his back and brought him outside the city, ordering him to shout, “The great army has returned to Luo; you would do better to surrender early.” Zheng Xiang refused. Instead, he shouted loudly to tell the Wei troops inside the city that the enemy was still surrounding them, encouraging the defenders to fight on. (According to historical records)
- The Wu forces stuffed his mouth with a knife, but Zheng Xiang continued shouting loudly so that those inside the city could hear him. The Wei court later posthumously awarded him the rank of Marquis of Guanzhong, removed his status as an ordinary soldier, and allowed his son to inherit the title. (According to historical records)
Relationships
- Like Liu Zheng, he was a Wei soldier entrusted with delivering messages, and the Wei court honored the two together.
- He had a son who inherited his title of Marquis of Guanzhong.
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Zhuge Ke
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History · vol. 4
- Zhuge Ke§28
Enemy
was captured by Zhuge Ke and refused to yield