Zhang Ling

Zhang Ling, son of Cao Wei’s Zhang Fan, was captured by Shandong bandits alongside Zhang Jian.
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History · vol. 11Records of the Three Kingdoms
…範子陵及承子戩為山東賊所得,範直詣賊請二子,賊以陵還範。範謝曰:「諸君相還兒厚矣。…
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太祖平冀州,遣使迎範。範以疾留彭城,遣承詣太祖,太祖表以為諫議大夫。範子陵及承子戩為山東賊所得,範直詣賊請二子,賊以陵還範。範謝曰:「諸君相還兒厚矣。夫人情雖愛其子,然吾憐戩之小,請以陵易之。」賊義其言,悉以還範。太祖自荊州還,範得見於陳,以為議郎,參丞相軍事,甚見敬重。太祖征伐,常令範及邴原留,與世子居守。太祖謂文帝:「舉動必諮此二人。」世子執子孫禮。救恤窮乏,家無所餘,中外孤寡皆歸焉。贈遺無所逆,亦終不用,及去,皆以還之。建安十七年卒。魏國初建,承以丞相參軍祭酒領趙郡太守,政化大行。太祖將西征,徵承參軍事,至長安,病卒。
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Zhang Ling was the son of Zhang Fan and served Cao Wei. He appears in juan 11 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he is not mentioned in the Romance.
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Zhang Ling and Zhang Jian, the son of Zhang Cheng, were captured by bandits in Shandong. The bandits first returned Zhang Ling to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan asked to exchange Zhang Ling for the young Zhang Jian. Deeming his words righteous, the bandits returned both of them (as recorded in the historical sources).
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- Son of Zhang Fan.
- Captured by bandits in Shandong alongside Zhang Jian.
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