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Fa Zhen as a character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, based on the historical Fa Zhen.

published category-literature tag-fictional-character tag-classics wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124334455 2026-10-25 2026-10-25 1 ## Portrayal Portrayal in [[work_cn_q70806|The Romance of the Three Kingdoms]] of the historical person [[person_cn_q11143661|Fa Zhen]][^wikidata]. /people/fa-zhen-sanguo-q124334455-q11143661.html en zh en Character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms true literary character Fa Zhen (100–188), courtesy name Gaoqing, was from Mei in Fufeng and a great Confucian scholar of the Eastern Han, son of the Nanjun grand administrator Fa Xiong and grandfather of Fa Zheng of Shu Han. He knew the classics and charts inside and out and drew pupils from afar. He refused every office, including four summonses from Emperor Shun, and his friend Guo Zheng called him a teacher of a hundred generations and had a stele cut naming him Master Xuande. He died at eighty-nine in 188. /en/people/fa-zhen-q11143661.html person_cn_q11143661 person fa-zhen-q11143661 法真

Fa Zhen (100–188), courtesy name Gaoqing, was from Mei in Fufeng and a great Confucian scholar of the Eastern Han, son of the Nanjun grand administrator Fa Xiong and grandfather of Fa Zheng of Shu Han. He knew the classics and charts inside and out and drew pupils from afar. He refused every office, including four summonses from Emperor Shun, and his friend Guo Zheng called him a teacher of a hundred generations and had a stele cut naming him Master Xuande. He died at eighty-nine in 188.

published category-history tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11143661 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%95%E7%9C%9F zhengshi https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%BE%8C%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B783 2026-10-25 2026-10-25 user:admin 4 Fa Zhen was a great Confucian scholar of the Eastern Han. The Book of the Later Han, in its chapter on recluses, calls him Fa Zhen, courtesy name Gaoqing. Wikidata also uses Fa Zhen and records him as born in 100 and dead in 188, so the title stays the personal name.[^wikidata][^zhengshi] ## Family and learning The Book of the Later Han says Fa Zhen, courtesy name Gaoqing, with one version writing the second character differently, came from Mei in Fufeng and was a son of Fa Xiong, grand administrator of Nanjun. He loved study and did not confine himself to one school. He knew the classics and charts inside and out and was a great scholar of Guanxi. Several hundred pupils came from afar, among them Fan Ran of Chenliu.[^zhengshi] The Chinese Wikipedia article adds that he was the grandfather of Fa Zheng, a leading minister of Shu Han.[^zhwiki] ## Refusing office The Book of the Later Han says he was quiet by nature, had few desires, and did not meddle in other people's affairs. When the grand administrator invited him to an interview, Fa Zhen came in a plain headcloth. The administrator said that Duke Ai of Lu was no worthy ruler, yet Confucius called himself his subject, and he asked Fa Zhen to condescend to serve as officer of merit and help the court. Fa Zhen replied that because he was treated with courtesy he dared to sit at the bottom as a guest, but that if he were to be made a clerk he would go north of the northern hills and south of the southern hills. The administrator was frightened and did not speak of it again. He declined calls from the ministers' offices and nominations as a worthy man.[^zhengshi] Tian Ruo of the same commandery recommended him to the court as a man who mastered the four fields of the Odes, Documents, Rites and Music, deep in learning, content in seclusion, who would not bend for black and crimson silks. Tian Ruo recommended him again when Emperor Shun toured the west. The emperor sincerely wished to bring him in and summoned him four times. Fa Zhen said that since he could not hide his form from the world, why should he drink the water that washed ears, and he withdrew still further and never gave in.[^zhengshi] ## Assessment and death His friend Guo Zheng praised him, saying that Fa Zhen's name could be heard but the man himself was hard to meet, that he fled fame and fame followed, avoided fame and fame pursued, and that he could be called a teacher of a hundred generations. Together with the villagers Guo Zheng had a stele cut in his praise and called him Master Xuande. He died of old age at eighty-nine in the fifth year of Zhongping, 188.[^zhengshi] The Chinese Wikipedia article agrees with this account.[^zhwiki] ## Basic facts - Name: Fa Zhen[^zhengshi] - Courtesy name: Gaoqing[^zhengshi] - Honorific: Master Xuande[^zhengshi] - Dates recorded on this entry: 100–188[^wikidata] - Origin: Mei county, Fufeng[^zhengshi] - Realm: Eastern Han[^wikidata] - Portrayal: [[person_cn_q124334455|Fa Zhen]] (a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms) /people/fa-zhen-q11143661.html en zh en 100 100 188 188 historical figure tag-ancient-china ancient-china 中国古代 先秦至清代的历史、人物与政区。 1056 relation_cnportray_q124334455 person_cn_q124334455 based_on person_cn_q11143661 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cn_q124334455 wikidata Portrayals person_cn_q124334455 Fa Zhen /en/people/fa-zhen-sanguo-q124334455-q11143661.html true person_cn_q124334455 法真 /en/people/fa-zhen-sanguo-q124334455-q11143661.html person 4 2026-10-25 当前版本 true /en/people/fa-zhen-q11143661/at/4.html en zh en birth_date Birth 100 death_date Death 188 person_category Person category historical figure 1 based_on true Portrayals 1 1