Kan Ze, courtesy name Derun, was an official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
14 Facts About Kan Ze
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Kan Ze was from Shanyin County, Kuaiji Commandery, which was located southeast of present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang.
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Kan Ze became a well-known scholar specialising in the field of calendar systems.
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Kan Ze was nominated as a xiaolian to join the civil service and was appointed as the Chief of Qiantang County and Prefect of Chen County.
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Kan Ze died in the following year and Sun Quan was so grieved that he skipped meals for days.
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Kan Ze was known to be polite, modest, sincere and cautious.
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Kan Ze treated all minor officials under him with respect.
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Kan Ze appears in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms during the events leading to the Battle of Red Cliffs.
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Kan Ze saw through the Self Torture Ruse used by Huang Gai to trick Cao Cao into believing that his defection was genuine.
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Kan Ze offered to help Huang Gai deliver his surrender letter to Cao Cao.
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Kan Ze disguised himself as a fisherman and went to Cao Cao's camp.
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However, Kan Ze remained calm and broke into laughter, prompting Cao Cao to question him.
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Kan Ze recommended Lu Xun to be the commander-in-chief of Sun Quan's army, but many officials opposed the idea because they felt that Lu Xun was young and inexperienced.
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Kan Ze vouched for Lu Xun with the lives of himself and his whole family, claiming that Lu Xun was the best person to lead their army, and Sun Quan agreed.