1. Zhong Hui, courtesy name Shiji, was a Chinese calligrapher, essayist, military general, and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
55 Facts About Zhong Hui
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Zhong Hui was the younger son of Zhang Changpu with Zhong Yao, who served as the Grand Tutor in the Wei imperial court.
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Zhong Hui was already known for being insightful, intelligent and knowledgeable since he was young.
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Zhong Hui rose to prominence in the 250s when he became a close aide to Sima Zhao, the regent and de facto ruler of Wei.
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Zhong Hui advised Sima Zhao on how to deal with Zhuge Dan's Rebellion in Shouchun from 257 to 258 and was highly regarded by the latter.
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The officers escaped from custody, regrouped with their men, mutinied against Zhong Hui, and killed him and Jiang Wei.
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Zhong Hui was the younger son of Zhong Yao, who served as the Grand Tutor in the Wei imperial court.
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When Zhong Hui was four years old, his father sent him to meet Jiang Ji, who noted that the boy was extraordinary.
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Zhong Hui was awarded the title of a Secondary Marquis when Cao Mao ascended the throne in 254.
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The book, which was believed to be written by Zhong Hui, discussed either Legalist or Logician philosophy even though its title suggests it was about Taoism.
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The Shiyu recorded an incident about how Zhong Hui came to the attention of the Wei regent Sima Shi.
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Zhong Hui was not satisfied after reading Yu Song's draft and ordered him to rewrite.
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Zhong Hui noticed Yu Song looked troubled, so he offered to help him and changed five words in the memorandum.
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Zhong Hui felt that it was unlikely that Yu Song had to recommend Zhong Hui to Sima Shi, because Sima would most probably have already at least heard of Zhong due to the following reasons.
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In 255, when the Wei generals Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin started a rebellion in Shouchun, Sima Shi led Wei imperial forces to suppress the revolt, with Zhong Hui accompanying him as an assistant officer.
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Zhong Hui was succeeded by Sima Zhao, who took over command of his troops.
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Zhong Hui conspired with Fu Jia to urge Sima Zhao to disregard the emperor's order and lead the troops to a garrison at the south of the Luo River near Luoyang.
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Zhong Hui was appointed as a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate and awarded the title "Marquis of Dongwu Village" with 300 taxable households in his marquisate.
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At the time, Zhong Hui was practising filial mourning because his mother recently died.
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Zhong Hui accompanied Sima Zhao as he led imperial forces to attack the rebels.
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Zhong Hui was more highly regarded than before by Sima Zhao due to the success of his plan.
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Zhong Hui's contemporaries compared him to Zhang Liang, a strategist who served under the Han dynasty's founder, Emperor Gao.
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Zhong Hui was still heavily involved in politics in the imperial court even though he did not serve in the court.
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Zhong Hui played a major role in instigating Sima Zhao to execute Ji Kang.
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Zhong Hui assisted Sima Zhao in formulating a strategy for the conquest of Shu.
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Zhong Hui led another army, numbering some 100,000 men, and entered Shu territory via the Xie Valley and Luo Valley.
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Zhong Hui ordered Xu Yi, a son of the veteran Wei general Xu Chu, to oversee the construction of a road leading into Shu.
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However, when the road turned out to be poorly built, Zhong Hui disregarded Xu Yi's background and had him executed for failing his mission.
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Zhong Hui ordered his subordinates Xun Kai and Li Fu to lead 10,000 men each to attack Hancheng and Lecheng, while he led his main army towards Yang'an Pass.
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Zhong Hui rendezvoused with the Shu generals Zhang Yi, Liao Hua and others and moved to defend their position at the fortified mountain pass Jiange.
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Zhong Hui wrote a long address to the Shu forces, urging them to give up resistance and surrender to Wei.
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Zhong Hui ordered Tian Zhang and others to lead a force to bypass the west of Jiange and approach Jiangyou.
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Zhong Hui then ordered an attack on Jiange but failed to conquer the mountain pass because the Shu forces put up a strong defence, so he retreated.
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Zhong Hui led his army to Fu County and ordered Hu Lie, Tian Xu, Pang Hui and others to lead troops to pursue Jiang Wei.
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Zhong Hui gave strict orders forbidding his troops from plundering and pillaging the Shu lands, and treated the former Shu officials in a respectful manner.
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Zhong Hui was appointed Minister over the Masses, promoted from a village-level marquis to a county-level marquis, and had the number of taxable households in his marquisate increased to 10,000.
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Zhong Hui had long harboured the intention of rebelling against Wei.
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Zhong Hui had been wary of Deng Ai, so after Deng was arrested, he immediately assumed command of the Wei forces in the former Shu territories.
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Zhong Hui was overwhelmed by feelings of megalomania after seeing that he wielded great power in his hands, so he decided to rebel against Wei.
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Zhong Hui came up with a strategy for capturing the Wei capital, Luoyang, in the following sequence:.
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Zhong Hui sought the officers' opinions, asked them to sign on a list if they agreed to carry out the empress dowager's dying wish, and then instructed his close aides to take over command of the various military units.
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Zhong Hui then had all the officers detained in their respective offices with the doors shut, and ordered the gates of the city to be closed and tightly guarded.
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Qiu Jian, an officer serving under Zhong Hui, used to be a subordinate of Hu Lie.
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Zhong Hui favoured and regarded Qiu Jian highly and requested for him to be transferred to his unit.
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Qiu Jian sympathised with Hu Lie, who was detained alone inside a room, so he approached Zhong Hui and said that each of the detained officers should have a servant to attend to their personal needs.
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When Zhong Hui's men received news about the rumour, they suggested to their superior to execute all the officers holding the rank of Cavalry Commandant of the Standard and above.
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Zhong Hui's men rammed the doors but could not force them open.
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Zhong Hui predicted that Zhong Hui would not succeed even if he rebelled because of two reasons.
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Later, after Zhong Hui secretly accused Deng Ai of plotting a rebellion, Sima Zhao wanted to lead his forces to station at Chang'an.
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Shao Ti told Sima Zhao that there was no need for him to go to Chang'an because Zhong Hui was capable of arresting Deng Ai on his own since he had five to six times more troops than Deng Ai.
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Zhong Hui's father, Zhong Yao, was a prominent politician and calligrapher who held the position of Grand Tutor in the Wei imperial court.
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Zhong Hui made no response to the death of his brother.
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Sima Zhao laughed, praised Zhong Yu for his honest advice, and promised that he would spare Zhong Yu's family if Zhong Hui really did commit treason.
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Zhong Hui is first introduced as a playable character in the seventh instalment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series.