Zhou Zhong 周忠 was a civil official who served as Grand Commandant for the Han court.
Biography[]
He was the son of Zhou Jing and was a distant relative to Zhou Yu.
He served as Brilliantly Blessed Grandee before he was promoted to Grand Commandant under the court controlled by Li Jue, replacing Huangfu Song, on January 3, 193.[1] In Summer 193, he was demoted to Minister of the Guards because Mount Hua collapsed and was replaced by Zhu Jun, even though Zhou Zhong recommended Shisun Rui 士孫瑞 instead.[2][3] Li Jue disliked Zhou Zhong still and intended to kill him. Luckily, Jia Xu told Li Jue that he was in no moral position to kill Zhou Zhong, forcing Li Jue's agreement.[4]
It is not recorded what happened to him and Shisun Rui succeeded him as Minister of the Guards. He could have accompanied Emperor Liu Xie in his escape from Li Jue and could have been killed in Li Jue’s ransack after defeating Yang Feng.
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 光祿大夫周忠為太尉，錄尚書事。Yuan Hong. "Annals of Emperor Xian" in the Annals of the Later Han.
- ↑ 太尉周忠、皇甫嵩，司徒淳于嘉、趙溫，司空楊彪、張喜等為公，皆辭拜讓瑞。Chen Shou, Pei Songzhi. "Annals of Dong Zhuo" in the Annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms
- ↑ 六月，華山崩。…太尉周忠以災異罷。Yuan Hong. "Annals of Emperor Xian" in the Annals of the Later Han.
- ↑ 太常王絳、衛尉周忠、司隸校尉管郃為傕所遮，欲殺之，賈詡曰：「此皆大臣，卿奈何害之也？」傕乃止。Yuan Hong. "Annals of Emperor Xian" in the Annals of the Later Han.
Sources[]
- Yuan Hong 袁宏 (328–376). Hou Han ji 後漢紀. “Annals of the Later Han”.