Zou Jing ( 184–185) was a military officer who lived during the
Eastern Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
of China.
Life
Zou Jing served as a Colonel Who Defeats Barbarians (破虜校尉). In 184, when the
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion, alternatively translated as the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, was a List of peasant revolts, peasant revolt in China against the Eastern Han dynasty. The uprising broke out in 184 CE during the reign of Emperor Ling of ...
broke out, he led government forces to attack the rebels in
You Province
You Prefecture or You Province, also known by its Chinese language, Chinese name Youzhou, was a prefecture (''Zhou (country subdivision), zhou'') in North China, northern China during its imperial era.
"You Province" was cited in some ancient so ...
. During this time,
Liu Bei
Liu Bei (, ; ; 161 – 10 June 223), courtesy name Xuande (), was a warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler. Although he was a distant relative of the H ...
led a group of volunteers to join him in fighting the rebels.
The ''Yingxiong Ji'' (英雄記) recorded that Zou Jing once served alongside
Gongsun Zan
Gongsun Zan () (before 161 - April or May 199), courtesy name Bogui, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Life
Little is known of Gongsun Zan's early life. He and Liu Bei stu ...
in a battle against barbarians. Once, Zou Jing fell into a trap and was besieged by the barbarians. Gongsun Zan led his troops to attack the barbarians and lifted the siege. Both of them then led their men to attack the barbarians as they were retreating and succeeded in driving them away from the northern border.
In 185, when the Liang Province rebellion broke out, Zou Jing joined the general
Huangfu Song
Huangfu Song pronounced in Mandarin (died April 195), courtesy name Yizhen, was a military general who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty of China. He is best known for helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebe ...
in attacking the rebels. During this time, Zou Jing held the appointment ''Beijun Zhonghou'' (北軍中候), a high-ranking commander among the imperial guards. During this time, Zou Jing proposed that they recruit soldiers from the
Xianbei
The Xianbei (; ) were a Proto-Mongolic ancient nomadic people that once resided in the eastern Eurasian steppes in what is today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Northeastern China. They originated from the Donghu people who splintered into the ...
tribes, to assist them in fighting the rebels. Han Zhuo (韓卓), a military officer, agreed with Zou Jing and said that if Zou Jing had 5,000 Xianbei horsemen with him, he could defeat the rebels. However, Ying Shao (應劭) disagreed because he believed that the Xianbei were greedy and less trustworthy than the Wuhuan. The generals then convened a meeting to discuss both ideas and eventually adopted Ying Shao's.(中平二年，漢陽賊邊章、韓遂與羌胡為寇，東侵三輔，時遣車騎將軍皇甫嵩西討之。嵩請發烏桓三千人。北軍中候鄒靖上言：「烏桓眾弱，宜開募鮮卑。」事下四府，大將軍掾韓卓議，以為「烏桓兵寡， ... 鄒靖居近邊塞，究其態詐。若令靖募鮮卑輕騎五千，必有破敵之效」。劭駮之曰：「鮮卑隔在漠北， ... 不可倉卒望也。」韓卓復與劭相難反覆。於是詔百官大會朝堂，皆從劭議。) ''Houhanshu'' vol. 48.
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