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Cheng Pu程普

Wu (Sun)History × Fiction

A general under Sun Jian, who stabbed Hu Zhen to death.

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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Cheng Pu, and the people around them.

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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Event · 208 CEBattle of Red CliffsSun Quan sent Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu to join Liu Bei against Cao Cao. Huang Gai's feigned surrender and fire ships broke Cao's fleet; the novel later added the borrowed east wind.

In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

An old general of Eastern Wu, participated in the Battle of Red Cliffs; together with Zhou Yu, defeated Cao Cao; a general of Eastern Wu, participated in the Battle of Red Cliffs.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

A general under Sun Jian, who stabbed Hu Zhen to death; a general under Sun Jian, recognized the origin of the Imperial Seal; a general under Sun Jian, stabbed Lü Gong to death.

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  1. 13 profile notes
    5 relations7 verified quotations
    • Cao CaomemorializeCheng Pu
    • Cheng PuassistSun Quan
    • Zhou YusubordinateCheng Pu
    • Sun Jianlord-ministerCheng Pu
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    1. 程普为江夏太守

      memorialize · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 56

    2. 截杀一阵,救了孙权

      save emperor · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 53

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  2. 9 profile notes
    8 relations11 verified quotations
    • Cheng PuassistSun Quan
    • Sun Quanruler-subjectCheng Pu
    • Cheng PucampaignSun Ce
    • Sun Cesubordinate generalCheng Pu
    Verified original text · 11
    1. 与张昭等共辅孙权

      assist · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·程黄韩蒋周陈董甘凌徐潘丁传

    2. 与张昭等共辅孙权

      assist · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·虎臣传

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History vs. fiction

A veteran general of the Eastern Wu who served three generations of the Sun family.

  • The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Cheng Pu records that Cheng Pu served Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan in succession, and in the Battle of Red Cliffs, together with Zhou Yu as left and right commanders, he greatly defeated Cao Cao's army: "坚薨,复随孙策在淮南"; "策薨,与张昭等共辅孙权"; "与周瑜为左右督,破曹公于乌林" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biographies of Cheng, Huang, Han, Jiang, Zhou, Chen, Dong, Gan, Ling, Xu, Pan, and Ding).

  • The same biography records that Cheng Pu initially looked down on Zhou Yu due to his seniority, but after seeing Zhou Yu's humble and respectful behavior, he sighed and said, 'It's like drinking fine wine, and I become intoxicated without realizing it.'

Relationship network

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Cheng PuCheng PuCao CaoCao CaoSun QuanSun QuanSun CeSun CeZhou YuZhou YuSun JianSun JianCai MaoCai MaoSun JiaoSun Jiao
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·吴主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 5; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·周瑜鲁肃吕蒙传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 6; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·嗣主传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 7; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·孙破虏讨逆传; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 29

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