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Zhou Xing周兴
A cruel official, stripped of his name.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 4
- RELATION RECORDS
- 7
- SOURCE WORKS
- 3
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Zhou Xing, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
3 figures · 5 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Wu Zetian→Zhou Xingemploy
Wu Hou→Zhou Xingemploy
Zhou Xing—Lai Junchencolleague
02CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
2 figures · 2 records＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Lai Junchen→Zhou Xinginvite into the jar
Zhou Xing→Wei Yuanzhongframe
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In history · Old Book of Tang
A cruel official, stripped of his name; a cruel official who falsely accused Chang Zhi of plotting rebellion; a cruel official who was controlled to investigate major cases.
In fiction · New Book of Tang · Romance of Sui and Tang
A cruel official who participated in writing the Luo Zhi Jing; a cruel official who was invited into the vat by Lai Junchen.
Across source works
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- Official history15 profile notes
Old Book of Tang
2 relations2 verified quotations- Wu Zetian→ employ →Zhou Xing
- Zhou Xing→ pledge loyalty →Wu Zetian
Verified original text · 2
时周兴、来俊臣等，相次受制推究大狱
受制推究 · Old Book of Tang, 刑法志
则天特免之
pledge loyalty · Old Book of Tang, 酷吏传上
- Literature / legend2 profile notes
Romance of Sui and Tang
3 relations3 verified quotations- Wu Zetian→ employ →Zhou Xing
- Lai Junchen→ invite into the jar →Zhou Xing
- Zhou Xing→ colleague →Lai Junchen
Verified original text · 3
用索元礼、周兴、来俊臣
employ · Romance of Sui and Tang, 072
请公入此瓮
invite into the jar · Romance of Sui and Tang, 073
1 more verified quotation in the relationship records below.
- Official history16 profile notes
New Book of Tang
5 relations5 verified quotations- Wu Zetian→ employ →Zhou Xing
- Zhou Xing→ pledge loyalty →Wu Hou
- Wu Hou→ employ →Zhou Xing
- Lai Junchen→ invite into the jar →Zhou Xing
Verified original text · 5
内纵酷吏周兴、来俊臣等数十人为爪吻
employ · New Book of Tang, 后妃传上
武后夺政，拜尚书左丞
pledge loyalty · New Book of Tang, 酷吏传
3 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
History vs. fiction
In the official history, Zhou Xing was a cruel official who was eventually trapped by Lai Junchen's 'please enter the urn' scheme, while the novel altered the specific presiding official in the interrogation.
The Old Book of Tang, Biographies of Tang Lin, Zhang Wenguan, Xu Yougong, records that 'Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen, and others were cruel by nature.' The official history records that Empress Wu ordered Lai Junchen to interrogate Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing himself suggested using a large urn with burning charcoal to make a prisoner enter it, and Junchen then invited Zhou Xing to enter the urn. In the Sui and Tang Romance, Chapter 073, the story is adapted: Yan Enshan is ordered to interrogate Zhou Xing, asks for a large urn, and says to Zhou Xing, 'There is a memorial against you; please enter this urn.' The details differ slightly from the official history.
Relationship network
- employ← Wu Zetian → Zhou Xinghist × litNew Book of Tang, 后妃传上Old Book of Tang, 刑法志Romance of Sui and Tang, 072
Original text (3)
时周兴、来俊臣等，相次受制推究大狱
Original relation: 受制推究 · Old Book of Tang, 刑法志
用索元礼、周兴、来俊臣
内纵酷吏周兴、来俊臣等数十人为爪吻
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
武后夺政，拜尚书左丞
Original text (1)
乃引酷吏周兴、来俊臣辈典大狱
Original text (2)
请公入此瓮
诏来俊臣鞫状
Original relation: interrogate · New Book of Tang, 酷吏传
Original text (1)
思善与周兴方推事对食
Original text (1)
陷周兴狱当死