Is “He distinguished gratitude and grudges clearly, repaying both kindness and enmity” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Fa Zheng records that after Fa Zheng gained power, he repaid every favor and avenged every grievance, and when someone advised Zhuge Liang to restrain him, Zhuge Liang did not investigate due to Fa Zheng's high merit. The original text says: "一餐之德，睚眦之怨，无不报复，擅杀毁伤己者数人。" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng)
Fa Zheng
A key minister of Shu Han, credited with ingenious strategies and the primary credit for the Battle of Hanzhong in official history.
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