Is “He captured and executed the famous scholar Mi Heng at Jiangxia” true?
attested in history
The 'Book of the Later Han: Biography of Mi Heng' and the 'Dianlue' record that the famous scholar Mi Heng, known for his arrogance, repeatedly insulted Huang Zu. Huang Zu, being hot-tempered and enraged, ordered him to be executed in Jiangxia. (Original text: 「人报黄祖斩了祢衡,表问其故。对曰:“黄祖与祢衡共饮,皆醉。祖问衡曰:‘君在许都有何人物?’衡曰:‘大儿孔文举,小儿杨德祖,除此二人,别无人物。’祖曰:‘似我何如?’衡曰:‘汝似庙中之神,虽受祭祀,恨无灵验!’祖大怒曰:‘汝以我为土木偶人耶!’遂斩之。衡至死骂不绝口。”刘表闻衡死,亦嗟呀不已,令葬于鹦鹉洲边。后人有诗叹曰:”——Source: data/raw/sanguo-yanyi/Chapter 023.txt)
Huang Zu
In official history, he was the general under Liu Biao who held Xiakou and shot Sun Jian.
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