Is “He ruled Hanzhong for over thirty years with a theocratic government.” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Zhang Lu records that Zhang Lu propagated the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice in Hanzhong, set up charity lodges with free rice and meat, and protected the region and its people for over thirty years. The original text says, 「张鲁据汉中，三月，遣锺繇讨之。」 (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Annals of Emperor Wu).
Zhang Lu
In official history, he was the third Celestial Master of the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice and the leader of a separatist regime in Hanzhong.
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