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| Post = Marquis Yi | Notes = }} Fa Zheng (176–220),〔 courtesy name Xiaozhi, was an adviser to the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Born in a family of high social status and of noble descent, Fa Zheng travelled to Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) in the late 190s and became a subordinate of Liu Zhang, the provincial governor. However, his feelings of alienation and perception of Liu Zhang as an incompetent governor eventually caused him to betray Liu Zhang and defect to Liu Bei in around 211. From 211 to 215, Fa Zheng assisted Liu Bei in overcoming Liu Zhang and seizing control of Yi Province, and became one of Liu Bei's most trusted advisers. In 217, he urged Liu Bei to launch the Hanzhong Campaign to capture the strategic Hanzhong commandery from a rival warlord, Cao Cao, but died a year after Liu emerged victorious in the campaign. Fa Zheng's keen foresight and brilliance in formulating strategies earned him praise from his contemporaries such as Zhuge Liang and Chen Shou. However, he was also notorious for his vindictive personality: When he held office, he abused his power by taking personal revenge against those who had offended him before and killing them without reason. Nevertheless, he was still highly regarded and trusted by Liu Bei – to the point where Zhuge Liang once said that Fa Zheng might have been the only person capable of preventing Liu Bei from starting the disastrous Battle of Xiaoting in 221 if he was still alive. ==Family background== Fa Zheng's ancestral home was in Mei county (郿縣), Youfufeng commandery (右扶風郡), which is in present-day Mei County, Baoji, Shaanxi. His ancestor was Tian Fazhang, who was formally known as King Xiang of the Qi state in the Warring States period. Tian Fazhang's descendants changed their family name from "Tian" to "Fa" after the fall of Qi in 221 BCE.〔(法雄字文彊，扶風郿人也，齊襄王法章之後。秦滅齊，子孫不敢稱田姓，故以法為氏。宣帝時，徙三輔，世為二千石。) ''Houhanshu'' vol. 38.〕 Fa Zheng's great-grandfather, Fa Xiong, served as the Administrator (太守) of Nan commandery (南郡; around present-day Jingzhou, Hubei) during the reign of Emperor An in the Eastern Han dynasty. Fa Xiong's son, Fa Zhen, was a reclusive scholar known for his lofty character – despite being a learned scholar, he led an unassuming and humble life and repeatedly rejected offers to serve in the government.〔(法正字孝直，右扶風郿人也。祖父真，有清節高名。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 37.〕 Fa Zheng's father, Fa Yan (法衍), whose courtesy name was "Jimou" (季謀), also served as a government official and held the positions of an assistant to the Excellency over the Masses (司徒) and to the Minister of Justice (廷尉).〔(三輔決錄注曰：真字高卿， ... 正父衍，字季謀，司徒掾、廷尉左監。) ''Sanfu Jue Lu Zhu'' annotation in ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 37.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fa Zheng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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