| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 钟邕, 鍾邕, Zhōng Yōng |
| Other name | Chung Ung |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Changshe, Yingchuan (颍川长社; Dĩnh Xuyên Trường Xã) |
| Died | 264 AD |
| Death Reason | Killed in Chengdu palace mutiny during collapse of Zhong Hui's rebellion (264 AD) |
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| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei (曹魏, Tào Ngụy) |
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Biography & Historical Record
Zhong Yong (钟邕, Chung Ung) was the son of Zhong Yu (钟毓, Chung Dục), styled Zhishu (稚叔, Trĩ Thúc), and grandson of Grand Tutor Zhong Yao (钟繇, Chung Diêu), styled Yuanchang (元常, Nguyên Thường). In 263 AD he accompanied his uncle Zhong Hui (钟会, Chung Hội), styled Shiji (士季, Sĩ Quý), on the Wei conquest of Shu Han. When Zhong Hui rebelled in Chengdu in the first month of 264 AD, allying with Jiang Wei (姜维, Khương Duy), the Wei garrison mutinied; soldiers stormed the palace and killed Zhong Hui, Jiang Wei, and Zhong Yong together.
His death illustrates how the Zhong clan’s triumph at Shu collapsed overnight — the same family that produced Yao’s calligraphy and Hui’s strategy lost a younger generation in the Chengdu bloodbath.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 119 (Weeping at the ancestral temple the Last Emperor surrenders; Riding alone the Iron Cavalry enters Yangping): The novel’s closing Shu arc covers Zhong Hui’s rebellion and the mutiny that kills him and Jiang Wei. Zhong Yong (钟邕, Chung Ung) is not named in standard English chapter summaries but belongs to the historical cohort of Zhong Hui’s kin who entered Chengdu and perished in the 264 AD purge — attested in Sanguozhi, not as a speaking novel figure.
Zhong Yong (钟邕) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Zhong clan youth
Son of Zhong Yu; grandson of Zhong Yao; nephew of Zhong Hui.
Conquest of Shu
Accompanies Zhong Hui’s army into Chengdu after Shu surrender.
Death in Chengdu mutiny
Slain with Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei when Wei troops revolt against the rebellion.
For detailed historical records, explore Zhong Hui on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- Zhong Yu (钟毓, Chung Dục): Father — elder Zhong brother, rival temperament to Zhong Hui.
- Zhong Yao (钟繇, Chung Diêu): Grandfather — Wei founding minister and calligraphy master.
- Zhong Hui (钟会, Chung Hội): Uncle — conqueror of Shu whose rebellion caused Zhong Yong’s death.
Friends
- Wei officers and staff who entered Chengdu with Zhong Hui’s headquarters in 263 AD — no individual names preserved for Zhong Yong specifically.
Enemies
- Wei garrison mutineers who killed Zhong Hui’s faction in the Chengdu palace, January 264 AD.
Other
- Jiang Wei (姜维, Khương Duy): Shu general who allied with Zhong Hui — died in the same mutiny as Zhong Yong.
- Sima Zhao (司马昭, Tư Mã Chiêu): Wei regent who ordered the Shu campaign that brought Zhong Yong to Chengdu.
In Novel
Chapter 119
- Zhong Yong (钟邕, Chung Ung): Not individually named in most English ROTK translations, but belongs to the historical Zhong Hui rebellion arc at novel's end — when Wei troops mutiny in Chengdu and kill Zhong Hui (钟会, Chung Hội) and Jiang Wei (姜维, Khương Duy). Sanguozhi records Zhong Yong, son of Zhong Yu, slain in the same palace purge of 264 AD after accompanying the Shu conquest army.
In History
Summary
- Zhong Yong (钟邕, Chung Ung), son of Zhong Yu and grandson of Zhong Yao, entered Shu with Zhong Hui in 263 AD and was killed in the Chengdu mutiny of 264 AD alongside Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei.
Year: 263 AD
- Joins Zhong Hui's staff during the Wei invasion that ends Shu Han.
Year: 264 AD
- First month: Zhong Hui's rebellion collapses; Wei soldiers mutiny; Zhong Yong executed in the palace violence with Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Book of Wei — Zhong Hui biography; Zhong Yu and Zhong Yao family notices; Pei Songzhi citations on the Chengdu mutiny casualties.
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