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张方

晋朝 · 将军

张方 (晋朝·将军) was a notable historical figure from 晋朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 张方: 张方,河间人.

Biography

张方,河间人。
晋书卷六十 列传第三十:
  张方,河间人也。世贫贱,以材勇得幸于河间王颙,累迁兼振武将军。永宁中,颙表讨齐王冏,遣方领兵二万为前锋。及冏被长沙王乂所杀,颙及成都王颖复表讨乂,遣方率众自函谷人屯河南。惠帝遣左将军皇甫商距之,方以潜军破商之众,遂入城。乂奉帝讨方于城内,方军望见乘舆,于是小退,方止之不得,众遂大败,杀伤满于衢巷。方退壁于十三里桥,人情挫衄,无复固志,多劝方夜遁。方曰:"兵之利钝是常,贵因败以为成耳。我更前作垒,出其不意,此用兵之奇也。"乃夜潜进逼洛城七里。乂既新捷,不以为意,忽闻方垒成,乃出战,败绩。东海王越等执乂,送于金墉城。方使郅辅取乂还营,炙杀之。于是大掠洛中官私奴婢万余人,而西还长安。颙加方右将军、冯翊太守。
  荡阴之役,颙又遣方镇洛阳,上官已、苗愿等距之,大败而退。清河王覃夜袭已、愿,已、愿出奔,方乃入洛阳。覃于广阳门迎方而拜,方驰下车扶止之。于是复废皇后羊氏。及帝自邺还洛,方遣息罴以三千骑奉迎。将渡河桥,方又以所乘阳燧车、青盖素升三百人为小卤簿,迎帝至芒山下。方自帅万余骑奉云母舆及旌旗之饰,卫帝而进。初,方见帝将拜,帝下车自止之。
  方在洛既久,兵士暴掠,发哀献皇女墓。军人喧喧,无复留意,议欲西迁,尚匿其迹,欲须天子出,因劫移都。乃请帝谒庙,帝不许。方遂悉引兵入殿迎帝,帝见兵至,避之于竹林中,军人引帝出,方于马上稽首曰:"胡贼纵逸,宿卫单少,陛下今日幸臣垒,臣当捍御寇难,致死无二。"于是军人便乱入宫阁,争割流苏武帐而为马帴。方奉帝至弘农,颙遣司马周弼报方,欲废太弟,方以为不可。
  帝至长安,以方为中领军、录尚书事,领京兆太守。时豫州刺史刘乔檄称颍川太守刘舆迫胁范阳王虓距逆诏命,及东海王越等起兵于山东,乃遣方率步骑十万往讨之。方屯兵霸上,而刘乔为虓等所破。颙闻乔败,大惧,将罢兵,恐方不从,迟疑未决。
  初,方从山东来,甚微贱,长安富人郅辅厚相供给。及贵,以辅为帐下督,甚昵之。颙参军毕垣,河间冠族,为方所侮,忿而说颙曰:"张方久屯霸上,闻山东贼盛,盘桓不进,宜防其未萌。其亲信郅辅具知其谋矣。"而缪播等先亦构之,颙因使召辅,垣迎说辅曰:"张方欲反,人谓卿知之。王若问卿,何辞以对?"辅惊曰:"实不闻方反,为之若何?"垣曰:"王若问卿,但言尔尔。不然,必不免祸。"辅既入,颙问之曰:"张方反,卿知之乎?"辅曰:"尔。"颙曰:"遣卿取之可乎?"又曰:"尔。"颙于是使辅送书于方,因令杀之。辅既昵于方,持刀而入,守阁者不疑,因火下发函,便斩方头。颙以辅为安定太守。初缪播等议斩方,送首与越,冀东军可罢。及闻方死,更争入关,颙颇恨之,又使人杀辅。

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