孙宠 / Sun Chong (Western Han)

Overview

孙宠 / Sun Chong enters the wiki through Hanji 584 as a Chang’an man who joins 息夫躬 in accusing 东平王刘云 of treason and is rewarded after the case.

Current Profile

Hanji 584 makes Sun Chong a reward-seeking accusation actor. He and Xi Fu Gong learn of Liu Yun’s worship of the standing stone, discuss the chance to gain noble rank, and decide to report the case through court intermediaries. The accusation reaches Aidi through You Shi Tan and the eunuch Song Hong, triggering formal investigation.

After Liu Yun is deposed, relatives are executed, and the case expands, Sun Chong receives promotion as Nanyang Taishou. His page therefore records him as part of the Dongping-case information channel rather than as a general statesman.

Key Characteristics

• Chang’an man involved in the Dongping king accusation.
• Works with Xi Fu Gong after learning of Liu Yun’s stone worship.
• Explicitly framed by the source as seeking reward through accusation.
• Uses intermediaries to bring the case to Han Aidi’s court.
• Rewarded as Nanyang Taishou after the prosecution succeeds.
• Helps anchor the later Hanji 586 issue of Dongping-case merit attribution.

Evidence

• Co-accusation: Hanji 584 says Sun Chong and Xi Fu Gong decide to accuse Liu Yun after discussing reward opportunity.
• Report channel: Hanji 584 says the accusation goes through You Shi Tan and Song Hong before reaching court.
• Reward: Hanji 584 says Sun Chong is promoted to Nanyang Taishou after the case.

Qualifications

This page is source-scoped to Hanji 584. It does not establish Sun Chong’s full biography, whether he held prior office, exact later career, or his role in Hanji 586’s later documentary reward controversy beyond the Dongping-case basis.

What Changed

• Created Sun Chong as the Chang’an co-accuser and reward beneficiary in the Dongping case.

Relationships

• 息夫躬 - co-accuser and fellow reward beneficiary.
• 刘云 - target of the accusation.
• 汉哀帝 - ruler whose investigation and rewards make the accusation consequential.
• 灾异谋反指控 - concept instantiated by the case.
• 西汉 - dynastic setting.