严仲子 / Yan Zhongzi
严仲子 / Yan Zhongzi appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》07丨两起刺杀（2） as a Puyang man with an unresolved feud against 侠累, the chancellor of 韩国. The episode says he prepares a large gold gift for 聂政’s mother as a way to ask Nie Zheng to take revenge for him.
His wiki role is to show the patronage side of assassination. Unlike the Zheng factional killings in Spring-Autumn to Warring States Political Violence / 春秋战国政治暴力转型, Yan Zhongzi’s case is narrated as private feud outsourced through honor, wealth, and personal bravery.
《资治通鉴·周纪》10丨 以家族单位 有蚂蚁吃大象的精神（2） returns to him under the name 严遂 / Yan Sui. In this later source, he is favored by 韩哀侯, feuds with 韩廆, and hires an assassin whose attack kills Han Aihou. The episode treats this as a 《史记》 / 《资治通鉴》 account that may overlap with or differ from the earlier 《战国策》 / 聂政 story.
Connections
- 聂政 - assassin he recruits.
- 侠累 - enemy and target.
- 韩国 - political setting.
- Aristocratic Honor Over Life / 贵族名誉高于生命 and Political Assassination Ethics / 政治刺杀伦理 - frames around the commission and its cost.
- 韩廆, 韩哀侯, 《史记》, and Historical Detective Reasoning - later Yan Sui source-variant branch.