张绣 / Zhang Xiu

张绣 / Zhang Xiu enters the wiki through Qinji 131-2 as the commander in the Wancheng drinking story involving 曹操. The episode says Cao Cao’s desire and loosened guard create the opening, while Zhang Xiu’s side uses drink to weaken 典韦 and remove his weapon before attacking.

His role in this source is strategic rather than biographical. Zhang Xiu makes alcohol part of a battlefield-access problem: once the guard is drunk and disarmed, Cao Cao’s personal indulgence becomes a lethal military exposure, killing 曹昂 and Cao Anmin even though Cao Cao escapes.

Connections

• 曹操 - target of the Wancheng attack in this source’s account.
• 典韦 - guard whose drunken vulnerability is exploited.
• 曹昂 - Cao Cao’s son whose death marks the cost of the episode.
• 酒作为权力催化剂 - broader concept opened by the source.