召信臣 / Zhao Xinchen (Western Han)

Overview

召信臣 / Zhao Xinchen enters the wiki through Hanji 495 as the Jiujiang-born former Nanyang and Henan administrator appointed Shaofu after 张谭 becomes Yushi Dafu.

Current Profile

The episode treats Zhao Xinchen as a capable local administrator. Before becoming Shaofu, he serves as Nanyang taishou and later Henan taishou, with strong evaluations. The host emphasizes his practical care for commoners: he guides farming, opens and repairs irrigation channels, and is remembered by people and officials as “Zhao Fu” because he governs like a father to his children.

Key Characteristics

• Jiujiang-born Western Han official in Hanji 495.
• Former Nanyang and Henan commandery administrator.
• Praised for strong evaluations and practical local governance.
• Associated with farming guidance, irrigation work, and the honorific “Zhao Fu.”
• Appointed Shaofu after Zhang Tan becomes Yushi Dafu.

Evidence

Career and appointment:

• Hanji 495 says Zhao Xinchen had served as Nanyang taishou, was transferred to Henan, and was then appointed Shaofu.

Local-governance reputation:

• Hanji 495 says he guided agriculture, opened and cleared irrigation channels, ranked highly in evaluations, and was called “Zhao Fu.”

Qualifications

This page is source-scoped to Hanji 495. The episode transcript appears to render his name phonetically, so this page normalizes the figure to 召信臣 based on the “Zhao Fu” Nanyang-governance context. It does not reconstruct his full biography, exact office dates, complete hydraulic works, or later reception.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 495’s Shaofu appointment and local-governance summary.

Relationships

• 张谭 - Zhang’s promotion to Yushi Dafu precedes Zhao Xinchen’s appointment as Shaofu.
• 汉元帝 - ruler under whom the appointment occurs.
• 杜诗 - later Nanyang administrator whose “Du Mu” memory is paired with earlier “Zhao Fu” memory.