As a result, his father decided to leave no property for him, as he was confident that Shi Chong could make a fortune on his own.
It was recorded that whenever Guo Huai, Jia Nanfeng's mother passed by, Shi would stop and prostrate himself before her.
On the position as Governor of Jingzhou, Shi accumulated huge wealth by engaging in highway robbery, often murdering merchants passing by for their properties.
[5] After learning that Wang Kai's family used sugar water to clean their dishes and pots, Shi ordered his servants to burn candles instead of firewood.
Emperor Wu of Jin once sent Wang Kai a coral tree (Viburnum odoratissimum) two chi (ca.
Shi Chong visited him, smashed it with an iron ruyi, and offered him several coral trees 3-4 chi in height in return.