Xie Cheng (182–254),[1] courtesy name Weiping, was an in-law to the warlord, then Emperor of Eastern Wu, Sun Quan.
It would take more than a decade after the death of his sister Lady Xie to be appointed at court, when he was made a Gentleman for All Purposes (五官郎中) around 210.
[7][8][9] His works are used by Pei Songzhi as part of the annotations to the Sanguozhi, providing accounts of Humu Ban's fate at the hands of Wang Kuang,[10] an account of Wang Kuang,[11] Zhao Yu's life,[12] Wu Fu's failed assassination of Dong Zhuo,[13] a mini biography of Lu Kang[14] among other details, including accounts of fathers or male ancestors of famous officials like Lu Ji,[14] Zhou Yu,[15] Zang Hong.
De Crespigny raises questions about coverage of Wang Kuang's death[24] and account of Humu Ban.
He was nominated as a xiaolian (civil service candidate) and later served as the Chief (長) of Jianchang County (建昌縣).