A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Ch'ên Tsun
256 Ch'ên Tsun 陳遵 (T. 孟公). Died A.D. 25. A native of Tu-ling in Shensi, of a wild and festive disposition. When he became a subordinate official at the capital, he used to appear with a handsome equipage instead of the lean horse and poor carriage of his colleagues. He also happened to have exactly the same names as one o£ the grandees of the Court, for whom he was constantly mistaken; and in consequence of the excitement often caused by the supposed arrival of the great man, he was nicknamed 陳驚坐 Ch'ên the Disturber of Sittings. He was almost always drunk, but it was said that he never let this weakness interfere with the dispatch of business. He rose to high office under the Emperor Ai Ti, and for services against some dangerous rebels he was ennobled as Marquis. He became Governor of Honan under Wang Mang the Usurper, and was sent under Kêng Shih on a mission to the Khan of the Hsiung-nu. On his return he heard that Kêng Shih had fallen, and remained for safety in Kansuh where he was killed by brigands, being dead drank at the time. He was distinguished as a letter-writer, but still more famous for his love of good company. He used to keep his guests with him, even against their will, by throwing the linch-pins of their carriages into a well.