Southern Song general, one of the four generals who saved the Song court after 1127. He helped the chancellor 秦桧 bring the charges that led to 岳飞's death, and his kneeling iron statue faces Yue Fei's tomb in Hangzhou.
Zhang Jun later took part in framing Yue Fei, which damaged his reputation.
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He was famous for his greed and his wealth. To beat thieves he had his silver cast into balls of a thousand taels each and named them 没奈何, 'nothing to be done about it', because no one could carry them off.
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Not to be confused with 张浚 (1097-1164), a Southern Song civil official and strategist of the same era - different characters 俊 / 浚, different people.
