Kong Zhou

Kong Zhou (孔伷, onyomi: Kō Chū) is an official who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He joined the Coalition against Dong Zhuo while serving as the Inspector of Yu Province. He died during the Campaign against Dong Zhuo resulting in his replacement by Sun Jian.

Roles in Games
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Kong Zhou is a gifted official who is competent in Domestic tasks, possessing a High politics stat as well as above-average intelligence and charisma. Besides that, he does terribly with military-related affairs.

Historical Information
Kong Zhou (?-190), style name: Gongxu (公緒), was a native of Chenliu Commandery. He was known for his skill in debating and was talented in persuasion, but was completely devoid of any military aptitude. His talents were noticed by Feng Dai (馮岱), the Administrator of Chenliu at the time who appointed Kong Zhou to his staff.

During 189, he was appointed as the Inspector of Yu Province by Dong Zhuo, but turned against him the same year and joined the Warlord Campaign to oust the despot. The following year he died of unknown causes, shortly after his passing Yuan Shu appointed Sun Jian to take his place as the new inspector.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The novel gives a small mention to Kong Zhou in Chapter 5 where he joins the coalition against Dong Zhuo.