Overview
Lu Congshi was a Military Officer.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
AD 810 元和五年夏四月
granted death 賜死
Attested activity
AD 810 元和五年夏四月
AD 785 to AD 805 在潞
AD 805 to AD 810 憲宗時
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
Key source chapters
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 141
Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao
11 passages
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 175
Volume 175 Biographies 100: Dou, Liu, Two Zhangs, Yang, Xiong, Bai
2 passages
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment crafty and unbridled · Mode historian-judgment
References in the histories
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 11 passages
崔鄧魏衛李韓盧高
Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li, Han, Lu, and Gao
盧從史，其先在元魏時為盛族，後徙籍不常。
Lu Congshi's forebears had been a great clan in the Northern Wei era; later their household registration moved without a fixed place.
從史少好騎射，遊澤、潞間，節度使李長榮署為督將。
Congshi in his youth loved riding and archery, wandered between Ze and Lu, and military governor Li Changrong appointed him supervising general.
從史在潞，奸獪得士心，又善附迎中人，會長榮卒，即擢拜昭義節度副大使。
Congshi was at Lu, crafty and cunning in winning the soldiers' hearts and skilled at attaching himself to eunuchs; when Changrong died, he was at once promoted to Zhaoyi deputy military commissioner.
元和中，丁父喪未官，從史即獻計誅王承宗，陰向帝旨，繇是奪服，復領澤、潞。
In the Yuanhe era, while still in mourning for his father and not yet in office, Congshi at once offered a plan to execute Wang Chengzong, secretly aligning with the emperor's intent; thereby he was released from mourning garments and again took command of Ze and Lu.
初，神策中尉吐突承璀與對壘，從史時過其營飲博，承璀多出寶帶、奇玩誇之。
At first Shence commandant Tutu Chengcui was encamped opposite him; Congshi would visit his camp to drink and gamble, and Chengcui often produced precious belts and curious objects to show off to him.
從史資沓猥，所玩悅必遺焉。
Congshi's means were mean and paltry; whatever pleased him he would certainly give away to Chenghuan.
從史喜，益狎不疑。
Congshi was pleased and grew still more familiar without suspicion.
承璀伏壯士幕下，伺其來與語，士突起捽持出帳後，縛內車中。
Chenghuan hid strong men beneath his tent; when Congshi came to converse, the men suddenly rose, seized him, dragged him out behind the tent, bound him, and put him inside a carriage.
於是五年夏四月，有詔慰其軍，疏從史罪惡，貶州司馬，賜死。
Thereupon in the fifth year, fourth month of summer, an edict comforted his army, set forth Congshi's crimes, demoted him to prefectural staff officer, and granted him death.
承璀已執盧從史，其軍相驚，乃遣霞寓諭之，麾而大呼曰：「元惡縛矣，公等宜自安！」
Chenghuan had already seized Lu Congshi, and Congshi's army was alarmed; he therefore sent Xiayu to instruct them, waving his hand and shouting loudly, "The chief villain is bound—you gentlemen should settle yourselves!"
New Book of Tang, Chapter 175Volume 175 Biographies 100: Dou, Liu, Two Zhangs, Yang, Xiong, Bai · 2 passages