Overview
Lu Gong was a scholar and Senior Official.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongkang | 仲康 | Zhòngkāng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 112 永初六年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 186
Age
- 81AD 112 永初六年 · Reckoning TraditionalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 186
- 12AD 25 to AD 28 建武初 · Reckoning TraditionalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 67
- 15Reckoning TraditionalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 68
Attested activity
- AD 107 永初元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 301
- AD 101 永元十三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 295
- AD 103 永元十五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passages 296-297
- AD 109 永初三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 185
- AD 112 永初六年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 186
- AD 82 建初七年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passages 83-84
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- AD 97 永元九年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passages 291-294
- AD 89 和帝初立Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 98
- AD 25 to AD 28 建武初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passages 66-67
- AD 106 殤帝即位Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 300
- AD 76 to AD 88 漢Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 138, passage 202
- c. AD 79 白虎觀議奏Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 74
- AD 76 to AD 105 贊曰（章內人物）Uncertain · Book of Later Han 28, passage 278
- AD 82 章帝七八年间Directly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 176
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Lu Kuang (匡)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 64
- Descendant of Duke Qing of Lu (魯頃公)ancestor 先 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 62
- Parent of Lu Qian (謙)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 188
- Child of Mou, Father of Lu Gong (某)father 父Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 65, 67
- Child of Mother of Lu Gong (魯恭之母)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 68, 71, 96
- Parent of Lu Fu (撫)son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 296
- Sibling of Lu Pi (魯丕)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 67, 70, 297
- Kinship Role sons · Count 2Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 187
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- the family descended from Duke Qing of Lu, moved to Xiayi after Chu destroyed Lu, and took Lu as its clan nameAncestor Person Id Duke Qing of Lu (魯頃公)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 62
Career and standing
- teacher at Xinfeng 新豐教授Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 71
- Commandant of Changle 長樂衛尉Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 300
- Palace Attendant 侍中AD 97 永元九年八月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 292-293
- Erudite of the Lu Odes 《魯詩》博士AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 132
- magistrate of Zhongmou 中牟令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 75
- Palace Assistant Clerk 侍御史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 97
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- commandery clerk 郡吏AD 76 建初初 · EnteredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 72
- Household Minister 光祿勛AD 97 永元九年冬 · PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 294
- chancellor of Lean 樂安相PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 134
- Palace Attendant 侍中PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 133
- magistrate of Zhongmou 中牟令Resigned for mourningDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 96
- Minister of Education 司徒Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 301
- Minister of Education 司徒Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 295
- Consultant 議郎AD 97 永元九年 · Summoned and appointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 291
- Ordered to ride in attendance and warmly commendedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 293
- Received repeated audiences, consultation, rewards, and special favorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 133
- EnteredAD 109 永初三年 · Retirement for old age and illnessDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 185
- EnteredDismissed by edict for an offenseDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 299
- RefusedDeclined seasonal gifts from Zhao XiDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 69
- RejectedMemorial against Xiongnu campaign rejectedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 130
- WithdrewDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 70
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 後漢Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 28, passage 278
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 202
- At Pingling in Fufeng 扶風平陵 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 61
- At Xiayi 下邑 · Relation Ancestral migration toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 62
- Organization Lu Odes scholarly tradition 《魯詩》家法 · Relation Teacher ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 132
Learning and skills
- Studied and taughtSubject Lu Odes 《魯詩》 · Organization Imperial Academy 太學Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 68
- RecommendedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 75
Works and attributed material
- Biography of Lu Gong 鲁恭传Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 176
- opposed the Xiongnu campaignDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 98-129
- argued for seasonal limits and review of doubtful capital casesDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 158-177
- urged that trials and investigations wait until Autumn BeginsMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 138-156
- lamented that moral transformation had failedSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 79
- said his concern was untaught learning, while students still had local recommendationSpeech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 181-183
Events and relationships
- Accompanied the imperial tour to NanyangAD 103 永元十五年 · Imperial tour · AttendantDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 296
- Auspicious grain grew in his office courtyardOmen · BeneficiaryDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 94
- Induced Zhang Han's surrender and pacified the remaining banditsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 136
- Joined the White Tiger Hall debatesDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 74
- Mourned their father intensely and refused funeral giftsMourning · SonDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 67
- Proposal was eventually implementedLegal reform · Policy authorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 158, 178
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- Resolved Xu Bo's land dispute through moral suasionDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 76
- Secured return of a borrowed ox and pardoned the pavilion chiefLegal · MagistrateDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 77-82
- Selected dozens who rose to high ministerial or grand administrator rankOfficial selection · RecommenderDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 179-180
- Zhongmou was spared crop pestsAD 82 建初七年 · Omen · MagistrateDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 83
- Relation Recommender of · Person Wang Fang (王方)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 95
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment earnest and sincere; emotion sincere, virtue full; benevolence touched insects and embryos · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passages 278-279
- Assessment fair in nominations and unmoved by powerful capital families · Mode narrator-assessmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 294
- Assessment humble and yielding; grounded proposals in the classics and benefited policy without self-promotion · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 184
- Assessment praised by Confucian scholars; students flocked to study with him · Mode contemporary-reputationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 68
- Assessment virtuous Han magistrate exemplar · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (唐玄宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 202
- spoke plainly whenever policy could benefit the peoplePolitical conductDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 28, passage 131
References in the histories
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