Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Strategist

Lu Xun 陸遜

Attested AD 219 - AD 250

Passages: 9
Chapters: 5
Histories: 4

Overview

Lu Xun was a general and Strategist.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 245 to AD 250 吳錄：太子與魯王分爭（孫權時）
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 258-259, 261
AD 219 to AD 245 周瑜、魯肅、呂蒙、陸遜、陸抗、鄧艾、羊祜皆以其地顯名
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 436, passages 141-142
AD 222 to AD 239 权在位、赤烏二年濬卒以前
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 54
AD 222 to AD 245 臣松之以為
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 255
AD 222 陸遜之破玄德
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 230
AD 222 to AD 245 顧陸
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 108, passage 126

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Lu Kai (陸凱)
clansman / clan nephew 族子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 295
Parent of Lu Kang (陸抗)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 255

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Chancellor 丞相
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 295
joint administrator of rear headquarters at Wuchang 共掌留事
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 54

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Wu 吳 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 54, 258, 295
Polity Eastern Wu 孫吳 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 39, passage 255
Polity Eastern Wu 東吳 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 230; History of Song 436, passage 142
At Jing-Xiang 荊襄 · Relation Won fame from
Directly stated · History of Song 436, passage 142
At Wuchang 武昌 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 54

Works and attributed material

memorial of remonstrance 表諫
Relation Author
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 258-259
Submitted remonstrance
Memorial · Author · With Sun Quan (孫權) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Wu lu 吳錄
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passages 258-259

Events and relationships

Defeated Liu Bei
AD 222 陸遜之破玄德 · Military · Commander · With Liu Bei (劉備)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 230
Made name from Jing Xiang
Military · Commander
Directly stated · History of Song 436, passage 142
Said Lu Yin had told him
Legal · Witness · With Lu Yin (陸胤) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Wu lu 吳錄
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 61, passage 261
Relation Defeated · Person Liu Bei (劉備)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 230

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 230

References in the histories

Search passages

History

9 passages

Book of Jin, Chapter 108Volume 108 Records 8: Murong Hui · 1 passage

及權據揚、越，外杖周、張，內馮顧、陸，距魏亦壁，克取襄陽。 Sun Quan's teamwork humbled northern power.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 1 passage

柳世隆勢居中夏，年淺位輕，首抗全師，孤城挑攻，臨埤授策，曾無汗馬，勍寇乖沮，力屈於高墉，亂轍爭先，降奔郢路，陸遜之破玄德，不是過也。 Liu Shilong held the middle kingdom, young in years and slight in rank; he met the whole army first, dared attack from a lone city, gave strategy from the wall, and never needed a horse to sweat—the fierce enemy faltered and bent on the high ramparts; broken wheels fought to lead, surrender poured down the road to Ying—nothing Lu Xun did to Liu Bei surpassed it.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 39Volume 39: Book of Shu 9: Biographies of Dong, Liu, Ma, Chen, Dong, and Lü · 1 passage

臣松之以為陳群子泰，陸遜子抗，傳皆以子系父，不別載姓，及王肅、杜恕、張承、顧劭之流，莫不皆然，惟董允獨否，未詳其意，當以允名位優重，事蹟逾父故邪？ Pei Songzhi notes that for Chen Qun's son Tai, Lu Xun's son Kang, and others, the biographies all attach sons under fathers without separately recording the surname; Wang Su, Du Shu, Zhang Cheng, Gu Shao, and the like all follow this pattern—only Dong Yun does not. The reason is unclear; perhaps because Yun's name and rank were exalted and his achievements surpassed his father's?

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 61Volume 61: Book of Wu 16: Biographies of Pan Jun and Lu Kai · 5 passages

先是，濬與陸遜俱駐武昌，共掌留事，還復故。 Earlier, Pan Jun and Lu Xun had jointly garrisoned Wuchang and managed court business in the emperor's absence; they then resumed their former duties.

陸凱字敬風，吳郡吳人，丞相遜族子也。 Lu Kai, styled Jingfeng, came from Wu in Wu commandery, a kinsman of Chancellor Lu Xun.

太子不见，而微服至其车上，与共密议，欲令陆逊表谏。 The prince refused him audience, then slipped out in disguise to Lu Yin's carriage, where they plotted to have Lu Xun memorialize against the change.

既而逊有表极谏，权疑竺泄之，竺辞不服。 Lu Xun soon sent a fierce memorial; Sun Quan suspected Yang Zhu had leaked the plan, but Zhu denied it.

又遣问逊何由知之，逊言胤所述。 Asked how he knew, Lu Xun said Lu Yin had told him.

History of Song, Chapter 436Volume 436 Biographies 195: Confucian Scholars 6: Chen Liang, Zheng Qiaolinting, Li Daochuan · 1 passage

周瑜、魯肅、呂蒙、陸遜、陸抗、鄧艾、羊祜皆以其地顯名。 Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lü Meng, Lu Xun, Lu Kang, Deng Ai, and Yang Hu won fame there.