Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Lu Yuan 盧淵

Lú Yuān

Attested AD 493 - AD 572

Passages: 5
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Lu Yuan was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 493 先是
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 326-327
AD 493 六月，丙戌之後
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 110
AD 493 魏主南伐；齊世祖殂、鬱林即位之歲
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 202
AD 506 to AD 572 魏收書
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 93, passage 172

Key source chapters

Career and standing

deputy to Prince Gan 干副
AD 493 魏主南伐；齊世祖殂、鬱林即位之歲 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 202
General Who Calms the South 安南將軍
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 202
Secretary Supervisor 秘書監
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 110

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 110, 202
Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 326

Works and attributed material

memorial against the emperor personally campaigning 上表
Relation Author
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 110
Memorial · Author · With Wei emperor (魏主) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 110-112

Events and relationships

Defeated and executed rebel leaders
Military · Commander · With Zhi You (支酉), Wang Guang (王廣)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 326-327
Marched
AD 493 魏主南伐；齊世祖殂、鬱林即位之歲 · Military · Deputy · At Ziwu Valley 子午谷 · With Prince Gan of Henan (河南王干)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 202

Assessments and attributes

Assessment executed only the ringleaders and questioned none of the rest · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 327

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 93Volume 87: Morality and Righteousness: Yu Shenmen, Duan Jin, Shi Wende, Ji Gu, Wang Xuanwei, Lou Ti, Liu Kehou · 1 passage

按「朐城歸款」事見卷八世宗紀永平四年四月、卷四七盧淵附盧昶傳、卷九八蕭衍傳，「朐城」亦作「朐山」。 The affair of "Qucheng's surrender in allegiance" appears in Shizong annals, juan 8, Yongping fourth year, fourth month; Lu Yuan with appended biography of Lu Chang, juan 47; and the biography of Xiao Yan, juan 98. The place name "Qucheng" is also written "Qushan."

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 4 passages

秘書監盧淵上表，以為：「前世承平之主，未嘗親御六軍，決勝行陳之間； Secretary Supervisor Lu Yuan submitted a memorial arguing that "emperors of earlier peaceful ages never personally led the Six Armies or decided battles in the field;

以河南王干為車騎大將軍、都督關右諸軍事，又以司空穆亮、安南將軍盧淵、平南將軍薛胤皆為干副，眾合七萬出子午谷。 He then appointed Prince Gan of Henan General of Chariots and Cavalry and commander of all forces west of the Pass, with Minister of Works Mu Liang, General Who Calms the South Lu Yuan, and General Who Pacifies the South Xue Yin all serving as Gan's deputies; their combined force of seventy thousand marched out through Ziwu Valley.

酉等進向長安，盧淵、薛胤等拒擊，大破之，降者數萬口。 You and the others advanced toward Chang'an; Lu Yuan, Xue Yin, and others repulsed and attacked them, inflicting a great defeat, and tens of thousands surrendered.

淵唯誅首惡，餘悉不問，獲酉、廣，並斬之。。 Lu Yuan executed only the ringleaders and questioned none of the rest; capturing You and Guang, he beheaded them both.