Overview
Lu Zhong was a scholar and Strategist.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Lu Zhonglian | 魯仲連 | Lu Zhonglian |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 95, 97
- BC 284 to BC 279 战国Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 117, passages 238, 240
- BC 284 詠詩引用Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 126
- BC 259 to BC 257 趙孝成王時秦圍邯鄲Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 1, 4, 11
- BC 284 to BC 250 魯連Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 22, passage 21
- BC 284 to BC 250 魯連Directly stated · Book of Liang 14, passage 40
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 83 Biographies of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang 23 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 3 Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wenxiang 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 22 Volume 20: Prominent People from the Past Until the Present 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 117 Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 1 passage
- Book of Liang, Chapter 14 Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang 1 passage
Career and standing
- strategist without office 好奇偉畫策而不肯仕宦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 2
- official post 仕宦任職RefusedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 2
- MaintainedRefused officeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 2
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qi 齊 · Relation FromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 1
- Polity Warring States realm 战国 · Relation Active inDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passages 238, 240
- At Qi 齊Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 1
- At Zhao 趙 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 3
Learning and skills
- Skill broad learning 博通 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
Works and attributed material
- Letter to the Yan general 遺燕將書Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 97-98
- BC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 97-99, 140
- BC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 148
Events and relationships
- Fled into seclusion by seaBC 250 to BC 240 其後二十餘年 · Personal · SubjectDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 148
- Loosed a single arrow and toppled a thousand catties of goldBC 284 to BC 279 战国 · Political · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 240
- RebukedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 11, 16, 25, 86
- Refused fief and goldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passages 90-91, 93
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment gentleman-of-the-realm · Mode named-source-report Speaker Xin Yuanyan (新垣衍)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 86
- Assessment lofty-scholar-of-Qi · Mode named-source-report Speaker Xin Yuanyan (新垣衍)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 21
- Assessment widely learned and indifferent to fame and gain; ranked fifth class · Mode commentator-judgment Speaker Zhang Yan (張晏)Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
- dismissed fame and gain / 忽於榮利CharacterDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 21
References in the histories
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