Lu Xun (Eastern Wu)

Lu Xun
陸遜
A Qing dynasty illustration of Lu Xun
Imperial Chancellor (丞相)
In office January or February 244 (January or February 244)[a] – 19 March 245 (19 March 245)[b]
Monarch	Sun Quan
Preceded by	Gu Yong
Succeeded by	Bu Zhi
Senior General-in-Chief (上大將軍)
In office 229 (229) – January or February 244 (January or February 244)
Monarch	Sun Quan
Succeeded by	Lü Dai
Right Protector-General (右都護)
In office 229 (229) – January or February 244 (January or February 244)
Monarch	Sun Quan
Grand Chief Controller (大都督)
In office 228
In office 222 (222)–223 (223)
Monarch	Sun Quan
General Who Assists the State (輔國將軍)
In office 222 (222)–229 (229)
Monarch	Sun Quan
Governor of Jing Province (荊州牧)
In office 222 (222)–229 (229)
Monarch	Sun Quan
General Who Guards the West (鎮西將軍)
In office 219 (219)–222 (222)
Personal details
Born	183[c] Wu County, Wu Commandery, Han Empire (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu)
Died	19 March 245 (aged 62)[b] Wuchang, Eastern Wu (present-day Ezhou, Hubei)
Spouse	Lady Sun
Children	Lu Yan Lu Kang
Parent	Lu Jun (father)
Relatives	Lu Mao (brother) Gu Cheng's mother (sister) Lu Kang (granduncle) Lu Ji (second cousin once removed) Lu Kai (relative)
Occupation	General, politician
Courtesy name	Boyan (伯言)
Posthumous name	Marquis Zhao (昭侯)
Peerage	Marquis of Jiangling (江陵侯)
Original name	Lu Yi (陸議)

Lu Xun (183 – 19 March 245),^[c] courtesy name Boyan, also sometimes referred to as Lu Yi, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He started his career as an official under the warlord Sun Quan in the 200s during the late Eastern Han dynasty and steadily rose through the ranks. In 219, he assisted Sun Quan's general Lü Meng in an invasion of Jing Province, which led to the defeat and death of Liu Bei's general Guan Yu. In 222, he served as the field commander of the Wu army in the Battle of Xiaoting against Liu Bei's forces and scored a decisive victory over the opponent. Lu Xun reached the pinnacle of his career after this battle as Sun Quan regarded him more highly, promoted him to higher positions and bestowed upon him unprecedented honours. Throughout the middle and later parts of his career, Lu Xun oversaw both civil and military affairs in Wu while participating in battles against Wu's rival state, Wei, from time to time. In his final years, Lu Xun was drawn into a succession struggle between Sun Quan's sons and fell out of Sun Quan's favour as a consequence. He managed to retain his appointment as Imperial Chancellor – an office he assumed in 244 – but died a year later in frustration. Lu Xun's role in the Wu government was likened to that of a custos morum as he believed firmly in and upheld Confucian principles and practices.^[3] On the one hand, he provided constant and timely advice to Sun Quan to exercise benevolence and consider the welfare of the people. On the other hand, he vehemently objected to Sun Quan's idea of replacing his legitimate heir apparent in favour of a younger son.

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