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}} Lu Kang (226〔–274〔), courtesy name Youjie, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period. He was the second son of Lu Xun, who oversaw and managed civil and military affairs in Wu throughout the reign of Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan and served briefly as Chancellor for a year before his death. Lu Kang inherited the mantle of his father but was less involved in politics as he served mainly in the Wu military. He rose to prominence during the reign of the fourth and last Wu emperor, Sun Hao. In 272, he successfully suppressed a rebellion by Bu Chan and fended off invading forces from Wu's rival, the Jin dynasty. After the battle, he actively pursued a policy of ''détente'' with the Jin general Yang Hu at the Wu-Jin border. At the same time, he constantly submitted memorials to Sun Hao, urging the tyrannical emperor to change his ways and govern with benevolence, but his advice fell on deaf ears. Lu Kang died in 274. In 280, about six years after his death, Jin launched a campaign against Wu and conquered Wu within a year. Two of Lu Kang's sons were killed in action in the defence of Wu. ==During Sun Quan's reign== Lu Kang was the second son of Lu Xun and a maternal grandson of Sun Ce, the elder brother and predecessor of Eastern Wu's founding emperor, Sun Quan. He was 20 years old (by East Asian age reckoning) when his father died. He was commissioned as a "Colonel Who Establishes Martial Might" (建武校尉) and put in charge of 5,000 troops who used to be under his father's command. He escorted his father's funeral procession from Wuchang to his ancestral home in Wu commandery (吳郡; in present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu) for burial, after which he travelled to the capital Jianye (建業; present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu) to pay his respects to Sun Quan. In Jianye, Sun Quan took out a list written by Yang Zhu (楊笁) which showed 20 offences allegedly committed by Lu Xun, and he questioned Lu Kang about them. Sun Quan did not allow Lu Kang to meet anyone and had a panel of his officials present when he interrogated Lu Kang. Lu Kang cooperated and responded truthfully. Sun Quan's anger towards Lu Xun gradually subsided.〔(抗字幼節，孫策外孫也。遜卒時，年二十，拜建武校尉，領遜衆五千人，送葬東還，詣都謝恩。孫權以楊笁所白遜二十事問抗，禁絕賔客，中使臨詰，抗無所顧問，事事條荅，權意漸解。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.〕 In 246, Lu Kang was promoted to "General of the Household" (中郎將) and was ordered to switch posts with Zhuge Ke – he would leave Wuchang and move to Chaisang (柴桑) while Zhuge Ke would do vice versa. Before Lu Kang left, he had the city walls repaired and his residence renovated while leaving his fruit orchards intact. When Zhuge Ke arrived in Chaisang, he was surprised to see that Lu Kang had left behind a well-maintained residence for him. He also felt ashamed because his garrison at Chaisang was in poor condition when he departed.〔(赤烏九年，遷立節中郎將，與諸葛恪換屯柴桑。抗臨去，皆更繕完城圍，葺其墻屋，居廬桑果，不得妄敗。恪入屯，儼然若新。而恪柴桑故屯，頗有毀壞，深以為慙。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.〕 In 251, Lu Kang fell sick so he went to Jianye to seek medical treatment. When his condition improved and he was preparing to leave, Sun Quan came to bid him farewell. With tears in his eyes, Sun Quan said to Lu Kang, "Previously, I believed slanderous rumours and failed to understand your father's well-meaning advice. I've let you down. I've burnt all the documents containing the allegations against your father so that nobody can ever see them."〔(太元元年，就都治病。病差當還，權涕泣與別，謂曰：「吾前聽用讒言，與汝父大義不篤，以此負汝。前後所問，一焚滅之，莫令人見也。」) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lu Kang (Three Kingdoms)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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