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| Post = Marquis Zhao | Other = Lu Yi }} Lu Xun (183–245),〔 courtesy name Boyan, was a military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He started his career as an official under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty, steadily rising through the ranks until 219, when he assisted Sun Quan's general Lü Meng in an invasion of Jing Province, which led to the defeat of Liu Bei's general Guan Yu. In 222, he served as the field commander of the Wu armies in the Battle of Xiaoting against the forces of Liu Bei and scored a decisive victory over the enemy. Lu Xun reached the pinnacle of his career after this battle as he was highly regarded by Sun Quan, who promoted him to even higher positions and bestowed upon him unprecedented honours. Throughout the middle and the later parts of his career, Lu Xun oversaw and managed both civil and military affairs in Wu while participating in some battles against Wu's rival state Wei from time to time. In his final years, Lu Xun became involved in a succession struggle between Sun Quan's sons, and he fell out of Sun Quan's favour. He managed to retain his appointment as Chancellor – an office he assumed in 244 – but died a year later in anger and 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 ethics and values – from providing constant and timely advice to Sun Quan to exercise benevolence and consider the welfare of the people to vehemently objecting to Sun Quan's idea of replacing his legitimate heir apparent in favour of another son. ==Family background== Lu Xun's original given name was "Yi" (議), and he was from a family of high social status in Wu county (吳縣), Wu commandery (吳郡), which is in present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu. His grandfather Lu Yu (陸紆) and father Lu Jun (陸駿) both served as officials in the government of the Eastern Han dynasty.〔(陸氏世頌曰：遜祖紆，字叔盤，敏淑有思學，守城門校尉。父駿，字季才，淳懿信厚，為邦族所懷，官至九江都尉。) ''Lu Shi Shisong'' annotation in ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.〕 He was orphaned at a young age, so he was raised by his granduncle Lu Kang, who was serving as the Administrator (太守) of Lujiang commandery (廬江郡). Lu Kang had disagreements with the Huainan warlord Yuan Shu, so when he heard that Yuan was planning to attack him, he immediately sent Lu Xun and his relatives back to Wu commandery for their safety. Lu Xun became the head of the family after Lu Kang's death because he was older than Lu Ji (Lu Kang's son),〔(陸遜字伯言，吳郡吳人也。本名議，世江東大族。 ... 遜少孤，隨從祖廬江太守康在官。袁術與康有隙，將攻康，康遣遜及親戚還吳。遜年長於康子績數歲，為之綱紀門戶。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 58.〕 even though Lu Ji was one generation older than him. 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 Xun (Three Kingdoms)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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