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Name Hanzi: |
Pronunciation: loo shoon |
Wade-Giles Spelling: Lu Hsun |
Japanese Name: Riku Son |
Style Name: Bo Yan |
Allegiance: Wu |
Lifespan: 183-245 A.D. |
Relations: grandfather (Lu Jun) father (Lu Yu) wife father-in-law (Sun Ce) mother-in-law (Da Qiao) |
Lu Xun, a native of Wujun, was originally named Lu Yi. He was married to the daughter of Sun Ce, and was one of the many great Wu advisors. He was involved in the capture of Guan Yu and defeated Lui Bei at Yi Ling, despite being young and inexperienced.
Cao Rui said "Lu Xun knows the art of war even as did Sun Tzu and Wu Qi". It is true that he was a master at strategy, on par with people like Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. Despite his great talent, he was humble and deferential. Kan Ze, who recommended him strongly to Sun Quan, said of him "He is well-known to be a scholar, but really he is a bold and capable man, no whit inferior to Zhou Yu". In physical appearance he was described as "...eight spans in height, with a beautiful face, like the finest jade".