Lü Weihuang 呂威璜

RecordsRomance 여위황吕威璜

Profile
OccupationRGeneral NGeneral · Supervising CommanderFaction
AppearsRNBiography in
BornR? UnverifiedNative place
DiedR200 UnverifiedPlace of deathRWuchao
Cause of deathRKilled in battle Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR1

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Lü Weihuang was one of Yuan Shao's supervising commanders. In Chapter 30 of the Romance, when Yuan Shao has his senior general Chunyu Qiong lead the supervising commanders Sui Yuanjin, Han Juzi, Lü Weihuang, Zhao Rui and others with 20,000 men to guard Wuchao, he is named as one of them. Romance, Ch. 30 §20

He does not appear in Chen Shou's main text and is recorded only in Pei Songzhi's commentary. The Annals of Emperor Wu in Chen Shou's main text record that in the 10th month of winter in the 5th year of Jian'an (200), Yuan Shao had five men, Chunyu Qiong among them, escort the grain wagons with more than 10,000 troops, and that the Duke (Cao Cao) personally led 5,000 infantry and cavalry there by night, crushed Chunyu Qiong and the others, and beheaded them all. Records, Wei 1 §58 · 68–70

He appears in only one of the Romance's 120 chapters, Chapter 30, whose title ends with 'Raiding Wuchao, Mengde Burns the Grain.' The Romance depicts Sui Yuanjin and Zhao Rui being killed and Chunyu Qiong being captured when Wuchao is raided, but does not say what became of Lü Weihuang. Romance, Ch. 30 §20 · 39–41

In the Romance

In Chapter 30 of the Romance, when Han Meng, having lost the grain wagons to Xu Huang and Shi Huan, comes back leading his defeated troops, Yuan Shao is about to behead him but refrains when the officials intercede. When Shen Pei says that Wuchao is where the grain is stored and must be guarded by a large force, Yuan Shao replies that his plans are already settled and sends Shen Pei back to Yedu to oversee the grain and fodder. He then has his senior general Chunyu Qiong lead the supervising commanders Sui Yuanjin, Han Juzi, Lü Weihuang, Zhao Rui and others with 20,000 men to guard Wuchao. Romance, Ch. 30 §18 · 20

Chunyu Qiong is hard-tempered and fond of wine, so that many of the soldiers fear him, and on reaching Wuchao he gathers with the other generals and drinks all day. Meanwhile Xu You, cast off by Yuan Shao, goes to Cao Cao and tells him that Yuan Shao's grain and baggage are all stored at Wuchao but that Chunyu Qiong, being fond of wine, keeps no guard, and urges him to go there pretending that Yuan Shao's general Jiang Qi has come to guard the grain, and to burn it while the chance offers. Romance, Ch. 30 §21 · 24–25 · 32

Cao Cao personally leads 5,000 men under the banners of Yuan Shao's army, passing them off as Jiang Qi's troops wherever they go, reaches Wuchao when the fourth watch has already ended, and has fires set on all sides. Chunyu Qiong, having been drinking with the other generals, is lying drunk in his tent and is dragged down with hooks, and Sui Yuanjin and Zhao Rui, returning from transporting grain, come to the rescue but are both killed by Cao Cao's troops. The grain and fodder are burned to the last, and Chunyu Qiong, with his ears, nose and fingers cut off, is tied onto a horse and sent back to Yuan Shao's camp. The Romance does not say what became of Lü Weihuang in this battle. Romance, Ch. 30 §35 · 38–41

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Abilities

There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.

LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Romance
  • LEA42
  • STR42
  • INT35
  • POL31
  • CHA35
  • VIR40
  • ADP38
  • SCH31
  • DIP31
  • DIS31
Each ability out of 100

Evidence by ability

  • LeadershipN42

    NGuarded the grain at Wuchao with 20,000 men as a supervising commander under Chunyu QiongCh. 30 §20

  • StrengthN42Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • IntelligenceN35Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • PoliticsN31Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • CharismaN35Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • VirtueN40Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • AdaptabilityN38Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • ScholarshipN31Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • DiplomacyN31Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

  • DiscernmentN31Unverified

    NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a supervising commander under Yuan ShaoCh. 30 §20

Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)

3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.

Romance chapters (1)

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