RLoved learning and wrote several dozen worksWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
Lu Jing 陸景
| Occupation | RGeneral · Lieutenant General | Faction | Wu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | R250 Unverified | Native place | Wu Commandery Wu County Unverified |
| Died | R280 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Cause of death | RKilled NKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R3 |
Profile
Lu Jing, courtesy name Shiren, was the son of Lu Kang, Grand Marshal of Wu, and the grandson of Lu Xun. He has no biography of his own in the Records and appears briefly in the record of Lu Kang at the end of the Biography of Lu Xun. Having married a princess, he was appointed Chief Commandant of Cavalry and enfeoffed as Marquis of Piling, and when he and his brothers came to divide the command of Lu Kang's troops, he became Lieutenant General and Area Commander of Zhongxia. Records, Wu 13 §58 · 83 · 88
In the 4th year of Tianji (280), when the Jin army attacked Wu, he was killed on the day guihai of the 2nd month, at the age of thirty-one. In his assessment at the end of Volume 13, Chen Shou assessed Lu Xun and Lu Kang but said nothing of Lu Jing. In the Romance he appears in Chapter 120 as a general sent out by the river route by the Lord of Wu, and appears only in this one of its 120 chapters; his name is in no chapter title. The Romance depicts him as being startled at the sight of Du Yu's banner, going ashore, and being cut down by the Jin general Zhang Shang. Records, Wu 13 §88–89 · 91Romance, Ch. 120 §38 · 40
In the Records
Lu Jing's grandfather Lu Xun lost his eldest son Lu Yan (陸延) at an early age, so his second son Lu Kang inherited the title. In the spring of the 2nd year of Fenghuang (273) Lu Kang became Grand Marshal and Governor of Jing Province, and in the summer of the 3rd year (274), having fallen ill, he submitted a memorial. In it he said that Xiling and Jianping were the bulwarks of the state, and that if the enemy launched boats and came down with the current they would arrive in an instant, so that the aid of other units could not be relied upon. Lu Kang died that autumn. Records, Wu 13 §58 · 83–84 · 88
When Lu Kang died, his son Lu Yan (陸晏) succeeded him, and Lu Yan and his younger brothers Lu Jing, Lu Xuan, Lu Ji and Lu Yun divided the command of Lu Kang's troops among themselves. Lu Yan became Assistant General and Supervisor of Yidao. Records, Wu 13 §88
Lu Jing's courtesy name was Shiren. Having married a princess, he was appointed Chief Commandant of Cavalry and enfeoffed as Marquis of Piling, and on taking command of Lu Kang's troops he was appointed Lieutenant General and Area Commander of Zhongxia. He kept himself pure and loved learning, and wrote several dozen works. Lu Jing's wife was a full younger sister of Sun Hao, and Lu Jing and his wife were both maternal grandchildren of Zhang Cheng. Records, Wu 13 §88–89
In the 4th year of Tianji (280), when the Jin army attacked Wu, the General Who Soars Like a Dragon, Wang Jun, came east down the river, taking every place he reached, so that in the end things turned out just as Lu Kang had feared. On the day renxu of the 2nd month his elder brother Lu Yan was killed by a detached force of Wang Jun, and on the following day, guihai, Lu Jing was also killed, at the age of thirty-one. Chen Shou's main text does not record by whom or where Lu Jing was killed. Records, Wu 13 §88–89
In his assessment at the end of Volume 13, Chen Shou marveled at Lu Xun's strategy, and said that Lu Kang, upright, clear-sighted and skilled in planning, had his father's manner and so carried on the family heritage well. He did not assess Lu Jing. Records, Wu 13 §91
In the Romance
In Chapter 120 of the Romance, Jin sends the General Who Soars Like a Dragon, Wang Jun, and the General Who Broadens Martial Might, Tang Bin, to sail east down the Yangtze, while the Commander-in-Chief Du Yu leads troops toward Jiangling. Du Yu gives his subordinate general Zhou Zhi eight hundred boatmen to cross the Yangtze secretly and lie in ambush at Bashan. The next day, as Du Yu advances by land and water together, his scouts report that the Lord of Wu has sent Wu Yan out by the land route and Lu Jing by the river route, with Sun Xin as vanguard, to meet him along three routes. Romance, Ch. 120 §34 · 38
Sun Xin, pursuing Du Yu's troops, is badly defeated by the Jin forces that converge on him from all sides, flees to near the city, and is cut down by Zhou Zhi. From his boat Lu Jing sees fire rising all along the southern bank of the river, while on Bashan a great banner reading 'Du Yu, Grand General Who Guards the South of Jin' streams in the wind. Greatly alarmed, Lu Jing tries to go ashore to save his life, but the Jin general Zhang Shang gallops up and cuts him down. Wu Yan is then captured and beheaded as well, and Du Yu takes Jiangling. Romance, Ch. 120 §39–41
Where the Romance differs
How he died: In Chapter 120 of the Romance, Lu Jing is startled at the sight of Du Yu's banner and, going ashore, is cut down by the Jin general Zhang Shang. The Records state only that Lu Jing was killed on the day guihai of the 2nd month of the 4th year of Tianji (280) at the age of thirty-one, and do not say by whom or where. Romance, Ch. 120 §40Records, Wu 13 §89
The Jin army he faced: In Chapter 120 of the Romance, Lu Jing goes out by the river route to meet the army of Du Yu, which has advanced on Jiangling. The record of Lu Kang in the Records describes the Jin army of this time as that of the General Who Soars Like a Dragon, Wang Jun, coming east down the river, and says that his elder brother Lu Yan was killed by a detached force of Wang Jun; Du Yu does not appear in this record. Romance, Ch. 120 §38Records, Wu 13 §88–89
Status and offices: The Romance portrays Lu Jing only as a general sent out by the river route by the Lord of Wu, and mentions neither that he was Lu Kang's son nor his offices. In the Records, Lu Jing was the son of Lu Kang who, having married a princess, became Chief Commandant of Cavalry and Marquis of Piling, and commanded Lu Kang's troops as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of Zhongxia. Romance, Ch. 120 §38 · 40Records, Wu 13 §88
Learning and marriage: The Records state that Lu Jing kept himself pure and loved learning and wrote several dozen works, and that his wife was a full younger sister of Sun Hao and that husband and wife were both maternal grandchildren of Zhang Cheng. Chapter 120 of the Romance contains nothing of this. Records, Wu 13 §88–89Romance, Ch. 120 §38 · 40
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
Records total456 / 1000Rank 347 of 996 · Top 35%Romance total363 / 1000Rank 783 of 1,113 · Top 71%
Romance adaptation index−93Romance total − Records total
- LEA4835−13
- STR3835−3
- INT4040±0
- POL4238−4
- CHA4238−4
- VIR6042−18
- ADP4030−10
- SCH7035−35
- DIP3835−3
- DIS3835−3
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RRecorded as having kept himself pureWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NCommanded the river force but, startled at the sight of the fires, fled ashoreCh. 120 §38Ch. 120 §40
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NGreatly alarmed by the surprise attack, abandoned his boat and fled ashoreCh. 120 §40
6 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NCut down by the Jin general Zhang Shang while going ashoreCh. 120 §40
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as Lieutenant General and Area Commander of ZhongxiaWu 13 §88
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as commander of the river forceCh. 120 §38
Records 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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Allegiance history
- Wu · Records · Records vol. 58 「以尚公主拜騎都尉，封毗陵侯」
Family
| Parents | Lu Kang(陸抗) Records |
|---|---|
| Siblings | Lu Ji(陸機) Records |
Based on Wikidata items for the historical and Romance figures. Relations without the Unverified badge were also confirmed in the Records.