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Lu Kang 陸康

RecordsRomance Eastern Han Courtesy name 季寧 Jining육강계령陆康

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OccupationRNOfficial · Administrator of LujiangFactionEastern Han
AppearsRNBiography in
BornNative placeWu Commandery Wu County Unverified
ExistenceHistoricalMentionsR6

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Lu Kang (陸康) was Administrator of Lujiang at the end of the Han. He has no biography of his own in the Records; his name appears in the biography of Sun Ce and in the biographies of his son Lu Ji (陸績) and his grandnephew Lu Xun. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name or the years of his birth and death. Records, Wu 1 §26–27Records, Wu 12 §18Records, Wu 13 §2

When Yuan Shu, planning to attack Xu Province, demanded 30,000 hu of rice and Lu Kang refused to give it, Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack him, and Sun Ce took the city. When Yuan Shu was about to attack him, Lu Kang sent his grandnephew Lu Xun and his relatives, whom he had with him at his post, back to Wu. Records, Wu 1 §26–27Records, Wu 13 §2

In the Romance his name appears only in Chapter 15, in a report that Sun Ce has attacked Lu Kang, Administrator of Lujiang, and returned victorious; he appears in 1 of its 120 chapters, and there is no chapter with his name in its title. Romance, Ch. 15 §9–10

In the Records

According to the Biography of Lu Ji, Lu Ji was a native of Wu County in Wu Commandery, and his father Lu Kang was Administrator of Lujiang at the end of the Han. Records, Wu 12 §18

According to the Biography of Sun Ce, when Sun Ce followed Yuan Shu in the 1st year of Xingping (194), Yuan Shu at first promised to make him Administrator of Jiujiang, but soon appointed Chen Ji of Danyang in his place. Later, when Yuan Shu was planning to attack Xu Province, he demanded 30,000 hu of rice from Lu Kang, Administrator of Lujiang, and when Lu Kang refused, Yuan Shu was furious. Records, Wu 1 §25–27

Sun Ce had once gone to call on Lu Kang, but Lu Kang would not see him and had his Registrar receive him instead, so Sun Ce had always borne a grudge. When Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack Lu Kang, he said, 'I have always regretted that I mistakenly appointed Chen Ji before and could not carry out my original intention. Now if you capture Lu Kang, Lujiang will truly be yours.' Sun Ce attacked Lu Kang and took the city, but Yuan Shu again made his own former subordinate Liu Xun Administrator, and Sun Ce was all the more disappointed. Records, Wu 1 §27

According to the Biography of Lu Xun, Lu Xun lost his father when young and was with his great-uncle Lu Kang, Administrator of Lujiang, at his post. When Yuan Shu fell out with Lu Kang and was about to attack him, Lu Kang sent Lu Xun and his relatives back to Wu. Since Lu Xun was a few years older than Lu Kang's son Lu Ji, he took charge of the family's affairs on his behalf. Records, Wu 13 §2

Chen Shou's main text does not record what became of Lu Kang after his city fell. Records, Wu 1 §27Records, Wu 12 §18Records, Wu 13 §2

In the Romance

In Chapter 15 of the Romance, while Yuan Shu is holding a great feast for his officers and men at Shouchun, a report comes in that Sun Ce has attacked Lu Kang, Administrator of Lujiang, and returned victorious. The Romance goes on to explain that Yuan Shu had made Sun Ce Colonel Who Cherishes Righteousness and had him attack and defeat Zu Lang, the great chief of Jing County, and then, seeing Sun Ce's valour, had sent him to attack Lu Kang, and that he had once again returned victorious. Romance, Ch. 15 §9–10

In the Romance, Lu Kang's name appears only in this report; there is no scene in which he appears in person, speaks or acts. Neither the reason Sun Ce attacked him nor what became of Lu Kang afterwards is depicted. Romance, Ch. 15 §9–10

Where the Romance differs

Why the fighting began: Chapter 15 of the Romance says only that Yuan Shu, seeing Sun Ce's valour, had him attack Lu Kang. In the Biography of Sun Ce in the Records, Yuan Shu, planning to attack Xu Province, demanded 30,000 hu of rice, and when Lu Kang refused, Yuan Shu was furious; Sun Ce, too, bore a grudge because Lu Kang had once refused to see him and had his Registrar receive him instead. Romance, Ch. 15 §10Records, Wu 1 §26–27

The promise of Lujiang: In the Records, Yuan Shu told Sun Ce that if he captured Lu Kang, Lujiang would be his, but after the city fell he made his former subordinate Liu Xun Administrator, leaving Sun Ce all the more disappointed. Chapter 15 of the Romance has neither this promise nor Liu Xun's appointment. Records, Wu 1 §27Romance, Ch. 15 §9–10

Lu Xun and the relatives: In the Biography of Lu Xun in the Records, when Yuan Shu was about to attack him, Lu Kang sent his grandnephew Lu Xun and his relatives, whom he had with him at his post, back to Wu. Lu Kang's family does not appear in Chapter 15 of the Romance. Records, Wu 13 §2Romance, Ch. 15 §9–10

Family relations: The Records identify Lu Kang as Lu Ji's father in the biography of Lu Ji, and as Lu Xun's great-uncle in the biography of Lu Xun. In the Romance, too, Lu Ji and Lu Xun are named as Sun Quan's men in Chapter 38, and in Chapter 43 Lu Ji appears as the 'young Master Lu' who hid oranges in his robe at Yuan Shu's table, but their relationship to Lu Kang is not mentioned. Records, Wu 12 §18Records, Wu 13 §2Romance, Ch. 38 §26–27Romance, Ch. 43 §25

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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 total448 / 1000Rank 376 of 996 · Top 38%Romance total396 / 1000Rank 546 of 1,113 · Top 50%
Romance adaptation index−52Romance total − Records total
LEASTRINTPOLCHAVIRADPSCHDIPDIS
Records (solid) vs Romance (dashed)
  • LEA4542−3
  • STR3333±0
  • INT4540−5
  • POL5248−4
  • CHA3840+2
  • VIR6245−17
  • ADP6038−22
  • SCH4540−5
  • DIP3835−3
  • DIS3035+5
Records · Romance scores and difference (Romance − Records · left = lowered by the Romance · right = raised)

Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more

AdaptabilityR60N38Unverified −22

RWhen Yuan Shu was about to attack, sent Lu Xun and his relatives back to WuWu 13 §2

NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

VirtueR62N45Unverified −17

RRefused Yuan Shu's demand for 30,000 hu of riceWu 1 §26Wu 1 §27

NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

8 similar abilities — show evidence
  • LeadershipR45UnverifiedN42Unverified −3

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of LujiangWu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • StrengthR33UnverifiedN33Unverified ±0

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of LujiangWu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • IntelligenceR45UnverifiedN40Unverified −5

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of LujiangWu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • PoliticsR52N48Unverified −4

    RGoverned the commandery as Administrator of Lujiang at the end of the HanWu 12 §18Wu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • CharismaR38N40Unverified +2

    RRefused to see Sun Ce when he called, earning his grudgeWu 1 §27

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • ScholarshipR45UnverifiedN40Unverified −5

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of LujiangWu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • DiplomacyR38UnverifiedN35Unverified −3

    RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Administrator of LujiangWu 1 §26

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

  • DiscernmentR30N35Unverified +5

    RWould not see Sun Ce and had his Registrar receive him insteadWu 1 §27

    NNo direct record — estimated as the Administrator of Lujiang defeated by Sun CeCh. 15 §9

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

  1. Eastern Han · Records · Records vol. 57 「後拜廬江太守」

Family

ChildrenLu Ji(陸績) Records

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