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Lou Xuan ( 264–270s),
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Chengxian, was a Chinese politician of the state of
Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' < : ''*ŋuɑ''), known in h ...
during the
Three Kingdoms The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Han dynasty#Eastern Han, Eastern Han dynasty and wa ...
period of China.


Life

Lou Xuan was from Qi County (蘄縣), Pei Commandery (沛郡), which is around present-day
Suzhou, Anhui Suzhou () formerly romanized as Suchow is a prefecture-level city in northern Anhui province. It borders the prefectural cities of Huaibei and Bengbu to the southwest and south respectively, the provinces of Jiangsu to the east, Shandong to the n ...
. He served as an Imperial Clerk Supervising Agriculture (監農御史) during the reign of the third Wu emperor Sun Xiu. After Sun Hao came to the throne in 264, he appointed Lou Xuan as a Central Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎中常侍) alongside
Wang Fan Wang Fan (228–266), courtesy name Yongyuan, was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Life Wang Fan was from Lujiang Commandery (), which is located ...
, Guo Chuo (郭逴) and
Wan Yu Wan Yu (died 272) was a Chinese politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. Life Wan Yu's origins were not recorded in history. He served as the Prefect (令) of Wucheng County (烏程縣; p ...
. Lou Xuan later rose through the ranks and served as the Administrator (太守) of
Kuaiji Commandery Kuaiji Commandery (Chinese:  t , s , p ''Kuàijī Jùn''), formerly romanized as K'uai-chi Commandery, was a former commandery of China in the area of Hangzhou Bay. When first established, its capital was at Wu (present-day ...
and then as Minister of Finance (大司農). He was also appointed as a Captain of the Imperial Guards (鎮禁中候) in 270 and was in charge of the security of the imperial palace. Lou Xuan was known for being just and fair, outspoken and critical of Sun Hao's outrageous behaviour. After someone accused Lou Xuan and
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of criticising Sun Hao's policies, the emperor so enraged that he removed Lou Xuan from office and exiled him to the remote Guang Province (廣州; covering present-day
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and
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). After the official
Hua He Hua He (219–278), courtesy name Yongxian, was an official and historian of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Three Kingdoms period of China. Hua He served mainly under the fourth and last Wu ruler, Sun Hao Sun Hao (243 – January ...
spoke up in defence of Lou Xuan, Sun Hao changed his mind and exiled Lou Xuan and his son Lou Ju (樓據) to the even more remote Jiaozhi Commandery. Sun Hao had secretly ordered Zhang Yi (張弈), a military officer stationed in Jiaozhi Commandery, to kill Lou Xuan. However, Zhang Yi could not bear to kill Lou Xuan after seeing the latter's courageous behaviour in a battle against bandit forces. After Zhang Yi died, Lou Xuan collected his belongings and saw the secret order he received from Sun Hao and realised that Zhang Yi had defied the emperor's order and let him live. Lou Xuan then committed suicide.


See also

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Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms The following are lists of people significant to the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of Chinese history. Their names in Mandarin pinyin are sorted in alphabetical order. Fictional characters in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of ...


References

* Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''
Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...
'' (''Sanguozhi''). * Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''
Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms () by Pei Songzhi (372-451) is an annotation completed in the 5th century of the 3rd century historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', compiled by Chen Shou. After leaving his native land, Pei ...
'' (''Sanguozhi zhu''). {{DEFAULTSORT:Lou, Xan Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Chinese politicians who committed suicide Eastern Wu politicians Suicides in Eastern Wu