Qin and Han · Friend of Lou Hu

Lord Lü 呂公

Lü Gong

Attested AD 1 - AD 9

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord Lü was a Friend of Lou Hu.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1 to AD 9 during Lou Hu's retirement in the Yuanshi and Wang Mang transition narrative
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passages 151-152, 156, 160

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Lady Lü (呂嫗)
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passages 156-157

Career and standing

Childless
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 156

Events and relationships

Type friend-of · Person Lou Hu (樓護)
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 156

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 5 passages

初，護有故人呂公，無子，歸護。 Long before, a childless friend surnamed Lü had moved in with him.

護身與呂公、妻與呂嫗同食。 He and his wife shared table and board with the old couple.

及護家居，妻子頗厭呂公。 Once Lou Hu retired, his wife and children grew tired of the guests.

護聞之，流涕責其妻子曰：「呂公以故舊窮老托身於我，義所當奉。」 Lou Hu wept and scolded his household: "Lord Lü is a ruined old friend who threw himself on my mercy—duty says I keep him."

遂養呂公終身。 He fed the couple until they died.