Lu Cheng 逞

Other names

Family

• Child of Father of Lu Tong (父)
  father 父
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 116
• Parent of Lu Cao (操)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 150
• Sibling of Lu Tong (通)
  younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 108, 116

Career and standing

• chief envoy 使主
  AD 568 天和三年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 128
• Director of the Feathered Forest Guard 羽林監
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 117
• Grand General of the Flying Cavalry 驃騎大將軍
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 123
• grand mastership equal to the Three Ducal Ministers 開府儀同三司
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 123
• Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent 太子太保
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 148
• inner trusted retainer of Emperor Wen 文帝內親信
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 117

Places and affiliations

• Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 121, 128
• Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 111, 117, 120
• AD 569 四年
  At Jingzhao 京兆 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 134-135
• At He Province 河州 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 138
• At Yi Province 宜州 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 143, 147

Learning and skills

• Skill literary refinement 文雅 · Level combined with martial qualities
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 118
• Skill formal speech 辭令 · Level skilled
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 129

Works and attributed material

• asked to suspend the inspector's guard of honor because it was the farming season
  Memorial · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 145

Events and relationships

• Led the return mission to Qi
  AD 568 天和三年 · Diplomatic · Chief envoy · With Yin Gongzheng (尹公正) · Counterpart Person Ids Husi Wenlüe (斛斯文略), Liu Ti (劉逖)
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 126-128
• Treated with special courtesy by Emperor Wen
  Court · Recipient · With Emperor Wen of Wei (魏文帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 119
• Relation Client of · Person Yuwen Hu (護)
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 139, 141
• chief envoy with Yin Gongzheng as deputy
  Relation Colleague of · Person Yin Gongzheng (尹公正)
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 128

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment alone combined literary polish with martial daring · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 118
• Assessment benevolent provincial government; officials and people praised him · Mode named-source-report
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 147
• Assessment benevolent rule, evidenced by a household boar suckling orphaned piglets · Mode named-source-report Statement public opinion
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 135-137
• Assessment careful and reserved from youth; early reputation · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 115
• Assessment contemporaries counted the suburban welcome a great honor · Mode named-source-report
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 133
• Assessment handsome presence; skilled speech; quick yet courteous · Mode named-source-report Statement the men of Qi praised him
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 129

Source notes

• From Shixiong 世雄 · To Jiming 季明 · Reason Emperor Wen said the style was unfitting
  Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 110-114