Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Court Favorite and Official

Lu Wenxian 呂文顯

Lǚ Wénxiǎn

Attested AD 477 - AD 493

Passages: 13
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Lu Wenxian was a Court Favorite and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 493 永明十一年春正月
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 4, 47
AD 493 十一年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 80
AD 477 to AD 477 昇明初
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 205
AD 485 永明三年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 144
AD 487 永明五年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 147
AD 483 永明元年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 207

Key source chapters

Career and standing

General Who Pacifies the North and secretariat communications attendant 寧朔將軍，中書通事舍人
AD 483 永明元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 207
Palace Gentleman 中書舍人
AD 493 十一年 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 80
chief orderly of the fasting guard 齋幹直長
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 204
Palace Attendant 中書舍人
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 47
Baron of Liuyang county 劉陽縣男
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 206
Sent out
Demoted to outer post · At Nanqiao 南譙
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 167

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 80
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 204
At Linhai 臨海
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 203

Events and relationships

Sent to arrest
AD 493 十一年 · Arrest · Envoy · With Wang Huan (王奐)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 80

Assessments and attributes

Assessment harsh rigor in administration · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 143
Item great mansions with artificial hills and pools 大宅，聚山開池 · Relation Built
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 146

Source notes

Southern Qi 南齊
Statement Associated with Southern Qi (南齊); polity id not supplied in packet.
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 207

References in the histories

Search passages

History

13 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 49Volume 49 Biographies 30: Wang Huan, Cong Dihui, Zhang Cong · 3 passages

上遣中書舍人呂文顯、直閤將軍曹道剛領齋仗五百人收奐。 The emperor sent Palace Gentleman Lu Wenxian and Direct Gate General Cao Daogang with five hundred palace guards to arrest Huan.

女婿殷叡懼禍，謂奐曰：「曹、呂今來，旣不見真敕，恐爲姦變，政宜錄取，馳啓聞耳。」 His son-in-law Yin Rui, fearing disaster, said to Huan, "Cao and Lu have come without showing the true decree—I fear treachery; you should arrest them at once and send an urgent report to the throne."

政恐曹、呂輩小人相陵藉，故且閉門自守耳。」 I only fear that petty men like Cao and Lu will abuse us—so for the moment I close the gates and hold my ground."

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 7 passages

紀僧真劉係宗茹法亮呂文顯呂文度 Ji Sengzhen, Liu Xizong, Ru Faliang, Lü Wenxian, and Lü Wendu

呂文顯，臨海人也。 Lü Wenxian was a native of Linhai.

文顯治事以刻覈被知。 Wenxian became known for administering affairs with harsh rigor.

高宗輔政，以文顯守少府，見任使。 When Emperor Gao held the regency, Wenxian was made acting Minister of the Palace Parks and was trusted with important duties.

上性尊嚴，呂文顯嘗在殿側咳聲高，上使茹法亮訓詰之，以爲不敬，故左右畏威承意，非所隷莫敢有言也。 The emperor was stern by nature. Lü Wenxian once coughed loudly beside the throne, and the emperor had Ru Faliang reprimand him for disrespect. Thereafter those at the emperor's side feared his authority and complied with his wishes, and none outside their jurisdiction dared speak up.

呂文顯掌穀帛事； Lü Wenxian controlled grain and silk affairs;

敞喜，要呂文顯私登寺南門樓，上知之，繫敞上方，而出文顯爲南譙郡，久之乃復。 Chang rejoiced and invited Lü Wenxian to climb privately to the temple's south gate tower. When the emperor learned of it, he imprisoned Chang in the imperial residence and sent Wenxian out as governor of Nanqiao commandery. Only after a long time was Wenxian restored.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 3 passages

上大怒，遣中書舍人呂文顯、直閣將軍曹道剛將齋仗五百人收奐，敕鎮西司馬曹虎從江陵步道會襄陽。。 The emperor was furious and sent Palace Attendant Lü Wenxian and Direct-Palace General Cao Daogang with five hundred armed guards to arrest Wang Huan, while ordering Pacifying-the-West chief of staff Cao Hu to march overland from Jiangling and rendezvous at Xiangyang.

謂奐曰：「曹、呂來，既不見真敕，恐為奸變，正宜錄取，馳啟聞耳。」 He told Huan, "Cao and Lü are coming without a verifiable edict—we may be facing a coup. We should seize them and send an urgent report to the throne."

正恐曹、呂輩小人相陵藉，故且閉門自守耳。」 I only fear petty men like Cao and Lü will abuse us, so for now I am merely holding the gates closed."