Yang Zhu
also called 杨笁 · –245
Yang Zhu, a Guangling native of Eastern Wu and Sun Ba partisan, was executed for slandering Crown Prince Sun He.
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Yang Zhu was from Guangling and attached himself to Sun Ba, the Prince of Lu of Eastern Wu; he does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
- Yang Zhu attached himself to Sun Ba, the Prince of Lu, opposed the faction of the Crown Prince Sun He, and took part in secretly slandering the crown prince. (Recorded in the historical sources)
- Sun Quan once discussed Sun Ba’s abilities with Yang Zhu. Yang Zhu praised Sun Ba as possessing the bearing of a Wen Wu hero and being fit to succeed to the throne; Sun Quan therefore agreed to make Sun Ba his heir. (Recorded in the historical sources)
- Yang Zhu had already gained a reputation in his youth. Lu Xun predicted that he would eventually meet his downfall and advised Yang Zhu’s elder brother, Yang Mu, to sever their clan ties. (Recorded in the historical sources)
- After the faction of Sun He was slandered and lost power, Sun Ba was also condemned to death. Yang Zhu’s corpse was cast into the river, while Yang Mu, having repeatedly admonished Yang Zhu, escaped the death penalty but was still exiled to the southern province. (Recorded in the historical sources)
Relationships
- He attached himself to Sun Ba, was one of Sun Ba’s followers, and opposed the faction of Sun He.
- He was Yang Mu’s younger brother. Yang Mu admonished Yang Zhu and thereby escaped the death penalty.
- Lu Xun predicted that Yang Zhu would eventually meet his downfall and advised Yang Mu to sever his clan ties with Yang Zhu.
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