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Lu Xi

also called 文仲 · –284

Lu Xi, son of Eastern Wu’s Lu Mao, served as selection minister under Sun Hao and was recommended by his cousin Lu Kai on his deathbed.

History in 2 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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History · vol. 57Records of the Three Kingdoms
…〈《吴录》曰：喜字文仲，瑁第二子也，入晋为散骑常侍。瑁孙晔，字士光，至车骑将车、仪同三司。…
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初，瑁同郡聞人敏見待國邑，優於宗脩，惟瑁以為不然，後果如其言。赤烏二年，瑁卒。子喜亦涉文籍，好人倫，孫皓時為選曹尚書。〈《吴录》曰：喜字文仲，瑁第二子也，入晋为散骑常侍。瑁孙晔，字士光，至车骑将车、仪同三司。晔弟玩，字士瑶。《晋阳秋》称玩器量淹雅，位至司空，追赠太尉。〉
History · vol. 61Records of the Three Kingdoms
…姚信、樓玄、賀劭、張悌、郭逴、薛瑩、滕脩及族弟喜，抗，或清白忠勤，或姿才卓茂，皆社稷之楨干，國家之良輔。…
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建衡元年，疾病。皓遣中書令董朝問所欲言，凱陳：“何定不可任用，宣授外任，不宜委以國事。奚熙小吏，建起浦裡田，欲復嚴密故跡，亦不可聽。姚信、樓玄、賀劭、張悌、郭逴、薛瑩、滕脩及族弟喜，抗，或清白忠勤，或姿才卓茂，皆社稷之楨干，國家之良輔。願陛下重留神思，訪以時務，各盡其忠，拾遺萬一。”遂卒，時年七十二。

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Lu Xi was a figure of Eastern Wu, the son of Lu Mao and a younger clan cousin of Lu Kai. He appears in the Records of the Three Kingdoms; the novel does not mention him.

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Lu Xi enjoyed reading texts and paid close attention to appraising people. During Sun Hao’s reign, he was selected to serve as Director of the Selection Bureau (as recorded in historical sources).
When Lu Kai was gravely ill, he named Lu Xi as one of the worthy ministers who could support the state and recommended him to Sun Hao (as recorded in historical sources).