Qu Huang
Qu Huang, an Eastern Wu official, was known for urging Sun Quan with Zhu Ju to bring back Sun He and oppose his removal as heir.
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History · vol. 59Records of the Three Kingdoms
…於是驃騎將軍朱據、尚書僕射屈晃率諸將吏泥頭自縛，連日詣闕請和。…
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是後王夫人與全公主有隙。權嘗寢疾，和祠祭於廟，和妃叔父張休居近廟，邀和過所居。全公主使人覘視，因言太子不在廟中，專就妃家計議；又言王夫人見上寢疾，有喜色。權由是發怒，夫人憂死，而和寵稍損，懼於廢黜。魯王霸覬覦滋甚，陸遜、吾粲、顧譚等數陳適庶之義，理不可奪，全寄、楊笁爲魯王霸支黨，譖愬日興。粲遂下獄誅，譚徙交州。權沈吟者歷年，〈殷基《通語》曰：初權旣立和爲太子，而封霸爲魯王，初拜猶同宮室，禮秩未分。羣公之議，以爲太子、國王上下有序，禮秩宜異，於是分宮別僚，而隙端開矣。自侍御賔客造爲二端，仇黨疑貳，滋延大臣。丞相陸遜、大將軍諸葛恪、太常顧譚、驃騎將軍朱據、會稽太守滕胤、大都督施績、尚書丁密等奉禮而行，宗事太子，驃騎將軍步隲、鎮南將軍呂岱、大司馬全琮、左將軍呂據、中書令孫弘等附魯王，中外官僚將軍大臣舉國中分。權患之，謂侍中孫峻曰：「子弟不睦，臣下分部，將有袁氏之敗，爲天下笑。一人立者，安得不亂？」於是有改嗣之規矣。 臣松之以爲袁紹、劉表謂尚、琮爲賢，本有傳後之意，異於孫權旣以立和而復寵霸，坐生亂階，自構家禍，方之袁、劉，昏悖甚矣。步隲以德度著稱，爲吳良臣，而阿附於霸，事同楊笁，何哉？和旣正位，適庶分定，就使才德不殊，猶將義不黨庶，況霸實無聞，而和爲令嗣乎？夫邪僻之人，豈其舉體無善，但一爲不善，衆美皆亡耳。隲若果有此事，則其餘不足觀矣！呂岱、全琮之徒，蓋所不足論耳。〉後遂幽閉和。於是驃騎將軍朱據、尚書僕射屈晃率諸將吏泥頭自縛，連日詣闕請和。權登白爵觀見，甚惡之，勑據、晃等無事忩忩。權欲廢和立亮，無難督陳正、五營督陳象上書，稱引晉獻公殺申生，立奚齊，晉國擾亂，又據、晃固諫不止。權大怒，族誅正、象，據、晃牽入殿，杖一百，〈《吳歷》曰：晃入，口諫曰：「太子仁明，顯聞四海。今三方鼎跱，實不宜搖動太子，以生衆心。願陛下少垂聖慮，老臣雖死，猶生之年。」叩頭流血，辭氣不撓。權不納晃言，斥還田里。孫皓即位，詔曰：「故僕射屈晃，志匡社稷，忠諫亡身。封晃子緒爲東陽亭侯，弟幹、恭爲立義都尉。」緒後亦至尚書僕射。晃，汝南人，見胡沖荅問。 《吳書》曰：張純亦盡言極諫，權幽之，遂棄市。〉竟徙和於故鄣，羣司坐諫誅放者十數。衆咸冤之。〈《吳書》曰：權寢疾，意頗感寤，欲徵和還立之，全公主及孫峻、孫弘等固爭之，乃止。〉
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Qu Huang was a Palace Secretariat Attendant in Eastern Wu. Volume 59 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms records his deeds; he does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
After Sun Quan confined Sun He, Qu Huang and Zhu Ju led officials and officers in smearing mud on their heads and binding themselves. For several days, they went to the palace gates to ask Sun Quan to bring Sun He back. Sun Quan told the two men they need not go to such lengths, but still intended to depose Sun He and install Sun Liang. Qu Huang and the others continued to remonstrate insistently. (Recorded in the historical sources)
Sun Quan flew into a rage and had Zhu Ju and Qu Huang dragged into the hall, where each received a hundred strokes of the staff. Pei Songzhi’s Annotations to the Wu Records recount that Qu Huang remonstrated directly to Sun Quan, kowtowing until he bled while maintaining his resolve in speech. Sun Quan ignored his appeal and ordered him back to his home village. (Recorded in the historical sources)
Relationships
- Together with Zhu Ju, he asked Sun Quan to bring Sun He back and remonstrated with him.
- He remonstrated on Sun He’s behalf. After Sun Hao ascended the throne, he recalled Qu Huang’s loyal remonstrance and enfeoffed Qu Huang’s son Qu Xu as Marquis of Dongyang Village, and his younger brothers Qu Gan and Qu Gong as Commandants for Establishing Righteousness.
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Sun He
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History · vol. 59
- Sun He§18
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Together with Zhu Ju, led the people in petitioning for him; was caned