Tang Gu

courtesy name 子正

Tang Gu, a Danyang Confucian in Sun Quan’s Wu, annotated classics, taught, and served as a court gentleman and vice-director.

History Records, vol. 53 · Not in the Romance

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History · vol. 53Records of the Three Kingdoms
澤州裡先輩丹楊唐固亦修身積學，稱為儒者，著《國語》《公羊》《轂梁傳》注，講授常數十人。…
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澤州裡先輩丹楊唐固亦修身積學，稱為儒者，著《國語》《公羊》《轂梁傳》注，講授常數十人。權為吳王，拜固儀郎，自陸遜、張溫、駱統等皆拜之。黃武四年尚書僕射，卒。〈吳錄曰：固字子正，卒時年七十餘矣。〉

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Tang Gu, courtesy name Zizheng, was from Danyang and a Confucian scholar in Sun Quan’s Wu state; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Deeds

Tang Gu cultivated himself and devoted himself to learning. He wrote commentaries on the Discourses of the States, the Gongyang Commentary, and the Guliang Commentary. Historical records state that he often had dozens of students attending his lectures.
After Sun Quan became King of Wu, he appointed Tang Gu as a Gentleman of the Palace. In the fourth year of Huangwu, Tang Gu became Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat. He later died in his seventies, according to historical records.

Relations

He served Sun Quan’s Faction and once held the posts of Gentleman of the Palace and Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat.
Zhang Wen, Lu Xun, Luo Tong, and others once paid their respects to Tang Gu.

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