Lu Cui
courtesy name 文蔚 · –c. 214
Lu Cui was a Chenliu scholar aligned with Cao Cao, known for drafting an indictment against Kong Rong on command.
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History · vol. 21Records of the Three Kingdoms
…〉陳留路粹、〈《典略》曰：粹字文蔚，少學於蔡邕。初平中，隨車駕至三輔。…
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自潁川邯鄲淳、〈《魏略》曰：淳一名笁，字子叔。博學有才章，又善蒼、雅、蟲、篆、許氏字指。初平時，從三輔客荊州。荊州內附，太祖素聞其名，召與相見，甚敬異之。時五官將博延英儒，亦宿聞淳名，因啟淳欲使在文學官屬中。會臨菑侯植亦求淳，太祖遣淳詣植。植初得淳甚喜，延入坐，不先與談。時天暑熱，植因呼常從取水自澡訖，傅粉。遂科頭拍袒，胡舞五椎鍛，跳丸擊劒，誦俳優小説數千言訖，謂淳曰：「邯鄲生何如邪？」於是乃更著衣幘，整儀容，與淳評説混元造化之端，品物區別之意，然後論皇羲以來賢聖名臣烈士優劣之差，次頌古今文章賦誄及當官政事宜所先後，又論用武行兵倚伏之勢。乃命廚宰，酒炙交至，坐席默然，無與伉者。及暮，淳歸，對其所知歎植之材，謂之「天人」。而于時世子未立。太祖俄有意於植，而淳屢稱植材。由是五官將頗不恱。及黃初初，以淳爲博士給事中。淳作投壺賦千餘言奏之，文帝以爲工，賜帛千匹。〉繁欽、〈繁，音婆。《典略》曰：欽字休伯，以文才機辯，少得名於汝、潁。欽旣長於書記，又善爲詩賦。其所與太子書，記喉轉意，率皆巧麗。爲丞相主簿。建安二十三年卒。〉陳留路粹、〈《典略》曰：粹字文蔚，少學於蔡邕。初平中，隨車駕至三輔。建安初，以高才與京兆嚴象擢拜尚書郎。像以兼有文武，出爲揚州刺史。粹後爲軍謀祭酒，與陳琳、阮瑀等典記室。及孔融有過，太祖使粹爲奏，承指數致融罪，其大略言：「融昔在北海，見王室不寧，招合徒衆，欲圖不軌，言『我大聖之後也，而滅於宋。有天下者何必卯金刀』？」又云：「融爲九列，不遵朝儀，禿巾微行，唐突宮掖。又與白衣禰衡言論放蕩，衡與融更相贊揚。衡謂融曰：『仲尼不死也。』融荅曰：『顏淵復生。』」凡説融諸如此輩，辭語甚多。融誅之後，人覩粹所作，無不嘉其才而畏其筆也。至十九年，粹轉爲祕書令，從大軍至漢中，坐違禁賤請驢伏法。太子素與粹善，聞其死，爲之歎惜。及即帝位，特用其子爲長史。魚豢曰：尋省往者，魯連、鄒陽之徒，援譬引類，以解締結，誠彼時文辯之儁也。今覽王、繁、阮、陳、路諸人前後文旨，亦何昔不若哉？其所以不論者，時世異耳。余又竊怪其不甚見用，以問大鴻臚卿韋仲將。仲將云：「仲宣傷於肥戇，休伯都無格檢，元瑜病於體弱，孔璋實自麤疏，文尉性頗忿鷙，如是彼爲，非徒以脂燭自煎糜也，其不高蹈，蓋有由矣。然君子不責備于一人，譬之朱漆，雖無楨幹，其爲光澤亦壯觀也。」〉沛國丁儀、丁廙、弘農楊脩、河內苟緯等，亦有文采，而不在此七人之例。〈儀、廙、脩事，並在〈陳思王傳〉。荀勗《文章叙錄》曰：緯字公高。少喜文學。建安中，召署軍謀掾、魏太子庶子，稍遷至散騎常侍、越騎校尉。年四十二，黃初四年卒。〉
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Lu Cui, courtesy name Wenyu, was from Chenliu and a scholar in Cao Cao’s faction. He does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
As a young man, he studied under Cai Yong. During the Chuping era, he accompanied the imperial court to the Three Adjuncts; in the early Jian’an era, he was appointed Gentleman of the Palace Secretariat on account of his talent and learning. (According to historical records)
He later served as Libationer for Military Strategy and, alongside Chen Lin, Ruan Yu, and others, oversaw the Records Office. Cao Cao ordered him to draft a memorial accusing Kong Rong of crimes. After Kong Rong was executed, people praised Lu Cui’s literary talent and feared the force of his writing. (According to historical records)
In the nineteenth year of Jian’an, Lu Cui was put to death for violating a ban by asking to buy a donkey at a low price. The Crown Prince Cao Pi had long been on friendly terms with him and lamented his death upon hearing of it. After ascending the throne, Cao Pi specially appointed Lu Cui’s son as a Chief Clerk. (According to historical records)
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Cai Yong
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History · vol. 21
- Cai Yong§27
Teacher
Studied under Cai Yong when young