The Chancellor, as the head of the Hundred Officials, is a very important official position. Of course, because the power of the chancellor was too great, during the Han Dynasty, the chancellor was once abandoned. In 208, Cao Cao restored the official position of chancellor. However, after Cao Pi established Cao Wei, he abolished this official position. As far as the Shu Han was concerned, after Zhuge Liang's death, the official position of chancellor was also vacant for a long time. However, for the Eastern Wu established by Sun Quan, there were 12 ministers in history. Moreover, for Eastern Wu, the most dangerous official position was not the governor of the capital, but the higher status of the chancellor.
1. Sun Shao
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the outbreak of war in the Central Plains, Sun Shao came to Jiangdong and assisted Sun Quan. In 221, in order to avoid a two-front war, Sun Quan bowed to Cao Pi and was crowned king of Wu. On this basis, Sun Quan established the State of Wu and appointed Sun Shao as chancellor. However, although he was the first minister, Sun Shao's sense of existence was relatively low. In 225 AD, Sun Shao died. In this regard, in the author's opinion, although there is no fame in history, Sun Shao has achieved a good ending after all. Correspondingly, the chancellor of the late Eastern Wu Dynasty did not have such a good ending.
2. Gu Yong
In Sun Quan's strategic system, the local warrior clan in Jiangdong became the most important link, and the "four surnames of Wuzhong" was the object of Sun Quan's key development. The representative of the Lu clan is the Lu Xun family, the representative of the Zhu clan is the two major families of Zhu Zhi and Zhu Huan, the representative of the Gu clan is the Gu Yong family, and the representative of the Zhang clan is the Zhang Wen family. Therefore, for Gu Yong, the reason why he can become the second chancellor of Eastern Wu is naturally directly related to the family behind him.
According to the introduction, Gu Yong once held official positions such as Shang Shuling. In 225 AD, Gu Yong was crowned as a chancellor. In 243 AD, Gu Yong died at the age of 76. As a result, Gu Yong's term of office lasted for 19 years, which was naturally a relatively rare situation during the Three Kingdoms period. For example, the term of office of Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, began in 221 AD and ended in 234 AD, about 14 years. Now, Gu Yong's term of office as chancellor has clearly surpassed Zhuge Liang's. Of course, Gu Yong's achievements and abilities obviously cannot be compared with Zhuge Liang.
3. Lu Xun
Among the 12 ministers of Eastern Wu, Lu Xun was not only the most famous one, but also stood out in terms of ability and merit. In 219 AD, Guan Yu northernly attacked Xiangfan and engaged in a fierce contest with Cao Cao's side. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Xun followed Lü Meng to sneak into Jingzhou and behead Guan Yu. In 221, In order to avenge Guan Yu, Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling. In 222, Lu Xun defeated Liu Bei at the Battle of Yiling, thus consolidating Eastern Wu's occupation of Jingzhou.
After this, Lu Xun repeatedly resisted the attacks of Cao Wei's army. In 229, after Sun Quan ascended the throne in Wuchang, he promoted Lu Xun to the rank of General of Shangda. In 244, Lu Xun was crowned chancellor. However, a year later, because of Sun Quan's rebuke, Lu Xun fell ill and died, and such an ending was undoubtedly relatively bleak. To a certain extent, this also reflects Sun Quan's attitude of balancing the local warriors in Jiangdong.
Fourth, step by step
Step(zhì)(?) –247), courtesy name Zishan, was a native of Huaiyin County, Linhuai County (present-day Huaiyin District, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province). In 229, Sun Quan was proclaimed empress dowager, and Bu Qi was crowned as a general of the Hussars. In 246 AD, Bu Qi held the official position of chancellor. In 247 AD, Bu Qi died.
5. Zhu Zhi
Zhu Zhu was Sun Quan's son-in-law, and in the ninth year of Chi Wu (246), Zhu Zhu was promoted to the rank of general of the Hussars. In the twelfth year of Chi Wu (249), Zhu Zhao succeeded the late Bu Qi as chancellor. In the thirteenth year of Chiwu (250), due to the dispute between Crown Prince Sun He and King Sun Ba'ergong of Lu, he supported Prince Sun He and was demoted to the title of Xindu Commandery (新都郡丞), and before he could take office, he was ordered by Zhongshu to kill Sun Hong to forge an edict at the age of fifty-seven. Despite being Sun Quan's son-in-law, Zhu Still did not get a good ending.
6. Zhuge Ke
Zhuge Ke was zhuge jin's son, and like his uncle Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Ke also held the official position of chancellor. Moreover, when Sun Quan died, he also asked Zhuge Ke and others to assist Sun Liang to take the throne. During this period, Zhuge Ke led an army to resist the State of Wei and achieved a great victory in the Battle of Dongxing, which became famous in the sea and the world was shaken. He was also awarded the title of Marquis of Yangdu (陽都侯) for his merits. After this battle, he developed a light enemy heart and began to send troops to fight Wei, and was defeated by Xincheng. After returning to the dynasty, in order to cover up his mistakes, he was even more cruel and unkind. In October of the second year of Jianxing (253), Sun Jun, who was also a chancellor of the Orphans, secretly joined forces with Sun Liang to lure Zhuge Ke into the palace and killed Zhuge Ke at a banquet, at the age of fifty-one.
In addition, Zhuge Ke's eldest son, Zhuge Ke, was a knight lieutenant, who had previously been poisoned and killed by Zhuge Ke for colluding with King Lu. The second son, Zhuge Chen, was a lieutenant of Changshui, and the youngest son, Zhuge Jian, a lieutenant of the infantry school, heard that Zhuge Ke had been killed and fled in the car with his mother. Sun Jun sent people to Hunt down Zhuge Chun in Baidu, and Zhuge Jian wanted to surrender to the State of Wei in the north, and after traveling thousands of miles, he was captured by the pursuing soldiers. Zhuge Ke was wiped out of the three tribes, and his nephews Zhang Zhen (張振) the Marquis of Duxiang (都乡侯) and Changshu Zhu En (常侍朱恩) were all killed.
7. Sun Jun
Sun Jun (219 – October 19, 256), courtesy name Ziyuan, was a native of Fuchun, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang, Zhejiang). During the Three Kingdoms period, Emperor Wuzong and His Majesty were great-grandsons of Sun Jing, general Sun Jing of Zhaoyi Zhonglang, grandson of Sun Huan of Dingwu Zhonglang, and son of Sun Gong, a general of the Scattered HorseMan. At the time of Sun Quan's death, Sun Jun was also a minister of orphanage. After Sun Liang ascended the throne, Sun Jun killed Zhuge Ke and thus obtained the official position of chancellor.
In the first year of the Taiping Dynasty (256), Sun Jun followed Wen Qin in his conquest of the State of Wei, died of illness, and was Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old at the time, entrusted to his cousin Sun Qi. After Sun Qi was killed, sun jun and sun qi brothers were removed from the family tree by the Wu Jing emperor Sun Xiu and renamed Gu Jun and Gu Qi.
VIII. Sun Qiang
In the first year of the Taiping Dynasty (256), Sun Qiang was promoted to the post of General of Shizhong and Wuwei. Sun Qiang was Sun Jun's younger brother, and after Sun Jun's death in 256, Sun Qiang took power. After taking power, Sun Qiao killed Sima Tengyin the Grand Sima Tengyin and the Hussar general Lü Zhao, and was promoted to the rank of grand general and crowned marquis of Yongning County. His penchant for killing intensified, and his conflict with Emperor Sun Liang intensified, and he eventually deposed Sun Liang and installed Sun Xiu, the king of Langya, on the throne, and moved Tou and Jingzhou Mu. In December of the first year of Yong'an (January 259), with the assistance of the left general Zhang Bu, Sun Qi was hunted down and killed by Emperor Sun Xiu at the age of twenty-eight.
9. Puyang Xing
Puyang Xing was a chancellor during Sun Xiu's reign and received the official position of chancellor. However, in 264 AD, after Sun Xiu's death, Puyang Xing, contrary to Sun Xiu's last wishes, made Sun Hao emperor. Of course, Sun Hao did not thank PuYang Xing, but instead sent someone to kill him.
10. Lu Kai
Lu Kai (198-269), courtesy name Jingfeng, was a native of Wu County, Wu County (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). During the Three Kingdoms period, Wu Guozhongchen was the nephew of Lu Xun, the chancellor, and the brother of Sima Lukang. During the Reign of Huang Wu, ju Xiaolian was born, worshiped Jianwu Du wei and Dan'er Taishou, and together with Nie You led an army to attack Zhu Ya and Dan'er, and moved jianwu lieutenants. In the second year of Wufeng (255), he beheaded Chen Yi, a thief of Lingling Mountain, and was made the Marquis of Duxiang ., a general and a governor of Baqiu. Moved to the right of Wuchang and entered Shouchun with the army. Later, he was a general of Wei and a general of Suiyuan.
Emperor Wu jing succeeded Sun Xiu to the throne, and paid tribute to the northern generals, false festivals, and led YuZhou mu. Sun Hao ascended the throne, moved to the post of Grand General of Zhenxi, the Governor of Baqiu, and then led jingzhou mu and became the Marquis of Jiaxing. In the first year of Baoding (266), Lu Kai was crowned as Zuo Cheng Xiang. He is known for his integrity and repeated advice to Sun Hao. In the first year of Jianheng (269), Lu Kai died at the age of seventy-two.
11. Wan Yu
After Sun Hao ascended the throne, Wan Yu was crowned as the Right Chancellor. Because Sun Hao was cruel and unkind, Wan Yu repeatedly spoke bluntly, so it caused the former's dissatisfaction. In 273 AD, Wan Yu was forced to commit suicide.
XII. Zhang Ti
Finally, Zhang Ti came from the land of Jingzhou, and in 279 AD, Zhang Ti was given the title of Chancellor by Sun Hao. Soon after, the Western Jin Dynasty sent an army of 200,000 to attack Eastern Wu. Despite the disparity in strength, Zhang Ti personally led his army to meet the enemy. In 280 AD, Zhang Qining died and was killed by the Western Jin army. As a result, more than half of the 12 ministers of Eastern Wu did not achieve a good ending, which shows that after Sun Quan's death, Eastern Wu fell into civil strife for a long time, thus affecting the head of the hundred officials.