Right General, an ancient official position, began in the Warring States period. For general Zuo, his status was second only to that of Shangqing, and his position included guarding the Beijing Division and garrisoning the border. According to the official system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the left general was second only to the official positions of the great Sima (大司馬), the great general, the general of the hussars, the general of the cheri, and the general of the Wei dynasty among the military generals, that is, a medium-to-high military general official position. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, many military generals and even princes were given the title of Right General, such as Zhang Gao, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei and others, who served as right generals. As far as the Eastern Wu that I want to talk about today, there are four right generals in history, one of whom captured Guan Yu and Guan Ping's father and son during the sneak attack on Jingzhou.
First, step by step
Bu Qi (?) –247), Zizi Mountain. A native of Huaiyin County, Linhuai County (present-day northwest of Huaiyin, Jiangsu). During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Wu was a heavy subject. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the war in the Central Plains, Bu Qi chose to take refuge in Jiangdong. In 200 AD, after Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan took the throne. For Sun Quan, he recruited Bu Qi to his side. Later, Bu Qi served as the county commander of Haiyan County and the Taishou of Poyang County. In the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210), Bu Qi served as the general of Jiaozhou Assassin Shi and Li Wu Zhonglang, leading a large army to take over Jiaozhou, which meant that Bu Qi had become a major vassal of Eastern Wu. In 211 AD, because of the merits of Pingding Jiaozhou, Bu Qi was made a general of Pingrong by Sun Quanjia and made the Marquis of Guangxin. Later, he moved to the right general and the left protector, and changed his title to Marquis of Linxiang.
In 229 AD, Sun Quan ascended the throne as emperor. In this context, Bu Qi was worshipped as a general of the Hun Horse and led the Ji Prefecture Pastor. Soon after, Bu Qi became the governor again, responsible for guarding Xiling, a place where soldiers must fight. In the ninth year of Chi Wu (246), Bu Qi replaced Lu Xun as the chancellor of the State of Wu. The following year, step by step. Therefore, for Bu Qi, in the end, he could be described as an extremely popular minister in Eastern Wu, and his merits were outstanding. Moreover, Bu Qi also achieved a good ending, which was undoubtedly a relatively good result among the successive ministers of Eastern Wu.
2. Pan Zhang
Pan Zhang(?) –234), courtesy name Wenjue, was a native of Fagan, Dong Commandery (東郡; present-day Eastern Guan County, Shandong). A general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. At the beginning of the twentieth year of Jian'an (215 AD), Sun Quan attacked Jingnan, and Pan Zhang, Lü Meng, Sun Jiao, and Lu Su each led their troops to separate ways and marched to Yiyang to confront Guan Yu. In the end, Liu Bei divided Jingzhou equally with Sun Quan to quell the incident.
Chen Shou recorded in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: Quan Zheng Guan Yu, Zhang and Zhu Ran broke the yu walkway, went to Linfeng, and lived in the stone. Under Sima Zhongyu, Yu Ziping, DuDu Zhao Lei, and so on. Quan was divided into yidu (至) and Zigui counties as Guling Commandery (固陵郡), baizhang as the general of Taishou and Zhenwei, and fengliyang marquis.
In August of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219 AD), Guan Yu launched the Battle of Xiangfan. In this battle, Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army and captured tens of thousands of troops who were forbidden. Therefore, Sun Quan once again sent Lü Meng, Pan Zhang, and others to attack Guan Yu. Guan Yu retreated to Maicheng, and Sun Quan sent Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran to cut off the rear road of guan Yu, and after Pan Zhang led his army to Linfeng, he lived in the middle of the stone and met Guan Yu. In December of the same year, Pan Zhang's subordinate Sima Mazhong captured Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and the governor Zhao Lei. Guan Yu and Guan Ping were beheaded on the spot in the Linfeng area. Sun Quan then divided yidu and zigui counties into Guling County, and Bai Panzhang was made the general of Taishou and Zhenwei, and the Marquis of Liyang was enfeoffed. Therefore, it is very obvious that the capture of Guan Yu's father and son has become an important achievement in Pan Zhang's career as a military general, which is also an important reason why Pan Zhang is familiar to people.
In the third year of the Huang Dynasty (222 AD), during the Battle of Yiling, Pan Zhang's men beheaded Liu Bei's protector Feng Xi and others. The Shu Han army suffered heavy losses. Sun Quan appointed Pan Zhang as the general of Pingbei and the Taishou of Xiangyang. Liu Bei retreated to the White Emperor's City. Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng, and others wrote to Sun Quan, demanding another attack on Liu Bei. Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, Luo Tong, and others objected. After analyzing, Sun Quan decided to withdraw his troops and ask for peace. Soon after, Cao Pi's three-way army attacked Eastern Wu, and Pan Zhang, along with Lu Xun and others, resisted Cao Wei's army. In the first year of the Huanglong Dynasty (229 AD), Sun Quan declared himself emperor and appointed Pan Zhang as the right general. In the third year of Jiahe (234 AD), Pan Zhang died.
3. Lü Zhi
Lü Zhi (?) –256), courtesy name Shiyi, was a native of Xiyang, Runan, In modern Taihe, Anhui, a general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and the second son of Sima Lüfan. For Lü Zhao, he was initially appointed as a Lang official by Sun Quan. In the seventh year of Huang Wu (228), Lü Fan died, and Lü was given the title of Marquis of Nanchang and a general in the Bai'an Army. From then on, Lü Began to establish his career in Eastern Wu. At that time, Lü Fan repeatedly conquered Shanyue, and each time he was able to win. During the Three Kingdoms period, Shu Han needed to pacify Meng Yu in the south, Cao Wei needed to defend against the nomadic peoples such as Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north, and in Eastern Wu, Shanyue had always been a headache for Sun Quan. For Lü Zhao, the significance of repeated conquests of Shanyue was no less than the war with Cao Wei and Shu Han.
When Sun Quan was bedridden, he appointed Lü Zhu as the right governor of the crown prince. In the second year of Taiyuan (252), Sun Quan died, and the crown prince Sun Liang took the throne, appointing Lü Zhao as a right general. In the first year of Jianxing (252), the State of Wei sent troops to attack Dongxing, and Lü Zhao led his army to Dongxing to resist the Wei army and make another battle achievement. In the second year of Jianxing (253), Sun Jun killed Zhuge Ke and promoted Lü Zhao to the position of general of the Hussars, and was also in charge of the affairs of the Western Palace. In the second year of Wufeng (255), Lü took it as a false festival, and attacked Shouchun of the Wei state with Sun Jun and others, but on the way back to the army, he encountered the Wei general Cao Zhen and defeated him at Gaoting. In the first year of the Taiping Dynasty (256), Lü Zhao led an army to attack the State of Wei, and on the way Sun Jun was dead, and Sun Qiang took power. In response, Lü Returned with his army in a fit of rage, intending to depose Sun Qiang. When Sun Qi learned of this, he ordered Wen Qin and Sun Xian to lead an army to meet Lü Zhao. In desperation, Lü Zhu committed suicide and was exterminated. Sun Xiu took the throne and was rehabilitated.
Fourth, Sun Wei
Sun Wei, Wu Zongshi during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Jun's brother, Sun Qiang's brother. According to historical records such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Sun Quan's death, Sun Yu participated in Sun Jun's plot to kill Zhuge Ke, so Sun Jun treated Sun Jun kindly, and Sun Yu was promoted to the right general. When Sun Jun died, he handed over the power of soldiers and horses to Sun Qiang. On this basis, Sun Qiang was arrogant, so Lü Zhao, Teng Yin, and others once plotted to get rid of Sun Qiang. Of course, Lü Zhao, Teng Yin, and others eventually lost to Sun Qi, which made Sun Qiang even more unscrupulous, which caused dissatisfaction among the upper and lower levels of Eastern Wu. Therefore, although Sun Wei and Sun Qi were close, he should still conspire with the general Wang Qi to accuse Sun Qi. Because the matter was revealed, the right general Sun Wei was forced to commit suicide. As a result, the first two of the four right generals in the history of Eastern Wu achieved a good ending, but the latter two were involved in the civil strife in Eastern Wu and were forced to commit suicide. What do you think about that? Feel free to leave your views and let's discuss them together.