Lü Kai (?–225), courtesy name Jiping, was a native of Yongchang Buwei (present-day northeastern Baoshan, Yunnan), and an official of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.
Lu Kai
Zhuge Liang: "Lü Kai, the official of Chang County, and The Prince of Fucheng, etc., were loyal to the absolute domain, and for more than ten years, Yong Min and Gao Ding forced them to the northeast, while Kai and other Shouyi did not communicate with them." The subject did not care about the Yongchang custom Dunzhi Nair. "The gist is that The Yongchang Commandery Lü Kai and the FuCheng Wang Ling and others have been loyal to the imperial court in the border lands, and for more than ten years, Yong Min and Gao Ding have threatened them in their northeast, while Lü Kai and others have adhered to justice and have not interacted with them. Wei Chen did not expect that the customs of the Yongchang area would be so generous and upright.
Chen Shou's Romance of the Three Kingdoms :(1) "Kai Wei En's inner writings are believed by the county, so they can fully perform their festivals." "To the effect that Lü Kai has a significant prestige in Yongchang County, and the people in the county believe in him, so he can fulfill his name." (2) "Huang Quanhong Yasi, Li Hui gongliang Zhiye, Lü Kai shou jie does not return, Ma Zhong disturbs and can be resolute, Wang Ping is loyal and courageous and strict, Zhang Ling recognizes Mingguo, Xian is good at what he is, he is famous, and he is also at the right time." "The gist is That Huang Quan thinks elegantly, Li Hui Gongliang's career, Lü Kai keeps the festival and does not bend, Ma Zhong's harassment can be resolute, Wang Ping is loyal and brave and strict, and Zhang Ling's insight into Mingguo, all of them are famous for their own strengths, and it is just the right time."
Qianfu: Lü Kai's ability to leave a name in history lies in his integrity and prestige. When things happen, it is worth learning to adhere to their own standards of conduct and not to be influenced by the surroundings.
Lü Kai initially served as the Five Senses Gong Cao in Yongchang County. In the third year of Zhang Wu (223), Jianning Taishou Yongmin and others heard that Liu Bei had died in Yong'an, and they suddenly became more arrogant. Li Yan, the protector of the capital, wrote a letter of six pieces of paper to Yong Min, explaining to Yong Min how much the situation had changed, but Yong Min only replied to a letter on one piece of paper, saying: "I heard that there is no two days in the sky, and the country has no two masters, as today, but there are three different calendars in force, so people in remote places are deeply confused and do not know where to belong." Yong Min later surrendered to the State of Wu, and Wu Guo yao awarded Yong Min the title of Taishou of Yongchang. Yongchang was located in the western part of the Yizhou region, and the road was blocked, isolated from Shu County, and the county Taishou was replaced, and Lü Kai, together with Wang Ling, a native of Shu County, led and inspired the officials and people to close the four realms to defend against Yong Min. Yong Min issued several letters to Yongchang to persuade Lü Kai. Lü Kai replied to his message: "The heavens have sent down mourning, the adulterous males have taken advantage of the situation, the world has cut their teeth and hated, and all the nations have mourned for it, and the subjects, young and old, have not hesitated to exert their strength and brains to relieve the national difficulties." Thinking of the general, your family has been favored by the Han Dynasty for generations, I think that you should personally recruit people and horses, take the lead in action, and report to the report to the country; in the next generation, you will not fail your ancestors, in order to seek merit in the bamboo veil, and leave your name in the annals of history for thousands of years.
Liu Bei
Who thinks that you will bow down to Eastern Wu and be a vassal, and your back is the end! Once upon a time, Da Shun worked diligently for the people and died in the land of Cangwu, and the historical records praised him and passed on through the ages. How sad it was that he was buried in Jiangnan! King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou inherited the Mandate of Heaven and were not completed until they became kings. The first emperor Long Xing li Han, the sea looked at the wind, the courtier Congmin, and the heavens sent down an well-being. But general, you can't see the record of prosperity and decline, the signs of success or failure. For example, wildfires, pedestrian glaciers, once the fire is extinguished and the ice is gone, what else can you rely on? Once upon a time, your father, the Marquis of Yong, formed a grudge with Han and was given the title of Prince of Han. Dou Rong knew that the Eastern Han Dynasty would prosper, so he returned to the ancestors of the Shun Dynasty, which were all famous and praised by generations.
Now Zhuge Cheng xiang is superior in talent, clearly observing the beginning of things, entrusted by the lord on his deathbed, assisting Shu Han Longxing, getting along with the public without bias and taboo, and rewarding meritorious deeds without small mistakes. General, if you can suddenly wake up and change your ways and re-embark on the right path, it will not be difficult to trace the ancients, where is this small place in Yongchang enough for you to manage? I heard that the State of Chu was disrespectful to the Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Qi Huan was righteously responsible, the Fu Cha was arrogant and claimed to be hegemonic, and the State of Jin suppressed its power, not to mention that what you submitted to was not a good lord, who would be willing to submit to you? I privately believe that the ancients are righteous, and because the subjects do not associate with people outside the country, I have no contact with you before and after. After receiving your message again, expressing what you have in mind in anger, please think carefully about it. "Lü Kai's grace and prestige are known to the whole county, so the people in the county trust him so that he can save his honor." By the time Zhuge Liang's southern crusade against Yong min, the crusading troops were still on the road, and Yong Min had already been killed by Gao Ding's soldiers.
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang went to the south and told the imperial court: "Lü Kai, the official of Yongchang County, and Wang Ling of Fucheng, have been loyal to the imperial court in the border lands, and for more than ten years, Yong Min and Gao Ding have threatened them in their northeast, while Lü Kai and others have adhered to justice and have not interacted with them. Wei Chen did not expect that the customs of the Yongchang area would be so generous and upright! Therefore, Lü Kai was appointed as the Taishou of Yunnan and the Marquis of Yangqianting. At this time, Lü Kai was victimized by other rebellious ethnic minorities, and his son Lü Xiang inherited the title. Wang Ling was also given the title of Marquis of Ting and appointed as the Taishou of Yongchang.