Lu was the most outstanding strategist and diplomat in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Lu Su lost his father when he was young and was raised by his grandmother. He is tall and generous, and likes reading, riding and shooting. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he saw that the court was fatuous, officials were corrupt and social unrest. He often calls young people from rural areas to train and practice martial arts. He was also helpful and won the admiration of the villagers. At that time, Zhou Yu was a steamed bun and asked Lu Su for help because of lack of food. Lu Su generously gave Zhou Yu a warehouse for three thousand welcome grains. From then on, the two became friends and conspired for great things.
In the second year of Jian 'an, Lu Su led his department to see Sun Quan and put forward a strategic plan for him, so he was appreciated by Sun Quan. In the thirteenth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao led the army south. Most of Sun Quan's men surrendered to the master, while Lu Su and Zhou Yu parted the crowd and resolutely fought the main battle. As a result, Sun and Liu Lianhe got up and were defeated at Chibi. Since then, the pattern of tripartite confrontation among the three countries has been established.
After Battle of Red Cliffs, Lu Su was appointed as a captain of Zanjun. After Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan adopted Zhou Yu's proposal before his death, and asked Lu Su to lead four thousand troops as Zhou Yu's empress. Due to Lu Su's good management in the army, the army quickly grew to more than 10 thousand people. According to the needs of the political and military situation at that time, Sun Quan appointed Lu Su as the satrap of Hanchang and awarded him a partial general. Lu Su followed Sun Quan to capture Anhui City and was named General Hengjiang, guarding the land entrance. Later, Lu Su invited Guan Yu, the governor of Jingzhou, to meet him, but failed. In the twenty-second year of Jian 'an, Lu Su died at the age of forty-six. Sun Quan personally mourned for Lu Su, and Zhuge Liang also mourned for him.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs were autocratic and extorted, and the big landlords of Haozu annexed land crazily, and farmers fled in large numbers and became refugees. In this case, the Yellow Scarf Uprising broke out in 184 (the first year of Zhong Ping), and the Eastern Han Dynasty fell. In the process of suppressing the peasant uprising in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal separatist forces in various places continued to expand and the world was in chaos. At this time, Lu Su not only didn't take care of housework, but also paid a lot of money, sold land, helped the poor and made friends with wise people. To this end, it is deeply supported by villagers.
At that time, Zhou Yu was a steamed corn-bread. When he heard of Lu Su's name, he brought hundreds of people to visit and asked him to subsidize some food. At that time, Lu Su's family had two large round granaries, each with 3000 kilograms. Zhou Yugang said that he wanted to borrow food, but Lu Su did not hesitate to point to one of them and gave it to him. After this incident, Zhou Yu was convinced that Lu Su was a different person and took the initiative to meet him. The two men established an unbreakable friendship, just like the harmony in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Lu Su and Zhuge Liang were both famous counselors in the Three Kingdoms period. Lu Su was Sun Quan's strategist in Soochow, and Zhuge Liang was Liu Bei's strategist in Shu. Although they assisted different monarchs, they were bosom friends who admired each other.
Lu Su in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a dull and gentle person. In fact, Lu Su is a very wise man. When Lu Su was Sun Quan, they shared the same bed and drank together, and their views on the shape of the world and Wu Zhice reached a high degree of unity. Lu Su once said to Sun Quan that "the master can be emperor in the future". Although he was reprimanded by Sun Quan and thought that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still alive, it was a big mistake, but at the same time he added that the time was not yet ripe and Lu Su was beaming. It turns out that Sun Quan has long had this ambition.
Both Lu Su and Zhuge Liang are in favor of an alliance between Sun and Liu. Lu Su once said, "If Sun and Liu form an alliance within 30 years, Jiangdong Foundation can achieve great things." This shows Lu Su's foresight, which was later proved to be a correct strategic plan and admirable. The alliance of Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun and Liu repelled Cao Cao's army and gained a firm foothold in Jiangdong. Lu Su is the planner and practitioner of Sun-Liu Alliance. Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu have always been at odds, and Zhou Yu once wanted to get rid of Zhuge Liang. In order not to destroy the alliance, Lu Su always played games and coordinated everything.
Zhu Gekongming is a very wise man. He always tells Lu Su that he sees through Zhou Yu's mind and lets Zhou Yu know that this is why Zhou Yu regards him as a thorn in his side and wants to get rid of him quickly. Compared with Zhuge Liang who always wanted to show his intelligence, Lu Su knew how to hide, never showed his intelligence in front of others, and only showed his wisdom and superb strategy when Sun Quan needed it. Of course, Zhuge Liang was not named "Mr. Wolong" out of thin air, and Zhuge Liang's wisdom is unparalleled. Zhou Yu once lamented that "you are born with Yu, but you can't understand."
How did Lu Su die in the end?
In 208 AD, Zhou Yu and Lu Su commanded Battle of Red Cliffs together, and Battle of Red Cliffs made Cao Cao dare not covet Jiangdong for many years. It can be said that Battle of Red Cliffs has laid a tripartite confrontation among the three countries. It also proves the situation predicted by Lu Su to some extent. But Sun Liu clashed soon after he was in Battle of Red Cliffs. When he saw the weakness of Zhang, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning all suggested that Sun Quan send troops to Yizhou. Sun Quan asked Liu Bei what idea it was. Liu Bei insincerely proposed not to take Yizhou, which dismissed Sun Quan's idea of taking Yizhou. Later, Liu Bei replaced Liu Zhang himself, and Sun Quan was very angry. Seeing that Liu Bei got Sun Quan from Yizhou, he wanted to return to Jingzhou, which was lent to Liu Bei at the suggestion of Lu Su, so he had a military conflict with Guan Yu, who was guarding Jingzhou. In order to continue to maintain the alliance between Sun and Liu, Lu Su appeased Sun Quan in many ways, which made Sun Quan unhappy.
Later, Sun Quan sent Monroe to Jingzhou. In order to maintain the major policy of Sun-Liu alliance against Cao Cao, Lu Su personally met Guan Yu and was quite dissatisfied with Liu Bei. Guan Yu was also silenced by Lu Su. Later, Sun and Liu divided Jingzhou into two parts, each half. Shortly after this incident, in AD 2 17, Lu Su died of illness at the age of 46.