Lu Kai
Lu Kai (198 – December 269 or January 270),
courtesy name Jingfeng, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of
Eastern Wu during the
Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the influential
Lu clan of the
Wu region towards the
end of the
Eastern Han dynasty, Lu Kai started his career around the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period as a county chief and later a military officer under
Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu. During the reign of
Sun Liang, he participated in some battles against bandits and Eastern Wu's rival state
Cao Wei, and was promoted to the rank of General. Throughout the reign of
Sun Xiu and early reign of
Sun Hao, Lu Kai continued to hold military commands until September or October 266, when Sun Hao appointed him and
Wan Yu as the Left and Right
Imperial Chancellors of Eastern Wu respectively. Well known for being outspoken and candid, Lu Kai strongly objected to Sun Hao's decision to move the imperial capital from
Jianye (present-day
Nanjing,
Jiangsu) to Wuchang (present-day
Ezhou,
Hubei) in 265, attempted to dissuade Sun Hao from going to war with the
Jin dynasty that replaced the Cao Wei state in 266, and spoke up against Sun Hao's cruel and extravagant ways on numerous occasions. Although Sun Hao deeply resented Lu Kai for openly defying him, he tolerated Lu Kai because Lu Kai held an important office and also because he did not want to antagonise the Lu clan. After Lu Kai's death, Sun Hao sent his family away to a distant
commandery in the south.
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