postgres Zhu Ju (194–250), courtesy name Zifan, was a man of Wu county in Wu commandery and an important Eastern Wu official and general, married to a daughter of Sun Quan. He rose to General of Agile Cavalry. For firmly backing the crown prince in the Two Palaces dispute he was demoted and then put to death on a forged edict by Sun Hong.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata] /en/people/zhu-ju/relation.html person_cn_q1133156 person zhu-ju 朱据

Zhu Ju (194–250), courtesy name Zifan, was a man of Wu county in Wu commandery and an important Eastern Wu official and general, married to a daughter of Sun Quan. He rose to General of Agile Cavalry. For firmly backing the crown prince in the Two Palaces dispute he was demoted and then put to death on a forged edict by Sun Hong.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki][^wikidata]

published category-history category-people category-historical-figures tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133156 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%B1%E6%93%9A zhengshi https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%9C%8B%E5%BF%97/%E5%8D%B757 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-29T17:23:58+08:00 user:admin 7 Zhu Ju was an official and general of Eastern Wu. The Records of the Three Kingdoms, juan 57, gives his courtesy name as Zifan and calls him a man of Wu county in Wu commandery. Wikidata gives the labels 朱据 (traditional form 朱據) and Zhu Ju with the alias Zifan, and records his life as 194 to 250. The title stays as his personal name.[^zhengshi][^wikidata] ## Early career The history says he was handsome and strong and good at argument. At the start of Huangwu he was summoned as a gentleman of the five offices and made a censor. When the minister of appointments, Ji Yan, hated corrupt officials in post and wanted to purge them all, Zhu Ju argued that the world was not yet settled, that merit should cover faults, that discarding flaws and keeping useful men while raising the honest above the foul was enough, and that sweeping dismissals would bring trouble later. Ji Yan did not listen and eventually failed.[^zhengshi] ## Under Sun Quan Sun Quan, sighing over the shortage of commanders, thought back to Lü Meng and Zhang Wen and judged Zhu Ju fit to follow them, since his talent was both civil and military. He made him Colonel of Established Righteousness stationed at Huzhu. After Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye he summoned Zhu Ju to marry a princess, and made him General of the Left and Marquis of Yunyang. The Records say he was modest to scholars, careless of wealth and generous, so that his large stipends were often not enough. Chinese Wikipedia identifies the princess as Sun Quan's third daughter Sun Luyu.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki] When large coins worth five hundred each were first cast in the Jiahe era, a craftsman Wang Sui tricked his way into taking thirty thousand strings meant for Zhu Ju's household troops. The inspector Lü Yi suspected Zhu Ju had taken them and questioned the official in charge, who died under the rod. Zhu Ju pitied him and buried him generously, and Lü Yi then reported that Zhu Ju's officials were covering for him. Sun Quan questioned Zhu Ju several times, and he could not clear himself and sat on straw awaiting punishment. After some months the army clerk Liu Zhu discovered that Wang Sui had taken the money. Sun Quan was struck, saying that if even Zhu Ju could be wronged, what of ordinary officials and people, and had Lü Yi's crimes investigated and rewarded Liu Zhu a million cash.[^zhengshi] ## The Two Palaces dispute and death Zhu Ju was later promoted to General of Agile Cavalry; Chinese Wikipedia dates this to 246 and adds that in 249 he briefly took charge of the chancellor's duties. When the crown prince and the Prince of Lu quarrelled, Zhu Ju backed the crown prince with earnest words and a look of righteousness, holding to it to the death, and was demoted to commandery aide of Xindu. Before he arrived, the secretariat director Sun Hong slandered him, and while Sun Quan lay ill had a forged edict issued ordering his death. The Records say he was fifty-seven.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki] ## Afterwards Under Sun Liang his two sons Zhu Xiong and Zhu Sun each regained a command, but both were killed after being accused by Princess Quan. In the Yongan era his earlier merit was recalled, and Zhu Xiong's son Zhu Xuan inherited the Marquis of Yunyang and married a princess; under Sun Hao he rose to General of Agile Cavalry. Chinese Wikipedia adds that Zhu Ju's daughter became the empress of Emperor Jing of Wu, Sun Xiu.[^zhengshi][^zhwiki] ## Basic facts - Name: Zhu Ju[^zhengshi] - Courtesy name: Zifan[^zhengshi] - Origin: Wu county in Wu commandery; the birthplace linked on this entry is [[place_suzhou|Suzhou]][^wikidata] - Dates: 194–250[^wikidata] - Realm: Eastern Wu[^wikidata] - Occupation recorded on this entry: political figure[^wikidata] - Portrayal: [[person_cnv_q1133156_q70806|Zhu Ju]] (a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms) /people/zhu-ju.html en zh zh en 194 194 250 250 historical figure relation_cnpeople_born_q1133156 person_cn_q1133156 born_in place_suzhou person_cn_q1133156 wikidata Born in place_suzhou Suzhou /en/places/jiangsu-suzhou.html false relation_cnportray_q1133156_q70806 person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 based_on person_cn_q1133156 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 evidence Portrayals person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 Zhu Ju /en/people/zhu-ju-sanguo.html true person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 Zhu Ju /en/people/zhu-ju-sanguo.html person born_in Born in relation_cnpeople_born_q1133156 person_cn_q1133156 born_in place_suzhou person_cn_q1133156 wikidata Born in place_suzhou Suzhou /en/places/jiangsu-suzhou.html false based_on Portrayals relation_cnportray_q1133156_q70806 person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 based_on person_cn_q1133156 作品中的人物形象，原型为该历史人物。 person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 evidence Portrayals person_cnv_q1133156_q70806 Zhu Ju /en/people/zhu-ju-sanguo.html true en zh en birth_date Birth 194 death_date Death 250 person_category Person category historical figure 1 50 2 1 2 1