Zhuge Xu | |
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| 諸葛緒 | |
| Minister of the Guards (衛尉) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Minister of Ceremonies (太常) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Inspector ofYong Province (雍州刺史) | |
| In office ? – 265 (265) | |
| Monarch | Cao Huan |
| Administrator of Taishan (泰山太守) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarchs | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Relations | |
| Children |
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| Occupation | General, politician |
Zhuge Xu (fl. 250 – 260s) was a Chinese general and politician of the state ofCao Wei during theThree Kingdoms period of China.
Zhuge Xu was from Yangdu County (陽都縣),Langya Commandery (琅邪郡), which is in present-dayYinan County,Shandong. He was probably a distant relative of other famous Zhuges in the Three Kingdoms period, such asZhuge Jin,Zhuge Liang andZhuge Dan, since he shared the sameancestral home as them. He served in the state ofCao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period.
In 255, when the Wei generalsGuanqiu Jian andWen Qin starteda rebellion in Shouchun (壽春; present-dayShou County,Anhui), Zhuge Xu was then serving as the Administrator (太守) ofTaishan Commandery (泰山郡; around present-dayTai'an,Shandong). He led troops from Taishan Commandery to assist other Wei imperial forces led by the regentSima Shi to suppress the rebellion.
Zhuge Xu was later promoted to the position of Inspector (刺史) ofYong Province in an unknown year. In 263, he participated inthe campaign against one of Wei's rival states,Shu. His mission was to lead 30,000 troops to block the Shu generalJiang Wei at a bridge in Yinping (陰平) and stop him from reinforcing Yang'an Pass (陽安關). When Jiang Wei heard about it, he pretended to launch an attack on Yong Province via Konghan Valley (孔函谷). Zhuge Xu fell for the ruse, thought that Jiang Wei wanted to attack his base, so he ordered his troops to retreat from Yinping by 30li. Jiang Wei then seized the opportunity to cross the bridge at Yinping. When Zhuge Xu found out and tried to stop Jiang Wei, he was already one day behind time. Later, the Wei generalZhong Hui advanced south from Yang'an Pass and reached Baishui (白水). At the time, another Wei generalDeng Ai wanted to link up with Zhuge Xu and attack the enemy position at Jiangyou (江油) together, but Zhuge Xu refused and moved to Baishui to join Zhong Hui instead. At Baishui, Zhong Hui accused Zhuge Xu of cowardice, seized command of his troops and sent him as a prisoner back to Yong Province.
Zhuge Xu later served in theWestern Jin dynasty, which replaced the Cao Wei state in February 266 after the regentSima Yan usurped the throne from the last Wei emperorCao Huan. He served as Minister of Ceremonies (太常) and Minister of the Guards (衛尉) under the Jin government.[4]
Zhuge Xu had at least two sons: Zhuge Chong (諸葛冲) and Zhuge Hong (諸葛厷).[5]
Zhuge Chong's daughter Zhuge Wan was selected to enterSima Yan's harem in the spring of 273.[6] Zhuge Wan's brother Zhuge Mei later married a younger sister of Zhou Mu (周穆); their common brother-in-law was Sima Xia (司馬遐), son of Emperor Wu and Lady Chen and father ofSima Tan.[7] In February or March 307,[8] Zhuge Mei and Zhou Mu[9] both advisedSima Yue, regent ofEmperor Huai of Jin, to install Sima Tan to the throne, but Yue, angered by their suggestion, had them executed.[10]
Zhuge Wan's elder brother Zhuge Quan was killed on 5 May 311, together withWang Yan and many other Jin officials and princes, byShi Le, in the aftermath of Sima Yue's death in April that year.[11]