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Fu Gu | |
|---|---|
| 傅嘏 | |
| Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing (錄尚書事) (under the General-in-Chief) | |
| In office 255 (255) – 255 (255) | |
| Monarch | Cao Mao |
| Master of Writing (尚書) | |
| In office 249 (249) – 255 (255) | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang/Cao Mao |
| Intendant of Henan (河南尹) | |
| In office 239 (239) – 255 (255) | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang/Cao Mao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 209[a] Yaozhou District,Tongchuan,Shaanxi |
| Died | between 23 March 255 and 12 February 256 (aged 46)[a] |
| Relations | |
| Children | Fu Zhi |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Official |
| Courtesy name | Lanshi (蘭石) / Zhaoxian (昭先) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Yuan (元侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Yang District (陽鄉侯) |
Fu Gu (209–255),courtesy nameLanshi, was an official of the state ofCao Wei during theThree Kingdoms period of China.
Fu Gu's grandfather was Fu Rui (傅睿), the Administrator (太守) of Dai Prefecture (代郡) in the lateEastern Han dynasty. His father was Fu Chong (傅充), a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎). He had a son, Fu Zhi (傅祗). Fu Xuan (傅宣) and Fu Chang (傅暢) were his grandsons. Already well known in his 20s, Fu Gu was recommended byChen Qun to serve the Wei government and was appointed as a low-level official.
In those days, the most famous officials in Wei wereHe Yan,Deng Yang andXiahou Xuan. Fu Gu disliked them, distanced himself from them, and chose to associate withXun Can instead. AlthoughLi Feng was from the same home province as Fu Gu, Fu was on bad terms with him and foresaw that Li would eventually ruin his own reputation.
In 240, Fu Gu was appointed as a Gentleman of Writing (尚書郎) and Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎).
At those days,Cao Shuang appointedHe Yan as the Minister of Civil Affairs (吏部尚書) and put He Yan in charge of personnel allocation. Fu Gu advised Cao Xi (曹羲), a brother of Cao Shuang, that He Yan could not be entrusted with an important responsibility. However, soon later, as his advice were heard by He Yan, Fu Gu was discharged from his position. After that, he was appointed as the County Prefect (縣令) of Yingyang (滎陽) (滎陽県令) but he rejected the appointment. Later, he accepted an offer fromSima Yi to serve as an Assistant Officer of the Household (從事中郎). After Cao Shuang lost power, he was appointed as Intendant of Henan (河南尹) and Master of Writing (尚書).
In 252, after the death of theEastern Wu emperorSun Quan, the Wei generals on the frontline such asHu Zun,Wang Chang andGuanqiu Jian had the intention of using the opportunity to attack their rival state. When Fu Gu was asked for his opinion, he objected to the campaign against Wu. Although the campaign went ahead, Wei forces led by Hu Zun andZhuge Dan met their defeat at theBattle of Dongxing in 252 by the Wu forces led byZhuge Ke. Fu Gu was later awarded the title of a Secondary Marquis (關內侯).
Later in 254,Sima Shi deposed the Wei emperorCao Fang and replaced him withCao Mao. Fu Gu was promoted from a Secondary Marquis to the Marquis of Wuxiang Village (武鄉亭侯).
In 255, enraged at the regentSima Shi for deposing the emperor Cao Fang, Guanqiu Jian andWen Qin started arebellion in Shouchun against Sima Shi. As Sima Shi was then suffering from an eye disease, the officials urged him to letSima Fu lead imperial forces to quell the rebellion. However, Fu Gu,Wang Su andZhong Hui advised him to personally lead the army instead. Sima Shi heeded their advice. Fu Gu participated in the campaign as Supervisor of the Masters of Writing (尚書僕射). Sima Shi's brotherSima Zhao was also involved. Fu Gu contributed to the suppression of the rebellion. During the campaign, Sima Shi's eye condition worsened and he died days later in March that year.
After Sima Shi died inXuchang, Sima Zhao took over his brother's position as the regent of Wei. In an attempt to prevent a transfer of power from Sima Shi to Sima Zhao, the Wei emperor Cao Mao ordered Sima Zhao to remain in Xuchang and let Fu Gu lead the army back to the capitalLuoyang. However, Fu Gu andZhong Hui met up with Sima Zhao, defied Cao Mao's orders, and returned to the capital together.
Fu Gu was later enfeoffed as the Marquis of Yang District (陽鄉侯) and his fief increased by 600 households to a total of 1200. He died in the same year.[2]