Editing Lu Su (section)

{{Short description|Chinese politician, general and diplomat (172–217)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Lu (surname 鲁)|Lu]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lu Su
| native_name = 魯肅
| image = LuSu.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = A [[Qing dynasty]] illustration of Lu Su
| alt = 
| office = General Who Crosses the River (橫江將軍)
| term_start = {{Start date|214}}
| term_end = {{End date|217}}
| office1 = Administrator of Hanchang (漢昌太守)
| term_start1 = ?
| term_end1 = ?
| office2 = Lieutenant-General (偏將軍)
| term_start2 = ?
| term_end2 = ?
| office3 = Colonel of Vehement Martial Might<br>(奮武校尉)
| term_start3 = {{Start date|210}}
| term_end3 = ?
| office4 = Colonel Who Praises the Army (贊軍校尉)
| term_start4 = {{Start date|208}}
| term_end4 = {{End date|210}}
| birth_date = 172{{efn|name=birth and death dates|Lu Su's biography in the ''Sanguozhi'' recorded that he died at the age of 46 (by [[East Asian age reckoning]]) in the 22nd year of the Jian'an era in the reign of [[Emperor Xian of Han]].<ref group="Sanguozhi">(肅年四十六，建安二十二年卒。) ''Sanguozhi'' vol. 54.</ref> By calculation, Lu Su's birth year should be 172.}}
| birth_place = [[Dingyuan County]], [[Anhui]]
| death_date = 217 (aged 45){{efn|name=birth and death dates}}
| children = Lu Shu
| occupation = General, official
| blank1 = [[Courtesy name]]
| data1 = Zijing (子敬)
}}

'''Lu Su''' (172–217),{{efn|name=birth and death dates}} [[courtesy name]] '''Zijing''', was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord [[Sun Quan]] during the late [[Eastern Han dynasty]].{{sfnp|de Crespigny|2007|p=620}} In the year 200, when Sun Quan had just taken over the reins of power, his adviser [[Zhou Yu]] recommended Lu Su as a talent to Sun Quan. As one of Sun Quan's most important advisers in the warlord's early career, Lu Su is best known for making some significant contributions. Firstly, in 200 he drafted a long-term strategy for Sun Quan's power bloc to emerge as one of [[Three Kingdoms|three major contending powers]] in China – a plan similar to [[Zhuge Liang]]'s [[Longzhong Plan]], which was proposed about seven years later. Secondly, before the [[Battle of Red Cliffs]] in late 208, he was the first person to persuade Sun Quan to ally with [[Liu Bei]] against [[Cao Cao]]. Thirdly, he succeeded Zhou Yu as the frontline commander of Sun Quan's forces in 210 after Zhou's death and maintained the Sun–Liu alliance. Fourthly, in 215, he represented Sun Quan at the negotiations with Liu Bei's general [[Guan Yu]] during the [[Sun–Liu territorial dispute]] over [[Jing Province]].