Character Profile: Lu Meng 呂蒙
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| Name Hanzi: 呂蒙 |
| Pronunciation: Lyu Meng |
| Wade-Giles Spelling: Lü Mêng |
| Japanese Name: Ryomou |
| Style Name: Ziming |
| Allegiance: Wu |
| Lifespan: 178-219 A.D. |
| Relations: son (Lu Ba) |
This profile is a few years old. It will be re-written when I reach this character's death in my novel notes.
Lu Meng of Ru Nan was a steadfast officer of Wu, a warrior and a scholar. He was fair and righteous, forbidding his own troops from pillaging and enforcing his rules strictly. He even executed a friend for stealing a hat from a villager.
Lu Meng hatched the plot to capture Guan Yu on a trail north of Maicheng. The plan succeeded, and Guan Yu was captured and executed. However, before he died Guan Yu said "If I cannot slay [Lu Meng] while I live, I will after I am dead. My hate shall not go unappeased", and his words came true. At the feast in Lu Meng's honor, Guan Yu's spirit possessed Lu Meng and killed him.
Last updated: 17 April 2008.