| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 郗虑, 郗慮, Xī Lǜ |
| Nickname | Imperial Counsellor (御史大夫) |
| Other name | Hy Lự |
| Courtesy name | 鸿豫, 鴻豫, Hóng Yù, Hong Yu, tự Hồng Vu |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Shanyang County, Gaoping (present-day Weishan County, Shandong) |
| Died | c. 215 |
| Death Reason | Died in office (date uncertain) |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei |
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Biography & Historical Record
Chi Lü (郗虑, Hy Lự), courtesy name Hongyu (鸿豫, tự Hồng Vu), was a late Eastern Han and early Cao Wei court official from Shanyang in Gaoping (present-day Weishan County, Shandong). He rose through the central bureaucracy to posts including Palace Attendant, Minister of the Household, and Imperial Counsellor. Historically he is remembered for denouncing the scholar-official Kong Rong (孔融), which led to Kong Rong’s execution, and for his role in stripping Empress Fu of her seal during the court purge of her faction.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 40 (Cai Mao Offers Jingzhou to Cao Cao; Liu Bei Flees to the Riverlands) places Chi Lü among the senior ministers around Cao Cao as the warlord consolidates control after the Battle of the Red Cliffs and maneuvers against Liu Bei in Jing Province. Chapter 66 (Guan Yu Attends a Single-Sword Meeting; Sun Quan Captures Jingzhou by Stratagem) again names Chi Lü in the Wei court circle as Cao Cao’s advisers debate policy toward Guan Yu and the Jingzhou front — the same political world in which Chi Lü had earlier moved against Kong Rong and the empress’s household.
Chi Lü (郗虑) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Chapter 40
Named at Cao Cao’s court
Appears among Cao Cao’s ministers during the Jing Province crisis after the Red Cliffs — the same arc in which Cai Mao and Cai Xiu offer Xiangyang to Cao Cao and Liu Bei flees south toward Jiangxia.
c. 208–214 AD
Kong Rong affair
As a senior counsellor, Chi Lü memorialized against Kong Rong; Cao Cao ordered Kong Rong’s arrest and execution along with his family — one of the most notorious literary purges of the period.
Chapter 66
Court debates on Jingzhou
Named again among Wei advisers as Cao Cao’s faction weighs strategy toward Guan Yu and Sun Quan’s hold on Jing Province.
c. 214–215 AD
Empress Fu stripped of seal
Chi Lü was sent to depose Empress Fu (伏皇后) and seize her imperial seal after her letter plotting against Cao Cao was discovered.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Chi Lü on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- No spouse or children prominently recorded in standard histories.
Friends
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Lord whom Chi Lü served as Palace Attendant, Minister of the Household, and Imperial Counsellor.
Enemies
- Kong Rong (孔融, Khổng Dung): Celebrated scholar whom Chi Lü denounced, leading to Kong Rong’s execution.
- Empress Fu (伏皇后, Phục Hoàng hậu): Deposed by Chi Lü when her anti-Cao plot was exposed.
Other
- Liu Bei (刘备, Lưu Bị) and Cai Mao (蔡瑁, Thái Mạo): Central figures in the Chapter 40 Jing Province crisis during which Chi Lü is named at court.
- Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ) and Sun Quan (孙权, Tôn Quyền): Named in the Chapter 66 Jingzhou debates in which Chi Lü again appears among Wei ministers.
In Novel
Chapter 40
- Chi Lü (郗虑, Hy Lự): Named among Cao Cao's senior ministers during the Jing Province crisis after the Red Cliffs, in the arc where Cai Mao offers Xiangyang and Liu Bei flees toward Jiangxia.
Chapter 66
- Chi Lü (郗虑, Hy Lự): Listed again at the Wei court as advisers discuss policy toward Guan Yu and Sun Quan's control of Jingzhou.
In History
Summary
- Chi Lü (郗虑, Hy Lự), styled Hongyu, was a Shanyang-born official who served through the late Han into Cao Wei, holding Palace Attendant, Minister of the Household, and Imperial Counsellor ranks.
Year: c. 208 AD
- Memorialized against Kong Rong; Cao Cao had Kong Rong and his family executed.
Year: c. 214 AD
- Sent to depose Empress Fu and confiscate her seal after her letter to her father plotting against Cao Cao was discovered.
Year: c. 215 AD
- Died around this time according to later chronologies.
Historical Record
- Biographical notices in Hou Hanshu and Sanguozhi (Wei sections); entries in Zizhi tongjian vols. 65 and 67.
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