Liu Ju
Biography & Historical Record
Liu Ju (刘局, Lưu Cục) was an official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a son of Liu Fang (刘放), the influential Director of the Imperial Secretariat, and younger brother of Liu Xu (刘许).
Due to his father’s extraordinary merits and decisive role in shaping the imperial succession, Liu Ju was enfeoffed as a secondary marquis (Guanneihou) and appointed to court office in Luoyang, assisting in the administrative duties of the capital during the mid-third century.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 106 (The power of the Secretariat): Liu Fang’s counsel held sway over the throne; imperial grace extended to his progeny, granting fiefs and gold to his sons Liu Xu and Liu Ju as the Sima regency took firm root in Luoyang.
Liu Ju — Historical & Literary Timeline
c. 218 AD
Birth in Capital Circles
Born into the elite political household of Secretariat Director Liu Fang.
c. 240 AD
Enfeoffment as Marquis
Granted secondary marquisate and appointed to court office in Cao Wei in honor of paternal service.
c. 255 AD
Late Wei Governance
Serves in central administration alongside brother Liu Xu during the Sima regency.
Key Relationships
Family
- Liu Fang (刘放, Lưu Phóng) — Father; Director of the Imperial Secretariat and key architect of late Wei politics.
- Liu Xu (刘许, Lưu Hứa) — Brother; primary heir and Marquis of Fangcheng.
- Liu Xi (刘熙, Lưu Hy) — Brother; fellow official in Wei.
Friends / Allies
- Secretariat Officials — Colleagues managing imperial correspondence in Luoyang.
Enemies / Rivals
- Rival Court Factions — Bureaucrats who contested the Secretariat’s political dominance.
Other
- Sima Zhao (司马昭) — Regent of Wei under whose regime the Liu clan maintained noble privileges.
In Novel
Chapter 106 (Honors for the Liu house)
- Liu Ju (刘局, Lưu Cục): Imperial favor fell like morning rain upon the house of Liu Fang; his sons received seals and ribbons while yet in their youth.
Chapter 107 (Ministers of the late realm)
- Liu Ju (刘局, Lưu Cục): In the grand halls of Luoyang, the younger sons of the ministers performed their rites and sustained the dignity of the imperial court.
In History
Summary
- Liu Ju (刘局) was a son of Liu Fang in Cao Wei. He was enfeoffed as a Guanneihou (secondary marquis) and served in court office.
Year: c. 240 AD
- Received noble rank and office in recognition of his father's long-standing secretarial service to three Wei emperors.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Vol. 14 (Biography of Liu Fang): Mentions Liu Fang's younger sons, including Liu Ju, who were granted hereditary titles.
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