Li Su 李肅 was a military officer who first served Dong Zhuo, then Lü Bu. He was executed by the latter after a failure to defeat Niu Fu's forces.
Biography[]
Li Su hailed from Wuyuan commandery. He served as Commandant of Cavalry 騎都尉 by 192. He was involved with Lü Bu and Wang Yun's plan to kill Dong Zhuo, and he was tasked with leading over ten personal troops of Lü Bu under the pretense that they were protecting the palace gates for the sick Emperor Xian. When Dong Zhuo arrived, Li Su and his men attacked him, and soon, Lü Bu finished him off.[1] After Dong Zhuo's death, Lü Bu sent Li Su to attack Niu Fu at Shan, but Li Su was defeated and fled to Hongnong commandery. Lü Bu had Li Su executed for his failure.[2]
Notes[]
Fact vs. Fiction[]
Historically…
- …He was not an old friend of Lü Bu's.
- …He did not bribe Lü Bu with Red Hare.
read about this fictional event here.
References[]
- ↑ 布使同郡騎都尉李肅等將親兵十餘人，偽著衞士服守掖門。布懷詔書。卓至，肅等格卓。卓驚呼布所在。布曰「有詔」，遂殺卓，夷三族。Chen Shou, Pei Songzhi. "Annals of Dong Zhuo" in the Annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms
- ↑ 卓死，呂布使李肅至陝，欲以詔命誅輔。輔等逆與肅戰，肅敗走弘農，布誅肅。Chen Shou, Pei Songzhi. "Annals of Dong Zhuo" in the Annotations to the Records of the Three Kingdoms
Sources[]
- Chen Shou 陳壽 (233–297). Sanguo zhi 三國志 “Records of the Three Kingdoms”, with official commentary compiled by Pei Songzhi 裴松之 (372-451).
- Fan Ye 范曄 (398–445). Hou Han shu 後漢書 “History of the Later Han”.