Lu Dai

Lu Dai (onyomi: Ryo Tai) is an officer of Wu and was the governor of Jiao Province. He was known as a wise and respected elder who entered the battlefield despite his advanced age.

Role in Games
Lu Dai is a recurring officer of Wu, but only appears during Sun Quan's such as in Hefei and Yiling. Later games later expanded his roles, and he appears among the Wu forces at Dongxing and Hefei Castle in Jin's story.

Historical Information
Lu Dai was initially designated to be the Inspector of Jiaozhi (present-day Northern Vietnam) by imperial decree after the passing of Shi Xie. Shi's son, Shi Hui, however, forcibly succeeded his father's position, and Lu Dai subsequently asked Shi Hui's cousin, Shi Kuang, to persuade his cousin to cease resistance. Shortly after Shi Hui's surrender, he and his accomplices were killed.

During his time in Jiaozhi, Lu Dai would be assisted with the likes Wu Can and Xue Zong in dealing with the Shanyue tribes terrorizing Wu's southern provinces. At one point in time, Yu Fan, who was exiled to the province, asked Lu Dai to help him convince Sun Quan to not lead an expedition against Gongsun Yuan, but Lu Dai chose not to follow Yu's instructions.

On his deathbed, Sun Quan decreed that Zhuge Ke would be the new regent. As Zhuge was leaving Wuchang, Lu Dai, now a senior general, warned Zhuge to think ten times before acting, knowing fully well of the younger man's recklessness. Zhuge, however, became incensed by these words, and proceeded to state that Ji Wenzi, the student of Confucius, was only told to think twice when he stated that he would think thrice before each decision.

Unable to respond, Lü was humiliated, but his words would ring true in later years as Zhuge Ke was murdered due to his overaggressive attacks on Wei.

In 256, Lu Dai passed away at 96, giving him the oldest recorded lifespan in the Three Kingdoms period. At the time of his death, he was the Grand Marshal of the Wu army.