Lu Yun (262 – c.November 303), courtesy name Shilong, was a Chinese essayist, politician, and writer who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China.
After Eastern Wu fell to the Western Jin in 280, he and his brother Lu Ji decided to retire to their hometown, where they furthered their studies for ten years.
They were initially ridiculed by the locals due to their Wu accents, but they soon gained fame meeting with and impressing the minister of rites, Zhang Hua.
[3] Lu Yun was then summoned to serve as an official under the provincial inspector, Zhou Jun, who compared him to the ancient disciple of Confucius, Yan Hui.
His biography in the Book of Jin contains two essays written for Sima Yan, highlighting his candid and outspoken character as he admonished the prince for his policies.
[10] The "Records of Classic" in the Book of Sui also states that there were 12 volumes of Lu Yun's collected works, all of which are lost today.