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{{Short description|Cao Wei state official (209-255)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fu Gu
| native_name = 傅嘏
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| office = Manager of the Affairs of the Masters of Writing (錄尚書事)<br>{{small|(under the General-in-Chief)}}
| term_start = {{Start date|255}}
| term_end = {{End date|255}}
| monarch = [[Cao Mao]]
| office1 = Master of Writing (尚書)
| term_start1 = {{Start date|249}}
| term_end1 = {{End date|255}}
| monarch1 = [[Cao Fang]]/ [[Cao Mao]]
| office2 = Intendant of Henan (河南尹)
| term_start2 = {{Start date|239}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|255}}
| monarch2 = [[Cao Fang]]/ [[Cao Mao]]
| birth_date = 209{{efn|name=birth and death dates|Fu Gu's biography in the ''Sanguozhi'' recorded that he died in the 2nd year of the ''Zhengyuan'' era (254-256) of [[Cao Mao]]'s reign. He was 47 years old (by [[East Asian age reckoning]]) when he died.<ref>([正元二年] ... 是歲薨，時年四十七， ...) ''Sanguozhi'' vol.21.</ref> Also, Fu died after Sima Shi, who died on 23 March in the Julian calendar; the year ends on 12 Feb 256. By calculation, Fu Gu's year of birth should be 209.}}
| birth_place = [[Yaozhou District]], [[Tongchuan]], [[Shaanxi]]
| death_date = between 23 March 255 and 12 February 256 (aged 46){{efn|name=birth and death dates}}
| relations = {{unbulleted list|[[Fu Jiezi]] (ancestor)|Fu Rui (grandfather)|[[Fu Xun]] (uncle)}}
| father = Fu Chong
| children = Fu Zhi
| occupation = Official
| blank1 = [[Courtesy name]]
| data1 = Lanshi (蘭石) /<br>Zhaoxian (昭先)
| blank2 = [[Posthumous name]]
| data2 = Marquis Yuan (元侯)
| blank3 = Peerage
| data3 = Marquis of Yang District<br>(陽鄉侯)
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{{family name hatnote|[[Fu (surname)|Fu]]|lang=Chinese}}

'''Fu Gu''' (209–255), [[courtesy name]] '''Lanshi''', was an official of the state of [[Cao Wei]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period of China.

==Life==
Fu Gu's grandfather was Fu Rui (傅睿), the Administrator (太守) of Dai Prefecture (代郡) in the late [[Eastern Han dynasty]]. His father was Fu Chong (傅充), a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎). He had a son, Fu Zhi (傅祗). Fu Xuan (傅宣) and Fu Chang (傅暢) were his grandsons. Already well known in his 20s, Fu Gu was recommended by [[Chen Qun]] to serve the Wei government and was appointed as a low-level official.

In those days, the most famous officials in Wei were [[He Yan]], [[Deng Yang]] and [[Xiahou Xuan]]. Fu Gu disliked them, distanced himself from them, and chose to associate with [[Xun Can]] instead. Although [[Li Feng (Cao Wei)|Li Feng]] was from the same home province as Fu Gu, Fu was on bad terms with him and foresaw that Li would eventually ruin his own reputation.

In 240, Fu Gu was appointed as a Gentleman of Writing (尚書郎) and Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎).

At those days, [[Cao Shuang]] appointed [[He Yan]] as the Minister of Civil Affairs (吏部尚書) and put He Yan in charge of personnel allocation. Fu Gu advised Cao Xi (曹羲), a brother of Cao Shuang, that He Yan could not be entrusted with an important responsibility. However, soon later, as his advice were heard by He Yan, Fu Gu was discharged from his position. After that, he was appointed as the County Prefect (縣令) of Yingyang (滎陽) (滎陽県令) but he rejected the appointment. Later, he accepted an offer from [[Sima Yi]] to serve as an Assistant Officer of the Household (從事中郎). After Cao Shuang lost power, he was appointed as Intendant of Henan (河南尹) and Master of Writing (尚書).

In 252, after the death of the [[Eastern Wu]] emperor [[Sun Quan]], the Wei generals on the frontline such as [[Hu Zun]], [[Wang Chang (Three Kingdoms)|Wang Chang]] and [[Guanqiu Jian]] had the intention of using the opportunity to attack their rival state. When Fu Gu was asked for his opinion, he objected to the campaign against Wu. Although the campaign went ahead, Wei forces led by Hu Zun and [[Zhuge Dan]] met their defeat at the [[Battle of Dongxing]] in 252 by the Wu forces led by [[Zhuge Ke]]. Fu Gu was later awarded the title of a Secondary Marquis (關內侯).

Later in 254, [[Sima Shi]] deposed the Wei emperor [[Cao Fang]] and replaced him with [[Cao Mao]]. Fu Gu was promoted from a Secondary Marquis to the Marquis of Wuxiang Village (武鄉亭侯).

In 255, enraged at the regent [[Sima Shi]] for deposing the emperor Cao Fang, Guanqiu Jian and [[Wen Qin]] started a [[Three Rebellions in Shouchun|rebellion]] in Shouchun against Sima Shi. As Sima Shi was then suffering from an eye disease, the officials urged him to let [[Sima Fu]] lead imperial forces to quell the rebellion. However, Fu Gu, [[Wang Su (Cao Wei)|Wang Su]] and [[Zhong Hui]] advised him to personally lead the army instead. Sima Shi heeded their advice. Fu Gu participated in the campaign as Supervisor of the Masters of Writing (尚書僕射). Sima Shi's brother [[Sima Zhao]] was also involved. Fu Gu contributed to the suppression of the rebellion. During the campaign, Sima Shi's eye condition worsened and he died days later in March that year.

After Sima Shi died in [[Xuchang]], Sima Zhao took over his brother's position as the regent of Wei. In an attempt to prevent a transfer of power from Sima Shi to Sima Zhao, the Wei emperor Cao Mao ordered Sima Zhao to remain in Xuchang and let Fu Gu lead the army back to the capital [[Luoyang]]. However, Fu Gu and [[Zhong Hui]] met up with Sima Zhao, defied Cao Mao's orders, and returned to the capital together.

Fu Gu was later enfeoffed as the Marquis of Yang District (陽鄉侯) and his fief increased by 600 households to a total of 1200. He died in the same year.<ref>(嘏以功进封阳乡侯，增邑六百戸，并前千二百戸。是岁薨，...) ''Sanguozhi'', vol.21</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lists of people of the Three Kingdoms]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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* [[Chen Shou|Chen, Shou]] (3rd century). ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' (''Sanguozhi'').
* [[Pei Songzhi|Pei, Songzhi]] (5th century). ''[[Annotated Records of the Three Kingdoms]]'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').

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