Is “Marriage alliance conspiracy and senior minister of Eastern Wu” true?
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Lü Fan records him as a meritorious and important minister of Eastern Wu, diligent in service and self-restrained, rising to the rank of Grand Marshal; The Romance of the Three Kingdoms portrays him as a scheming minister who cooperated in framing Liu Bei during the Sun-Liu marriage alliance. The official history records that in his early years, "范遂自委昵，将私客百人归策。", and also states that "朱治、吕范以旧臣任用，朱然、朱桓以勇烈著闻，吕据、朱异、施绩咸有将领之才，克绍堂构。" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biographies of Zhu Zhi and Lü Fan).
In official history, he was a senior minister holding the title of Grand Marshal, while in the novel, he is portrayed as a strategist who conspires to harm Liu Bei during the marriage alliance between Sun and Liu.
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