楼缓 / Lou Huan
楼缓 / Lou Huan appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》56丨 瞧瞧两千多年前啥是大丈夫 as one of the additional persuaders named in the same breath as 苏代, 苏厉, and 周最. The episode does not give him an independent story; it uses the list to show that the fame of 张仪, 苏秦, and 犀首公孙衍 belonged to a broader persuader wave.
In the source’s frame, Lou Huan matters because the number of such figures makes 纵横家外交 a political profession rather than a handful of isolated anecdotes. His page is intentionally source-scoped until later sources add more detail.
《资治通鉴·周纪》61丨谁是历史上胆儿最肥的帝王？ adds that later detail through a correction rather than a full biography. The episode says 《资治通鉴》 records Lou Huan as succeeding 樗里疾 / 樗里子 as Qin chancellor, but argues this is likely wrong when checked against 《史记》. In the corrected sequence, 魏冉 follows Chulizi around 300 BCE, 孟尝君 / 田文 becomes chancellor in 298 BCE, Lou Huan follows in 297 BCE, and Wei Ran returns in 295 BCE.
《资治通鉴·周纪》63丨 德高望重孟尝君是伪君子？ gives Lou Huan a concrete role inside the Mengchangjun branch. After someone warns 秦昭襄王 that Mengchangjun will favor 齐国, Qin Zhaoxiang Wang removes Mengchangjun and appoints Lou Huan as chancellor. The source therefore makes Lou Huan the replacement figure in a foreign-minister loyalty crisis, not just a name in the corrected office sequence.
《资治通鉴·周纪》66丨中国历史上哪些帝王是被活活饿死的（1） records the other side of that corrected sequence. In 295 BCE, Qin removes Lou Huan from the chancellorship and appoints 魏冉 again. The source treats the notice briefly, but it closes the Lou Huan office interval opened by the earlier Mengchangjun replacement branch.
《资治通鉴·周纪》95丨长平之战后秦国为什么没有灭了赵国（2） adds a later Zhao-facing role, with the transcript rendering the name as 卢缓. In the episode, Lou Huan argues against 虞卿 after 长平之战: 赵国 should cede the promised land to 秦国 so the other states will believe Qin-Zhao relations are repaired and will not join Qin in exploiting Zhao’s weakness. The host treats this as the pro-Qin, risk-avoidance side of the debate, not as proof that appeasement would actually secure Zhao.
Connections
- 张仪, 苏秦, and 犀首公孙衍 - leading figures in the episode’s field.
- 苏代, 苏厉, and 周最 - other named persuaders.
- 纵横家外交 and 乱世职业经理人式流动 - wider diplomatic-professional frame.
- 战国时期 and 周赧王 - historical setting.
- 樗里疾 / 樗里子, 魏冉, 孟尝君 / 田文, and 编年错位 - Zhouji 61 Qin chancellor chronology correction.
- 秦昭襄王, 齐国, and 秦国 - Zhouji 63 replacement-chancellor context after Mengchangjun is suspected.
- 虞卿, 赵丹 / 赵孝成王, and 抱薪救火式割地求和 - Zhouji 95 part 2 land-cession debate after Changping.