田禄伯 / Tian Lubo (Western Han)

Overview

田禄伯 / Tian Lubo is a Wu-side commander in the Rebellion of the Seven States whose current wiki role is defined by a rejected proposal to open a separate theater westward through Changsha, Huainan, Wuguan, and Guanzhong.

Current Profile

Hanji 235 says Tian asks 刘濞 for fifty thousand troops. He proposes moving along the Yangtze and Huai river system, taking 长沙国 and Huainan, entering 武关, and meeting Liu Bi in Guanzhong. The plan attempts to widen the war, gain additional support, and divide court pressure.

The proposal is rejected after a Wu heir argues that a rebellion leader cannot trust delegated command because a subordinate may also turn against him. Tian’s current profile is therefore not a completed campaign record but a bounded case of a plausible second-front option defeated by internal mistrust before execution.

Key Characteristics

• Wu-side commander during the Seven States rebellion.
• Advocate of a separate fifty-thousand-person western movement.
• Planner who links river movement, additional kingdoms, Wuguan, and Guanzhong into one route.
• Subordinate whose proposal is rejected because delegated command is treated as a defection risk.

Evidence

Second-front proposal:

• Hanji 235 gives the requested force, Changsha-Huainan route, Wuguan entry, and intended Guanzhong reunion.

Internal mistrust:

• Hanji 235 says Liu Bi accepts the objection that delegating troops inside a rebellion may create another betrayal.

Qualifications

The current evidence is one compact popular-history episode. The size of the requested force, hydrological route, military feasibility, exact objective, dialogue, office, and reasons for rejection require primary-source comparison. Because the plan is never attempted, the page does not claim that it would have succeeded or reversed the campaign.

What Changed

• Created a bounded profile for Tian Lubo’s rejected second-front proposal.

Relationships

• 吴王刘濞 - rebel ruler who rejects Tian’s request after hearing the trust objection.
• 七国之乱 - campaign in which the unexecuted plan is proposed.
• 长沙国 - first additional kingdom named on the proposed route.
• 武关 - pass through which Tian intends to enter the Guanzhong theater.
• 身份资历式建议否决 - contrast mechanism; Tian’s plan is rejected through mistrust, while the unnamed young general’s plan is rejected through status.