Fu Jia

Fu Jia (209–255),courtesy name Lanshi, was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.

Life

His grandfather was Fu Rui (傅睿), the Administrator (太守) of Dai Prefecture (代郡) in the late Han Dynasty. His father was Fu Chong (傅充), a Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎). He had a son named Fu Zhi (傅祗). Fu Xuan (傅宣) and Fu Chang (傅暢) were his grandsons.

Renowned in his twenties, he was recommended by Chen Qun (陳群) and became a low-level official.

At those days, though He Yan, Deng Yang and Xiahou Xuan's fame was most popular throughout the country, Fu Jia disliked them and did not try to join them. Instead he associated with Xun Can (荀粲). Although Li Feng who was of the same provence of Fu Jia, was renowned, Fu Jia was on bad terms with Li Feng and he anticipated that Li Feng would crumble his own reputation in a short term.

In 240, he became Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat (尚書郎) and Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎).

At those days, Cao Shuang appointed He Yan as a the minister of civil service affairs (吏部尚書) and make He Yan to be in charge of the personnel resources. Fu Jia advised to Cao Xi, 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 Jia was discharged from his position.