Hao Meng

Hao Meng (died 196) was an officer serving under the warlord Lü Bu in the late Eastern Han dynasty.

In historical records

Hao Meng was from Henei Commandery (河內郡), which is in present-day Henan. One night in the sixth lunar month of 196, he rebelled against Lü Bu in Xiapi (下邳; present-day Pizhou, Xuzhou, Jiangsu), the capital of Lü Bu's domain, Xu Province, and led his men to attack Lü Bu's office. He was unable to break into the office. Lü Bu was not aware of the identities of the rebels, but he heard their voices and knew that they were from Henei. He was bare-bodied and his hair was dishevelled when the attack occurred. Lü Bu and his wife escaped from the office by climbing over the wall and then they fled to the camp of Gao Shun, one of Lü's subordinates. Lü Bu told Gao Shun about the "Henei accents" he heard, and Gao deduced that the rebel leader was Hao Meng. Gao Shun then led his troops to Lü Bu's office and drove the rebels away by firing arrows at them. Hao Meng and his men retreated back to their own camp.