Xue Zong

He was also known for assisting Lü Dai in the pacification of Jiaozhi Commandery (covering parts of present-day western Guangdong, southwestern Guangxi and northern Vietnam). In 233, when Sun Quan considered an ill-advised campaign to the Liaodong Peninsula against the recalcitrant warlord Gongsun Yuan (who had submitted to him and then betrayed him and killed his envoys), Xue Zong was one of the officials who spoke against the campaign, eventually getting Sun Quan to change his mind. Zong had two sons: Xue Ying and Xue Xu.

• Name — Xue Zong • Native Name — 薛綜 • Office — Junior Tutor of the Crown Prince (太子少傅) • Term Start — 242 • Term End — 243 • Monarch — Sun Quan • Chancellor — Gu Yong • Office1 — Master of Writing in the Selection Bureau (選曹尚書) • Term Start1 — 240 • Term End1 — 242 • Monarch1 — Sun Quan • Chancellor1 — Gu Yong • Office2 — Supervisor of the Masters of Writing (尚書僕射) • Term Start2 —? • Term End2 — 240 • Monarch2 — Sun Quan • Chancellor3 — Gu Yong • Office4 — Master of Writing in the Crime Bureau (賊曹尚書) • Term Start4 — 232 • Term End4 —? • Monarch4 — Sun Quan • Chancellor4 — Gu Yong • Office5 — Chief Clerk (長史) (under Sun Lü) • Term Start5 — 231 • Term End5 — 232 • Monarch5 — Sun Quan • Chancellor5 — Gu Yong • Office6 — Supervisor of the Internuncios (謁者僕射) • Term Start6 — 220s • Term End6 — 231 • Monarch6 — Sun Quan • Chancellor6 — Sun Shao (222–225) Gu Yong (from 225) • Office7 — General of the Household for All Purposes (五官中郎將) • Term Start7 —? • Term End7 —? • Born — Unknown • Birthplace — Suixi County, Anhui • Died — 243 • Children — * Xue Xu • Xue Ying • Occupation — Poet, politician • Blank1 — Courtesy name • Data1 — Jingwen (敬文)

According to the Wu Lu, Xue Zong was a descendant of Lord Mengchang, a statesman of Qi during the Warring States era, via Lord Mengchang's grandson Tian Guo (田国).