During the Three Kingdoms period, Lu Yin of Eastern Wu, a clansman of the famed general Lu Xun and younger brother of Left Chancellor Lu Kai, began his career as an imperial censor and later served as a selection official in the Ministry of Personnel.
The Crown Prince of Eastern Wu, Sun He, was on excellent terms with him. At that time, the Prince of Lu, Sun Ba, was vying for power with the Crown Prince, and men like Quan Ji and Yang Zhu, siding with Prince Lu, often spoke ill of him.
During an audience, Sun Quan asked Yang Zhu about Sun Ba's abilities. Yang Zhu repeatedly praised the Prince of Lu, claiming Sun Ba excelled in both civil and military arts and should be named heir. Sun Quan agreed, ready to make Sun Ba crown prince. Unbeknownst to them, someone hidden under the bed overheard every word and secretly reported the entire conversation to Crown Prince Sun He.
At this moment, Lu Yin was about to leave for Wuchang and came to bid farewell to the Crown Prince. Instead of meeting him in person, the Crown Prince disguised himself and visited Lu Yin's carriage to discuss strategy. Their final plan was for Lu Xun to submit a memorial advising against the matter. After Lu Xun's memorial, Sun Quan suspected Yang Zhu had leaked the secret and confronted him. Yang Zhu denied it. Sun Quan demanded a lead, and Yang Zhu replied, "Only Lu Yin has traveled west—he must have told." Sun Quan then asked Lu Xun how he knew, and Lu Xun answered, "Lu Yin told me." Lu Yin was arrested. Under repeated torture, he refused to betray the Crown Prince, insisting, "Yang Zhu told me." Yang Zhu was then imprisoned. Unable to endure the brutal beatings, Yang Zhu finally confessed to informing Lu Yin. Seeing Yang Zhu's admission, Sun Quan was convinced of his original judgment, executed Yang Zhu, and spared Lu Yin.
Lu Yin later served as the Military Governor of Hengyang. In the eleventh year of the Chiwu era, when Jiaozhou erupted in rebellion, he was appointed Inspector of Jiaozhou and Colonel of Annan. Upon arrival, he won people over with kindness and trust, distributing wealth to aid the poor, and the rebels quickly surrendered. Thus, the Jiaozhou region was restored to stability, and Lu Yin was promoted to General of Annan. He then led a campaign against rebels at Cangwu Jianling and emerged victorious.
In the first year of Yong'an, Lu Yin was appointed Governor of Xiling and enfeoffed as a Marquis of Duting. That year, Imperial Secretary Hua He submitted a memorial recommending Lu Yin, stating: "Lu Yin is naturally gifted, resourceful, and scrupulously honest. During his tenure as an official selector, he left many commendable deeds. In Jiaozhou, he proclaimed the emperor's grace, drawing refugees to return and securing the border. In Cangwu and Nanhai, annual storms and plagues had once toppled trees, hurled sand and stones, and shrouded the land in toxic mists that kept even birds away. Yet after Lu Yin's arrival, these calamities ceased; merchants traveled safely, the people no longer suffered epidemics, and harvests flourished. The provincial capital sat by the sea, its water salty, but Lu Yin built a reservoir, freeing the people from drinking bitter brine. After over a decade in office, 'within his home, there were no bejeweled concubines; among his possessions, no rare ivory or rhinoceros treasures'—a rarity among officials of that time."
“Fei Sha Zhuan Shi,” commonly written as “Fei Sha Zou Shi,” describes a fierce wind that sends dust flying and stones rolling.
Source: *Records of the Three Kingdoms*, "Book of Wu, Chapter 16: Lu Kai and Lu Yin"
Meaning of the Idiom: Later, the Chinese idiom "飞沙转石" came to describe how a fierce wind sends dust flying and stones rolling.