In fiction

Da Li Jiangjun (大力將軍; Great Strength General), one of the stories in Liaozhai Zhiyi, mentioned Wu Liuqi, who was referred to as "Wu Liuyi" (吳六一) in the tale. In this story, Zha Jizuo saw Wu Liuqi lift a huge metal bell in a temple with only one arm and take out rice from the bell. Zha was astounded by Wu's feat and felt that Wu was an extraordinary person, so he suggested to Wu to make full use of his ability to do something that would benefit society. Many years later, Wu Liuqi became an official of the Qing government and he came back to find Zha Jizuo and thank him.

In the short novel Gusheng (觚賸) by Niu Xiu (鈕琇), Wu Liuqi felt grateful to Zha Jizuo after he became the tidu of Guangdong. He sent a huge rock called "Yingshifeng" (英石峰) to Zha to express his gratitude. The rock was later renamed "Zhouyunfeng" (皱云峰) and became one of the "Three Famous Rocks of Jiangnan" (江南三大名石).

Wu Liuqi also appears as a minor character in the novel The Deer and the Cauldron by Louis Cha. In the novel, he is nicknamed "Iron Beggar" (鐵丐) and is a member of the Heaven and Earth Society and the Beggars' Sect.

生平

家世廣東海陽人，因好賭，家道中落，明末行乞於吳越之間。後投靠南明桂王朱由榔。

清兵攻克潮州時投降平南王。拜潮州總兵，以功升為廣東水陸師提督。王士禎《吳順恪六奇別傳》記載六奇微時，海寧孝廉查繼佐（查史璜）曾接濟過他，贈以「海內奇男子」五個字。

康熙二年（1663年），莊廷鑨明史案起，繼佐名列參校中，幾招不測，六奇力為奏辨，終免一死。王士禛《香祖筆記》卷七載：「六奇後卒官，贈少師，兼太子太師，諡順恪。」榮祿大夫，以別字行。

著作

著有《忠孝堂文集》。

筆記小說上的記載

聊齋誌異

《聊齋誌異》〈大力將軍〉篇稱吳六奇為吳六一：「後十餘年，查猶子令於閩，有吳將軍六一者，忽來通謁。」

根據此故事，查繼佐在一廟內看見吳六奇單手可以升起廟內的大鍾，並取出藏在鍾內的剩飯，驚為奇人，認為他在這個亂世應該報效社會，使其異能得以發揮。爾後，中國改朝換代，而吳六奇亦在新的滿清政府當官，衣錦榮歸後向查繼佐道謝。

鹿鼎記

《鹿鼎記》指吳六奇為天地會人，純為虛構。

觚賸

《觚賸》〈雪遘〉篇稱吳六奇當上水陸提督後，款待查繼佐，並送一座名為英石峰的奇石給查繼佐，此石改名為皺雲峰，後世譽為江南三大名石之一。