When Cao Mao looked at Sun Hao, Sun Hao could only kowtow to him in salute.
Cao Mao smiled and pointed into the distance. "I built a residence for you in Luoyang. I have been waiting a long time for you to move in."
Sun Hao raised his head. Seeing Cao Mao's smile, which never reached his eyes, and the mocking way everyone looked at him, he immediately felt a surge of anger.
"I, too, built just such a residence in the southern kingdom, awaiting Your Majesty!"
At that, Cao Mao burst out laughing.
"Excellent. When I tour the South in the future, I will certainly go and have a look!"
Hearing Cao Mao's words, the generals who had begun to grow angry laughed as well. Sun Hao's face flushed scarlet, but he dared say no more.
Cao Mao paid Sun Hao no further attention. He had the three generals accompany him to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager and meet the members of the Imperial Clan. Finally, he ordered the three to share his carriage on the journey to the Imperial Palace.
Once everyone reached Taiji Hall, Cao Mao took the seat of honor. The three generals sat to his left, while the other ministers took their seats in order.
Cao Mao looked to his right.
Four people sat there: Liu Shan, Huchuquan, Shamohan, and Sun Hao.
Sun Hao was brought forward once more to surrender to Cao Mao, this time for the formal acceptance of his surrender. Sun Hao spoke of how the virtue of all under Heaven lay with Wei, then said that his own ability and judgment had been inadequate. He had committed wrongs, even seeking to oppose Heaven's mandate. Now that he understood right and wrong, he was willing to become a subject of