Recaps

Hu Zun executed Chen Tan for embezzling army provisions, then accepted Guanqiu Jian’s proposal to lead an attack on Qichun Commandery. As Wei forces mobilized, Ding Feng and Lu Kang prepared Wu’s defenses, while Sun Hao ordered his generals to ready for war after receiving an auspicious divination.

• Hu Zun had Chen Tan executed despite appeals from the Ministry of Justice and warned his officers against breaking military rules.
• Hu Zun read Guanqiu Jian’s proposal to capture Qichun and persuaded his generals to support the campaign.
• Hu Zun ordered Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to follow his commands in an attack on Ding Feng.
• Ding Feng detected the mobilization across four provinces and alerted nearby generals and Jianye, while Lu Kang moved troops near Wuchang to reinforce him.
• Sun Hao consulted the fangshi about the war, heard that victory was certain, and ordered his generals to prepare for battle.

Sun Hao launched a massive recruitment drive to prepare for war with Wei, alarming Lu Kang with demands for an enormous local levy. At Shouchun, Hu Zun, Guanqiu Jian, and Wen Qin debated the campaign, and Hu Zun proposed bringing in the Central Army to destroy Wu in a single invasion.

• Sun Hao condemned Cao Mao, announced a campaign against Wei, and promised lavish rewards to soldiers who killed Wei troops and officers.
• Sun Hao befriended Cen Hun at a banquet, then executed the attendant who had poured his wine the night before.
• Sun Hao ordered a sweeping recruitment drive and told Ding Feng to prepare for war, while Lu Kang protested that the demand for eighty thousand local soldiers was excessive.
• Hu Zun, Guanqiu Jian, and Wen Qin met at Shouchun to plan their deployment as Hu Zun proposed requesting Central Army reinforcements to destroy Wu.
• Guanqiu Jian warned that invading Wu required careful preparation and warships, while Wen Qin reacted in shock to Hu Zun's ambition.

Cao Mao punished Yang Jin over Yang Xiu’s crimes and debated whether to send reinforcements to Huainan as fighting erupted between Wei and Wu. The campaign to seize a commandery expanded into a major struggle for Jiangdong, with both kingdoms gathering large armies.

• Cao Mao stripped Yang Jin of his title and office but gave him the chance to earn merit in Jingnan, and Yang Jin agreed to go.
• Cao Mao reassured Zheng Xian about the Empress Dowager and then received news that the Central Army might join the Huainan campaign.
• Chen Qian warned Cao Mao against an immediate advance on Wu, and Cao Mao proposed sending some Central Army troops near Yanzhou as reserves.
• Hu Zun attacked eastern Lujiang while Wen Qin’s forces struck Ding Feng at Qichun, and Hu Zun asked Guanqiu Jian to support both fronts.
• Lu Kang reinforced Qichun as Wang Ji, Shi Bao, and Huo Yi attacked Wu forces from multiple directions.
• Sun Hao arrived at the Wuchang front and ordered Shi Ji, Ding Gu, and Wei Miao to lead an army against Wei, as both sides massed troops in Lujiang and Qichun.

Sun Hao sent Shi Ji and Ding Feng to face the Wei invasion while boasting of capturing Cao Mao alive, and Shi Ji set out after securing the emperor’s approval to fight cautiously. At Qichun, Ding Feng realized Guanqiu Jian and Hu Zun might be advancing on Jianye, but he believed their divided aims would lead to defeat.

• Sun Hao assigned Shi Ji and Ding Feng to oppose the Wei armies, Lu Kang to defend against Wang Ji and others, and his father-in-law to guard Wuchang.
• Shi Ji warned Sun Hao against a direct confrontation, and Sun Hao reassured him that he could choose a defensive strategy before Shi Ji departed.
• Sun Hao drank with Cen Hun, who had encouraged him to undertake massive construction projects.
• Ding Feng learned that Shi Ji was bringing an army to reinforce him while Wei forces captured Guangling and Hailing.
• Ding Feng concluded that Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian might be joining forces to attack Jianye while Wen Qin pinned down the Wu defenders at Qichun.
• Ding Feng told his generals that the Wei commanders’ selfish aims and the difficulty of crossing the river gave Wu a chance to defeat them.

Wen Qin resented being used as bait by Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian, while Ding Feng sent Zhang Ti to persuade him to ease his attacks. Wen Qin eventually withdrew from Qichun, allowing Ding Feng to begin a plan to trap Hu Zun’s army at the Wu River, while Hu Zun celebrated in Guangling.

• Wen Qin agreed with Jiao Yi to seek cooperation with Wang Ji after complaining that Hu Zun had left him to hold off Wu forces.
• Zhang Ti told Wen Qin that Hu Zun and Guanqiu Jian were using him as bait and urged him to slow his attacks, but Wen Qin had him expelled.
• Zhang Ti reported to Ding Feng that Wen Qin had rejected the proposal but spared his life, suggesting he might be willing to ease the pressure indirectly.
• Wen Qin continued attacking Qichun for several days, then abruptly abandoned the siege and moved his army back.
• Ding Feng interpreted Wen Qin’s withdrawal as an opening and planned to gather Wu forces at the Wu River to ambush Hu Zun’s crossing.
• Hu Zun remained in Guangling, where he had prominent local men arrested and made to attend his wine banquets.

Hu Zun staged a boastful banquet to mislead Wu while Shi Ji moved troops toward Wujiang, but Lu Kang realized Wei’s real attack threatened Qichun and Wuchang. The chapter left Zhu County under sudden assault, with Sun Shu choosing to surrender.

• Hu Zun pretended to be drunk at his banquet, then told Cao Zhen to spread reports of his ambitions and stage troop movements around Lujiang.
• Shi Ji advanced toward Wujiang with Ding Feng, planning to strike Hu Zun’s army, while Lu Kang was asked to prevent Cao Army forces in Jingzhou from intervening.
• After reading Shi Ji’s letter, Lu Kang concluded that Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin would attack Qichun and might advance toward Wuchang, so he urgently sent warnings and ordered troops to muster.
• Wei forces launched a surprise attack on Zhu County, where Sun Shu found his four thousand defenders outnumbered and the walls under assault.
• Sun Shu ordered the gates opened and surrendered Zhu County.

Guanqiu Jian marched on Wuchang after Sun Shu surrendered, while Sun Hao fled as the Wei general swept through Wu territory. The chapter left Guanqiu Jian pursuing Sun Hao toward Yongxiu as Lu Kang arrived in Ai County and Shi Ji and Ding Feng turned back to confront the crisis.

• Guanqiu Jian accepted Sun Shu's surrender, praised him for sparing the local people, and ordered Zhang Te to secure the retreat while he advanced on Wuchang.
• After reading Lu Kang's letter, Sun Hao killed his brother Sun Jun and ordered an abrupt withdrawal from Wuchang toward Jianye.
• Guanqiu Jian defeated Teng Mu outside Wuchang, captured the city in less than a day, and continued his rapid advance toward Yangxing.
• Sun Hao fled as Guanqiu Jian routed three Wu forces in succession, and he changed course toward Yongxiu after being warned that Chaisang was vulnerable.
• Lu Kang arrived in Ai County as Guanqiu Jian took Yangxing and kept pursuing Sun Hao, while Zhang Te struggled to keep up.
• After learning that Zhu County and Wuchang had fallen, Shi Ji and Ding Feng turned back, and Hu Zun pursued them to tie down Wu's main army.

Wang Ji refused to join the campaign against Wu, choosing to prepare warships while Guanqiu Jian pursued Sun Hao. As Sun Hao fled to Yongxiu and executed its commander, Lu Kang split his forces, sending Sun Zhen to retake Wuchang and leading his best troops to rescue the emperor.

• Cheng Cui urged Wang Ji to send troops against Wu, but Wang Ji said they should focus on building warships and training their men.
• Wang Ji assessed Guanqiu Jian's advance and the danger posed by Wu's remaining generals while he waited for the situation to develop.
• Lu Kang freed Sun Zhen and gave him twenty thousand troops to attack Wuchang, promising to plead for his life if he succeeded.
• Lu Kang led his best troops to reinforce Sun Hao as the emperor fled toward Yongxiu.
• Sun Hao ordered the Yongxiu Commander beheaded for welcoming him with music, leaving the Wu officers and even his trusted aides fearful of him.

Sun Hao fled toward Poyang while Guanqiu Jian pursued him through Wu territory, defeating defenders and taking cities. At Poyang, Li Fei urged Sun Hao to return to Jianye with elite cavalry while he held off Guanqiu Jian.

• Sun Hao learned that Guanqiu Jian had defeated Yu Zhong and was advancing toward Yongxiu, then chose Wan Yu’s proposal to flee toward Poyang rather than go to Pengze.
• Guanqiu Jian captured Yongxiu and continued pursuing Sun Hao, while Shi Ji and Ding Feng remained tied down by enemy forces and Lu Kang cautiously followed behind him.
• After learning Haihun had fallen, Sun Hao killed an attendant in a rage and resumed his flight, eventually reaching Poyang with more than twenty thousand men.
• Wan Yu proposed ambushing Guanqiu Jian at Shiyin Mountain, but the generals were too frightened and exhausted to support the plan.
• Li Fei warned Sun Hao that Poyang might not withstand Guanqiu Jian and condemned Wan Yu’s suggestion to flee in disguise while leaving the imperial carriage behind.
• Li Fei urged Sun Hao to ride to Jianye with elite cavalry while he led troops to intercept Guanqiu Jian and hoped Lu Kang could attack from behind.

Li Fei tried to hold off Guanqiu Jian so Sun Hao could escape, but his army broke and Li Fei died in battle. Sun Hao fled toward Jianye until Fan Shen arrived with reinforcements, while the Wu Kingdom's wider war effort fell into chaos.

• Li Fei gathered thirty thousand men and ordered them to stand against Guanqiu Jian, executing soldiers who fled as the enemy approached.
• Li Fei charged toward Guanqiu Jian's banner, but Guanqiu Jian struck him down and his cavalry routed the Wu army without stopping to pursue.
• Sun Hao learned that Li Fei had died and Poyang's commander had surrendered, then ordered his party to keep moving toward Jianye.
• Sun Hao's fear drove him to flee without resting and kill attendants who witnessed him waking in terror and shouting Guanqiu Jian's name.
• Fan Shen arrived with troops to protect Sun Hao, who pleaded with him not to fight Guanqiu Jian and urged him to return to Jianye.
• Hu Zun spread a rumor that Sun Hao had surrendered, while Wen Qin turned the tables on Shi Ji and Cao Thief's central army reached the battlefield.

Wen Qin’s forces and the Central Army intensified their assault on Wu, while Hu Zun kept Ding Feng trapped and Guanqiu Jian advanced deep into Wu territory. The chapter ended with Hu Zun learning that Wen Qin was preparing to destroy Shi Ji’s army and push into Wu.

• Jiang Ban’s outnumbered force fought at Songzi until Cao Wei reinforcements arrived, allowing him to defeat the Wu defenders and drive them behind the city walls.
• Shi Ji turned to reinforce Songzi, so Wen Qin attacked and routed his army, forcing Shi Ji to retreat toward Songzi and request help from Ding Feng.
• Hu Zun kept Ding Feng’s smaller army encircled, preventing him from crossing the river or reaching Sun Hao, and Ding Feng wept over his inability to help the emperor.
• Hu Zun celebrated Guanqiu Jian’s deep advance into Wu and the emperor’s flight, while continuing to hold Ding Feng in place.
• A scout told Hu Zun that five Central Army commandants had joined Wen Qin, who was battling Shi Ji and preparing to annihilate him before advancing into Wu.

Lu Kang abandoned his pursuit of Guanqiu Jian and ordered Wu’s forces to defend key positions and harass the Wei armies, while Sun Hao’s flight was interrupted when Guanqiu Jian caught up with his exhausted troops. The chapter ended with Guanqiu Jian driving Wu’s fleeing rear guard into Fan Shen’s ranks and attacking the disordered army.

• Lu Kang gave up chasing Guanqiu Jian and ordered forces across the region to encircle him while preparing defenses against Wang Ji, Huo Yi, and Shi Bao.
• Lu Kang urged his officers to set aside internal rivalries and fight for Wu, then led his army to close the encirclement around Guanqiu Jian.
• Fan Shen reassured Sun Hao that Guanqiu Jian was surrounded, but a report revealed that Guanqiu Jian had attacked the rear guard and killed Commandant Zhu.
• Fan Shen left Sun Hao to confront Guanqiu Jian, believing the Wei force was too exhausted to pose a serious threat.
• Guanqiu Jian’s forced march caught Sun Hao’s army, and he routed its rear guard into the center before assaulting Fan Shen’s disordered troops.

Guanqiu Jian defeated Wu’s forces, captured Sun Hao, and brought him to Jianye, where the city surrendered. Wu’s fall left Guanqiu Jian relieved that he had fulfilled the emperor’s expectations.

• Fan Shen ordered Wu’s archers to fire on their fleeing comrades, then led his chariot into Guanqiu Jian’s charge and was overwhelmed.
• Sun Hao fled the battlefield as his army collapsed, but Xiong Yi knocked him from his horse and attacked him over his father’s death.
• Guanqiu Jian stopped Xiong Yi from killing Sun Hao, took the emperor prisoner, and asked Xiong Yi to help persuade Jianye to surrender.
• Guanqiu Jian spread news that Sun Hao had been captured and Wu had fallen, causing the remaining reinforcements to disperse.
• Xiong Yi announced Sun Hao’s capture outside Jianye, and the city opened its gates as its ministers and generals surrendered.
• Guanqiu Jian watched Jianye surrender and reflected that he had destroyed Wu without failing the emperor’s expectations.

Guanqiu Jian captured Jianye and used Sun Hao’s surrender edict to secure submissions across Wu, though Lou Xuan’s resistance and Lu Kang’s march showed that fighting might continue. Lu Kang’s army split between those obeying the edict and those following him toward Jianye, while news of Sun Hao’s surrender brought the front lines to a halt.

• Guanqiu Jian accepted the ministers’ surrender in Jianye and ordered Sun Hao to issue an edict directing Wu’s generals to surrender.
• Guanqiu Jian ordered Lou Xuan’s clan executed after Lou Xuan denounced the surrender and resisted the Wei army.
• Lu Kang learned that Sun Hao had surrendered and divided his army between troops obeying the edict and those joining his attempt to rescue the emperor.
• Wu’s armies across the land surrendered or stopped fighting after Sun Hao’s edict spread, and Shi Ji, Ding Feng, Wen Qin, and Hu Zun learned the news.

After Wu fell to Wei, Hu Zun lost the chance to claim the merit, while Ding Feng and Shi Ji struggled to control their crumbling armies. Shi Ji chose to surrender and sent Shen Ying away, then died by suicide as the kingdom fell.

• Hu Zun learned that Guanqiu Jian had captured Sun Hao and conquered Wu, then ordered Ding Feng to be contacted about surrendering.
• Ding Feng called the surrender edict a forgery, arrested officers who wanted to surrender, and threatened to execute them for weakening morale.
• Ding Feng worried that his troops would eventually desert and wondered whether Shi Ji could keep control of his larger, collapsing force.
• As his soldiers deserted and refused to fight, Shi Ji told his officers to surrender to Wen Qin and ordered Shen Ying to lead the army out.
• Shi Ji sent Shen Ying away, then killed himself, choosing to die with Wu.

Hu Zun attacked Ding Feng after his envoy was killed, crushed his army, and killed him when he refused to surrender. With the Wu frontline armies defeated, Lu Kang remained outside Jianye, where the former Wu ministers regarded him as a traitor for arriving too late to stop Guanqiu Jian.

• Hu Zun learned that Shi Ji had killed himself and his army had surrendered, then ordered an all-out assault after Ding Feng killed his envoy.
• Hu Zun's larger army overwhelmed Ding Feng's troops, and officers and cities surrendered as the Cao Army advanced.
• The Cao Army entered Guangling County through a gate opened at night, cornered Ding Feng and his remaining men at the County Office, and killed him with strong crossbows.
• Hu Zun defeated Ding Feng, took over his army, and joined Wen Qin, leaving Lu Kang as the only Wu commander still resisting.
• Guanqiu Jian watched Lu Kang's army prepare to besiege Jianye while the former Wu ministers cursed Lu Kang for arriving after the city had fallen.

Lu Kang’s isolated army remained outside Jianye while Guanqiu Jian prepared to use Sun Hao to make him surrender. Wang Ji’s forces marched from Jiangling to secure Wu’s territories, and Guanqiu Jian brought Sun Hao to the city wall to confront Lu Kang’s troops.

• Xue Ying and other surrendered ministers urged Guanqiu Jian to defend Jianye against Lu Kang, fearing that Lu Kang’s victory would expose them as traitors.
• Lu Kang learned that no commanders had answered his call for aid, his army had dwindled to fewer than five thousand men, and his attempts to gain support inside Jianye had failed.
• Cheng Cui criticized Wang Ji for missing the chance to earn military merit, but Wang Ji explained that he had stayed in reserve to protect the campaign and later ordered his troops to march.
• Wang Ji divided his forces to accept Wu’s surrenders, restore local security, punish looters, and reopen the roads.
• Guanqiu Jian brought Sun Hao onto Jianye’s wall and urged him to order Lu Kang’s officers and men to seize their commander and surrender.

Guanqiu Jian captured Lu Kang and secured the surrender of the Wu army outside Jianye, while Sun Hao ordered Tao Huang to surrender in Jiaozhou. As Wu’s remaining territories fell and Hu Zun reached Jianye, Hu Zun began a memorial asking the Son of Heaven how to deal with Sun Hao and the Wu court.

• Guanqiu Jian used Sun Hao’s decree to unsettle Lu Kang’s army, and Lu Kang ordered his men to surrender when Wei cavalry charged out of Jianye.
• Guanqiu Jian secretly had Lu Kang bound and sent him back to Jianye, refusing to let him die on the battlefield.
• Sun Hao sent a surrender letter to Tao Huang after learning that Tao Huang had repelled Shi Bao’s attacks and refused to submit.
• Hu Zun and Wang Ji brought Wu’s generals, regions, and navy into submission as the kingdom collapsed.
• Hu Zun reached Jianye, met Sun Hao, and ordered a memorial sent to Luoyang requesting instructions on the fate of the Wu emperor and his court.

After Wu fell, Hu Zun and the other Wei generals debated how to secure the conquered territories, including Tao Huang’s refusal to submit and the Wu clans’ private armies. The generals divided their duties, and Hu Zun ended the chapter forcing the surrendered Sun Hao to drink through the night.

• Hu Zun welcomed Wang Ji, who explained his late arrival and praised Tao Huang’s reputation in Jiaozhou before offering to persuade him to submit.
• Hu Zun assigned Wang Ji to deal with Tao Huang, then approved Guanqiu Jian’s order that Wu’s great clans disband their private troops within three days or face military action.
• Wen Qin questioned Guanqiu Jian’s haste, and Guanqiu Jian explained that Wei needed to dismantle the great clans’ local power while it had the chance.
• Guanqiu Jian rejected Wen Qin’s suggestion that he deserved the title of Grand General and ordered him to secure Wu’s warships, while Wang Ji went south and Guanqiu Jian oversaw the clans.
• Hu Zun invited Sun Hao to a banquet, challenged him to drink, and kept pouring wine until Sun Hao collapsed and later awoke to find Hu Zun urging him to continue.

Wang Ji persuaded Zhongli Mu, Tao Huang, and Xue Xu to surrender at Longchuan, bringing the last Wu resistance to an end and unifying the realm under Great Wei. As the empire celebrated, Wang Ji worried that Emperor Cao Mao might punish the captured Sun Hao and thereby unsettle the newly surrendered Wu generals.

• Wang Ji arrived in Jiaozhou and learned from Shi Bao and Huo Yi that Zhongli Mu, Tao Huang, and Xue Xu were respected by their troops and the local people.
• Wang Ji rode alone to meet the three Wu generals and argued that continued resistance would endanger Sun Hao and the people of Jiaozhou.
• Xue Xu, Tao Huang, and Zhongli Mu laid down their arms and surrendered, then entered Longchuan with Shi Bao and Huo Yi.
• Wang Ji decided to memorialize Cao Mao and urge him to treat Sun Hao leniently, fearing harsh treatment could provoke renewed resistance.
• With Jiaozhou's resistance ended, Wu submitted, the Three Kingdoms era came to a close, and Great Wei celebrated the unification.

After Great Wei conquered Wu and united all under Heaven, Cao Mao celebrated the victory and discussed how to govern the newly pacified south. He accepted Zhong Hui’s advice on lenient treatment, appointed officials to oversee Wu, and Wang Chang confronted Zhong Yu over Zhong Hui’s breach of propriety.

• The ministers congratulated Cao Mao after Hu Zun’s message announced Wu’s surrender, and Cao Mao proclaimed an amnesty while postponing Sun Hao’s fate until he reached Luoyang.
• Cao Mao proposed executing Sun Hao and seizing Wu’s palaces and imperial household, but Zhong Hui urged benevolent policies to prevent unrest, and Cao Mao accepted his recommendations.
• Wang Chang demanded that Cao Mao punish Zhong Hui for barging past him, and Cao Mao promised to reprimand Zhong Hui and his elder brother.
• Wang Chang proposed sending Chen Tai and Wang Jing to govern and supervise Wu, and Cao Mao added Wang Ji to oversee military affairs in Jianye.
• Zhong Yu apologized to Wang Chang for Zhong Hui’s conduct, and Wang Chang scolded him for failing to discipline his younger brother.

Zhong Hui argued with Zhong Yu over his plan to govern the conquered Wu Kingdom, while Wei officials transported Sun Hao, Lu Kang, and Wu ministers to Luoyang. Guanqiu Jian crushed resistance from Wu’s great clans, and Wang Ji sought to confiscate their farmland for public fields.

• Zhong Yu warned Zhong Hui to consider family ties, regional balance, and political alliances when appointing officials, but Zhong Hui insisted he could govern Wu without his brother’s interference.
• The emperor ordered Hu Zun, Guanqiu Jian, and Wen Qin to bring Sun Hao, the imperial clan, and Wu ministers to Luoyang, leaving Wang Ji to oversee the south.
• Guanqiu Jian pressured Sun Hao to urge Lu Kang to surrender, then forced Lu Kang to travel with the delegation to Luoyang.
• Guanqiu Jian suppressed rebellions and disbanded private forces among Wu’s great clans, sparing the Lu family because Lu Kai had secured a position in Wei.
• Wang Ji submitted a memorial proposing that Jiangdong’s great clans’ farmland be confiscated and turned into public fields.

Wen Yang learned that his father, Wen Qin, had helped destroy Wu and spoke with Yang Hu about governing Liaodong through military protection and regional development. Cao Mao welcomed the victorious generals outside Luoyang as Sun Hao surrendered, leaving the captive’s fate for the emperor to decide.

• Wen Yang mourned Wu’s fall and his father’s growing fame, but Yang Hu explained that generals could earn merit by protecting governors and helping Liaodong prosper.
• Wen Yang recalled the General of Chariots and Cavalry’s advice and offered to help govern Goguryeo or the Tuoba.
• Cao Mao waited outside Luoyang with officials and Imperial Clan members to welcome the generals who had defeated Wu.
• Cao Fang offered Cao Mao a poem, while Cao Mao considered appointing capable Imperial Clan scions to oversee remote regions.
• Hu Zun, Wen Qin, and Guanqiu Jian arrived with Sun Hao bound and dressed in the rites of surrender, then presented him to Cao Mao.

After Sun Hao surrendered, Cao Mao declared the realm unified and accepted the Sweet Dew era name. He appointed Hu Zun Grand General and Guanqiu Jian Grand Marshal, then continued rewarding the commanders, beginning with Wen Qin and Wang Ji.

• Cao Mao formally accepted Sun Hao’s surrender, pardoned him and the Wu imperial clan, and invested Sun Hao as Marquis Who Submits to the Mandate.
• Cao Mao declared the realm unified and approved the ministers’ request to change the era name to Sweet Dew.
• Cao Mao appointed Hu Zun Grand General and ordered him to remain in Luoyang overseeing military affairs.
• Cao Mao appointed Guanqiu Jian Grand Marshal, granting him authority to establish his own government and jointly oversee military affairs.
• Cao Mao raised Wen Qin’s title to General Who Conquers the East and began awarding Wang Ji credit for his contributions to the campaign.

Cao Mao rewarded his commanders, appointed Chen Tai and Wang Jing to help govern Wu territory alongside Wang Ji, and celebrated the realm’s unification at a banquet. Afterward, Hu Zun returned home drunk and proud of his new title, while Hu Guang confronted his son Hu Xi’s ambitions.

• Cao Mao personally rewarded Wang Ji’s subordinates and confirmed Chen Tai as Yang-Jiao Military Governor and Wang Jing as Inspector of Yang-Jiao Command.
• Cao Mao held a banquet celebrating the generals’ return, the realm’s unification, and Sun Hao’s submission, while Sun Hao criticized the ministers for disregarding ritual.
• Liu Shan tried to reassure Sun Hao, who argued that officials who violated banquet etiquette deserved severe punishment.
• Hu Zun left the banquet drunk, repeatedly insisting that his family call him Grand General and urging his sons to repay Cao Mao’s kindness.
• Hu Xi learned that Hu Zun had become Grand General and asked Hu Guang to secure him a post fighting the Qiang people, prompting Hu Guang to threaten to beat him.