A Strong Man Cuts Off His Arm, a Hero Dies in His Twilight Years
by Chen Xubin
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Sun Quan, the successor and pioneer of Soochow's foundation, defeated Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, captured Guan Yu alive in the Battle of Crossing the River in White Clothes, and defeated Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling. Such outstanding achievements are enough to support his title of "hero". However, he seemed to show unusual mediocrity in his later years. Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", also unceremoniously traced the responsibility for Soochow's future collapse of the family and country to Sun Quan, the founder of the country. So, were Sun Quan's actions in his later years considered wise or foolish? What did he do? How did these things affect the course of the Soochow ship? Xin Qiji's poem goes: "Who is the rival of the heroes in the world, Cao Liu. I should give birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou." As the inheritor, determiner and pioneer of Soochow's foundation, Sun Quan was truly worthy of the name of a hero in his life. Chen Shou praised him in "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu·Biography of Lord Wu" for "suffering humiliation, relying on talents and planning, having the miraculousness of Gou Jian, and being an outstanding hero." Such praise is not excessive.
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