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ostrated　himself　at　the　feet　of　the　Emperor　of　the　Jin　Dynasty　in　the　Hall　of　Audience。　He　was　allowed　a　seat。

〃I　set　that　seat　for　you　long　since；〃　said　the　Ruler　of　Jin。

〃Thy　servant　also　set　a　seat　for　Your　Majesty　in　the　south；〃　retorted　Sun　Hao。

The　Ruler　of　Jin　laughed　loudly。

Then　Jia　Chong　turned　to　Sun　Hao　and　said；　〃I　hear；　Sir；　that　when　you　were　in　the　south；　they　gouged　out　people's　eyes　and　flayed　their　faces。　What　crimes　were　so　punished？〃

〃Murders　of　princes　and　malicious　speech　and　disloyal　conduct　were　so　punished！〃

Jia　Chong　was　silenced；　for　he　was　ashamed。

Sun　Hao　was　created　Lord　of　Guiming。　His　sons　and　grandsons　received　minor　ranks　and　other　grades　were　conferred　upon　his　ministers　who　had　followed　him　in　his　surrender。　The　sons　and　grandsons　of　the　late　Prime　Minister　of　Wu；　Zhang　Ti；　who　had　perished　in　battle；　were　given　ranks。　The　victorious　leader；　Wang　Jun；　was　rewarded　with　the　title　General　Who　Upholds　the　State。　And　many　other　ranks　were　conferred　to　the　Jin　officers。

The　three　states　now　became　one　empire　under　the　rule　of　Sima　Yan　of　the　Jin　Dynasty。　That　is　domains　under　heaven；　after　a　long　period　of　union；　tends　to　divide；　after　a　long　period　of　division；　tends　to　unite。

Liu　Shan；　the　Emperor　of　Shu…Han；　passed　away　in　the　seventh　year　of　Great　Beginning；　in　Jin　calendar　（AD　271）。　Cao　Huang；　the　Emperor　of　Wei；　passed　away　in　the　first　year　of　Magnificent　Peace　（AD　302）。　And　Sun　Hao；　the　Emperor　of　Wu；　passed　away　in　the　fourth　year　of　Prosperous　Peace　（AD　283）。　All　three　died　of　natural　causes。

A　poet　has　summed　up　the　history　of　these　stirring　years　in　a　poem：

It　was　the　dawning　of　a　glorious　day

When　first　the　Founder　of　the　House　of　Han

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