Is “At the celebration banquet, he was possessed by Guan Yu's ghost and died” true?
novel invention
The 'Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Lü Meng' records that Lü Meng died of a sudden acute illness after taking Jingzhou, with no mention of any possession or apparition.
Lu Meng
In official history, he was a Wu general known for his diligence and the white-clothed river crossing, but in the novel, he is depicted as dying after being possessed by Guan Yu's spirit.