Is “Sima Zhao's intention and asking Liu Shan about not missing Shu” true?
In the 'Records of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Annals of the Young Emperor', Pei's annotation quotes the 'Han Jin Chunqiu' recording Cao Mao's sigh, 'Sima Zhao's intention is known to every passerby'; in the 'Records of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, Biography of the Later Lord', Pei's annotation quotes the 'Han Jin Chunqiu' recording, 'The king asked Liu Shan, "Do you miss Shu?" Liu Shan replied, "I am happy here, I do not miss Shu."' In 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', from chapter 104 onwards, these are fully adopted, showing his craft of usurping Wei and swallowing Shu, as clearly recorded in official history.
In the official history, Sima Zhao monopolized power and killed the emperor, and tested Liu Shan by asking about Shu. The novel fully adopts these two famous cases.
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