Is “Sun Hao's dialogue with Sima Yan in the court after surrendering to Jin” true?
In the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of the Later Sovereign, it is recorded that 'Sun Hao' was the last emperor of Wu. Pei's annotation quotes the Annals of Han and Jin, recording that when Sun Hao surrendered to Jin, Emperor Wu of Jin said to Hao, 'I have set this seat for you for a long time.' Hao replied, 'I also set this seat for Your Majesty in the south.' In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 120, after Wang Jun pacified Wu, Sun Hao faced the emperor. 'The emperor granted him a seat and said, "I have set this seat for you for a long time." Hao replied, "I also set this seat for Your Majesty in the south."' The dialogue completely matches the official history.
In the official history, when Sun Hao surrendered to Jin and had a dialogue with Sima Yan, the latter also set up this seat. The novel faithfully records his quick wit after the fall of his kingdom.
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