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Chapter 34
— Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master.
Liu Shan; born in this chapter - Liu Bei's first son by Lady Gan. Will be the future second emperor of Shu Han.
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Chapter 41
— Liu Bei Leads His People Over The River; Zhao Zilong Rescues The Child Lord At Dangyang.
The infant of Changban: thrown to the ground by his dying mother so Zhao Zilong must take him, carried inside the loosened breastplate through the whole slaughter - and when horse and rider crash into a pit with Zhang He's spear poised, the light that flashes out of the pit and lifts them clear is read as his imperial destiny.
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Chapter 54
— The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-In-Law; The Imperial Uncle Takes A Worthy Consort.
Liu Shan; named in passing - at Jingzhou.
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Chapter 61
— In The River, Zhao Zilong Recovers Liu Shan; With One Letter, Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao.
Liu Shan; taken by Lady Sun toward Wu; intercepted on the river by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei.
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Chapter 73
— Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang.
Liu Shan; named heir to the kingship of Hanzhong; the first time he is foregrounded as the next Liu Bei.
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Chapter 80
— Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage.
Liu Shan; named heir of Shu-Han at his father's accession. The eventual last emperor.
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Chapter 83
— Fighting At Xiaoting, The First Ruler Captures An Enemy; Defending The Three Gorges, A Student Takes Supreme Command.
Liu Shan; in Chengdu.
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Chapter 85
— The First Ruler Confides His Son To A Guardian; The Prime Minister Calmly Settles Five Attacks.
Liu Shan; succeeds his father as Emperor of Shu-Han at sixteen. Era Jianxing year 1. Begins his long, mostly-Zhuge-Liang-managed reign.
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Chapter 115
— Listening To Slander, The Latter Ruler Recalls His Army; Living In Farms, Jiang Wei Avoids Disaster.
Liu Shan; the boy emperor in old age; soft on Huang Hao; permits him to drive Jiang Wei from the capital. The collapse of Shu's central will.
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Chapter 120
— Recommending Du Yu, An Old General Offers New Plans; Capturing Of Sun Hao, Three Kingdoms Becomes One.
Liu Shan; the chapter's final image. Dies in Luoyang in luxurious obscurity, aged 65, the Marquis of Anle.