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Chapter 108
— In The Snow, Ding Feng Wins A Victory; At A Banquet, Sun Jun Executes A Secret Plan.
The plot's author. He has an old quarrel with Zhuge Ke, and he takes the case to Sun Jun: 'This Zhuge Ke is as cruel as he is powerful. He abuses his authority, and no one is safe against him. I also think he is aiming at something yet higher and you, Sir, as one of the ruling family ought to put a stop to it.' He also designs the killing — a banquet, braves behind the curtains, a dropped wine cup for the signal — and rides out with Sun Jun to talk the hesitating Zhuge Ke back to the Palace.
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Chapter 111
— Deng Ai Outwits Jiang Wei; Zhuge Dan Battles Sima Zhao.
Executed. Grand Commander of Wu, and the first name on the list of officers Sun Chen 'had put to death on his way to power'. The man who designed the banquet that killed Zhuge Ke in ch108 is disposed of by the man he made regent.
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Chapter 113
— Ding Feng Makes A Plan To Slay Sun Chen; Jiang Wei Arrays A Battle To Defeat Deng Ai.
Named twice, both times as a grievance being settled: Sun Xiu throws his name at Sun Chen when the plea for exile comes ('Did you exile any of your victims---Teng Yin, Lu Ju, Wang Chun, and others?'), and afterwards 'Magnificent tombs were raised to his victims---Zhuge Ke, Teng Yin, Lu Ju, Wang Chun, and others.'