Chapter 109
— A Ruse Of A Han General: Sima Zhao Is Surrounded; Retribution For The House Of Wei: Cao Fang Is Dethroned.
Joins the plot on a family argument — 'It was from fear of this man that my brother Xiahou Ba was forced to go over to Shu. If Sima Shi were destroyed, my brother could return. I belong to a family related to the rulers of the state for many generations, and I cannot sit still while a wretch ruins the government.' Cornered at the Donghua Gate, it is Xiahou Xuan who breaks first and says it out loud — 'we were crying because of your conduct, because you terrorize over the Emperor and are scheming to usurp the Throne!' — and then throws back his sleeves and strikes at Sima Shi with his fists before the lictors pull him off. Executed by waist-bisection with his clan.