Chapter 82
— Sun Quan Submits To Wei, Receiving The Nine Dignities; The First Ruler Attacks Wu, Rewarding Six Armies.
Volunteers his life on the embassy's dignity — and delivers the novel's great diplomatic performance: six proofs of Sun Quan's quality from Lu Su to the bowed head, 'ten thousand battleships and a million armored soldiers,' a master who reads histories 'no dryasdust pedant.' Cao Pi quotes the classics at him in admiration: 'going on mission without losing the dignity of the master.'