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Chapter 33
— A Gallant Warrior, Cao Pi Marries Lady Zhen; An Expiring Star, Guo Jia Settles Liaodong.
The Yue statesman of the elegy for Guo Jia - 'like Fan Li's, his plans were quite decisive.'
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Chapter 44
— Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu To Actions; Sun Quan Decides To Attack Cao Cao.
The Yue statesman whose gift of Xi Shi to the king of Wu is Zhuge Liang's precedent for buying peace with two women.
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Chapter 79
— Brother Oppressing Brother: Cao Zhi Composes Poems; Nephew Harming Uncle: Liu Feng Receives Punishment.
The memorial's model of timely withdrawal — 'when Fan Li saw certain eventualities, he went sailing on the lakes.'
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Chapter 119
— The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
Named as Wen Zhong's opposite - the minister who retired onto the lakes in time and lived. Jiang Wei offers Zhong Hui the choice between the two and expects him to refuse it.