"Give birth to a child like Sun Zhongmou" is a famous saying of Cao Cao's evaluation of Sun Quan, which shows that Sun Quan was brave and extraordinary when he was young. However, Sun Quan's temperament changed greatly in his later years, which made the Chaogang unstable and buried the bane of his illness and death!

After Sun Quan resisted the banner of Jiangdong from his father and brother, he successfully quelled the civil strife and stabilized the situation in Soochow. Battle of Red Cliffs's success further enhanced Wu Dong's national strength and gradually formed a tripartite confrontation.

However, Sun Quan, who was in his sixties, was indecisive on the issue of heirs, which led to the instability of the dynasty. The battle between Prince Sun He and King Sun Ba of Lu made Sun Quan even more exhausted. In the winter of 25 1 year, Sun Quan went to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices, and soon after he came back, he was infected with a wind disease. In that year1February, Sun Quan knew that his time was coming, and quickly called General Zhuge Ke to entrust the funeral. In the second year, Sun Quan was seriously ill and died in Jianye.

From taking over Jiangdong to his death, Sun Quan ruled Wu Dong for 52 years, becoming the longest-lived emperor in the Three Kingdoms period.