In 263, Liu Bei's son Liu Chan, following the advice of Guanglu's grand master Zhou, surrendered to Cao Wei and lived a rich and happy life, and was made the Duke of Anle County, and lived happily until he was old. But sadly, Liu Chan was the one with the best ending, and none of his sons died well. Liu Chan had a total of 7 sons, in addition to the early death of the third son Liu Chun, there were 6 sons alive when Liu Chan surrendered.
The eldest son, Liu Xuan, was made crown prince by Liu Chan, and he was extremely filial to Liu Chan, and he was benevolent and forgiving, and had a good reputation. After Liu Chan surrendered, he ordered Jiang Wei, a shu general who was leading troops abroad, not to resist surrendering directly. But Jiang Wei was not reconciled, and wielded his sword to cut stones to vent his anger. However, the desperate Jiang Wei had to surrender, but soon began to plot a rebellion, and also joined forces with the Wei general Zhong Hui. As a result, the matter was revealed, Jiang Wei, Zhong Hui and others were killed, and Liu Chan's crown prince Liu Xuan was also killed.
The fifth son, Liu Chen, is very dignified. At that time, Deng Ai's army was approaching the city, and when Liu Chan was preparing to surrender, Liu Chen was extremely angry and rebuked his father Liu Chan: "The Shu kingdom is at the end of its way, and the disaster of the fall of the country may not be avoided, but the monarch should take the group of generals to fight to the death, so that he can have the face to see the former emperor!" But Liu Chan did not listen to his son's advice and still surrendered. Unable to return to heaven, Liu Chen came to the Zhaolie Temple where Liu Bei was sacrificed, weeping bitterly, believing that he was speechless to face his grandfather, and after killing his wife and children, he also committed suicide and martyrdom.
Liu Chan's other four sons, after following their father to surrender to Cao Wei, enjoyed a period of glory and wealth, but they still could not escape the bad luck. The Sima family later usurped the Cao family's power and established the Jin state. But the good fortune of the Sima family also seemed to have been completely exhausted. From the beginning of its founding, the Jin Dynasty was constantly in war, infighting was frequent, and its national strength became weaker and weaker. As a result, in 311 AD, the Xiongnu army, led by Liu Yuan's son Liu Cong, annihilated the main Jin army at the Battle of Ninh Binh City, and attacked Luoyang, capturing Emperor Huai of Jin. After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains region was once again divided, known in history as the "Yongjia Rebellion". Liu Cong's side plundered the city of Luoyang, committed heinous crimes, and killed more than 30,000 princes and people!
Liu Chan's remaining four sons, the second son Liu Yao, the fourth son Liu Zhan, the sixth son Liu Ke, and the seventh son Liu Qian, all died in the war. At this time, Liu Chan had already died, and he did not know whether he would regret his decision if he saw the end of his sons with his own eyes. History can't help but make people sigh, Liu Chan is lucky and unfortunate.