After Removal
Sun Chen then made Sun Liang's older brother Sun Xiu, the Prince of Langye, emperor. Several months later, Sun Xiu set a trap for Sun Chen and had him arrested and killed. However, Sun Liang's position in exile did not become any safer, as Sun Xiu deeply feared that there would be plots to return Sun Liang to the throne. In 260, there were rumors that Sun Liang would be emperor again, and Sun Liang's servant girls falsely accused him of employing witchcraft. Sun Xiu demoted Sun Liang to the title of the Marquess of Houguan, and sent him to his march (in modern Fuzhou, Fujian, then considered in deep wilderness). On the way, Sun Liang died—and while most historians believe that he committed suicide, an alternative theory is that Sun Xiu had him poisoned.
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