not result in any harm to Yang Hu." However, there were some people who disagreed with the behaviour of Lu Kang and Yang Hu, as they believed that the two men were not fulfilling their loyalties to their respective states. Xi Zuochi's commentary Xi Zuochi, author of the Han Jin Chunqiu, commented on this issue as follows: Later career Speaking up against cruel and harsh laws After the Battle of Xiling, Lu Kang was promoted to Protector-General (). When he heard that Xue Ying, the Left Commandant of Wuchang, had been imprisoned, he wrote a memorial to Sun Hao: Advising Sun Hao against waging war on Jin When battles were constantly waged between Wu and Jin and the people were suffering in those times of war, Lu Kang wrote another memorial to Sun Hao: Final advice to Sun Hao In 273, Lu Kang was appointed as Grand Marshal () and Governor of Jing Province (). He fell sick in the summer of 274. During that time, he wrote a memorial to Sun Hao: Descendants Lu Kang died in the autumn of 274 sometime between 20 August and 17 September. His son, Lu Yan (), inherited his titles. Lu Yan and his younger brothers – Lu Jing (), Lu Xuan (), Lu Ji () and Lu Yun () – shared command of their father's troops and served as generals in Wu. Lu Kang also had another son, Lu Dan (), who was younger than Lu Yun. Lu Yan was commissioned as a Major-General () and he served as the commander of Yidao (). In 280, the Jin dynasty launched a campaign against Eastern Wu. The Jin general Wang Jun led a naval fleet and sailed east towards Wu along the Yangtze River, capturing all the Wu territories along the way, just as Lu Kang had foreseen when he urged Sun Hao to strengthen the defences on Wu's western border. Lu Yan was killed in a battle against Wang Jun's forces on 22 March 280. Lu Jing served as a general in Wu and was also killed in action during the Jin conquest of Wu. Lu Ji, Lu Yun and Lu Dan all came to serve the Jin dynasty after the fall of Wu. They were all executed along with their families during the War of the Eight Princes. Appraisal Chen Shou, who wrote Lu Kang's biography in the Sanguozhi, commented on