pretended to host a banquet, invited all his colleagues to attend, and hoped to use the opportunity to assassinate Lü Yi, whom he regarded as a threat to the Eastern Wu state. Lü Yi caught wind of Pan Jun's plan, so he lied that he was ill and did not show up. Despite his failure to assassinate Lü Yi, Pan Jun did not stop speaking up about Lü Yi's wicked deeds every time he had an opportunity to meet Sun Quan. Over time, Lü Yi fell out of Sun Quan's trust and favour, and his abuses of power eventually came to light in 238. Sun Quan removed him from office, ordered Gu Yong to thoroughly investigate his crimes, and had him executed. After the Lü Yi scandal was over, Sun Quan sent an apology to all his senior officials for not heeding their advice and urging them to point out his mistakes. Death Pan Jun died in 239. His son, Pan Zhu (), inherited his peerage and became the next Marquis of Liuyang (). Family Pan Jun's daughter married Sun Quan's second son, Sun Lü, the Marquis of Jianchang. Pan Jun had two sons: Pan Zhu () and Pan Mi (). The elder son, Pan Zhu, had the courtesy name Wenlong (). He was commissioned as a Cavalry Commandant () and held command of troops but died early. The younger son, Pan Mi, married a half-sister of Sun Quan and served as the Prefect of Xiangxiang County. There was one Xi Wen () from Xiangyang who served as the Grand Rectifier (大公平; a.k.a. 大中正) of Jing Province. Pan Mi once visited Xi Wen and asked him: "My late father once said that you would become the Grand Rectifier of this province. His prediction came true. Who do you think will succeed you?" Xi Wen replied: "None other than you." Pan Mi later rose to the position of Supervisor of the Masters of Writing () and eventually succeeded Xi Wen as the Grand Rectifier of Jing Province. Anecdotes Dissuading Sun Quan from hunting pheasants Sun Quan was fond of hunting pheasants but Pan Jun advised him against it. Sun Quan asked him: "Why is it that after the last time we parted ways, you no longer enjoy hunting pheasants now as much as you did?" Pan Jun replied: "The Empire has yet to be pacified. There are so many things to