Serving Cao Pi and Death
When Cao Pi abolished Emperor Xian of Han and made himself emperor, he asked Jia Xu whether to attack the state of Eastern Wu or Shu Han first. Jia Xu said that Cao Pi with his state of Cao Wei at that time had neither the power to attack Wu nor Shu. Cao Pi rejected his advise and once again suffered a major defeat from Wu.
Jia Xu died out of natural causes when he was 77 years old by Chinese age reckoning. He was given the posthumous title Marquis Su (肅侯; Respected Lord).
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