lou xuan was known for being just and fair, outspoken and critical of sun hao's outrageous behaviour. after someone accused lou xuan and he shao of criticising sun hao's policies, the emperor so enraged that he removed lou xuan from office and exiled him to the remote guang province (廣州; covering present-day guangdong and guangxi). after the official hua he spoke up in defence of lou xuan, sun hao changed his mind and exiled lou xuan and his son lou ju (樓據) to jiaozhi commandery.