Song Jian (송건), a name known only to Three Kingdoms enthusiasts. He not only survived much longer than formidable warlords like Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao,... more>> Yuan Shu, Lü Bu, and Ma Teng, but also established his own state which he maintained for over 20 years. Though this was possible only because he was positioned at the frontier with just one county as his territory, he couldn't escape Cao Cao's blade after Cao unified the central plains and set his sights on Guanzhong. "Xiahou Yuan is coming! That demon Xiahou Yuan!" Upon hearing the news that Cao Cao's fierce general Xiahou Yuan was approaching, the startled Song Jian performs a ritual to ward off misfortune and... "If I'm going to die anyway, it wouldn't be so bad to live as a king for even one day, right?" <<less