Nine Ministers
The "Huayang Guozhi" gave a different account of the events before Chen Shou's death. It stated that Chen Shou was appointed as a "zhongshuzi" to Sima Yu, but was reassigned to be a Regular Mounted Attendant (散騎常侍) again after the crown prince was deposed in 299. Emperor Hui told Zhang Hua, "(Chen) Shou possesses genuine talent. He should not remain in his current appointment for long." Zhang Hua wanted to nominate Chen Shou to take up one of the posts of the Nine Ministers (九卿), but lost his life in 300 CE during the War of the Eight Princes. Chen Shou died in Luoyang later. His talents and achievements were not reflected in his status at the time of his death and many people felt that it was an injustice to him. The "Huayang Guozhi" account apparently suggests that Chen Shou died in 300 CE or after, which did not match his year of death mentioned in the "Jin Shu" account.