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s　officers；　Yan　Zheng；　killed　his　leader　and　brought　the　head　in　token　of　submission。　Thus　rebellion　in　that　part　of　the　country　was　stamped　out；　and　Zhu　Jun　made　his　report　to　the　government。

However；　the　embers　of　the　Yellow　Scarves　still　smoldered。　Three　other　rebels；　Zhao　Hong；　Han　Zhong；　and　Sun　Zhong；　gathered　some　thirty　thousand　rebels　and　began　to　murder　and　rob　and　burn；　calling　themselves　the　avengers　of　Master　Zhang　Jue。

The　court　manded　the　successful　Zhu　Jun　to　lead　his　veteran　and　successful　troops　to　destroy　the　rebels。　He　at　once　marched　toward　the　city　of　Wancheng　which　the　rebels　were　holding。　When　Zhu　Jun　arrived；　Han　Zhong　went　to　oppose　him。　Zhu　Jun　sent　Liu　Bei　and　his　brothers　to　attack　the　southwest　corner　of　the　city。　Han　Zhong　at　once　led　the　best　of　his　troops　to　defend　the　city。　Meanwhile　Zhu　Jun　himself　led　two　thousand　of　armored　horsemen　to　attack　the　opposite　corner。　The　rebels；　thinking　the　city　being　lost；　abandoned　the　southwest　and　turned　back　into　the　city　to　help　the　defenders。　Liu　Bei　pressed　hotly　in　their　rear；　and　they　were　utterly　routed。　They　took　refuge　in　the　city　which　was　then　invested。　When　famine　pressed　upon　the　besieged；　they　sent　a　messenger　to　offer　to　surrender；　but　Zhu　Jun　refused　the　offer。

Said　Liu　Bei　to　Zhu　Jun；　〃Seeing　that　the　founder　of　the　Han　Dynasty；　Liu　Bang　the　Supreme　Ancestor；　could　wele　the　submissive　and　receive　the　favorable；　why　reject　these？〃

＇e＇　At　the　end　of　Qin　Dynasty；　anarchy　ruled　the　empire。　Uprisings　were　everywhere；　and　Liu　Bang　was　one　of　the　rebel　leaders。　。。。。。

〃The　conditions　are　different；〃　replied　Zhu　Jun。　〃In　those　old　days　disorder　was　universal　and　the　people　had　no　fixed　lord*。　Wherefore　submission　was　weled　and　support　rewarded　to　encourage