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er　Ruler；　now　very　angry；　bade　the　courtiers　thrust　the　young　man　out　of　the　Palace。　Then　he　ordered　Qiao　Zhou　to　prepare　the　formal　Act　of　Surrender。　After　it　had　been　written；　three　officers………Adviser　Zhang　Shao；　Imperial　Son…in…Law　mander　Deng　Liang；　and　Minister　Qiao　Zhou………were　sent　with　it　and　the　Hereditary　Seal　to　the　camp　of　Deng　Ai　to　offer　submission。

Every　day　Deng　Ai's　horsemen　rode　to　the　city　to　see　what　was　afoot。　It　was　a　glad　day　when　they　returned　reporting　the　hoisting　of　the　flag　of　surrender。　The　general　had　not　long　to　wait。　The　three　messengers　soon　arrived　and　presented　the　letter　announcing　surrender　and　the　seal　therewith。　Deng　Ai　read　the　letter　with　great　exultation；　and　took　possession　of　the　seal。　He　treated　the　envoys　courteously；　and　by　their　hands　sent　back　a　letter　to　allay　any　anxiety　among　the　people。　In　due　time　they　reentered　the　city　and　bore　this　missive　to　the　Latter　Ruler；　and　they　told　him　they　had　been　treated　well。　The　Latter　Ruler　read　the　letter　with　much　satisfaction。　Then　he　sent　Minister　Jiang　Xian　to　order　Jiang　Wei　to　surrender。

Then　Li　Hu；　Chair　of　the　Secretariat；　carried　to　the　victorious　Deng　Ai　the　statistical　documents　of　the　resources　of　the　kingdom：

2；800；000　households；　9；140；000　souls；　102；000　active　armed　soldiers　of　all　ranks；　and　40；000　civil　employees。　Besides；　there　were　granaries　with　4；000；000　carts　of　grain；　treasuries　with　3；000　pounds　of　gold　and　silver　and　200；000　rolls　of　silks　of　many　qualities；　and　many　unenumerated　but　precious　things　in　the　various　storehouses。

Li　Hu　arranged　that　the　ceremony　of　surrender　should　take　place　on　the　first　day　of　the　twelfth　month。

The　wrath　of　Prince　Liu　Chan　swelled　high　as　heaven　when　he　heard　that　his　father　had　actually　ar