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ple；　and　then　the　conquerors　took　formal　possession　of　the　state　and　its　granaries　and　storehouses。　Two　officers………Governor　of　Yizhou　Zhang　Shao　and　Minister　Zhang　Jung………were　sent　into　the　counties　and　territories　to　explain　the　new　situation　and　pacify　malcontents；　and　another　messenger　was　sent　to　exhort　Jiang　Wei　to　yield　peaceably。　A　report　of　the　success　was　sent　to　Capital　Luoyang。

Huang　Hao；　the　eunuch　whose　evil　counsels　had　wrought　such　ruin　to　his　master；　was　looked　upon　as　a　danger；　and　Deng　Ai　decided　to　put　him　to　death。　However；　Huang　Hao　was　rich；　and　he　gave　bribes　to　Deng　Ai's　people；　and　so　he　escaped　the　death　penalty。

Thus　perished　the　House　of　Han。　Reflecting　on　its　end　a　poet　recalled　the　exploits　of　Zhuge　Liang　the　Martial　Lord；　and　he　wrote　a　poem。

The　denizens　of　tree…tops；　apes　and　birds；

Most　lawless　of　crested　things；　yet　knew

And　feared　his　mordant　pen。　The　clouds　and　winds

Conspired　to　aid　him　to　defend　his　lord。

But　nought　awaited　the　leader's　precepts；　wise

To　save；　with　base　content　the　erstwhile　king

Too　soon　surrendered；　yielding　all　but　life。

In　gifts　Zhuge　Liang　was　peer　with

Guan　Zhong　and　Yue　Yi；

His　hapless　death　pared　with

Zhang　Fei's　and　Guan　Yu's；

Sad　sight；　his　temple　on　the　river's　brink！

It　wrings　the　heart　more　than　the　tearful　verse

Of　the　Liangfu　songs　he　most　loved。

In　due　time　Minister　Jiang　Xian　reached　the　Saber　Pass；　and　gave　Jiang　Wei　the　Latter　Ruler's　mand　to　surrender　to　the　invaders。　Jiang　Wei　was　dumb　with　amazement　at　the　order；　his　officers　ground　their　teeth　with　rage　and　mortification。　Their　hair　stood　on　end　with　anger；　they　drew　their　swords　and　slashed　at　stones　in　their　wrath。

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