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o　of　Jingzhou。　He　is　renowned　as　a　man　of　perfection；　whose　fame　has　spread　on　all　sides。　Surely　he　is　a　hero。〃

〃He　is　a　mere　semblance；　a　man　of　vain　reputation。　No；　not　he。〃

〃Sun　Ce　is　a　sturdy　sort；　the　chief　of　all　in　the　South　Land。　Is　he　a　hero？〃

〃He　has　profited　by　the　reputation　of　his　father　Sun　Jian。　Sun　Ce　is　not　a　real　hero。〃

〃What　of　Liu　Zhang　of　Yizhou？〃

〃Though　he　is　of　the　reigning　family；　he　is　nothing　more　than　a　watch　dog。　How　could　you　make　a　hero　of　him？〃

〃What　about　Zhang　Xiu；　Zhang　Lu；　Han　Sui；　and　all　those　leaders？〃

Cao　Cao　clapped　his　hands　and　laughed　very　loudly；　saying；　〃Paltry　people　like　them　are　not　worth　mentioning。〃

〃With　these　exceptions　I　really　know　none。〃

〃Now　heroes　are　the　ones　who　cherish　lofty　designs　in　their　bosoms　and　have　plans　to　achieve　them。　They　have　all…embracing　schemes；　and　the　whole　world　is　at　their　mercy。〃

〃Who　is　such　a　person？〃　said　Liu　Bei。

＇e＇　Sai；　a　reader：　〃Cao　Cao　is　the　better　winner。　Liu　Bei　is　the　better　man。。。　as　far　as　the　heart　is　concerned。　Liu　Bei　is　modeled　as　what　Confucious　would　have　considered　a　perfect　ruler。　But　in　the　contest　of　war　and　politics。。。　Cao　Cao　has　him　beat。　So　I　say　that　Cao　Cao　should　have　used　his　talents　to　unite　China　and　then　handed　it　over　to　Liu　Bei。。。　never　will　happen。〃　。。。。。

Cao　Cao　pointed　his　finger　first　at　his　guest　and　then　at　himself；　saying；　〃The　only　heroes　in　the　world　are　you　and　I。〃*

Liu　Bei　gasped；　and　the　spoon　and　chopsticks　rattled　to　the　floor。　Now　just　at　that　moment　the　storm　burst　with　a　tremendous　peal　of　thunder　and　rush　of　rain。

Liu　Bei　stooped　down　to　recover　the　fallen　articles；　saying；　〃What　a　shock！　And　it　was　quite　close。〃

〃What！　Are　you　af