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nst　him。

〃Surrender；　O　Zhang　Lu！〃　cried　Cao　Cao。

There　being　now　no　way　open；　Zhang　Lu　dismounted；　prostrated　himself；　and　gave　in。　Because　of　this　and　his　care　of　the　public　property；　Cao　Cao　treated　him　with　great　kindness　and　consoled　him　with　the　title　of　General　Who　Guards　the　South。　Yan　Pu　and　many　others　also　were　enrolled　among　the　nobles。　To　each　county　was　appointed　a　Military　mander；　in　addition　to　the　Governor。　All　the　soldiers　were　feasted　and　rewarded。

Then　Yang　Song；　who　had　sold　his　master；　came　and　sued　for　honors。　He　was　condemned　to　public　execution　and　exposure。

Selling　one's　lord　may　make　great　service；

But　the　gains　thereof　are　vanity；

No　glory　clings　to　his　house　but　a　shameful　death；

Wherefore　Yang　Song　is　an　object　of　contempt　forever。

When　the　East　River　Land　was　quite　subdued；　First　Secretary　Sima　Yi　said；　〃The　people　of　Shu　are　not　loyal　to　Liu　Bei　because　of　his　uprooting　the　late　ruler；　Liu　Zhang。　If　on　the　strength　of　your　present　success　you　press　forward；　Liu　Bei　will　bee　as　a　shattered　tile。　The　wise　person　takes　the　occasion　when　it　serves；　and　this　should　not　be　missed。〃

Cao　Cao　sighed；　〃There　is　no　end………as　human　want　has　no　limit：　Now　that　I　have　Hanzhong；　I　am　forced　into　taking　Yizhou。〃

Liu　Ye　supported　his　colleague；　saying；　〃Sima　Yi　spoke　well。　If　you　delay；　Zhuge　Liang　will　have　bee　top　minister；　while　Guan　Yu；　Zhang　Fei；　and　the　other　bold　warriors　will　be　at　the　head　of　the　army。　If　the　people　of　Shu　once　settle　down；　and　the　points　of　vantage　are　held；　you　will　not　be　able　to　overe　them。〃

Cao　Cao　replied；　〃My　soldiers　have　marched　far　and　suffered　much。　Beside　we　must　show　pity。〃

Wherefore　he　rested　his　army　for　a　time。

Meanwhile　the　p