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opulace　of　Yizhou；　having　heard　of　Cao　Cao's　success　in　the　East　River　Land；　concluded　that　the　West　River　Land　would　suffer　next；　and　fear　spread　among　them。　Whereupon　Liu　Bei　called　in　the　Directing　Instructor　and　asked　his　advice。

Zhuge　Liang　replied；　〃I　can　make　Cao　Cao　retreat　of　his　own　accord。〃

〃What　is　that　plan？〃

〃A　part　of　Cao　Cao's　army　is　camped　at　Hefei　because　of　the　fear　of　Sun　Quan。　If　now　we　restore　three　territories　of　Jingzhou………Changsha；　Jiangxia；　and　Guiyang………；　and　send　a　specious　person　to　talk；　we　can　make　Sun　Quan　attack　Hefei；　which　will　lead　to　Cao　Cao　going　southward　and　not　looking　to　the　west。〃

〃Who　is　a　fit　person　for　the　messenger？〃　said　Liu　Bei。

And　Yi　Ji　replied；　〃I　will　go。〃

Liu　Bei；　well…satisfied；　wrote　letters　and　prepared　gifts；　with　which　Yi　Ji　went；　calling　in　at　Jingzhou　City　on　the　way　to　tell　Guan　Yu。　Then　he　went　on　to　the　capital　city　of　Jianye　and　saw　Sun　Quan。

After　the　greetings；　Sun　Quan　asked；　〃On　what　business　do　you　e？〃

Yi　Ji　replied；　〃On　a　former　occasion　Zhuge　Jin　would　have　had　the　three　territories　of　Changsha；　Lingling；　and　Guiyang；　but　for　the　absence　of　the　Directing　Instructor；　which　prevented　the　actual　transfer。　Now　I　am　the　bearer　of　letters　giving　Changsha；　Guiyang；　and　Jiangxia　back　to　you。　Liu　Bei　and　Zhuge　Liang　wanted　to　restore　all　the　territories　of　Jingzhou；　including　those　of　Xiangyang；　Nanjun；　and　Lingling。　But　now　that　Cao　Cao　has　got　possession　of　East　River　Land；　there　is　no　place　for　General　Guan　Yu。　Hefei　is　weak；　and　we　hope　you　will　attack　it　so　as　to　make　Cao　Cao　withdraw　to　the　south　and　let　my　master　take　the　East　River　Land；　when　he　will　restore　the　whole　of　the　Jingzhou　Region。〃

〃Go　back　to　the　guest…house；　and　let　me　take