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〃These are not gifts to engage your services; but mere proof of my regard;〃 said Liu Bei。
Then the presents were accepted。 They all remained that night at the farm。 Next day Zhuge Jun returned; and his brother said to him; 〃Uncle Liu Bei has e thrice to see me; and now I must go with him。 Keep up the farm in my absence and do not let the place go to ruin。 As soon as my work is acplished; I will certainly return。〃
Then; turning from his humble home;
He thought of peaceful days to e;
When he should take the homeward way
And never beyond the valley stray。
But duty kept him in the west;
And there he found his place of rest。
An old poem may be quoted here:
The Founder of Han seized his gleaming blade
And at Mangdang Hills the blood of the white snake flowed。
He conquered Qin; destroyed Chu; and entered Xianyang。
After two centuries of rule the line was near broken;
But Liu Xiu restored the glory at Capital Luoyang。
And his children occupied the throne
Till decay began in the days of Huan and Ling。
The Emperor Xian removed the capital to Xuchang;
And; within the four seas; all was confusion。
Bold spirits started up in fierce contention。
Cao Cao; seized the favorable moment
And the imperial authority passed into his hands。
While the Suns made to themselves
A glorious heritage at the Great River;
Solitary and poor; Liu Bei wandered from place to place;
Till he found a haven in Xinye。
Sorely distressed he was at the sorrows of the people;
But Sleeping Dragon conceived a noble ambition;
Within his breast were thoughts
Of great things to be acplished by force of arms。
Then; bec