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s　Ministers　of　Han；　and　on　the　other　we　should　be　together　as　people　of　the　same　flesh　and　blood　should　be。　Thus　love　and　duty　would　both　receive　their　proper　meed。　What　do　you　think　of　it；　my　brother？〃

〃I　came　to　persuade　him　and　lo！　It　is　I　who　is　being　talked　over；〃　thought　Zhuge　Jin。

He　had　no　fitting　reply　to　make；　so　he　rose　and　took　his　leave。　Returning　to　Zhou　Yu；　he　related　the　story　of　the　interview。

〃What　do　you　think？〃　asked　Zhou　Yu。

〃General　Sun　Quan　has　treated　me　with　great　kindness；　and　I　could　not　turn　my　back　on　him；〃　replied　Zhuge　Jin。

〃Since　you　decide　to　remain　loyal；　there　is　no　need　to　say　much。　I　think　I　have　a　plan　to　win　over　your　brother。〃

The　wisest　people　see　eye　to　eye；

For　each　but　sees　the　right；

But　should　their　several　interests　clash；

They　all　the　fiercer　fight。

The　means　by　which　Zhou　Yu　tried　to　get　the　support　of　Zhuge　Liang　will　be　described　in　the　next　chapter。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　45　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　45

Chapter　45

At　The　Three　Gorges；　Cao　Cao　Loses　Soldiers；

In　The　Gathering　Of　Heroes；　Jiang　Gan　Is　Trapped。

Zhou　Yu　was　very　annoyed　by　the　words　of　Zhuge　Jin；　and　a　fierce　hatred　for　Zhuge　Liang　took　root　in　his　heart。　He　nourished　a　secret　resolve　to　make　away　with　Zhuge　Liang。　He　continued　his　preparations　for　war；　and　when　the　troops　were　all　mustered　and　ready；　he　went　in　for　a　farewell　interview　with　his　lord。

〃You　go　on　first；　Noble　Sir；〃　said　Sun　Quan。　〃I　will　then　march　to　support　you。〃

Zhou　Yu　took　his　leave　and　then；　with　Cheng　Pu　and　Lu　Su；　marched　out　with　the　army。　He　invited　Zhuge　Liang　to　acpany　the　expedition；　and　when　Zhuge　Liang　cheerfully　accepted；