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spect。〃

Liu　Biao　replied；　〃You　go　to　the　capital　and　see　how　things　tend。　That　will　help　me　to　decide。〃

Han　Song　said；　〃The　positions　of　master　and　servant　are　clearly　defined。　Now　I　am　your　man　prepared　to　go　all　lengths　for　you　and　obey　you　to　the　last；　whether　in　serving　the　Emperor　or　in　following　Cao　Cao。　But　lest　there　should　be　any　doubt　you　must　remember　that　if　the　Emperor　gives　me　any　office；　then　I　shall　bee　his　servant　and　shall　not　be　ready　to　face　death　for　you。〃

〃You　go　and　find　out　what　you　can。　I　have　ideas　in　my　mind。〃

So　Han　Song　took　his　leave　and　went　to　the　capital；　where　he　saw　Cao　Cao。　Cao　Cao　gave　him　rank　and　made　him　Governor　of　Lingling。

Adviser　Xun　Yu　remonstrated；　saying；　〃This　man　came　to　spy　out　how　things　were　moving。　He　has　done　nothing　to　deserve　reward；　and　yet　you　give　him　an　office　like　this。　There　were　no　such　suspicious　rumors　connected　with　poor　Mi　Heng；　and　yet　you　sent　him　off　and　would　never　test　his　power。〃

〃Mi　Heng　shamed　me　too　deeply　before　all　the　world。　I　am　going　to　borrow　Liu　Biao's　hand　to　remove　him。　And　you　need　say　no　more；〃　said　Cao　Cao。

Then　Cao　Cao　sent　Han　Song　back　to　his　former　master　to　tell　him　what　had　happened。　Han　Song　came　and　was　full　of　praise　for　the　virtues　of　the　court　and　was　keen　on　persuading　Liu　Biao　to　espouse　that　side。

Then　Liu　Biao　suddenly　turned　angry；　charged　him　with　treachery；　put　him　in　prison；　and　threatened　him　with　death。

〃You　turn　your　back　on　me；〃　cried　Han　Song。　〃I　did　not　betray　you。〃

Kuai　Liang　remarked；　〃Han　Song　had　foretold　this　possibility　before　he　left。　It　is　only　what　he　expected。〃

Liu　Biao；　who　was　just　and　reasonable；　went　no　further。

Presently　came　the　news　that　Mi　Heng　had　been　put　t