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great　effort；　both　leaders　and　led　are　weary　and　unfit　for　immediate　service。　Therefore　of　this　army　twenty　thousand　Wei　troops　should　be　left　west　of　Longyou；　and　with　them　twenty　thousand　Shu　troops；　to　be　employed　in　boiling　salt　so　as　to　improve　the　finances。　Moreover；　ships　should　be　built　ready　for　an　expedition　down　the　river。　When　these　preparations　shall　be　plete；　then　send　an　envoy　into　Wu　to　lay　before　its　ruler　the　truth　about　its　position。　It　is　possible　that　matters　may　be　settled　without　any　fighting。

〃Further；　generous　treatment　of　Liu　Shan　will　tend　to　weaken　Sun　Xiu；　but　if　Liu　Shan　be　removed　to　Luoyang；　the　people　of　Wu　will　be　perplexed　and　doubtful　about　what　may　happen　to　them；　and　they　will　not　be　amenable。　Therefore　it　seems　the　most　fitting　to　leave　the　late　Ruler　of　Shu　here。　Next　year；　in　the　winter　season；　he　might　be　removed　to　the　capital。　For　the　present　I　would　remend　that　he　be　created　Prince　of　Fufeng；　and　granted　a　sufficient　revenue　and　suitable　attendants。　His　sons　also　should　receive　ducal　rank。　In　this　way　would　be　demonstrated　that　favorable　treatment　follows　upon　submission。　Such　a　course　would　inspire　fear　of　the　might　of　Wei　and　respect　for　its　virtue；　and　the　result　will　be　all　that　could　be　desired。〃

Reading　this　memorial；　the　thought　entered　the　mind　of　Sima　Zhao　that　Deng　Ai　was　exaggerating　his　own　importance；　wherefore　he　first　wrote　a　private　letter　and　sent　it　by　the　hand　of　Wei　Guan　to　Deng　Ai　and　then　caused　the　Ruler　of　Wei　to　issue　an　edict　promoting　Deng　Ai。　The　edict　ran　thus：

〃General　Deng　Ai　has　performed　a　glorious　exploit；　penetrating　deeply　into　a　hostile　country　and　reducing　to　submission　a　usurping　potentate。　This　task　has　been　quickly　performed：　The　clouds　of　war　have　already　roll