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ther；　Zhuge　Gui；　was　the　Deputy　Governor　of　Taishan　but　died　young；　and　the　young　fellow　went　with　his　uncle　Zhuge　Xuan　to　Jingzhou。　Imperial　Protector　Liu　Biao　was　an　old　friend　of　his　uncle；　and　Zhuge　Liang　became　settled　in　Xiangyang。　Then　his　uncle　died；　and　he　and　his　younger　brother；　Zhuge　Jun；　returned　to　their　farm　in　Nanyang　and　worked　as　farmers。　They　used　to　amuse　themselves　with　the　position　of　songs　in　the　Liangfu　style。

〃On　their　land　was　a　ridge　of　hills　called　the　Sleeping　Dragon；　and　the　elder　of　the　brothers　took　it　as　a　name　and　called　himself　Master　Sleeping　Dragon。　This　is　your　man。　He　is　a　veritable　genius。　You　ought　really　to　visit　him。　And　if　he　will　help　you；　you　need　feel　no　more　anxiety　about　peace　in　the　empire。〃

〃Water　Mirror　spoke　that　time　of　two　persons；　Sleeping　Dragon　and　Young　Phoenix；　and　said　if　only　one　of　them　could　be　got　to　help　me　all　would　be　well。　Surely　he；　whom　you　speak　of；　is　one　of　them。〃

〃Young　Phoenix　is　Pang　Tong　of　Xiangyang；　and　Sleeping　Dragon　is　Zhuge　Liang。〃

Liu　Bei　jumped　with　delight；　〃Now　at　last　I　know　who　the　mysterious　ones　are。　How　I　wish　they　were　here！　But　for　you　I　should　have　still　been　an　unclued　man；〃　said　he。

Someone　has　celebrated　in　verse　this　interview　where　Xu　Shu　from　horseback　remended　Zhuge　Liang：

Liu　Bei　heard　that　his　able　friend

Must　leave　him；　with　saddened　heart；

For　each　to　the　other　had　grown　very　dear；

Both　wept　when　it　came　to　part。

But　the　parting　guest　then　mentioned　a　name

That　echoed　both　loud　and　deep；

Like　a　thunder　clap　in　a　spring…time　sky；

And　there　wakened　a　dragon　from　sleep。

Thus　was　Zhuge　Liang　remended　to　Liu　Bei；　and　Xu　Shu　rode　away。

Now　Liu　Bei　understood　the　speec