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ternal　affairs　were　not　well。

Said　he；　〃The　court　is　sunk　in　dissipation；　and　the　Emperor's　confidence　is　given　to　that　eunuch；　Huang　Hao。　State　affairs　are　neglected　for　pleasure；　which　is　the　Emperor's　sole　aim。　Jiang　Wei　has　led　many　expeditions　and　wasted　the　lives　of　many　soldiers；　so　that　the　state　is　falling。〃

Qiao　Zhou　then　wrote　an　essay　on　〃Enemy　Kingdoms；〃　which　he　sent　to　Jiang　Wei。

＇e＇　King　Wen；　aka　the　Scholar　King；　founder　of　the　Zhou　Dynasty；　father　of　King　Wu。　King　Wen　did　not　actually　founded　the　dynasty；　but　he　laid　the　foundation　for　Zhou。　At　the　end　of　Shang　Dynasty；　the　state　Zhou　of　King　Wen　had　already　possessed　two…thirds　of　the　empire；　but　King　Wen　still　faithfully　served　the　last　emperor　of　Shang。　The　final　conquest　was　pleted　by　King　Wu　and　King　Wu's　brother；　the　Duke　of　Zhou。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Gou　Jian　was　king　of　Yue　during　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period。　Gou　Jian　had　been　defeated　and　humiliated　by　Wu；　but　later　he　was　able　to　fight　back　and　conquer　Wu。　。。。。。

＇e＇　When　facing　the　prospect　of　a　bloody　battle；　Liu　Bang　and　Xiang　Yu　agreed　to　a　truce；　and　they　divided　the　empire　into　two　parts；　each　part　for　one　of　them。　The　Great　Canal　was　the　division　line。

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang　was　Liu　Bang's　master　strategist；　who　helped　Liu　Bang　defeat　Xiang　Yu　and　win　the　empire。　。。。。。

＇e＇　King　Tang　founder　of　the　Shang　Dynasty。　。。。。。

＇e＇　King　Wu；　aka　the　Martial　King；　founded　the　Zhou　Dynasty；　with　the　help　of　the　Duke　of　Zhou；　who　was　his　brother。　。。。。。

〃When　one　asks　by　what　means　the　weak　overcame　the　strong　in　past　times；　the　answer　is　that　those　responsible　for　the　strong　state　made　no　struggle　against　general　laxity；　while　those　in　power　in　a　weak　state　took　careful　steps　for　improvement。　Confusion　fo