e。　Brother；　you　must　reflect　on　these　things。〃

〃Brother；　you　have　spoken　of　three　advantages；　now　I　have　three　conditions。　If　the　Prime　Minister　concede　these；　then　will　I　doff　my　armor。　If　he　refuses；　then　I　prefer　to　be　guilty　of　the　three　faults　and　die。〃

〃Why　should　the　Prime　Minister　not　concede　them？　He　is　most　liberal　and　large　minded。　I　pray　you　let　me　hear　your　conditions。〃

〃The　first　is　that　as　I　and　the　Imperial　Uncle　have　sworn　to　support　the　Hans；　I　now　submit　to　the　Emperor　and　not　to　His　Prime　Minister　Cao　Cao。　The　second　condition　is　that　suitable　provision　be　made　for　the　two　ladies　under　my　care　and　that　no　one　shall　be　allowed　to　approach　them。　The　third　is　that　I　shall　be　allowed　to　set　off　to　rejoin　Uncle　Liu　Bei　so　soon　as　I　shall　hear　where　he　is；　whether　it　be　far　or　near。　I　require　all　these　to　be　satisfied。　Failing　a　single　one；　I　will　not　submit。　Wherefore；　Zhang　Liao；　I　pray　you　hasten　back　and　announce　them。〃

Zhang　Liao　lost　no　time　but　rode　back　to　Cao　Cao。　When　he　spoke　of　Guan　Yu's　intention　to　submit　to　the　Hans　but　not　to　Cao　Cao；　the　latter　laughed；　saying；　〃As　I　am　a　minister　of　Han；　so　am　I　Han。　I　grant　that。〃

Zhang　Liao　then　spoke　of　provision　due　to　their　rank　and　security　from　molestation　for　the　ladies；　to　which　Cao　Cao　replied；　〃I　will　give　them　twice　the　regular　amount　for　an　Uncle　of　the　Emperor。　As　for　securing　them　from　molestation；　that　is　simple。　The　ordinary　domestic　law　is　enough。　Why　should　there　be　any　doubt？〃

Then　said　Zhang　Liao；　〃Whenever　he　shall　get　news　of　the　whereabouts　of　Liu　Bei；　he　must　go　to　him。〃

At　this　Cao　Cao　shook　his　head；　saying；　〃Then　I　am　merely　to　feed　Guan　Yu。　What　is　the　use　of　this？　I　cannot　consent。〃

Zhang　Liao　replied；　〃You　must　know　of