city　and　tied　it　to　an　arrow；　which　he　shot　out　among　the　besiegers。　The　soldiers　found　it；　gave　it　to　Xin　Pi　who　took　it　to　his　chief。

Cao　Cao　issued　an　order：　〃The　family　of　the　Yuans　should　be　spared　when　the　city　should　be　taken　and　that　no　one　who　surrendered　should　be　put　to　death。〃

The　next　day　the　soldiers　entered　by　the　west　gate；　opened　for　them　by　Shen　Rong。　Xin　Pi　was　the　first　to　prance　in　on　horseback　and　the　army　followed。

When　Shen　Pei；　who　was　on　the　southeast　of　the　city；　saw　the　enemy　within　the　gates；　he　placed　himself　at　the　head　of　some　horsemen　and　dashed　toward　them。　He　was　met　and　captured　by　Xu　Huang　who　bound　him　and　led　him　outside　the　city。

On　the　road　they　met　Xin　Pi；　who　ground　his　teeth　with　rage　at　the　murderer　of　his　relatives　and　then　struck　the　prisoner　over　the　head　with　his　whip；　crying；　〃Murder！　Blood　drinker！　You　will　meet　your　death！〃

Shen　Pei　retorted；　〃Traitor！　Seller　of　the　city！　I　am　very　sorry　I　was　not　to　have　slain　you　before。〃

When　the　captive　was　taken　into　Cao　Cao's　presence；　Cao　Cao　said；　〃Do　you　know　who　opened　the　gate　to　let　me　in？〃

〃No；　I　know　not。〃

〃It　was　your　nephew　Shen　Rong　who　gave　up　the　gate；〃　said　Cao　Cao。

〃He　was　always　unprincipled；　and　it　has　e　to　this！〃　said　Shen　Pei。

〃The　other　day　when　I　approached　the　city；　why　did　you　shoot　so　hard　at　me？〃

〃I　am　sorry　we　shot　too　little。〃

〃As　a　faithful　adherent　of　the　Yuans；　you　could　do　no　otherwise。　Now　will　you　e　over　to　me？〃

〃Never；　I　will　never　surrender。〃

Xin　Pi　threw　himself　on　the　ground　with　lamentations；　saying；　〃Eighty　of　my　people　murdered　by　this　ruffian。　I　pray　you　slay　him；　O　Prime　Minister！〃

〃Alive；　I　have　served　the　Yuans；〃　said　Shen　Pei；　〃dead