the　five　he　said；　〃We　require　ten　for　this　business；　and　we　can　acplish　our　design。〃

〃We　cannot　get　many　true　and　loyal　people。　One　of　the　wrong　sort　will　spoil　all；〃　said　Dong　Cheng。

Ma　Teng　told　them　to　bring　in　the　list　of　officials。　He　read　on　till　he　came　to　the　name　Liu；　of　the　imperial　clan；　when　clapping　his　hands　he　cried；　〃Why　not　consult　him？〃

〃Whom？〃　cried　they　altogether。

Ma　Teng　very　slowly　and　deliberately　spoke　his　name。

To　a　very　trusty　servant　es　an　Emperor's　decree；

And　a　scion　of　the　ruling　house　can　prove　his　loyalty。

If　the　readers　turns　to　the　next　chapter；　they　will　see　whom　Ma　Teng　talked　about。

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Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　21

Chapter　21

In　A　Plum　Garden；　Cao　Cao　Discusses　Heroes；

Using　The　Host's　Forces；　Guan　Yu　Takes　Xuzhou。

〃Who　is　it？〃　was　the　question　on　the　lips　of　the　conspirators。

Ma　Teng's　reply　was；　〃The　Imperial　Protector　of　Yuzhou；　Liu　Bei。　He　is　here　and　we　will　ask　him　to　help。〃

〃Though　he　is　an　uncle　of　the　Emperor；　he　is　at　present　a　partisan　of　our　enemy；　and　he　will　not　join；〃　said　Dong　Cheng。

〃But　I　saw　something　at　the　hunt；〃　said　Ma　Teng。　〃When　Cao　Cao　advanced　to　acknowledge　the　congratulations　due　to　the　Emperor；　Liu　Bei's　sworn　brother　Guan　Yu　was　behind　him；　and　grasped　his　sword　as　if　to　cut　down　Cao　Cao。　However；　Liu　Bei　signed　to　him　to　hold　his　hand　and　Guan　Yu　did。　Liu　Bei　would　willingly　destroy　Cao　Cao；　only　he　thinks　Cao　Cao's　teeth　and　claws　are　too　many。　You　must　ask　Liu　Bei；　and　he　will　surely　consent。〃

Here　Wu　Shi　urged　caution；　saying；　〃Do　not　go　too　fast。　Let　us　consider　the　thing　most　carefully。〃

They　dispersed。　Next　day　after　dar