〃You　do　not　distinguish　between　the　wise　and　the　foolish；　which　is　to　have　foul　vision。　You　have　never　read　the　Odes　or　the　Histories；　which　is　to　have　foul　speech。　You　are　deaf　to　honest　words；　which　is　to　have　foul　ears。　You　are　unable　to　reconcile　antiquity　with　today；　which　is　to　be　foul　without。　You　cannot　tolerate　the　nobles；　which　is　to　be　foul　within。　You　harbor　thoughts　of　rebellion；　which　is　to　have　a　foul　heart。　I　am　one　of　the　most　famous　scholars　in　the　empire；　and　you　make　me　a　drummer　boy；　that　is　as　Yang　Huo　belittling　Confucius　or　Zang　Cang　vilifying　Mencius。　You　desire　to　be　chief　and　arbitrator　of　the　great　nobles；　yet　you　treat　me　thus！〃

Now　Kong　Rong　who　had　remended　Mi　Heng　for　employment　was　among　the　guests；　and　he　feared　for　the　life　of　his　friend。　Wherefore　he　tried　to　calm　the　storm。

〃Mi　Heng　is　only　guilty　of　a　misdemeanor；〃　said　Kong　Rong。　〃He　is　not　a　man　likely　to　disturb　your　dreams　like　Fu　Yue；　Illustrious　Sir。〃

Pointing　to　Mi　Heng；　the　Prime　Minister　said；　〃I　will　send　you　to　Jingzhou　as　my　messenger；　and　if　Liu　Biao　surrenders　to　me；　I　will　give　you　a　post　at　court。〃

But　Mi　Heng　was　unwilling　to　go。　So　Cao　Cao　bade　two　of　his　men　prepare　three　horses；　and　they　set　Mi　Heng　on　the　middle　one　and　dragged　him　along　the　road　between　them。

It　is　also　related　that　a　great　number　of　officers　of　all　ranks　assembled　at　the　East　Gate　to　see　the　messenger　start。

Xun　Yu　said；　〃When　Mi　Heng　es；　we　will　not　rise　to　salute　him。〃

So　when　Mi　Heng　came；　dismounted；　and　entered　the　waiting　room；　they　all　sat　stiff　and　silent。　Mi　Heng　uttered　a　loud　cry。

〃What　is　that　for？〃　said　Xun　Yu。

〃Should　not　one　cry　out　when　one　enters　a　coffin？〃　said　Mi　Heng。

〃We　may　be　corpses；〃　shouted　they