wn　as　courteous　to　the　wise　and　condescending　to　scholars；　so　that　they　flock　to　you　as　the　waters　flow　to　the　east　sea；　and　that　certainly　you　would　show　kindness　to　one　of　the　same　ancestry。　Wherefore　he　has　sent　me　to　explain　matters　and　request　your　mands。〃

〃He　is　my　brother；〃　said　Liu　Biao；　〃and　I　have　long　desired　to　see　him；　but　no　opportunity　has　occurred。　I　should　be　very　happy　if　he　would　e。〃

Cai　Mao；　who　was　sitting　by；　here　broke　in；　〃No；　no！　Liu　Bei　first　followed　Lu　Bu；　then　he　served　Cao　Cao；　and　next　he　joined　himself　to　Yuan　Shao。　And　he　stayed　with　none　of　these；　so　that　you　can　see　what　manner　of　man　he　is。　If　he　es　here；　Cao　Cao　will　assuredly　e　against　us　and　fight。　Better　cut　off　this　messenger's　head　and　send　it　as　an　offering　to　Cao　Cao；　who　would　reward　you　well　for　the　service。〃

Sun　Qian　sat