d　then　his　friend；　Liu　Ziyang；　wished　to　engage　him　to　go　to　Chaohu　and　join　Zheng　Bao。　However；　he　hesitated　about　that　and　has　not　gone　yet。　You　should　invite　him　without　loss　of　time。〃

Sun　Quan　at　once　sent　Zhou　Yu　to　engage　the　services　of　this　man；　and　Zhou　Yu　set　out。　When　the　obeisance　was　over；　Zhou　Yu　laid　before　Lu　Su　the　inducements　that　his　own　master　held　out。

Lu　Su　replied；　〃I　have　been　engaged　by　Liu　Ziyang　to　go　to　Chaohu；　and　I　am　just　starting　thither。〃

＇e＇　Ma　Yuan　（BC　14…AD　49）　a　general　who　first　served　Wang　Mang；　then　join　Liu　Xiu　in　restoring　Han　Dynasty。　In　his　life　of　career；　Ma　Yuan　contributed　much　to　Liu　Xiu's　success　by　putting　down　rebellions　throughout　the　empire　and　abroad。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Liu　Xiu　（or　Guang　Wu）　（BC　5…AD　57）　（reigned　AD　25…57）　restored　Han　after　Wang　Mang's　usurpation。　The　dynasty　Liu　Xiu　restored　is　also　known　as　Eastern　Han　（capital　in　Luoyang）　or　Latter　Han。　。。。。。

Said　Zhou　Yu；　〃Of　old　Ma　Yuan*　said　to　Liu　Xiu*；　'This　is　an　age　when　not　only　do　princes　select　their　ministers；　but　ministers　must　also　choose　their　princes。'　Now　our　General　Sun　Quan　calls　to　him　the　wise　and　treats　his　officers　well。　Thus　he　engages　the　help　of　the　wonderful　and　gets　the　services　of　the　extraordinary　in　a　way　that　few　others　do。　But　if　you　are　not　engaged　elsewhere；　e　with　me　to　the　South　Land　as　the　best　thing　to　do。〃

Lu　Su　returned　with　Zhou　Yu　and　saw　Sun　Quan；　who　treated　him　with　the　greatest　deference　and　with　him　discussed　affairs　very　fully。　The　conference　proved　so　interesting　that　it　went　on　all　day　and　neither　felt　fatigue。

One　day　at　the　close　of　the　usual　reception；　Sun　Quan　kept　Lu　Su　to　dine　with　him。　They　sat　up　late　and　by　and　by　slept　on　the　same　couch　as　would　the　closest　of　frie