nd　upright　in　heart；　noble　and　spiritual　by　nature；　your　life　has　been　but　three　decades；　but　your　fame　will　endure　for　ages。

〃I　mourn　for　your　affection。　My　bowels　writhe　with　sorrow；　and　my　deep…seated　sadness　will　never　cease。　The　very　heavens　are　darkened；　the　army　is　sad；　your　lord　sheds　tears；　your　friends　weep　floods。

〃Scanty　of　ability　am　I；　yet　even　of　me　you　begged　plans　and　sought　schemes　to　aid　the　South　Land　to　repulse　Cao　Cao；　to　restore　the　Hans　and　fort　the　Lius。　But　with　you　as　the　firm　corner　stone　and　your　perfect　dispositions；　could　the　final　result　cause　any　anxiety？

〃Alas；　my　friend！　The　quick　and　the　dead　are　ever　separate；　they　mingle　never。　If　in　the　deep　shades　spirits　have　understanding；　you　now　read　my　inmost　heart；　yet　hereafter　there　will　be　none　on　earth　to　prehend。

〃Alas；　the　pain！

〃Deign　to　accept　this　my　sacrifice。〃

The　sacrifice　finished；　Zhuge　Liang　bowed　to　the　ground　and　keened　while　his　tears　gushed　forth　in　floods。　He　was　deeply　moved。

Those　who　stood　on　guard　by　the　bier　said　one　to　another；　〃People　lied　when　they　said　these　two　were　enemies。　Look　at　the　sincerity　shown　in　sacrifice。〃

And　Lu　Su　was　particularly　affected　by　the　display　of　feeling　and　thought；　〃Plainly　Zhuge　Liang　loved　Zhou　Yu　much；　but　Zhou　Yu　was　not　broadminded　enough　and　would　have　done　Zhuge　Liang　to　death。〃

Before　Sleeping　Dragon　emerged　from　his　Nanyang　retreat；

A　brilliant　man　had　descended　upon　this　earth；

Since；　O　Azure　Heaven；　ye　made　Zhou　Yu；

Why　needed　Yellow　Earth　produce　an　Zhuge　Liang？

Lu　Su　gave　a　banquet　for　Zhuge　Liang　after　which　the　guest　left。

Just　as　Zhuge　Liang　was　embarking；　his　arm　was　clutched　by　a　person　in　Taoist　dress　who　said　with　a　smil