e；　〃You　exasperated　literally　to　death　the　man　whose　body　lies　up　there。　To　e　here　as　a　mourner　is　an　open　insult　to　the　South　Land。　It　is　as　good　as　to　say　they　have　no　other　left。〃

Zhuge　Liang　turned　to　look；　and　he　saw　it　was　no　other　than　Pang　Tong；　or　the　Young　Phoenix。　Then　Zhuge　Liang　laughed　in　his　turn；　and　they　two　hand　in　hand　went　down　into　the　ship；　where　they　talked　heart　to　heart　for　a　long　time。

Before　leaving；　Zhuge　Liang　gave　his　friend　a　letter　and　said；　〃I　do　not　think　that　Sun　Quan　will　use　you　as　you　merit。　If　you　find　life　here　distasteful；　then　you　may　e　to　Jingzhou　and　help　to　support　my　master。　He　is　liberal　and　virtuous　and　will　not　disdain　what　you　have　spent　your　life　in　learning。〃

Then　they　parted；　and　Zhuge　Liang　went　alone　to　Jingzhou。

Lu　Su　had　the　coffin　of　Zhou　Yu　taken　to　Wuhu；　where　Sun　Quan　received　it　with　sacrifices　and　lamentations。　The　dead　leader　was　buried　in　his　native　place。

Zhou　Yu's　family　consisted　of　two　sons　and　a　daughter；　the　children　being　named　Zhou　Xun；　Zhou　Yin；　and　Zhou　Ying。　Sun　Quan　treated　them　with　generosity　and　tenderness。

Lu　Su　was　not　satisfied　that　he　was　the　fittest　successor　to　his　late　chief　and　said；　〃Zhou　Yu　was　not　right　in　remending　me；　for　I　have　not　the　requisite　ability　and　am　unfitted　for　this　post。　But　I　can　mend　to　you　a　certain　able　man；　conversant　with　all　knowledge；　and　a　most　capable　strategist；　not　inferior　to　the　old　Guan　Zhong　or　Yue　Yi；　one　whose　plans　are　as　good　as　those　of　Sun　Zi　and　Wu　Qi；　the　most　famous　masters　of　the　Art　of　War。　Zhou　Yu　often　took　his　advice；　and　Zhuge　Liang　believes　in　him。　And　he　is　at　hand。〃

This　was　good　news　for　Sun　Quan；　who　asked　the　man's　name；　and　when　he　heard　it　was　Pang　Tong　or　Young　Phoenix；　he　repl