ar　glad　tidings　through　you。〃

Lu　Su　was　really　the　first　of　generous　people。　Seeing　Liu　Bei　in　such　distress；　he　could　do　no　other　than　consent　and　say　he　would　do　so。　Liu　Bei　and　Zhuge　Liang　both　thanked　him　most　cordially；　and　after　a　banquet　the　emissary　went　down　into　his　ship　to　return。

On　the　way　Lu　Su　called　in　to　see　Zhou　Yu　at　Chaisang　and　told　him。

But　Zhou　Yu　stamped　his　foot　with　rage　and　said；　〃My　friend；　you　have　been　fooled　again。　Long　ago　when　Liu　Bei　was　dependent　on　Liu　Biao；　he　always　cherished　the　intention　to　supplant　him。　Think　you　that　he　really　pities　Liu　Zhang？　This　sort　of　evasive　policy　will　certainly　cause　you　much　trouble。　However；　I　have　a　scheme　which　I　think　Zhuge　Liang　will　not　be　able　to　get　the　better　of。　Only　you　will　have　to　make　another　journey。〃

〃I　should　be　pleased　to　hear　your　fine　scheme；〃　said　Lu　Su。

〃Do　not　go　to　see　our　master。　Return　to　Jingzhou　and　say　to　Liu　Bei　that　since　his　family　and　the　Suns　are　related　by　marriage；　they　really　form　but　one　house；　and　since　he　has　qualms　about　attacking　the　west；　we　will　do　it　for　him。　Thus；　the　South　Land　will　march　an　army　under　this　pretext；　but　really　go　to　Jingzhou；　and　we　shall　take　him　unprepared。　The　road　to　the　west　runs　through　his　city；　and　we　will　call　upon　him　for　supplies。　He　will　e　out　to　thank　the　army；　and　we　will　assassinate　him　whereby　we　shall　revenge　ourselves　and　at　the　same　time　remove　a　source　of　future　evil。〃

This　seemed　an　excellent　plan　to　Lu　Su；　and　he　returned　at　once　to　Jingzhou。　Before　receiving　him；　Liu　Bei　talked　over　the　matter　with　his　adviser。

Said　Zhuge　Liang；　〃Lu　Su　has　not　seen　the　Marquis　of　Wu。　He　has　called　in　at　Chaisang；　and　he　and　Zhou　Yu　have　decided　upon　some　scheme；　which　he　is　to　talk