Having　received　their　orders；　each　returned　to　his　mand　and　busied　himself　in　preparation。　Cheng　Zi；　the　son　of　Cheng　Pu；　returned　and　told　his　father　what　arrangements　had　been　made；　and　Cheng　Pu　was　amazed　at　Zhou　Yu's　skill。

Said　he；　〃I　have　always　despised　Zhou　Yu　as　a　mere　student　who　would　never　be　a　general；　but　this　shows　that　he　has　a　leader's　talent。　I　must　support　him。〃

So　Cheng　Pu　went　over　to　the　quarters　of　the　mander…in…Chief　and　confessed　his　fault。　He　was　received　kindly　and　all　was　over。

Next　Zhou　Yu　sent　for　Zhuge　Jin　and　said　to　him；　〃Evidently　your　brother　is　a　genius；　a　man　born　to　be　a　king's　counselor。　Why　then　does　he　serve　Liu　Bei？　Now　that　he　is　here；　I　wish　you　to　use　every　effort　to　persuade　him　to　stay　with　us。　Thus　our　lord　would　gain　able　support　and　you　two　brothers　would　be　together；　which　would　be　pleasant　for　you　both。　I　wish　yo