ince　submission　means　peace；　I　have　decided　to　advise　our　lord　to　write　and　offer　surrender。〃

〃But　you　are　wrong！〃　stammered　Lu　Su。　〃This　country　has　been　under　the　same　rule　for　three　generations　and　cannot　be　suddenly　abandoned　to　some　other。　Our　late　lord　Sun　Ce　said　that　you　were　to　be　consulted　on　matters　beyond　the　border；　and　we　depended　upon　you　to　keep　the　country　as　secure　and　solid　as　the　Taishan　Mountains。　Now　you　adopt　the　view　of　the　weaklings　and　propose　to　yield！　I　cannot　believe　you　mean　it。〃

Replied　Zhou　Yu；　〃The　six　territories　contain　countless　people。　If　I　am　the　means　of　bringing　upon　them　the　misery　of　war；　they　will　hate　me。　So　I　have　decided　to　advise　submission。〃

〃But　do　you　not　realize　our　lord's　might　and　the　strength　of　our　country？　If　Cao　Cao　does　attack；　it　is　very　uncertain　that　he　will　realize　his　desire。〃

The　two　wrangled　for　a　long　time；　while　Zhuge　Liang　sat　smiling　with　folded　arms。

Presently　Zhou　Yu　asked；　〃Why　do　you　smile　thus；　Master？〃

And　Zhuge　Liang　replied；　〃I　am　smiling　at　no　other　than　your　opponent　Lu　Su；　who　knows　nothing　of　the　affairs　of　the　day。〃

〃Master；〃　said　Lu　Su；　〃what　do　you　mean？〃

〃Why；　this　intention　to　submit　is　perfectly　reasonable。　It　is　the　one　proper　thing。〃

〃There！〃　exclaimed　Zhou　Yu。　〃Zhuge　Liang　knows　the　times　perfectly　well；　and　he　agrees　with　me。〃

〃But；　both　of　you；　why　do　you　say　this？〃　said　Lu　Su。

Said　Zhuge　Liang；　〃Cao　Cao　is　an　excellent　mander；　so　good　that　no　one　dares　oppose　him。　Only　very　few　have　ever　attempted　it；　and　they　have　been　exterminated………the　world　knows　them　no　more。　The　only　exception　is　Liu　Bei；　who　did　not　understand　the　conditions　and　vigorously　contended　against　him；　with　the　result　that　he　is　now　at