w　did　he　begin　his　great　achievement？〃　said　the　Emperor。

〃Your　Majesty　is　pleased　to　joke　with　thy　servant；〃　said　Dong　Cheng；　rather　startled　at　the　question。　〃Who　does　not　know　the　deeds　of　the　Sacred　Ancestor？　He　began　life　as　a　minor　official　in　Sishang。　There　gripping　his　sword；　he　slew　a　white　serpent；　the　beginning　of　his　struggle　for　the　right。　Speedily　he　mastered　the　empire：　In　three　years　had　destroyed　Qin　and；　in　five；　also　Chu。　Thus　he　set　up　a　dynasty　that　shall　endure　forever！〃

〃Such　heroic　forefathers！　Such　weakling　descendants！　How　sad　it　is！〃　said　the　Emperor。

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang；　aka　Zhang　Zifang；　the　master　strategist　for　Liu　Bang。　His　family　had　served　the　state　of　Han　as　chief　ministers　during　the　Warring　States　period。　It　is　said　that　he　received　the　strategy　book　of　Lu　Wang　from　a　mysterious　old　man。　When　he　was　young；　Zhang　Liang　plotted　to　assasinate　the　First　Emperor；　but　failed。　He　later　rebeled　against　Qin。　Joined　Liu　Bang　（BC　206）　to　fight　against　Qin　and　then　Chu。　Remended　Han　Xin　to　Liu　Bang。　Zhang　Liang's　insights　had　earned　him　the　name　〃The　Teacher　of　Emperor〃。　After　Liu　Bang　won　the　empire；　Zhang　Liang　was　enobled　as　Lord　of　Liu；　but　did　not　take　office；　instead　he　resigned　from　political　life　and　traveled。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Xiao　He　（BC　？…193）　a　close　adviser　of　Liu　Bang。　He　and　Liu　Bang　had　been　friends　in　their　native　Pei；　where　Liu　Bang　later　held　a　minor　office。　Remended　Han　Xin　to　Liu　Bang。　Became　Han's　prime　minister。　Enobled　as　the　Lord　of　Cuo。　。。。。。

Pointing　to　the　portraits　right　and　left；　he　continued；　〃Are　not　these　two　Zhang　Liang*；　Lord　of　Liu；　and　Xiao　He*；　Lord　of　Cuo？〃

〃Certainly。　The　Supreme　Ancestor　was　greatly　assisted　by　these　two。〃

The　Emperor　glanced　right　and　left。　His　attenda