an　infant　in　arms　on　its　mother。　Stop　the　flow　of　milk　and　the　infant　dies。　Why　should　you　hand　the　region　over　to　him？　It　is　nothing　less　than　letting　a　tiger　into　the　sheepfold。〃

Han　Fu　replied；　〃I　am　one　of　the　clients　of　the　Yuan　family；　and　I　know　the　abilities　of　Yuan　Shao；　which　is　far　better　than　mine。　Why　are　you　all　so　jealous？　The　ancients　counseled　yielding　to　the　sage。〃

Geng　Wu　sighed；　〃Jizhou　is　lost！〃

When　the　news　got　abroad；　more　than　thirty　officers　of　Jizhou　left　their　employment　and　the　city。　However；　Geng　Wu　and　Guan　Chun　hid　in　the　suburbs　to　await　the　arrival　of　Yuan　Shao。

＇e＇　Each　region　had　a　capital；　which　was　often　of　the　same　name　with　the　region。

They　had　not　long　to　wait。　Some　days　later；　Yuan　Shao　with　his　soldiers　came；　and　Geng　Wu　and　Guan　Chun　tried　to　assassinate　him　with　knives。　This　attempt　failed。　Yuan　Shao's　generals；　Yan　Liang　and　Wen　Chou；　beheaded　Geng　Wu　and　Guan　Chun　instantly。　Thus　both　of　them　died；　and　the　object　of　their　hatred　entered　Jizhou　City*。

Yuan　Shao's　first　act　was　to　confer　on　Han　Fu　a　high　sounding　title………General　Who　Demonstrates　Grand　and　Vigor　Courage　in　Arms………；　but　the　administration　was　entrusted　to　four　of　Yuan　Shao's　confidants………Tian　Feng；　Ju　Shou；　Xu　You；　and　Peng　Ji………who　speedily　deprived　the　Imperial　Protector　of　all　power。　Full　of　chagrin；　Han　Fu　soon　abandoned　all；　even　his　family；　and　rode　alone　to　take　refuge　with　the　Governor　of　Chenliu；　Zhang　Miao。

Hearing　of　Yuan　Shao's　invasion；　Gongsun　Zan　sent　his　brother；　Gongsun　Yue；　to　see　the　usurper　and　demand　his　share　of　the　region。

〃I　want　to　see　your　elder　brother　himself。　He　and　I　have　things　to　discuss；〃　said　Yuan　Shao。

Thus　Gongsun　Yue　was　sent　back。　But　after　traveling　some　fiftee