Cao　Cao　is　very　strong　in　the　east　of　Huashang　Mountains；　and　it　would　be　well　to　associate　him　in　the　government　that　he　might　support　the　ruling　house。〃

The　Emperor　replied；　〃There　was　no　need　to　refer　to　the　matter　again。　Send　a　messenger　when　you　will。〃

So　the　decree　went　forth　and　a　messenger　bore　it　into　the　East　of　Huashang。　Now　when　Cao　Cao　had　heard　that　the　court　had　returned　to　Capital　Luoyang；　he　called　together　his　advisers　to　consult。

＇e＇　Duke　Wen　of　Jin　（reigned　636…628　BC）　was　ruler　of　the　western　state　of　Jin　during　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period。　He　and　his　successors　made　Jin　a　dominant　state　for　nearly　200　years。　。。。。。

＇e＇　The　Qin　Dynasty　ended　in　BC　206。　From　BC　206　to　BC　202；　there　was　actually　no　emperor　in　China；　and　the　principal　event　in　this　period　of　anarchy　was　what　we　call　the　Strife　between　Chu　and　Han。　It　was　a　continuous　conflict　between　Xiang　Yu　and　Liu　Bang；　the　former　a　native　of　Wu；　and　the　latter　of　Pei。　Both　of　them　had　been　lieutenants　under　King　Huai　of　Chu。　This　King；　aka　Emperor　Yi；　was　a　descendant　of　the　old　ruling　house　of　the　state　of　Chu；　and　during　the　troubles　attending　the　breakup　of　the　Qin　empire；　he　setup　a　kingdom　on　the　ruins。　Xiang　Yu　eventually　became　the　leader　of　Chu　army；　and　he　allegedly　had　King　Huai　murdered。　Liu　Bang；　now　a　leader　of　Han　army；　mourned　King　Huai's　death　to　show　his　loyal　heart。

Xun　Yu　laid　the　matter　before　Cao　Cao　and　the　council　thus：　〃Eight　hundred　years　ago；　Duke　Wen　of　Jin　supported　Prince　Xiang　of　the　declining　Zhou　Dynasty；　and　all　the　feudal　lords　backed　Duke　Wen*。　The　Founder　of　the　Hans；　Liu　Bang；　won　the　popular　favor　by　wearing　mourning　for　Emperor　Yi　of　Chu*。　Now　Emperor　Xian　has　been　a　fugitive　on　the　dusty　roads。　To　take　the　lead　in　offering　a