t　afraid　of　that。　After　my　death　the　government　will　be　in　your　hands；　and　you　must　be　doubly　careful。〃

Sima　Yi　passed　away　even　as　he　said　these　last　words。　The　sons　informed　the　Ruler　of　Wei；　who　conferred　high　honors　upon　the　dead　and　advanced　his　sons；　Sima　Shi　to　the　rank　of　Regent　Marshal　with　the　leadership　of　the　Chairs　of　the　Boards；　and　Sima　Zhao　to　the　rank　of　mander　of　the　Flying　Cavalry。

Meanwhile　in　the　South　Land；　the　Ruler　of　Wu；　Sun　Quan；　had　named　his　son　Sun　Deng　as　his　heir。　His　mother　was　Lady　Xu。　But　Sun　Deng　died　in　the　fourth　year　of　the　Red　Crow　Era　（AD　241）。　So　the　second　son　Sun　He　was　chosen　his　successor。　His　mother　was　Lady　Wang。　A　quarrel　arose　between　Sun　He　and　Princess　Quan；　who　maligned　him　and　intrigued　against　him；　so　that　he　was　set　aside。　Sun　He　died　of　mortification。　Then　the　third　son　Sun　Liang　was　named　the　Heir　Apparent。　His　mother　was　Lady　Pan。

At　this　time　old　officials　like　Lu　Xun　and　Zhuge　Jin　were　dead；　and　the　business　of　the　government；　great　and　small；　was　in　the　hands　of　Zhuge　Ke；　son　of　Zhuge　Jin。

In　the　first　year　of　Grand　Beginning　Era　（AD　251）；　on　the　first　of　the　eighth　month；　a　great　storm　passed　over　Wu。　The　waves　rose　to　a　great　height；　and　the　water　stood　eight　feet　deep　over　the　low…lying　lands。　The　pines　and　cypresses；　which　grew　at　the　cemetery　of　the　Imperial　Ancestors　of　Wu；　were　uprooted　and　carried　to　the　South　Gate　of　Jianye；　where　they　stuck；　roots　upward；　in　the　road。

Sun　Quan　was　frightened　and　fell　ill。　In　the　early　days　of　the　next　year　his　illness　became　serious；　whereupon　he　called　in　Imperial　Guardian　Zhuge　Ke　and　Regent　Marshal　Lu　Dai　to　hear　the　declaration　of　his　last　wishes。　Soon　after　he　died；　at　the　age　of　seventy…one。　He　had　reigned　for　twenty…four　year