ad　entered。　Sima　Yi　went　in　and　was　received　with　great　respect；　the　people　burning　incense　as　he　passed。　He　went　to　the　residence；　and　then　the　whole　of　the　Gongsun　Yuan's　clan；　and　all　who　had　assisted　in　his　rising；　were　beheaded。　They　counted　heads　to　the　number　of　seventy。

The　city　taken　and　the　rebels　destroyed；　Sima　Yi　issued　a　proclamation　in　order　to　restore　confidence　among　the　people。

Certain　persons　told　him；　〃Jia　Fan　and　Lun　Zhi　had　been　against　the　revolt　and　had　therefore　suffered　death。〃

So　Sima　Yi　honored　their　tombs　and　conferred　ranks　upon　their　children。　The　contents　of　the　treasury　were　distributed　among　the　soldiers　as　rewards；　and　then　the　army　marched　back　to　Luoyang。

One　night　the　Ruler　of　Wei　was　suddenly　awakened　by　a　chill　blast　that　extinguished　all　the　lights；　but　he　saw　the　form　of　the　late　Empress　Mao；　with　a　score　or　two　of　other　Palace　attendants；　ing　toward　the　bed　whereon　he　lay；　and　as　they　approached　they　demanded　his　life。　He　was　very　frightened　and　fell　ill　so　that　he　was　like　to　die。

So　the　two　officers；　Liu　Fang　and　Sun　Zu；　were　set　over　the　privy　council；　and　he　summoned　his　brother　Cao　Yu；　the　Prince　of　Yan；　to　the　capital　to　make　him　Regent　Marshal　to　assist　the　Heir　Apparent；　Cao　Fang。　However；　Cao　Yu　being　modest　and　retiring　by　nature；　declined　these　high　offices　and　their　responsibilities。

The　Ruler　of　Wei　then　turned　to　his　two　confidants；　Liu　Fang　and　Sun　Zu；　inquired　of　them；　saying；　〃Who　of　the　family　is　a　suitable　person　to　support　the　Heir　Apparent？〃

As　Liu　Fang　and　Sun　Zu　had　both　received　many　favors　from　Cao　Zhen；　they　replied；　〃None　is　so　fit　as　Cao　Shuang；　the　son　of　Cao　Zhen。〃

The　Ruler　of　Wei　approved　their　choice；　and　thus　Cao　Shuang　became　a　great　pers