to　any　person　of　antiquity。〃

A　banquet　was　ordered；　and　while　it　was　being　prepared　the　host　talked　of　affairs　in　Capital　Luoyang。

Said　Jiang　Wei；　〃The　Simas　are　now　most　powerful　and　in　a　position　to　carry　out　any　scheme　they　planned。　Think　you　that　they　have　any　intentions　against　Shu？〃

〃The　old　traitor　has　enough　to　do　with　his　rebellion；　he　has　no　leisure　to　trouble　about　any　outside　matters。　However；　two　other　young　leaders　in　Wei　have　lately　e　to　the　front；　and　if　Sima　Yi　sent　them　against　Shu　and　Wu；　it　might　go　ill　with　you　both。〃

〃And　who　are　these　two？〃

〃One　is　named　Zhong　Hui；　a　man　of　Changsha。　He　is　a　son　of　the　former　Imperial　Guardian　Zhong　Yao。　As　a　mere　boy　he　was　noted　for　being　bold　and　smart。　His　father　used　to　take　him　and　his　brother；　Zhong　Yu；　to　court。　Zhong　Hui　was　seven　and　his　brother　a　year　older。　Emperor　Pi　noticed　one　day　that　the　elder　boy　was　sweating　and　asked　him　the　reason。　Zhong　Yu　replied；　'Whenever　I　am　frightened；　the　sweat　pours　out。'　Then　Emperor　Pi　said　to　the　other　boy；　'You　do　not　seem　frightened。'　And　Zhong　Hui　replied；　'I　am　so　frightened　that　the　sweat　cannot　e　out。'　The　Emperor　was　discerned　the　extraordinary　ability　of　the　boy。　A　little　later　Zhong　Hui　was　always　studying　books　on　war　and　tactics；　and　became　an　able　strategist；　so　that　he　won　admiration　from　both　Sima　Yi　and　Jiang　Ji。　Zhong　Hui　is　being　a　secretary　in　the　Palace。

〃The　second　man　is　Deng　Ai　from　Yiyang。　He　was　left　an　orphan　very　early；　but　he　was　ambitious　and　enterprising。　If　he　saw　lofty　mountains　or　wide　marshes；　he　always　looked　for　those　points　where　soldiers　might　be　stationed　or　depots　of　provisions　made　or　bustibles　laid。　People　ridiculed　him；　but　Sima　Yi　saw　there　was　much　to　admire　and　employed　the　young