Qin　had　no　sincere　intention　to　rebel；　but　was　led　astray　by　Guanqiu　Jian。　If　you　will　let　me　go　and　speak　with　him；　he　will　e　over　to　you　at　once。〃

Sima　Shi　said　he　might　go　to　try；　and　Yin　Damu　put　on　his　armor　and　rode　after　Wen　Qin。　By　and　by　he　got　near　enough　to　shout。

〃Do　you　not　recognize　me？　I　am　Yin　Damu。〃

Wen　Qin　stopped　and　looked　back。

Yin　Damu　removed　his　helmet　that　his　face　might　be　clearly　seen；　and　said；　〃O　Imperial　Protector；　why　can　you　not　bear　up　for　a　few　days？〃

Yin　Damu　implied　that　Sima　Shi　was　very　near　death；　and　he　wished　Wen　Qin　to　remain　at　hand。　But　Wen　Qin　did　not　understand。　He　abused　Yin　Damu　and　even　threatened　that　the　bowmen　should　shoot；　and　Yin　Damu　could　only　sorrowfully　turn　away。

When　Wen　Qin　reached　Shouchun　and　found　it　occupied　by　Zhuge　Dan；　he　tried　for　Xiangcheng。　But　three　armies　under　Hu　Zun；　Wang　Ji；　and　Deng　Ai　came　up　and　attacked　at　once　so　that　it　seemed　impossible　that　his　army　could　hold　out　long。　So　he　decided　to　flee　to　Wu　and　serve　Sun　Jun。

Guanqiu　Jian；　then　behind　the　walls　of　Xiangcheng；　heard　that　Shouchun　had　fallen；　that　his　fellow…conspirator　Wen　Qin　had　failed　and；　with　three　armies　against　his　city；　knew　that　his　case　was　desperate。　He　mustered　all　the　forces　in　the　city　and　marched　out　to　try　his　fortune。

As　he　went　forth；　he　fell　in　with　Deng　Ai。　He　bade　Ge　Yong　go　out　to　fight；　but　Ge　Yong　fell　in　the　first　encounter；　cut　down　by　Deng　Ai　himself。　The　enemy　came　on　in　force。　Guanqiu　Jian　fought　gallantly；　but　his　army　fell　into　confusion。　Then　two　other　armies　under　Wang　Ji　and　Hu　Zun　came　up；　and　he　was　pletely　surrounded。　Nothing　could　be　done；　and　he　fled　from　the　field　with　a　dozen　riders　and　made　for　Shenxian。

Here　Governor　Song　Bai