received　him　kindly　and　forted　him　with　a　feast。　At　the　banquet　Guanqiu　Jian　drowned　his　sorrows　in　the　wine　cup　till　he　was　helpless；　when　he　was　slain　by　his　host。　His　head　was　sent　to　the　Wei　army　as　proof　of　his　death；　and　the　rising　came　to　an　end。　Peace　was　restored　in　the　South　of　River　Huai。

Sima　Shi　grew　worse。　Recovery　being　hopeless；　he　called　Zhuge　Dan　to　his　tent　and　gave　him　a　seal　and　conferred　upon　him　the　title　of　General　Who　Conquers　the　East；　with　mand　of　all　the　forces　in　Yangzhou；　and　soon　after　the　army　marched　back　to　Xuchang。

The　sick　man　began　to　have　visions。　Night　after　night　he　was　troubled　by　the　apparitions　of　the　three　courtiers………Zhang　Qi；　Li　Feng；　and　Xiahou　Xuan………he　had　put　to　death；　and　he　knew　that　his　end　was　near。　He　sent　for　his　brother；　Sima　Zhao；　who　came　and　wept　by　his　couch　while　he　listened　to　his　elder　brother's　last　mands。

Said　Sima　Shi；　〃The　responsibility　o