and　asked；　〃O　Imperial　Guardian；　why　are　you　turning　back？〃

〃I　feel　unwell　and　cannot　see　the　Emperor　today；〃　replied　Zhuge　Ke。

They　replied；　〃This　court　is　appointed　to　be　held　especially　to　do　honor　to　you　and　the　army。　You　have　not　yet　reported；　and　there　is　a　banquet　for　you。　You　may　be　ill；　but　you　really　must　go　to　court。〃

Zhuge　Ke　yielded；　and　once　more　set　his　face　toward　the　Palace。　Sun　Jun　and　Teng　Yin　went　with　him；　and　his　friend　Zhang　Yue　followed。　The　banquet　was　spread　when　he　arrived；　and　after　he　had　made　his　obeisance　he　went　to　his　place。

When　the　wine　was　brought　in；　Zhuge　Ke；　thinking　it　might　be　poisoned；　excused　himself　from　drinking；　saying；　〃I　am　currently　ill；　and　I　cannot　drink　wine。〃

〃Will　you　have　some　of　the　medicated　wine　brought　from　your　own　residence？〃　said　Sun　Jun。

〃Yes；　I　could　drink　that；〃　replied　he。