fighting；　took　away　his　uncle's　power　and　ruled　the　heritage　of　his　father。　Cao　Rui　conferred　upon　him　the　title　of　General　Who　Wields　Ferocity；　and　made　him　Governor　of　Liaodong。

Then　the　Ruler　of　Wu；　Sun　Quan；　anxious　to　secure　Gongsun　Yuan's　support；　sent　two　envoys；　Zhang　Mi　and　Xu　Yan；　with　gifts　of　gold　and　gems　and　pearls　and　offered　Gongsun　Yuan　the　title　of　Prince　of　Yan。　Fearing　that　the　Middle　Land　would　resent　any　dallying　with　Wu；　Gongsun　Yuan　slew　the　Wu　envoys　and　sent　the　heads　to　the　Ruler　of　Wei。　For　this　proof　of　fealty；　Cao　Rui　gave　him　the　title　of　Grand　General　and　the　Dukedom　of　Yuelang。

However；　Gongsun　Yuan　was　dissatisfied；　and　his　thoughts　turned　toward　independence。　He　took　council　with　his　officers　and　proposed　to　style　himself　Prince　of　Yan　and　to　adopt　a　reign…title　of　Extending　Han；　the　first　year。

One　general；　Jia　Fan；　opposed　this　and　said；　〃My　lord；　the　central　authorities　have　treated　you　well　and　honored　you。　I　fear　that　Sima　Yi　is　too　skillful　a　leader　for　rebellion　to　succeed。　You　see　even　Zhuge　Liang　cannot　defeat　him。　How　much　less　can　you？〃

Gongsun　Yuan's　reply　was　to　condemn　Jia　Fan　to　death。　However；　Adviser　Lun　Zhi　ventured　upon　further　remonstrance。

〃Jia　Fan　spoke　well。　The　Sacred　One　says　that　extraordinary　phenomena　presage　the　destruction　of　a　state。　Now　this　time　portents　are　not　wanting；　and　wonders　have　been　seen。　A　dog；　dressed　in　red　and　wearing　a　turban；　went　up　to　the　roof　and　walking　like　a　man。　Moreover；　while　a　certain　person　living　in　a　village　south　of　the　city　was　cooking　his　food；　he　saw　a　child　in　the　pan；　boiled　to　death。　A　great　cave　opened　near　the　market　place　and　threw　out　a　large；　fleshy　body　pletely　human　save　that　it　lacked　limbs。　Swords　could　not　cut　it；　arrows　co