ole　reason。〃

Zong　Yu　bowed　and　thanked　the　Ruler　of　Wu。

〃I　would　not　go　back　upon　the　pledge　between　us；〃　said　Sun　Quan。

Zong　Yu　said；　〃I　have　been　sent　to　inform　you　of　the　mourning　for　the　late　Prime　Minister。〃

Sun　Quan　took　up　a　gold…tipped　arrow　and　snapped　it　in　twain；　saying；　〃If　I　betray　my　oath；　may　my　posterity　be　cut　off！〃

Then　the　Ruler　of　Wu　dispatched　an　envoy　with　incense　and　silk　and　other　gifts　to　be　offered　in　sacrifice　to　the　dead　in　the　land　of　Shu。

Zong　Yu　and　the　envoy　took　leave　of　the　Ruler　of　Wu　and　journeyed　to　Chengdu；　where　they　went　to　the　Latter　Ruler。

Zong　Yu　made　a　memorial；　saying；　〃The　Ruler　of　Wu　has　wept　for　our　Prime　Minister　and　put　his　court　into　mourning。　The　increased　garrison　at　Baqiu　is　intended　to　safeguard　us　from　Wei；　lest　they　take　the　occasion　of　a　public　sorrow　to　attack。　And　in　token　of　his　pledge；　the　Ruler　of　Wu　broke　an　arrow　in　twain。〃

The　Latter　Ruler　was　pleased　and　rewarded　Zong　Yu。　Moreover；　the　envoy　of　Wu　was　generously