〃Formerly　King　Wen　had　two…thirds　of　the　empire；　and　yet　he　supported　and　served　the　state　of　Yin　to　its　end。　Wherefore　Confucius　called　him　'plete　of　Virtue'。　Emperor　Cao　of　Wei　would　not　replace　the　Hans；　nor　will　I　accept　an　abdication　of　Wei。〃

Those　who　heard　this　felt　that　in　these　words　was　an　implication　that　he　intended　to　place　his　own　son　Sima　Yan　on　the　throne；　and　they　ceased　to　urge　him　to　act。

In　the　sixth　month　of　that　year；　Cao　Huang；　Duke　of　Changdao；　was　raised　to　the　throne　as　Emperor；　the　period…style　being　changed　to　Wonderful　Beginning；　the　first　year　（AD　260）。　Cao　Huang　was　a　son　of　Cao　Yu；　Prince　of　Yan；　and　a　great　grandson　of　Cao　Cao。

＇e＇　Jin　state　occupied　the　western　part　of　the　empire；　in　the　mountainous　area　north　of　the　Yellow　River。　During　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period；　under　the　leadership　of　Duke　Wen　and　his　successors；　Jin　grew　into　a　very　large　state；　which　broke　into　three　states　in　the　Warring　States　period。　。。。。。

Sima　Zhao　was　made　Prime　Minister　and　Duke　of　Jin*。　Beside；　he　received　gifts　of　one　hundred　thousand　gold　coins　and　ten　thousand　rolls　of　silk。　All　the　officers　were　promoted　or　received　honors。

When　these　doings　in　Wei　were　told　in　Shu；　Jiang　Wei　seized　upon　them　as　pretext　for　another　war；　to　punish　Wei　for　the　deposition　of　its　ruler。　So　letters　were　written　calling　upon　Wu　to　help；　and　a　memorial　was　sent　to　the　Throne。　The　army　raised　was　one　hundred　fifty　thousand；　and　there　were　many　carts　with　boxes　made　to　fit　them。　Liao　Hua　and　Zhang　Yi　were　the　Leaders　of　the　Van。　Liao　Hua　was　to　march　to　the　Ziwu　Valley；　and　Zhang　Yi　to　the　Luo　Valley；　while　Jiang　Wei　took　the　Xie　Valley　road。　They　marched　at　the　same　time　and　hastened　toward　Qishan。

Deng　Ai　was　still　on　the　Qishan