olution　of　bonds　should　not　occasion　recrimination；　and　the　dismissed　servant　should　take　leave　without　heart…burning。　I　have　taken　your　orders　many　times；　and　now；　O　Prince；　you　must　act　yourself。　I　write　this　with　extreme　trepidation。〃

But　the　reading　gave　rise　to　great　anger　in　the　breast　of　the　Prince。

〃The　unmerited　fellow！〃　said　he。　〃He　turns　traitor　and　dares　to　insult　me　by　sending　a　letter　of　farewell。〃

Liu　Bei　was　just　giving　orders　to　send　a　force　to　seize　the　deserter；　when　Zhuge　Liang　interposed；　saying；　〃You　had　better　send　Liu　Feng　to　capture　him　and　let　the　two　tigers　worry　each　other　to　weakness。　Whether　Liu　Feng　succeeds　or　fails；　he　will　have　to　e　to　the　capital；　and　you　can　kill　him。　Thus　will　you　cut　off　two　evils。〃

Liu　Bei　took　his　advice。　Orders　were　sent　to　Mianzhu；　and　Liu　Feng　obediently　led　out　his　troops。

Now　Meng　Da　arrived　when　Cao　Pi　was　holding　a　great　council。　When　the　attendants　told　him　that　General　Meng　Da　of　Shu　had　e；　Cao　Pi　summoned　him　to　enter。

Said　Cao　Pi　to　him；　〃Is　this　a　sincere　surrender？〃

Meng　Da　replied；　〃I　was　in　fear　of　death　for　not　having　relieved　Guan　Yu。　That　is　my　only　reason　for　ing。〃

However；　Cao　Pi　did　not　trust　him。　Then　they　reported　that　Liu　Feng　was　ing　to　arrest　him；　with　a　large　army；　and　had　attacked　Xiangyang　and　was　challenging　Meng　Da　to　battle。

Cao　Pi　said；　〃You　seem　to　be　true。　Go　then　to　Xiangyang　and　take　Liu　Feng。　If　you　bring　me　his　head；　I　shall　no　longer　doubt。〃

Meng　Da　replied；　〃I　will　convince　him　by　argument。　No　soldiers　will　be　needed。　I　will　bring　him　to　surrender　too。〃

So　Meng　Da　was　made　General　Who　Establishes　Strong　Arms；　Lord　of　Pingyang；　and　Governor　of　Xincheng；　and　sent　to　guard　Xiangyang　and　Fancheng。