Liu　Feng　was　worsted　by　the　ambush。　Then　he　made　for　home。　But　he　was　pursued；　and　only　a　hundred　riders　of　his　remained　to　him　when　he　regained　Chengdu。

Seeking　an　interview　with　his　father；　he　found　but　scant　sympathy。

In　response　to　his　petition；　made　prostrate；　and　weeping；　Liu　Bei　said；　〃Shameful　son！　How　are　you　e　to　see　me　at　all？〃

〃My　uncle's　mishap　was　not　due　to　my　refusal　of　help；　but　because　Meng　Da　thwarted　me。〃

〃You　eat　as　a　man；　you　dress　as　a　man；　but　you　have　no　more　the　instincts　of　a　man　than　an　image　of　clay　or　wood。　What　mean　you　by　saying　another　wretch　thwarted　you？〃

Liu　Bei　bade　the　executioners　expel　Liu　Feng　and　put　him　to　death。　But　the　Prince　felt　some　punction　later　when　he　heard　of　Liu　Feng's　treatment　to　the　messenger　who　had　brought　Meng　Da's　letter　inviting　him　to　bee　a　traitor。　And　he　gave　way　to　grief　for　the　death　of　Guan　Yu　until　he　fell　ill。　So　no　military　movements　were　made。

After　he　had　succeeded　to　the　princedom；　Cao　Pi　raised　all　his　officers　to　high　rank　and　had　an　army　prepared　of　three　hundred　thousand；　and　maneuvered　them　over　the　southern　territories　and　made　great　feasts　in　the　county　of　Qiao　in　the　old　state　of　Pei；　which　was　the　land　of　his　ancestors。　As　the　grand　army　passed　by；　the　aged　villagers　lined　the　roads　offering　gifts　of　wine；　just　as　when　the　Founder　of　the　Hans　returned　home　to　Pei。

When　it　was　announced　that　the　Regent　Marshal　Xiahou　Dun　was　near　death；　Cao　Pi　hastened　back　to　Yejun；　but　arrived　too　late　to　see　him。　He　put　on　mourning　for　the　great　leader　and　instituted　magnificent　funeral　ceremonies。

In　the　eighth　month　of　that　same　year　（AD　220）；　it　was　reported　that　a　phoenix　had　been　seen　to　bow　at　Shiyi；　and　a　jilin　had　appeared　at　Linzi；