cted　my　counsel；　and　I　knew　he　would　fail。　Your　liberality；　O　General；　has　won　over　all　the　region；　and　success　must　be　yours。　I　wish　to　serve　under　your　banner。〃

〃Your　services　will　surely　be　of　great　advantage　to　me；　Sir；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

Then　Li　Hui　began　to　talk　of　Ma　Chao；　〃I　knew　him　when　we　were　in　West　Valley　Land　together。　He　is　now　in　great　straits；　and　I　may　be　able　to　talk　him　over。　What　say　you？〃

〃Just　the　man　to　go　instead　of　me；〃　interjected　Zhuge　Liang。　〃But　what　arguments　will　you　use？〃

Li　Hui　leaned　over　and　whispered　in　his　ear　thus　and　thus。　What　he　said　seemed　to　please　Zhuge　Liang　mightily；　and　he　was　bidden　to　go　forthwith。

Arrived　at　the　camp；　Li　Hui　sent　in　his　name；　at　which　Ma　Chao　remarked；　〃Yes；　I　know　him………a　glib　and　specious　persuader。　I　know　what　he　has　e　for；　too。〃

So　Ma　Chao　placed　a　score　of　armed　ruffians　in　hiding　about　his　tent　and　told