out…riding　the　wind　on　the　Red　Hare　steed；　mindful　of　the　Red　Emperor；〃

〃In　the　light　of　clear　lamp；　reading　the　histories；　resting　on　the　Green…Dragon　saber　curved　as　the　young　moon；　heart　pure　as　the　azure　heaven。〃

Meanwhile　in　Shu；　having　conquered　East　River　Land；　the　Prince　of　Hanzhong　returned　to　his　capital　Chengdu。

Fa　Zheng　memorialized；　saying；　〃O　Prince；　thy　consorts　has　passed　away；　and　the　Lady　Sun　has　returned　to　her　maiden　home；　perhaps　never　to　e　again。　Human　relations　should　not　be　set　at　nought；　wherefore　another　consort　should　be　sought；　so　that　all　things　may　be　correctly　ordered　within　the　Palace。〃

The　Prince　having　signified　his　acceptance　of　the　principle；　Fa　Zheng　continued；　〃There　is　the　sister　of　Wu　Yi；　ely　and　good；　and　declared　by　the　physiognomist　as　destined　to　high　honor。　She　was　betrothed　to　Liu　Mao；　son　of　Liu　Yan；　but　he　died　in　youth；　and　she　has　remained　unwedded。　Take　her　as　a　wife。〃

〃It　is　inpatible　with　propriety。　Liu　Mao　and　I　are　of　the　same　ancestry。〃

〃As　to　the　degree　of　relationship；　would　it　differ　from　the　marriage　between　Duke　Wen　of　Jin　and　Lady　Huai　Ying？〃

Upon　this　precedent　the　Prince　gave　his　consent　and　wedded　the　lady；　and　she　bore　to　him　two　sons；　the　elder　of　whom　was　named　Liu　Yung　and　the　younger　Liu　Li。

Meanwhile；　the　whole　land　of　Shu　was　prospering；　the　people　were　tranquil；　and　the　state　was　being　wealthy。　The　fields　in　both　River　Lands　yielded　bountiful　harvests。

Suddenly　there　came　one　who　told　of　the　attempt　of　Sun　Quan　to　ally　himself　with　Guan　Yu　by　marriage；　and　the　indignant　rejection　of　the　proposal。

〃Jingzhou　is　in　danger；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。　〃Recall　and　replace　Guan　Yu。〃

Then　began　to　arrive　a　series　of　messengers　from　Jingzh