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ur own;〃 cried Sun Quan; 〃and you have received many wounds。 It is as if your skin had been engraved and painted。 What sort of a man should I be if I did not treat you as one of my own flesh and blood? Can I regard you; Noble Sir; merely as a unit in my army? You are my meritorious minister。 I share the glory you have won and mine are your joys and sorrows。〃

Then Sun Quan bade Zhou Tai open his dress and exhibit his wounds for all the assembly to see。 The skin was gashed all over as if his body had been scored with a knife。 Sun Quan pointed to the wounds; one after another; and asked how each one had been received。 And; as Zhou Tai told him; for every wound Sun Quan made him drink off a goblet of wine till he became thoroughly intoxicated。 Sun Quan then presented him with a green silk parasol and bade him use it on all occasions as a sign of the glory that was his。

But Sun Quan found his opponents too stable。 At the end of a month the two armies were both at Ruxu and neither had won a victory。

Then said Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong; 〃Cao Cao is too strong; and we cannot overe him by mere force。 If the struggle continues longer; you will only lose more soldiers。 You had better seek to make peace。〃

Sun Quan followed this advice and dispatched Bu Zhi on a peace mission to Cao Cao's camp。 Sun Quan offered a yearly tribute。 Cao Cao also saw that the South Land was too strong to be overe; and consented。

Cao Cao insisted; 〃The Marquis should first send away his army; and then I would retire。〃

Bu Zhi returned with this message; and Sun Quan sent away the greater part; leaving only Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to hold Ruxu。 The army returned to Capital Jianye。

Cao Cao left Cao Ren and Zhang Liao in charge of Hefei; and he marched the army bac