and　saw　him。

He　told　Yang　Song；　saying；　〃The　Great　Prime　Minister；　Duke　of　Wei；　knows　you　by　reputation　and　holds　you　in　great　esteem。　And　as　a　token　thereof　he　has　sent　you　his　golden　breastplate　and　a　confidential　letter　as　well。〃

Yang　Song　took　it　all　in；　read　the　letter；　and　said；　〃I　will　reply　by　and　by；　and　the　Duke　of　Wei　needs　feel　no　anxiety　for　I　shall　find　a　means　of　proving　my　gratitude。　You　may　return。〃

Soon　after；　Yang　Song　went　to　see　Zhang　Lu　and　told　him；　saying；　〃Pang　De　has　been　defeated　because　he　has　been　bribed　by　Cao　Cao。〃

Forthwith　Zhang　Lu　summoned　his　general；　abused　him；　and　threatened　to　put　him　to　death。　Yan　Pu；　however；　protested　and　proposed　to　test　Pang　De　in　another　encounter。

Zhang　Lu　then　said；　〃Tomorrow；　if　you　lose；　I　will　take　your　head！〃

Pang　De　retired　full　of　resentment。

The　next　day　Cao　Cao　attacked；　and　Pang　De　went　out　to　repel　him。　Cao　Cao　sent　out　Xu　Chu；　but　bade　him　pretend　defeat。　When　Pang　De　pursued；　Cao　Cao　rode　toward　the　hills；　where　he　halted　and　presently　got　speech　with　Pang　De。

Cao　Cao　called　out；　〃Pang　De！　Why　not　surrender？〃

But　Pang　De　thought　within　himself　that　to　capture　Cao　Cao　would　be　a　fine　exploit；　so　he　boldly　faced　his　escort　and　rode　up　the　hills。　But　there　arose　a　great　shouting　as　if　heaven　and　earth　were　clashing　together；　and　he　and　his　followers　went　headlong　into　ditches　and　pits　that　had　been　dug。　Out　flew　Cao　Cao's　troops　with　ropes　and　hooks；　and　Pang　De　was　a　prisoner。

When　he　was　taken　to　Cao　Cao；　he　was　received　with　the　greatest　kindness。　Cao　Cao　himself　dismounted；　loosed　the　captive's　bonds；　and　asked　him；　〃Do　you　surrender？〃

Pang　De　thought　of　the　ill…treatment　he　had　just　received　at　the　hands　of　his　master