Guan　Lu　Sees　Things　In　The　Book　Of　Changes；

Five　Loyal　Subjects　Die　For　Their　State。

The　sight　of　the　corpses　of　his　victims　rising　to　their　feet　in　the　storm　and　running　toward　him　was　too　much　for　Cao　Cao；　and　he　swooned。　However；　the　wind　quickly　fell　and　the　corpses　disappeared。　His　followers　assisted　Cao　Cao　to　his　palace；　but　he　was　very　ill。

A　poet　celebrated　the　episode　of　the　murdered　Taoist：

He　studied　his　magical　books；

He　was　learned　in　mystical　lore；

And　with　magical　fleetness　of　foot

He　could　travel　the　wide　world　over。

The　magical　arts　that　he　knew；

He　employed　in　an　earnest　essay

To　reform　the　bad　heart　of　Cao　Cao。

But　in　vain；　Cao　Cao　held　on　his　way。

Cao　Cao's　illness　seemed　beyond　the　art　of　the　physicians；　and　drugs　seemed　of　no　avail。　It　happened　that　Minister　Xu　Zhi　came　from　the　capital　to　visit　the　prince；　who　bade　the　latter　take　a　cast　from　the　〃Book　of　Changes〃。

〃Have　you　ever　heard　of　Guan　Lu？　He　is　more　than　human　in　his　skill　at　divination；〃　said　Xu　Zhi。

〃I　have　heard　a　lot　about　him；　but　I　do　not　know　how　clever　he　is。　You　tell　me　about　him；〃　replied　Cao　Cao。

〃He　is　from　Pingyuan。　His　face　is　ugly　and　coarse；　he　drinks　to　excess　and　is　rather　dissipated。　His　father　was　an　elder　of　Langye。　Since　a　lad　Guan　Lu　loved　to　study　the　stars；　staying　up　all　night　to　watch　them；　in　spite　of　the　prohibition　of　his　father　and　mother。　He　used　to　say　that　if　domestic　fowls　and　wild　geese　knew　the　seasons　naturally；　how　much　more　should　humans。　He　often　used　to　play　with　other　children　at　drawing　pictures　of　the　sky　on　the　ground；　putting　in　the　sun；　moon；　and　stars。　When　he　grew　older　he　studied　the　'Book　of　Changes'　very　deeply　and　observed　the　w