Before　long；　knowledge　of　these　things　came　to　the　Middle　Land；　and　a　report　was　sent　to　Capital　Luoyang　and　made　known　to　the　Ruler　of　Wei。

Cao　Pi　felt　relieved　and　was　glad　of　the　death　of　his　rival；　saying；　〃Liu　Bei　is　dead：　I　am　no　longer　worried。　An　attack　during　the　critical　moment　can　bring　a　victory　over　Shu。〃

But　Jia　Xu　dissuaded　him；　saying；　〃Liu　Bei　is　gone；　but　surely　he　has　confided　the　care　of　the　state　to　Zhuge　Liang；　who　is　indebted　to　him　so　deeply。　He　will　exhaust　every　effort　to　support　his　young　lord。　You　may　not　hastily　attack。〃

As　Jia　Xu　tendered　this　remonstrance；　a　man　suddenly　stepped　out　from　the　serried　ranks　of　courtiers　and　said　fiercely；　〃If　you　neglect　this　moment；　can　you　expect　a　more　favorable　opportunity？〃

All　eyes　turned　to　the　speaker。　It　was　Sima　Yi。

The　interruption　greatly　pleased　Cao　Pi；　who　at　once　asked　how　it　was　to　be　done。

Sima　Yi　propounded　his　plan　in　the　following　speech：　〃It　would　be　very　difficult　to　obtain　success　with　our　own　resources。　Hence　we　must　use　five　armies　and　attack　all　round　at　the　same　time；　so　as　to　divide　Zhuge　Liang。〃

〃Where　are　the　five　armies　to　e　from？〃　said　Cao　Pi。

＇e＇　Lu　Wang　was　a　master　strategist；　founding　minister　of　Zhou　Dynasty；　counselor　to　King　Wen。　Before　joining　King　Wen；　Lu　Wang　had　been　a　fisher；　who　mediated　on　the　river　bank　on　political　events。　。。。。。

Sima　Yi　went　on；　〃The　first　is　to　be　got　from　Liaodong；　from　the　Xianbi　State。　You　must　write　to　King　Kebi　Neng　and　send　him　presents　of　gold　and　silks　so　that　he　may　send　one　hundred　thousand　Qiang　troops　from　Liaoxi　to　attack　Xiping　Pass。　Secondly；　the　king　of　the　Mang　Tribes；　Meng　Huo；　must　be　persuaded　to　lead　one　hundred　thousand　troops　to　attack　the　south　of　Shu………