sun　is　fierce；

Marched　the　army　into　the　wild　land；

To　the　River　Lu；　bright　and　clear；

But　deadly　with　miasma。

Zhuge　Liang　the　leader　cared　not；

Pledged　was　he　to　subdue　the　south；

Thereby　to　repay　the　First　Ruler's　deference　with　service。

Wherefore　he　attacked　the　Mangs。

Yet　seven　times　he　freed　their　captured　king。

After　the　crossing　of　the　river；　the　Shu　soldiers　were　feasted。

Then　Zhuge　Liang　addressed　his　officers：　〃I　let　Meng　Huo　see　our　camp　the　second　time　he　was　our　prisoner；　because　I　wanted　to　tempt　him　into　raiding　it。　He　is　something　of　a　soldier；　and　I　dangled　our　supplies　and　resources　before　his　eyes；　knowing　he　would　try　to　burn　them　and　that　he　would　send　his　brother　to　pretend　to　submit　that　thereby　he　could　get　into　our　camp　and　have　a　chance　to　betray　us。　I　have　captured　and　released　him　three　times；　trying　to　win　him　over。　I　do　not　wish　to　do　him　any　harm。　I　now　explain　my　policy　that　you　may　understand　I　am　not　wasting　your　efforts　and　you　are　still　to　work　your　best　for　the　government。〃

＇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。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang；　aka　Zhang　Zifang；　the　master　strategist　for　Liu　Bang。　His　family　had　served　the　state　of　Han　as　chief　ministers　during　the　Warring　States　period。　It　is　said　that　he　received　the　strategy　book　of　Lu　Wang　from　a　mysterious　old　man。　When　he　was　young；　Zhang　Liang　plotted　to　assasinate　the　First　Emperor；　but　failed。　He　later　rebeled　against　Qin。　Joined　Liu　Bang　（BC　206）　to　fight　against　Qin　and　then　Chu。　Remended　Han　Xin　to　Liu　Bang。　Zhang　Liang's　insights　had　earned