have　prepared　for　that。　Just　now　Zhuge　Liang　shall　imitate　Han　Xin　who　secretly　crossed　the　river　into　Chencang。　I　can　remend　a　man　to　guard　the　place　by　building　a　rampart　there　and　rendering　it　absolutely　secure。　He　is　a　nine…span　man；　round　shouldered　and　powerful；　a　good　archer　and　prudent　strategist。　He　would　be　quite　equal　to　dealing　with　an　invasion。〃

The　Ruler　of　Wei　was　very　pleased　and　asked　for　his　name。

〃His　name　is　Hao　Zhao；　and　he　is　in　mand　at　Hexi。〃

The　Ruler　of　Wei　accepted　the　remendation；　and　an　edict　went　forth　promoting　Hao　Zhao　to　General　Who　Guards　the　West；　and　sending　him　to　mand　in　the　county　of　Chencang。

Soon　after　this　edict　was　issued；　a　memorial　was　received　from　Cao　Xiu；　Minister　of　War　and　mander　of　Yangzhou；　saying　that　Zhou　Fang；　the　Wu　Governor　of　Poyang；　wished　to　tender　his　submission　and　transfer　his　allegiance；　and　had　sent　a　man　to　present　a　memorandum　under　seven　headings　showing　how　the　power　of　the　South　Land　could　be　broken　and　to　ask　that　an　army　be　dispatched　soon。

Cao　Rui　spread　the　document　out　on　the　couch　that　he　and　Sima　Yi　might　read　it。

〃It　seems　very　reasonable；〃　said　Sima　Yi。　〃Wu　could　be　quite　destroyed。　Let　me　go　with　an　army　to　help　Cao　Xiu。〃

But　from　among　the　courtiers　stepped　out　Jia　Kui；　who　said；　〃What　this　man　of　Wu　says　may　be　understood　in　two　ways。　Do　not　trust　it。　Zhou　Fang　is　a　wise　and　crafty　man　and　very　unlikely　to　desert。　In　this　is　some　ruse　to　decoy　our　soldiers　into　danger。〃

〃Such　words　must　also　be　listened　to；〃　said　Sima　Yi。　〃Yet　such　a　chance　must　not　be　missed。〃

〃You　and　Jia　Kui　might　both　go　to　the　help　of　Cao　Xiu；〃　said　the　Ruler　of　Wei。

Sima　Yi　and　Jia　Kui　went。

A　large　army；　led　by　Cao　Xiu；　moved　to　Huancheng。　J