ified；　glad　to　escape　with　life。　He　went　back　and　told　the　Prince　of　Wu　how　implacable　his　enemy　seemed。

Said　he；　〃The　Ruler　of　Shu；　not　listening　to　words　of　peace；　was　determined　to　level　Wu　before　attacking　Wei。　Those　under　him　protested　in　vain。　What　is　to　be　done？〃

Sun　Quan　was　frightened　and　bewildered。

Seeing　this；　Kan　Ze　stepped　forward　and　said；　〃Since　there　is　a　sky…supporting　pillar；　why　not　use　it？〃

〃Whom　do　you　refer　to？〃　asked　Sun　Quan。

〃You　once　had　perfect　confidence　in　Zhou　Yu；　and　he　was　followed　by　Lu　Su；　equally　able。　Lu　Meng　succeeded　and　you　pinned　your　faith　upon　him。　Though　now　Lu　Meng　is　dead；　yet　there　is　Lu　Xun。　And　he　is　quite　near；　in　Jingzhou。　He　is　well…known　to　be　a　scholar；　but　really　he　is　a　bold　and　capable　man；　no　whit　inferior　to　Zhou　Yu；　in　my　opinion。　The　plan　that　broke　Guan　Yu　was　his。　If　anyone　can　destroy　Shu；　it　is　he。　If　he　fails；