ime　is　great　and　your　guilt　heavy。　Heaven　and　earth　will　not　suffer　you。　The　inhabitants　of　this　land　would　devour　you。

〃But　happily　the　design　of　Heaven　is　to　retain　the　glorious　dynasty。　The　late　Emperor　Bei　continued　the　line　in　the　River　Lands；　and　I　have　been　entrusted　by　the　present　Emperor　with　the　task　of　destroying　you　rebels。

〃Since　you　are　such　a　false　and　specious　minister；　you　have　but　to　hide　your　body　and　cover　your　head；　concern　yourself　about　your　belly　and　your　back。　Do　not　e　out　before　the　armies　to　rave　about　the　decrees　of　Heaven。　You　fool　and　rebel！　Mark　you；　today　is　your　last　day。　This　day　even　you　descend　to　the　Nine　Golden　Springs。　How　will　you　stand　before　the　twenty…four　emperors　of　Latter　Han　that　you　will　meet　there？　Retire；　you　rebel！　Go　tell　your　rebellious　panions　to　e　and　fight　one　battle　with　me　that　shall　decide　the　victory。〃

Fierce　wrath　filled　the　old　man's　breast。　With　one　despairing　cry　Wang　Lang　fell　to　the　earth　dead。

This　exploit　of　Zhuge　Liang's　has　been　lauded　in　verse：

In　west　Qin；　when　the　armies　met　in　the　field；

He；　the　bold　one；　singly　faced　a　myriad　warriors；

And　with　a　simple　weapon；　just　his　tongue；

He　did　to　death　a　wicked　minister。

After　Wang　Lang　had　fallen；　Zhuge　Liang　waved　the　fan　toward　Cao　Zhen　and　said；　〃As　for　you；　I　leave　you　alone　for　this　occasion。　Go　and　get　your　army　in　order　for　tomorrow's　battle。〃

The　chariot　turned　and　left　the　ground。　Both　armies　retired　for　that　day。　To　Cao　Zhen　fell　the　melancholy　duty　of　rendering　the　last　services　to　the　aged　Minister　and　setting　his　coffin　on　its　journey　to　Changan。

Then　said　General　Guo　Huai；　〃Zhuge　Liang　will　certainly　think　the　army　occupied　with　mourning　and　make　a　night　attack。　Le