d　distinguished…looking　young　man；　and　asked　who　he　was。

Liu　Mi　replied；　〃He　is　my　nephew；　Kou　Feng；　son　of　Lord　Kou　of　Luo。　I　have　taken　care　of　him　after　his　parents　died。〃

Liu　Bei　had　taken　a　great　liking　for　the　lad　and　proposed　to　adopt　him。　His　guardian　was　willing；　and　so　the　adoption　was　arranged。　The　young　man's　name　was　changed　to　Liu　Feng。　When　Liu　Bei　left；　he　took　his　adopted　son　with　him。　Liu　Feng　was　then　made　to　bow　before　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei　as　uncles。

Guan　Yu　was　doubtful　of　the　wisdom　of　adopting　another　son；　saying；　〃You　have　a　son。　Why　do　you　think　it　necessary　to　adopt　another？　It　may　cause　confusion。〃

〃How？　I　shall　treat　him　as　a　father　should；　and　he　will　serve　me　as　befits　a　son。〃

Guan　Yu　was　displeased。

Then　Liu　Bei　and　San　Fu　began　further　discussions　of　strategy；　and　they　decided　to　leave　Zhao　Yun　with　one　thousand　soldiers　to　guard　Fancheng；　and　they　returned　to　Xinye。

In　the　meantime　Cao　Cao's　defeated　generals　had　gone　back。　When　they　saw　the　Prime　Minister；　Cao　Ren　threw　himself　on　the　ground　weeping　and　acknowledging　his　faults。　He　told　the　tale　of　his　losses。

〃The　fortune　of　war；〃　said　Cao　Cao。　〃But　I　should　like　to　know　who　laid　Liu　Bei's　plans。〃

〃That　was　San　Fu；〃　said　Cao　Ren。

〃Who　is　he？〃　asked　Cao　Cao。

Cheng　Yu　said；　〃The　man　is　not　San　Fu。　When　young　this　man　was　fond　of　fencing　and　used　to　take　up　the　quarrels　of　other　people　and　avenge　their　wrongs。　At　the　end　of　Emperor　Ling；　he　killed　a　man　to　avenge　his　friend；　and　then　he　let　down　his　hair；　muddled　his　face；　and　was　trying　to　escape　when　a　lictor　caught　him　and　questioned　him。　He　would　not　reply。　So　they　carted　him　through　the　streets　beating　a　drum　and　asking　if　anyone　recognized　him。　Nobody　dare