he　Prime　Minister。

Zhuge　Liang；　deeply　affected；　threw　aside　his　wine　cup　and　cried；　〃That　is　it。　Zhao　Yun　is　gone！〃

When　the　two　young　men　came　in；　they　prostrated　themselves　and　wept；　saying；　〃Our　father　died　the　night　before　at　the　third　watch。〃

Zhuge　Liang　staggered　and　burst　into　lamentation。

〃My　friend　is　gone。　The　country　has　lost　it　great　beam；　and　I　my　right　arm！〃

Those　about　him　joined　in；　wiping　away　their　tears。　Zhuge　Liang　bade　the　two　young　men　go　in　person　to　Chengdu　to　bear　the　sad　tidings　to　the　Emperor。

And　the　Latter　Ruler　wept　bitterly。

＇e＇　Evan；　a　reader：　〃Zhao　Yun　is　my　favorite。　I　don't　think　that　any　other　character　in　the　novel　can　quite　pare　to　his　nobility　and　virtue；　and　few　enough　could　pare　with　him　on　any　grounds。　From　Wei；　I　would　say　Zhang　Liao；　and　from　Wu；　Taishi　Ci　and　Lu　Meng。〃　。。。。。

〃Zhao　Yun　was　my　savior　and　friend。　He　saved　my　life　when　I　was　a　child　in　the　time　of　great　confusion！〃　cried　the　Latter　Ruler。

An　edict　was　issued　creating　Zhao　Yun　Regent　Marshal　and　Lord　of　Shunping　and　giving　burial　on　the　east　of　Silky　Hills　near　Capital　Chengdu。　A　temple　was　ordered　to　his　memory　and　sacrifices　were　offered　in　four　seasons。*

From　Changshan　came　a　general；　tiger　bold；

In　wit　and　valor　he　was　fitting　mate

For　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei；　his　exploits　rivaling

Even　theirs。　River　Han　and　Dangyang　recall

His　name。　Twice　in　his　stalwart　arms　he　bore

The　prince；　his　well…loved　leader's　son　and　heir。

In　storied　page　his　name　stands　out；　writ　large。

Fair　record　of　most　brave　and　loyal　deeds。

The　Latter　Ruler　showed　his　affectionate　gratitude　to　the　late　leader；　not　only　in　according　him　most　honorable　burial；　but　in　kindn