e　office　of　Imperial　mander。

〃Sir；　I　fear　that　when　you　reach　Shu　and　are　in　the　presence　of　Zhuge　Liang；　you　will　not　explain　my　real　sentiments；〃　said　Sun　Quan。

Zhang　Wen　replied；　〃Think　you　that　I　shall　fear　him？　He　also　is　but　a　man。〃

Sun　Quan　conferred　great　gifts　on　Zhang　Wen；　and　sent　him　on　the　return　mission　to　Shu　to　negotiate　the　league　of　peace。

While　Deng　Zhi　was　absent；　Zhuge　Liang　said　to　his　lord；　〃This　mission　to　Wu　will　succeed；　and　of　the　many　wise　people　in　the　east　one　will　e　as　return　envoy。　Your　Majesty　should　treat　him　with　courtesy；　and　let　him　return　to　Wu　to　plete　the　league。　For　if　we　have　an　alliance　with　Wu；　Wei　will　not　dare　to　send　an　army　against　us。　And　if　we　are　safe　from　those　quarters；　I　will　lead　an　expedition　to　subdue　the　Mangs　in　the　south　country。　After　that　we　can　deal　with　Wei。　If　Wei　is　reduced；　Wu　will　not　last　long；　and　the　whole　empire　will　again　be