and　Deng　Xian　mand　of　the　cities　of　Xincheng　and　Shangyong。

Then　Sima　Yi　marched　to　Changan　and　camped。　The　leader　entered　the　city　to　have　audience　with　his　master；　by　whom　he　was　most　graciously　received。

〃Once　I　doubted　you；〃　said　Cao　Rui；　〃but　then　I　did　not　understand；　and　I　listened　to　mischief…makers。　I　regret　it。　Had　you　not　suppressed　Meng　Da；　both　capitals　would　have　gone　wrong。〃

Sima　Yi　replied；　〃Shen　Yi　gave　the　information　of　the　intended　revolt　and　thought　to　memorialize　Your　Majesty。　But　there　would　have　been　a　long　delay；　and　so　I　did　not　await　orders；　but　set　forth　at　once。　Delay　would　have　played　into　Zhuge　Liang's　hands。〃

Then　Sima　Yi　handed　in　Zhuge　Liang's　letter　to　Meng　Da。

＇e＇　Wu　Qi；　aka　Wu　Zi；　a　famous　general　in　the　Warring　States　period。　He　first　served　Lu；　then　went　to　Wei；　his　native；　and　led　Wei　army　against　Qin。　He　made　enemies　in　Wei；　so　he　fled　to　Chu；　where　King　Dao　made　him　prime　minister。　Wu　Qi　made　Chu　a　powerful　state；　expanded　her　territory；　defended　her　against　Wei；　Zhao；　and　Han；　and　attacked　Qin。　But　right　after　King　Dao　died；　Wu　Qi　was　put　to　death　by　his　enemies　at　court。　Wu　Qi　is　the　author　of　a　military　treatise　named　〃Wu　Qi's　Art　of　War〃。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Sun　Zi　（aka　Sun　Wu；　Sunzi；　Suntzu；　Sun…tzu；　Sun　tzu）　the　author　of　the　famed　treatise　The　Art　of　War。　A　general　of　Wu　in　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period；　Sun　Zi　made　her　the　mightiest　state　during　his　lifetime　by　defeating　Chu　and　conquering　Yue。　His　treatise　the　Art　of　War　is　still　avidly　read　today　by　many。　。。。。。

When　the　Emperor　had　read　that；　he　said；　〃You　are　wiser　than　both　the　great　strategists　of　old………Wu　Qi*　and　Sun　Zi*。〃

The　Ruler　of　Wei　conferred　upon　the　successful　leader　a　pair　of　golden　axes　and　the　privilege　of　t