him　to　modify　his　intention　and　confer　reward　for　outspokenness。　Desirous　of　diverting　all　power　into　his　own　hands　and　stifle　all　criticism；　Cao　Cao　presumed　to　arrest　and　put　to　death　this　censor；　in　defiance　of　all　legal　procedures。

〃Another　evil　deed　was　the　destruction　of　the　tomb　of　Prince　Xiao　of　Liang；　the　brother　of　the　late　Emperor。　His　tomb　should　certainly　have　been　respected；　even　its　mulberries　and　sweetgum　trees；　its　cypresses　and　its　pines。　Cao　Cao　led　soldiers　to　the　cemetery　and　stood　by　while　it　was　desecrated；　the　coffin　destroyed　and　the　poor　corpse　exposed。　They　stole　the　gold　and　jewels　of　the　dead。　This　deed　brought　tears　to　the　eyes　of　the　Emperor　and　rent　the　hearts　of　all　people。　Cao　Cao　also　appointed　new　offices………mander　Who　Opens　Grave　Mounds　and　General　Who　Seeks　for　Gold………whose　tracks　were　marked　by　desecrated　graves　and　exhumed　bodies。　Indeed；　while　assuming　the　position　of　the　highest　officer　of　state；　he　indulged　the　inclination　of　a　bandit；　polluting　the　empire；　oppressing　the　people；　a　bane　to　gods　and　humans。

〃He　added　to　this　by　setting　up　minute　and　vexatious　prohibitions　so　that　there　were　nets　and　snares　spread　in　every　pathway；　traps　and　pitfalls　laid　in　every　road。　A　hand　raised　was　caught　in　a　net；　a　foot　advanced　was　taken　in　an　entanglement。　Wherefore　the　people　of　his　regions；　Yanzhou　and　Yuzhou；　waxed　desperate　and　the　inhabitants　of　the　metropolis　groaned　and　murmured　in　anger。

〃Read　down　the　names　through　all　the　years；

Of　ministers　that　all　people　curse；

For　greed　and　cruelty　and　lust；

Than　Cao　Cao　you　will　not　find　a　worse。

〃I　have　investigated　the　cases　of　evil　deeds　in　the　regions；　but　I　have　been　unable　to　reform　him。　I　have　given　him　repeated　opportunities　hoping