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not；　then　take　heed　and　prepare　for　dangers。　Think　out　a　careful　course；　as　you　are　well　able　to　do。　You　need　not　trouble　any　old　fool　for　advice。〃

Zhong　Hui　laughed　loud　and　rubbed　his　hands　together　with　glee。

〃How　well　you　know　my　thoughts；　my　friend！〃　said　Zhong　Hui。

They　two　became　absorbed　in　the　plans　for　their　grand　scheme。

But　Jiang　Wei　wrote　a　secret　letter　to　the　Latter　Ruler；　saying：

〃I　pray　Your　Majesty　be　patient　and　put　up　with　humiliations　for　a　season；　for　Jiang　Wei；　your　humble　servant；　will　have　the　country　restored　in　good　time。　The　sun　and　moon　are　all　the　more　glorious　when　they　burst　through　the　dark　clouds。　The　House　of　Han　is　not　yet　done。〃

While　Zhong　Hui　and　Jiang　Wei　were　planning　how　best　to　outwit　each　other；　but　both　being　against　Wei；　there　suddenly　arrived　a　letter　from　Sima　Zhao：

〃I　am　at　Changan　with　an　army　lest　there　should　be　any　difficulty　in　disposing　of　Deng　Ai。　I　need　you　to　e　to　discuss　state　affairs。〃

Zhong　Hui　divined　the　real　purport　at　once。

〃He　suspects；〃　said　Zhong　Hui。　〃He　knows　quite　well　that　my　army　outnumbers　that　of　Deng　Ai　many　times　and　I　could　do　what　he　wishes　easily。　There　is　more　than　that　in　his　ing。〃

He　consulted　Jiang　Wei；　who　said；　〃When　the　prince　suspects　a　minister；　that　minister　dies。　Have　we　not　seen　Deng　Ai？〃

〃This　decides　me；〃　replied　Zhong　Hui。　〃Success；　and　the　empire　is　mine；　failure；　and　I　go　west　into　Shu　to　be　another　Liu　Bei；　but　without　his　mistakes。〃

Jiang　Wei　said；　〃Empress　Guo　of　Wei　has　just　died。　You　can　pretend　she　left　you　a　mand　to　destroy　Sima　Zhao；　the　real　murderer　of　the　Emperor。　Your　talents　are　quite　sufficient　to　conquer　the　empire。〃

〃Will　you　lead　the　van？〃　said　Zhong　Hui。　〃When　success