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s　corpse　beheaded。

Magnificent　tombs　were　raised　to　his　victims………Zhuge　Ke；　Teng　Yin；　Lu　Ju；　Wang　Chun；　and　others。　Thus　at　last　loyalty　was　rewarded；　and　the　banished　were　permitted　to　return　home　with　full　pardon。　The　conspirators　were　rewarded。

News　of　this　revolution　was　sent　into　Chengdu；　and　the　Latter　Ruler　sent　an　envoy　into　Wu　with　felicitations。　In　return；　the　Ruler　of　Wu　sent　Xue　Xu　as　his　envoy　to　Shu。

When　Xue　Xu　returned；　the　Ruler　of　Wu　questioned　about　affairs　in　the　west；　and　Xue　Xu　said；　〃All　affairs　of　state　are　in　the　hands　of　a　certain　eunuch　named　Huang　Hao；　and　all　the　courtiers　look　up　to　him　as　to　a　father。　At　court　plain　truth　is　never　heard；　and　the　country　people　look　sallow　and　starved。　The　whole　country　appears　on　the　verge　of　destruction。　The　birds　on　the　roof　do　not　know　that　the　building　is　about　to　be　burned。〃

〃Ah　！　If　only　Zhuge　Liang　the　Martial　Lord　was　still　aliv