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ating　the　wounded　man　was　brought　up。

〃The　surgeon　is　one　Hua　Tuo　from　Qiao；　who　has　perfectly　marvelous　medicine　skill。　I　will　get　him　to　e；〃　said　Yu　Fan。

Shortly　the　famous　Hua　Tuo　arrived；　a　man　with　the　plexion　of　a　youth　and　a　snowy　beard。　He　looked　more　like　a　saint　who　had　passed　the　gates　of　this　life。　He　was　treated　very　warmly　and　taken　to　see　the　sick　general's　wounds。

〃The　case　is　not　difficult；〃　said　the　surgeon。

And　he　prepared　certain　drugs　that　healed　the　wounds　within　a　month。　Sun　Ce　suitably　acknowledged　his　care　and　skill；　and　he　was　allowed　to　leave　with　rich　rewards。

Next　Sun　Ce　attacked　the　brigands　and　destroyed　them；　so　restoring　plete　tranquillity　to　the　South　Land。　After　this　he　set　garrisons　at　all　the　strategic　points　in　the　old　state　of　Wu；　and　this　done；　memorialized　what　he　had　achieved　to　the　Throne。　He　came　to　an　understanding　with　Cao　Cao　and　sent　letters　to　Yuan　Shu　demanding　the　return　of　the　Imperial　Hereditary　Seal　he　had　left　in　pledge。

But　Yuan　Shu；　secretly　cherishing　the　most　ambitious　designs；　wrote　excuses　and　did　not　return　the　state　jewel。　In　his　own　place　Yuan　Shu　hastily　summoned　about　thirty　of　his　officers　to　a　council。　Among　them　were　Adviser　Yang　Dajiang　and　Generals　Zhang　Xun；　Ji　Ling；　Qiao　Rui；　Lei　Bo；　and　Chen　Lan。

Yuan　Shu　said；　〃Sun　Ce　borrowed　an　army　from　me　and　set　out　on　an　expedition　which　has　made　him　master　of　the　South　Land。　Now　he　says　nothing　of　repayment　but　demands　the　token　of　his　pledge。　Truly　he　is　a　boor；　and　what　steps　can　I　take　to　destroy　him？〃

Yang　Dajiang　replied；　〃You　cannot　do　any　thing　against　him；　for　he　is　too　strongly　placed；　the　Great　River　as　the　shield。　You　must　first　remove　Liu　Bei　in　revenge　for　having　attacked　you　without　caus