ght be done?〃 said Sun Quan。
〃What you say; my lord; seems most proper。〃
The family of Zhuge Jin were restored to liberty; and officers were sent to take charge of the three territories of Changsha; Lingling; and Guiyang。
But they quickly returned; saying; 〃Guan Yu would have none of us; but had chased us away at once with threats to kill us if we did not hasten!〃
Sun Quan then summoned Lu Su and laid the blame on him。
〃You are Liu Bei's guarantor in this matter。 How can you sit quietly looking on while Liu Bei fails to perform his contract?〃 said Sun Quan。
〃I have thought out a plan and was just going to impart it to you;〃 said Lu Su。
〃And what is your plan?〃
Lu Su said; 〃There is a camp at Lukou。 Invite Guan Yu to a banquet there and try to persuade him。 If he still remains obstinate; have some assassins ready to slay him。 Should he refuses the banquet; then we must try conclusions with an army。〃
〃This suits me;〃 s