“If you like you can leave the city to-morrow.” She did so, but instead of going at once to the capital she stayed with him among the tents, where Tien Wei was appointed as a special guard over her apartments. Tsʻao was the only person whom she saw and he passed the days in idle dalliance with the lady, quite content to let time flow by. But Chang’s people told him what had gone amiss and he was angry at the shame brought upon the family. He confided his trouble to Chia Hsü who said, “Keep this secret, wait till he appears again to carry on business and then....” A plan was arranged quite secretly. Not long after this Chang Hsiu went into Tsʻao Tsʻao’s tent to say that, as many of his men were deserting, it would be well to camp them in the centre and when permission was given the men of his old command were moved in and placed in four camps. But Tien Wei, the especial guard of Tsʻao Tsʻao’s tent, was a man to be feared, being both brave and powerful. It was hard to know how to attack him. So counsel was taken with an officer, Hu Chʻêrh, a man of enormous strength and activity. He could carry a burden of six hundred pounds and travel seven hundred li in a day. He proposed a plan. He said, “The fearsome thing about Tien Wei is his double halberd. But get him to come to a party and make him quite drunk before you send him back. I will mingle among his escort and so get into his tent and steal away his weapon. One need not fear him then.” So the necessary arms were prepared and orders given in the various camps. This done the intended victim was invited and plied vigorously with wine so that he was quite intoxicated when he left. And, as arranged, the officer mingled with his escort and made away with his weapons. That night, when Tsʻao Tsʻao was at supper with the lady, he heard the voices of men and neighing of horses and sent out to ask what it meant. They told him it was the night patrol going the rounds and he was satisfied. Near the second watch of the night again was heard some noise in the rear of his tent and one of the fodder carts was reported to be burning. “One of the men has dropped a spark; there is nothing to be alarmed at,” said he. But very soon the fire spread on all sides and became alarming. He called Tien Wei. But he, usually so alert, was lying down quite intoxicated.