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is enemy had escaped； Li Jue would have sent an army to wreak vengeance on his general。
But his adviser Jia Xu again came in； saying； 〃The people are yet unsettled； it was dangerous to provoke another war。 Instead； invite Fan Chou to a banquet and； while the feast was in progress； executing him for dereliction of duty。〃
This seemed good to Li Jue； so the banquet was prepared。 Zhang Ji and Fan Chou accepted their invitations and went cheerfully。
Toward the latter part of the entertainment a sudden change came over their host Li Jue； and he suddenly asked Fan Chou； 〃Why have you been intriguing with Han Sui？ You are turning traitor； eh？〃
The unhappy guest was taken aback。 Before he could frame his words to reply； he saw the assassins rush out with swords and axes。 In a moment all was over； and Fan Chou's head lay beneath the table。
Scared beyond measure； his fellow…guest Zhang Ji groveled on the floor。
〃Fan Chou was a traitor；〃 said the host； raising Zhang Ji by the arm； 〃and he has his deserts。 You are my friend and need not fear。〃
Li Jue gave Zhang Ji mand of Fan Chou's army with which Zhang Ji returned to his headquarters garrison in Hongnong。
No one of the leaders among the leaguers dared attempt an attack on the party newly risen from Dong Zhuo's disaffection； while on the other hand Jia Xu never ceased to urge his masters to exert themselves for the welfare of the people and thus to tempt wise people to join them。 And by these means the government began to prosper； and the court to reassert its authority。
However； a new trouble arose in the shape of a resurgence of Yellow Scarves in Qingzhou。 They came； under numerous chieftains； in the number of hundreds of thousand and plundered any place they reached。
