master？〃 cried Zhang Ren fiercely； his eyes glaring with hate。
〃You do not know the times。 Submission means life。〃
〃I might submit today； but it would not endure。 I should repent it。 You had better slay me。〃
Liu Bei was inclined to mercy； but the prisoner was irreconcilable and kept up a stream of furious abuse。 So at last the order was given for his execution； thus giving him a right to fame。
A poem says：
No second lord the heroic servant knows；
The way of death Zhang Ren contented goes。
Clear shines his fame as doth the heavenly moon
That nightly lights the ramparts of Luocheng Town。
Liu Bei grieved for Zhang Ren； although Zhang Ren had been an enemy； for he was a brave man。 Zhang Ren was given honorable burial； sepulture beside the Golden Goose Bridge； where all the passers…by would be reminded of his loyalty。
Next day the army moved on to Luoch