r。
〃Cao Shuang is no match for Sima Yi；〃 replied she。
〃If Sima Yi asks us to join him； should we？〃 asked Xin Chang。
Xin Xianying replied； 〃You know what a true man should do。 When a man is in danger； there is the greater need for sympathy。 To be of Cao Shuang's people and desert him in an emergency is the greatest of evils。〃
This speech decided Xin Chang； who went with Lu Zhu。 At the head of a some twenty horsemen； they forced the gate and got out of the city。
When their escape was reported to Sima Yi； he thought that Huan Fan would surely try to follow their example； so he sent to call him。 However； on the advice of his son； Huan Fan did not answer the summons； but decided to flee。 He got into his carriage and drove hastily to the South Gate。 But the gate was barred。 The mander of the Gate； Si Fan； was an old dependant of Huan Fan。
Huan Fan pulled out from his sleeve a slip of bamboo and said； 〃The Empress's mand： Open the gate for me。〃
〃Let me look；〃 said Si Fan。
〃What！ How dare you； an o