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Chapter 64
— Zhuge Liang Plans For The Capture Of Zhang Ren; Yang Fu Borrows Soldiers To Destroy Ma Chao.
Yang Bo's brother — takes Huang Quan's overtures (and the promise of twenty counties) to Zhang Lu, and joins the conspiracy against Ma Chao.
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Chapter 65
— Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
The purchasable man Zhuge Liang counts on: takes Sun Qian's gold and pearls, sells Zhang Lu on the prince-title memorial, then poisons the well — rumors of Ma Chao's rebellion, the three impossible conditions, and guards on every road home.
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Chapter 67
— Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong; Zhang Liao Terrorizes Xiaoyao.
Takes the golden breastplate smuggled in by Cao Cao's agent and earns it: slanders Pang De, urges surrender, tricks his master out of the city so he can betray it — then sues Cao Cao for honors and is publicly executed instead, the chapter's one act of justice.