Zhuge Liang orders Lu Su’s servant to take with him the token of authority and invite Lu Su to come over by boat to have dinner with him in the evening. The two generals, Gan Ning and and Zhou Tai, are also invited. Zhuge Liang whispers to them what they should do. The two generals follow his instructions, and change their clothes and jump into the river.
諸葛亮命魯肅的家人拿令箭辦事，到晚上請魯肅過船吃晚飯，甘甯、周泰二將也到。諸葛亮跟他們交頭接耳，關照他們辦事的情況，二將遵照諸葛亮的指示，換裝跳入江中，前去辦事。