When Zhang Xiu arrived at the main tent, only Cao Ren was sitting in the main seat, with Cao Hong and Cao Xiu seated lower, while Xun You and others were resting their eyes. Thus, Zhang Xiu sat at the left-hand side alongside the outer generals and also closed his eyes to rest.
Before long, Li Dian, Xu Huang, and others appeared one after another, glanced at Zhang Xiu's position, and sat down in their respective spots. Finally, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan entered the tent.
The seating arrangement was clear, with the Cao Clan and outer generals each in their own row, quite unlike Liu Bei's side where everyone sat together. It should be said that the Liu Clan offered little support to Liu Bei in terms of military generals.
