Shi Hou believed his father really wanted to help him, so the Emperor and he happily went to State of Chen.

石厚以为父亲真的帮他，他们高高兴兴地去了陈国。

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As Zhou Yu and Shi Hou set out for Chen, Shi Que sent a letter posthaste to the king of Chen, in which he told him: "The State of Wei has fallen into the hands of two evil men."

其实石碏早已写好一封信，差人暗地送给陈王，信里说：“卫国不幸，出了两个大逆不道的贼子。

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His lawyer, Shi Yi-lin told the Associated Press that Chen believes he should have been acquitted of all charges, but also that he "has a good chance on the next appeal so he was not particularly upset".

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