← 三Sān国Guó演Yǎn义Yì · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

第dì一yī百bǎi七qī回huí 魏wèi主zhǔ政zhèng归guī司sī马mǎ氏shì　　　姜jiāng维wéi兵bīng败bài牛niú头tóu山shān

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却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì闻wén曹cáo爽shuǎng同tóng弟dì曹cáo羲xī、曹cáo训xùn、曹cáo彦yàn并bìng心xīn腹fù何hé晏yàn、邓dèng飏yáng、丁dīng谧mì、毕bì范fàn、李lǐ胜shèng等děng及jí御yù林lín军jūn，随suí魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo芳fāng，出chū城chéng谒yè明míng帝dì墓mù，就jiù去qù畋tián猎liè。懿yì大dà喜xǐ，即jí到dào省shěng中zhōng，令lìng司sī徒tú高gāo柔róu，假jiá以yǐ节jié钺yuè行xíng大dà将jiāng军jūn事shì，先xiān据jù曹cáo爽shuǎng营yíng；又yòu令lìng太tài仆pū王wáng观guān行xíng中zhōng领lǐng军jūn事shì，据jù曹cáo羲xī营yíng。

The Ssŭmas were very pleased to hear that their rival and his party were to follow the king on a visit to the tombs combined with a hunt, for it meant that the whole enemy faction left the city. As soon as they left, Ssŭma entered, gave the minister Kao Jou provisional command of the army and sent him to seize the camp of Ts‘ao Shuang. His brother’s camp was also occupied. Having secured his position thus, he and his supporters went to the palace of the Empress Dowager and said to her, “Ts‘ao Shuang has betrayed the trust placed in him by the late Emperor and has ruined the government. His fault must be expiated.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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懿yì引yǐn旧jiù官guān入rù后hòu宫gōng奏zòu郭guō太tài后hòu，言yán爽shuǎng背bèi先xiān帝dì托tuō孤gū之zhī恩ēn，奸jiān邪xié乱luàn国guó，其qí罪zuì当dāng废fèi。郭guō太tài后hòu大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「天tiān子zi在zài外wài，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」懿yì曰yuē：「臣chén有yǒu奏zòu天tiān子zi之zhī表biǎo，诛zhū奸jiān臣chén之zhī计jì，太tài后hòu勿wù忧yōu。」太tài后hòu惧jù怕pà，只zhǐ得dé从cóng之zhī。懿yì急jí令lìng太tài尉wèi蒋jiǎng济jì、尚shàng书shū令lìng司sī马mǎ孚fú，一yī同tóng写xié表biǎo，遣qiǎn黄huáng门mén赍jī出chū城chéng外wài，迳jìng至zhì帝dì前qián申shēn奏zòu。

She replied, “What can be done in the absence of His Majesty?” “I have prepared plans for the destruction of these base ministers and will see to it that no trouble happens to yourself.” The Empress was much alarmed, but could only act as she was directed and agree. So two of Ssŭma’s supporters copied out the memorial he had prepared and it was sent to the king by the hand of an eunuch. Then the arsenals were seized.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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懿yì自zì引yǐn大dà军jūn据jù武wǔ库kù。早záo有yǒu人rén报bào知zhī曹cáo爽shuǎng家jiā。其qí妻qī刘liú氏shì急jí出chū厅tīng前qián，唤huàn守shóu府fǔ官guān问wèn曰yuē：「今jīn主zhǔ公gōng在zài外wài，仲zhòng达dá起qǐ兵bīng何hé意yì？」守shǒu门mén将jiàng潘pān举jǔ曰yuē：「夫fū人rén勿wù惊jīng，我wǒ去qù问wèn来lái。」乃nái引yǐn弓gōng弩nú手shǒu数shù十shí人rén，登dēng门mén楼lóu望wàng之zhī。正zhèng见jiàn司sī马mǎ懿yì引yǐn兵bīng过guò府fǔ前qián，举jǔ令lìng人rén乱luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià，懿yì不bù得dé过guò。

Soon the news of the rising came to the knowledge of the family of Ts‘ao Shuang, and his wife came out from the inner apartments and summoned the captain of the guard to enquire into the truth of the rumours. He told her that she need feel no alarm and he would go and see. Thereupon the captain P‘an Chü, at the head of a few bowmen, went up on the wall and looked around. At that moment Ssŭma was crossing the court, and P‘an bade his men shoot. But one of his officers reminded him that the T‘ai-fu was one of the highest officers of state.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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偏piān将jiāng孙sūn谦qiān在zài后hòu止zhǐ之zhī曰yuē：「太tài傅fù为wéi国guó家jiā大dà事shì，休xiū得dé放fàng箭jiàn。」连lián止zhǐ三sān次cì，举jǔ方fāng不bú射shè。司sī马mǎ昭zhāo护hù父fù司sī马mǎ懿yì而ér过guò，引yǐn兵bīng出chū城chéng屯tún于yú洛luò河hé，守shǒu住zhù浮fú桥qiáo。

“You must not shoot at the T‘ai-fu ; he is on public service.” Thrice he urged his chief not to let the men shoot, and so P‘an desisted. Ssŭma went across guarded by his son Shao. Then he went out of the city and camped on the Lo River at the floating bridge.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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且qiě说shuō曹cáo爽shuáng手shǒu下xià司sī马má鲁lǔ芝zhī，见jiàn城chéng中zhōng事shì变biàn，来lái与yǔ参cān军jūn辛xīn敞chǎng商shāng议yì曰yuē：「今jīn仲zhòng达dá如rú此cǐ变biàn乱luàn，将jiāng如rú之zhī何hé？」敞chǎng曰yuē：「可ké引yín本běn部bù兵bīng出chū城chéng去qù见jiàn天tiān子zi。」芝zhī然rán其qí言yán。敞chǎng急jí入rù后hòu堂táng。其qí姊zǐ辛xīn宪xiàn英yīng见jiàn之zhī，问wèn曰yuē：「汝rú有yǒu何hé事shì，慌huāng速sù如rú此cǐ？」敞chǎng告gào曰yuē：「天tiān子zi在zài外wài，太tài傅fù闭bì了le城chéng门mén，必bì将jiāng谋móu逆nì。

When the revolution began, one of Ts‘ao Shuang’s officers, Ssŭma Lu-chih by name, took counsel with his subordinate Hsin Ch‘ang. “Now that this revolt has begun, what should we do?” “Let us go to the king with what troops we have,” replied Hsin. “Perhaps the best course,” replied Lu-chih, and he went to his own house to get ready to start. There he met his sister, Hsien-ying, who asked the meaning of all this haste.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」宪xiàn英yīng曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ公gōng未wèi必bì谋móu逆nì，特tè欲yù杀shā曹cáo将jiāng军jūn耳ěr。」敞chǎng惊jīng曰yuē：「此cǐ事shì未wèi知zhī如rú何hé？」宪xiàn英yīng曰yuē：「曹cáo将jiāng军jūn非fēi司sī马mǎ公gōng之zhī对duì手shǒu，必bì然rán败bài矣yǐ。」敞chǎng曰yuē：「那nà日rì司sī马mǎ教jiào我wǒ同tóng去qù，未wèi知zhī可kě去qù否fǒu？」宪xiàn英yīng曰yuē：「职zhí守shǒu，人rén之zhī大dà义yì也yě。凡fán人rén在zài难nán，犹yóu或huò恤xù之zhī。执zhí鞭biān而ér弃qì其qí事shì，不bù祥xiáng莫mò大dà焉yān。

“His Majesty is out on a hunt and the T‘ai-fu has closed the gates of the city. This is rebellion.” “I do not think so. He only means to slay Ts‘ao Shuang, his rival,” replied she. “Why should he desire to do that?” asked her brother, sharply. “Ts‘ao Shuang is no match for the T‘ai-fu ,” replied she. “If Ssŭma asks us to join him, should we?” asked Hsin. Hsien-ying 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 his men and desert in an emergency is the greatest of evils.”

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」敞chǎng从cóng其qí言yán，乃nái与yú鲁lǔ芝zhī引yǐn数shù十shí骑qí，斩zhǎn关guān夺duó门mén而ér出chū。

This speech decided Hsin, who went with Ssŭma Lu-chih. At the head of a few horsemen they forced the gate and got out of the city. When their escape was reported to Ssŭma I 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 did not answer the summons, but decided to flee. He got into his carriage and drove hastily to the P‘ingch‘ang Gate.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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人rén报bào知zhī司sī马mǎ懿yì。懿yì恐kǒng桓huán范fàn亦yì走zǒu，急jí令lìng人rén召zhào之zhī。范fàn与yǔ其qí子zi商shāng议yì。其qí子zǐ曰yuē：「车chē驾jià在zài外wài，不bù如rú南nán出chū。」范fàn从cóng其qí言yán，乃nǎi上shàng马mǎ至zhì平píng昌chāng门mén，城chéng门mén已yǐ闭bì，把bǎ门mén将jiāng乃nǎi桓huán范fàn旧jiù吏lì司sī蕃fān也yě。范fàn袖xiù中zhōng取qǔ出chū一yī竹zhú版bǎn曰yuē：「太tài后hòu有yǒu诏zhào，可kě即jí开kāi门mén。」司sī蕃fān曰yuē：「请qǐng诏zhào验yàn之zhī。

But the gate was barred. The warden was an old dependant of Huan’s. Huan pulled out from his sleeve a slip of bamboo and said, “The Empress’s command; open the gate for me.” “Let me look,” said the warden.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」范fàn叱chì曰yuē：「汝rǔ是shì吾wú故gù吏lì，何hé敢gǎn如rú此cǐ！」蕃fān只zhǐ得dé开kāi门mén放fàng出chū。范fàn出chū到dào城chéng外wài，唤huàn司sī蕃fān曰yuē：「太tài傅fù造zào反fǎn，汝rú可kě速sù随suí我wǒ去qù。」蕃fān大dà惊jīng，追zhuī之zhī不bù及jí。人rén报bào知zhī司sī马mǎ懿yì。懿yì大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「智zhì囊náng泄xiè矣yǐ！如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」蒋jiǎng济jì曰yuē：「驽nú马mǎ恋liàn栈zhàn豆dòu，必bì不bù能néng用yòng也yě。

“What! How dare you, an old servant of mine, behave thus?” The warden let him pass. As soon as he had got outside he shouted to the warden, “Ssŭma I has raised a revolt, and you had better follow me.” The warden realised that he had made a mistake, and ran after Huan, but failed to come up with him. “So Bag o' Wisdom has got away too; that is a pity, but what can we do?” said Ssŭma, when they reported the escape. “The old horse always hankers after the old stable and manger, and he would have been useless to us,” replied Chiang Chi.

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」懿yì乃nǎi召zhào许xú允yǔn、陈chén泰tài曰yuē：「汝rǔ去qù见jiàn曹cáo爽shuǎng，说shuō太tài傅fù别bié无wú他tā事shì，只zhǐ是shì削xuē汝rǔ兄xiōng弟dì兵bīng权quán而ér已yǐ。」许xǔ、陈chén二èr人rén去qù了le。又yòu召zhào殿diàn中zhōng校xiào尉wèi尹yǐn大dà目mù至zhì；令lìng蒋jiǎng济jì作zuò书shū，与yǔ目mù持chí去qù见jiàn爽shuǎng。懿yì分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rú与yú爽shuǎng厚hòu，可ké领líng此cǐ任rèn。汝rǔ见jiàn爽shuǎng说shuō吾wú与yú蒋jiǎng济jì指zhǐ洛luò水shuǐ为wèi誓shì，只zhǐ因yīn兵bīng权quán之zhī事shì，别bié无wú他tā意yì。

Then Ssŭma called to him Hsü Yün and Ch'ên T‘ai and said, “Go ye to Ts‘ao Shuang and say that I have no other intention than to take away the military power from him and his brother.” As soon as they had left, he called Yin Ta-mu and ordered Chiang Chi prepare a letter to be taken to Ts‘ao Shuang. Said Ssŭma, “You are on good terms with the man and are the fittest person for this mission. Tell him that Chiang Chi and I are concerned solely with the military powers in the hands of himself and his brother, as we have sworn pointing to the Lo River.” So Yin Ta-mu went his way.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」尹yǐn大dà目mù依yī令lìng而ér去qù。

Out in the country Ts‘ao Shuang was enjoying the hunting, flying his falcons and coursing his hounds. Suddenly came the news of the rising in the city and the memorial against him. He almost fell out of the saddle when they told him. The eunuch handed in the memorial to the king in the presence of Ts‘ao, who took it and opened it. A minister in attendance was ordered to read it. It said:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō曹cáo爽shuǎng正zhèng飞fēi鹰yīng走zóu犬quǎn之zhī际jì，忽hū报bào城chéng内nèi有yǒu变biàn，太tài傅fù有yóu表biǎo。爽shuǎng大dà惊jīng，几jī乎hū落luò马mǎ。黄huáng门mén官guān捧péng表biǎo跪guì于yú天tiān子zi之zhī前qián。爽shuǎng接jiē表biǎo，拆chāi封fēng令lìng近jìn臣chén读dú之zhī。表biǎo略lüè曰yuē：

“On my return from the expedition into Liaotung His late Majesty summoned Your Majesty with Prince Ts‘in, myself and certain others to his bedside, took me by the arm and impressed upon us all our duty in the years to be. Now Ts‘ao Shuang has betrayed the trust placed in him, has disordered the kingdom, usurped power at court and seized upon power in the provinces. He has appointed the eunuch Chang Tang Commandant of the City to control the court and spy upon Your Majesty. He is surely lying in wait to seize the empire. He has sown dissension in the royal family and injured his own flesh and blood. The whole land is in confusion, and men’s hearts are full of fear. All this is opposed to the injunctions of His late Majesty and his commands to me. Stupid and worthless as I am, yet I dare not forget his words. My colleagues, T‘ai-yu Chiang Chi and Shang-shu Ssŭma Fu agree that Ts‘ao Shuang is disloyal at heart. Great military powers should not be entrusted to brothers.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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征zhēng西xī大dà都dū督dū太tài傅fù臣chén司sī马mǎ懿yì，诚chéng惶huáng诚chéng恐kǒng，顿dùn首shóu谨jín表biǎo：臣chén昔xī从cóng辽liáo东dōng还hái，先xiān帝dì诏zhào陛bì下xià与yǔ秦qín王wáng及jí臣chén等děng，升shēng御yù床chuáng，把bǎ臣chén臂bì，深shēn以yǐ后hòu事shì为wèi念niàn。今jīn大dà将jiāng军jūn曹cáo爽shuǎng，背bèi弃qì顾gù命mìng，败bài乱luàn国guó典diǎn；内nèi则zé僭jiàn拟nǐ，外wài专zhuān威wēi权quán；以yǐ黄huáng门mén张zhāng当dāng为wèi都dōu监jiān，专zhuān共gòng交jiāo关guān；看kàn察chá至zhì尊zūn，伺cì候hòu神shén器qì；离lí间jiàn二èr宫gōng，伤shāng害hài骨gǔ肉ròu；

“I have memorialised Her Majesty and obtained her authority to act.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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天tiān下xià汹xiōng汹xiōng，人rén怀huái危wēi惧jù：此cǐ非fēi先xiān帝dì诏zhào陛bì下xià及jí嘱zhǔ臣chén之zhī本běn意yì也yě。

“All military powers have been wrested from the hands of the Ts‘ao family, leaving them only the simple title of Marquis, so that hereafter they may be unable to hinder or control Your Majesty’s actions. If there be any obstruction, the matter shall be summarily dealt with.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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臣chén虽suī朽xiǔ迈mài，敢gǎn忘wàng往wǎng言yán？太tài尉wèi臣chén济jì、尚shàng书shū臣chén孚fú等děng，皆jiē以yí爽shuǎng为wèi有yǒu无wú君jūn之zhī心xīn，兄xiōng弟dì不bù宜yí典diǎn兵bīng宿sù卫wèi，今jīn奏zòu永yǒng宁níng宫gōng皇huáng太tài后hòu，令lìng敕chì臣chén表biǎo奏zòu施shī行xíng。臣chén辄zhé敕chì主zhú者zhě及jí黄huáng门mén令lìng，罢bà爽shuǎng、羲xī、训xùn吏lì兵bīng，以yǐ侯hóu就jiù第dì，不bù得dé逗dòu遛liú，以yǐ稽jī车chē驾jià；

“Although in ill health, as a precautionary measure I have camped at the Floating Bridge, whence I write this.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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敢gán有yǒu稽jī留liú，便biàn以yǐ军jūn法fǎ从cóng治zhì，臣chén辄zhé力lì疾jí将jiàng兵bīng，屯tún于yú洛luò水shuǐ浮fú桥qiáo，伺cì察chá非fēi常cháng。谨jín此cǐ上shàng闻wén，伏fú干gàn圣shèng听tīng。

When they had made an end of reading, the king turned to Ts‘ao Shuang and said, “In the face of such words what mean you to do?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo芳fāng听tīng毕bì，乃nǎi唤huàn曹cáo爽shuǎng曰yuē：「太tài傅fù之zhī言yán若ruò此cǐ，卿qīng如rú何hé裁cái处chǔ？」爽shuáng手shǒu足zú失shī措cuò，回huí顾gù二èr弟dì曰yuē：「为wéi之zhī奈nài何hé？」羲xī曰yuē：「劣liè弟dì亦yì曾céng谏jiàn兄xiōng，兄xiōng执zhí迷mí不bù听tīng，致zhì有yǒu今jīn日rì。司sī马mǎ懿yì谲jué诈zhà无wú比bǐ，孔kǒng明míng尚shàng不bù能néng胜shèng，况kuàng我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì乎hū？不bù如rú自zì缚fù见jiàn之zhī，以yí免miǎn一yī死sǐ。」言yán未wèi毕bì，参cān军jūn辛xīn敞chǎng、司sī马má鲁lǔ芝zhī到dào。

Shuang was at a loss and turned to his younger brother, saying, “What now?” Ts‘ao Hsi replied, “I remonstrated with you, but you were obstinate and listened not. So it has come to this. Ssǔma I is false and cunning beyond measure. If K‘ung-ming could not get the better of him, could we hope to do so? I see nothing but to yield that haply we may live.” Just at this moment arrived Hsin Ch‘ang and Ssŭma Luchih. Ts‘ao Shuang asked what tidings they brought.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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爽shuǎng问wèn之zhī。二èr人rén告gào曰yuē：「城chéng中zhōng把bǎ得dé铁tié桶tǒng相xiāng似sì，太tài傅fù引yǐn兵bīng屯tún洛luò水shuǐ浮fú桥qiáo，势shì将jiāng不bù可kě复fù归guī，宜yí早zǎo定dìng大dà计jì。」正zhèng言yán间jiān，司sī农nóng桓huán范fàn骤zhòu马mǎ而ér至zhì，谓wèi爽shuǎng曰yuē：「太tài傅fù已yǐ变biàn，将jiāng军jūn何hé不bù请qǐng天tiān子zi幸xìng许xǔ都dōu，调diào外wài兵bīng以yí讨tǎo司sī马mǎ懿yì耶yé？」爽shuǎng曰yuē：「吾wú等děng全quán家jiā皆jiē在zài城chéng中zhōng，岂qí可kě投tóu他tā处chǔ求qiú援yuán？

They replied, “The city is completely and closely surrounded, the T‘ai-fu is camped on the river at the Floating Bridge, and you cannot return. You must decide how to act at once.” Then galloped up Huan Fan, who said, “This is really rebellion; why not request His Majesty to proceed to Hsütu till provincial troops can arrive and deal with Ssŭma?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」范fàn曰yuē：「匹pǐ夫fū临lín难nàn，尚shàng欲yù望wàng活huó！今jīn主zhǔ公gōng身shēn随suí天tiān子zi，号hào令lìng天tiān下xià，谁shuí敢gǎn不bù应yīng？岂qí可kě自zì投tóu死sǐ地dì乎hū？」

Ts‘ao Shuang replied, “How can we go to another place when all our families are in the city?” “Fool! Even in this crisis you think only of life. You have the Son of Heaven with you here and command all the forces of the empire. None would dare disobey you, and yet you march quietly to death.”

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爽shuǎng闻wén言yán不bù决jué，惟wéi流liú涕tì而ér已yǐ。范fàn又yòu曰yuē：「此cǐ去qù许xǔ都dōu，不bú过guò半bàn宿xiǔ。城chéng中zhōng粮liáng草cǎo，足zú支zhī数shù载zài。今jīn主zhǔ公gōng别bié营yíng军jūn马mǎ，近jìn在zài阙quē南nán，呼hū之zhī即jí至zhì。大dà司sī马mǎ之zhī印yìn，某mǒu将jiāng在zài此cǐ。主zhǔ公gōng可kě急jí行xíng，迟chí则zé休xiū矣yǐ！」爽shuǎng曰yuē：「多duō官guān勿wù太tài催cuī逼bī，待dài吾wú细xì细xì思sī之zhī。」少sháo顷qǐng，侍shì中zhōng许xú允yǔn、尚shàng书shū令lìng陈chén泰tài至zhì。

The unhappy man could not decide to strike a blow for safety; he did nothing but snivel. Huan continued, “The stay in Hsütu would be but brief, and there are ample supplies for years. You have forces at your call at Nankuan. You hold the seal of Minister of War, and I have brought it with me. Everything is in your favour. Act! Act at once! Delay is death.” “Do not hurry me,” said Ts‘ao. “Let me think it over carefully.”

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二èr人rén告gào曰yuē：「太tài傅fù只zhǐ为wèi将jiāng军jūn权quán重zhòng，不bú过guò要yào削xuē去qù兵bīng权quán，别bié无wú他tā意yì。将jiāng军jūn可ké早zǎo归guī城chéng中zhōng。」爽shuǎng默mò然rán不bù语yǔ。又yòu只zhǐ见jiàn殿diàn中zhōng校xiào尉wèi尹yǐn大dà目mù至zhì。目mù曰yuē：「太tài傅fù指zhǐ洛luò水shuǐ为wèi誓shì，并bìng无wú他tā意yì。有yóu蒋jiǎng太tài尉wèi书shū在zài此cǐ。将jiāng军jūn可kě削xuē去qù兵bīng权quán，早zǎo归guī相xiāng府fǔ。」爽shuǎng信xìn为wèi良liáng言yán。桓huán范fàn又yòu告gào曰yuē：「事shì急jí矣yǐ，休xiū听tīng外wài言yán而ér就jiù死sǐ地dì！」

Then came the two messengers of Ssŭma I, to say that he desired only to strip the Ts‘aos of their military power. If they yielded they might return peacefully to the city. Still the Ts‘aos hesitated. Next arrived Yin Ta-mu with Ssŭma’s second message that he had sworn by the Lo River to the singleness of his aim. He tendered the letter of Chiang Chi to the effect that if the conditions were complied with the Ts‘aos might return to their palace in peace. When Ts‘ao Shuang seemed disposed to accept the assurance of Ssŭma, Huan inveighed against it, saying, “You are a dead man if you listen to the voice of these men.”

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是shì夜yè曹cáo爽shuǎng意yì不bù能néng决jué，乃nǎi拔bá剑jiàn在zài手shǒu，嗟jiē叹tàn寻xín思sī；自zì黄huáng昏hūn直zhí流liú涕tì到dào晓xiǎo，终zhōng是shì狐hú疑yí不bú定dìng，桓huán范fàn入rù帐zhàng催cuī之zhī曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng思sī虑lǜ一yī昼zhòu夜yè，何hé尚shàng不bù能néng决jué？」爽shuǎng掷zhì剑jiàn而ér叹tàn曰yuē：「我wǒ不bù起qǐ兵bīng，请qǐng愿yuàn弃qì官guān，但dàn为wèi富fù家jiā翁wēng足zú矣yǐ！」范fàn大dà哭kū，出chū帐zhàng曰yuē：「曹cáo子zi丹dān以yǐ智zhì谋móu自zì矜jīn，今jīn兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén，真zhēn豚tún犊dú耳ěr！

Night found Ts‘ao Shuang still vacillating. As twilight faded into darkness he stood, sword in hand, sad, sighing and weeping. And morning found him still trying to make up his mind. Huan again urged him to decide upon some course. “You have had a whole day and a whole night for reflection and must decide,” said he. “I will not fight; I will yield all and save my house,” said Ts‘ao, throwing down his sword. Huan left the tent wailing. “Ts‘ao Chên might boast of his abilities, but his brothers are mere cattle,” said he. He wept copiously.

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」痛tòng哭kū不bù已yǐ。许xú允yǔn、陈chén泰tài令lìng爽shuǎng先xiān纳nà印yìn绶shòu与yǔ司sī马mǎ懿yì。爽shuǎng令lìng将jiāng印yìn送sòng去qù。主zhǔ簿bù杨yáng综zōng扯chě住zhù印yìn绶shòu而ér哭kū曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng今jīn日rì舍shě兵bīng权quán自zì缚fù去qù降jiàng，不bù免miǎn东dōng市shì受shòu戮lù也yě。」爽shuǎng曰yuē：「太tài傅fù必bì不bù失shī信xìn于yú我wǒ。」于yú是shì曹cáo爽shuǎng将jiāng印yìn将jiāng绶shòu与yú许xǔ、陈chén二èr人rén，先xiān赍jī与yǔ司sī马mǎ懿yì。众zhòng军jūn见jiàn无wú将jiāng印yìn，侭jǐn皆jiē四sì散sàn。

The two messengers bade Ts‘ao offer his seal of office to Ssŭma, and it was brought. Its custodian clung to it and would not give it up, saying, “Alas! that you, my lord, should resign your powers and make such a pitiful surrender. For surely you will not escape death in the eastern market-place.” “The T‘ai-fu will surely keep faith with me,” said Ts‘ao.

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爽shuáng手shǒu下xià只zhí有yǒu数shù骑qí官guān僚liáo。到dào浮fú桥qiáo时shí，懿yì传chuán令lìng，教jiào曹cáo爽shuǎng兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén，且qiě回huí私sī宅zhái；余yú皆jiē发fā监jiān，听tīng候hòu敕chì旨zhǐ。爽shuáng等děng入rù城chéng时shí，并bìng无wú一yī人rén侍shì从cóng。桓huán范fàn至zhì浮fú桥qiáo边biān，懿yì在zài马mǎ上shàng以yǐ鞭biān指zhǐ之zhī曰yuē：「桓huán大dà夫fū何hé故gù如rú此cǐ？」范fàn低dī头tóu不bù语yǔ，入rù城chéng而ér去qù。

The seal was borne away, and the captains, thus released from the bonds of discipline, dispersed and the hosts melted away. When the brothers reached the Floating Bridge, they were ordered to go to their dwellings, and they went. Their supporters were imprisoned to await the pleasure of the Emperor. Ts‘ao Shuang and his friends, so lately all-powerful, entered the city alone, without even a servant following. As Huan approached the bridge, Ssǔma, from horseback, pointed his whip disdainfully at him and said, “What brought you to this?” Huan made no reply, but with head bent followed the others.

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于yú是shì司sī马mǎ懿yì请qǐng驾jià拔bá营yíng入rù洛luò阳yáng。曹cáo爽shuǎng兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén回huí家jiā之zhī后hòu，懿yì用yòng大dà锁suó锁suǒ门mén，令lìng居jū民mín八bā百bǎi人rén围wéi守shǒu其qí宅zhái。曹cáo爽shuǎng心xīn中zhōng忧yōu闷mèn。羲xī谓wèi爽shuǎng曰yuē：「今jīn家jiā中zhōng乏fá粮liáng，兄xiōng可kě作zuò书shū与yǔ太tài傅fù借jiè粮liáng。如rú肯kén以yǐ粮liáng借jiè我wǒ，必bì无wú相xiāng害hài之zhī心xīn。」爽shuáng乃nǎi作zuò书shū令lìng人rén持chí去qù。司sī马mǎ懿yì览lǎn书shū，遂suì遣qiǎn人rén送sòng粮liáng一yì百bǎi斛hú，运yùn至zhì曹cáo爽shuáng府fǔ内nèi。

It was decided to request the Emperor to declare the hunt at an end and order a return to the city. The three Ts‘aos were confined in their own house, the gate whereof was fastened with a huge lock, and soldiers were set to guard it round about. They were sad and anxious, not knowing what would be their fate. Then Ts‘ao Hsi said, “We have but little food left. Let us write and ask for supplies. If he send us food we may be sure he does not intend harm.” They wrote, and ample supplies were sent. This cheered them, and they thought their lives were safe.

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爽shuǎng大dà喜xǐ：「司sī马mǎ公gōng本běn无wú害hài我wǒ之zhī心xīn也yě！」遂suì不bù以yǐ为wéi忧yōu。

The eunuch Chang Fang was arrested and put to the question. He said he was not the only one who had tried to subvert the government, and he named the five friends of Ts‘ao Shuang. So they were arrested and, when interrogated, confessed that a revolt had been arranged for the third month. All were locked in one long wooden collar. The Warden of the Gate testified that Huan Fan had imposed upon him with a pretended command from Her Majesty and so had escaped out of the city. Beside he had said the T‘ai-fu was a rebel.

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原yuán来lái司sī马mǎ懿yì先xiān将jiāng黄huáng门mén张zhāng当dāng捉zhuō下xià狱yù中zhōng问wèn罪zuì。当dāng曰yuē：「非fēi我wǒ一yī人rén，更gèng有yǒu何hé晏yàn、邓dèng飏yáng、李lǐ胜shèng、毕bì范fàn、丁dīng谧mì等déng五wǔ人rén，同tóng谋móu篡cuàn逆nì。」懿yì取qǔ了le张zhāng当dāng供gòng词cí，却què捉zhuō何hé晏yàn等děng勘kān问wèn明míng白bái，皆jiē称chēng三sān月yuè间jiān欲yù反fǎn。懿yì用yòng长zhǎng枷jiā钉dīng了le。城chéng门mén守shǒu将jiàng司sī蕃fān，告gào称chēng桓huán范fàn矫jiǎo诏zhào出chū城chéng，口kǒu称chēng太tài傅fù谋móu反fǎn。

Then said Ssŭma I, “When a man maligns another and is false, the punishment for such a crime as he imputes falls upon his own head.” Huan and those with him were thrown into prison.

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懿yì曰yuē：「诬wū人rén反fǎn情qíng，抵dǐ罪zuì反fǎn坐zuò。」亦yì将jiāng桓huán范fàn等děng皆jiē下xià狱yù，然rán后hòu押yā曹cáo爽shuǎng兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén并bìng一yī干gān人rén犯fàn，皆jiē斩zhǎn于yú市shì曹cáo，灭miè其qí三sān族zú；其qí家jiā产chǎn财cái物wù，侭jǐn抄chāo入rù库kù。当dāng时shí有yǒu曹cáo爽shuǎng从cóng弟dì文wén叔shū之zhī妻qī，乃nǎi夏xià侯hóu令lìng女nǘ也yě：早záo寡guǎ而ér无wú子zi，其qí父fù欲yù改gǎi嫁jià之zhī，女nǚ截jié耳ěr自zì誓shì。及jí爽shuǎng被bèi诛zhū，其qí父fù复fù将jiāng嫁jià之zhī，女nǚ又yòu断duàn去qù其qí鼻bí。

Presently Ts‘ao Shuang and his brothers, and all persons connected with them, were put to death in the market-place. All the treasure of their houses was sent to the public treasury.

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其qí家jiā惊jīng惶huáng，谓wèi之zhī曰yuē：「人rén生shēng世shì间jiān，如rú轻qīng尘chén栖qī弱ruò草cǎo，何hé至zhì自zì苦kǔ如rú此cǐ？且qiě夫fū家jiā又yòu被bèi司sī马mǎ氏shì诛zhū戮lù已yí侭jǐn，守shóu此cǐ欲yù谁shuí为wèi哉zāi？」女nǚ泣qì曰yuē：「吾wú闻wén：『仁rén者zhě不bù以yǐ盛shèng衰shuāi改gǎi节jié，义yì者zhě不bù以yǐ存cún亡wáng易yì心xīn。』曹cáo氏shì盛shèng时shí，尚shàng欲yù保bǎo终zhōng；况kuàng今jīn灭miè亡wáng，何hé忍rěn弃qì之zhī？此cǐ禽qín兽shòu之zhī行xíng，吾wú岂qǐ为wèi乎hū！

Now there was a certain woman of the Hsiahou family who had been wife to a second cousin of Ts‘ao Shuang’s. Early left a childless widow, her father wished her to marry again. She refused and cut off one ear as a pledge of constancy. However, when the Ts‘aos were all put to death her father arranged another marriage for her; whereupon she cut off her nose. Her own people were chagrined at her obstinate determination. “For whom are you keeping your vow?” said they. “Man is but as the light dust upon the tender grass, and what is the good of mutilating your body?” The woman replied, weeping, “The honourable woman does not break a vow of chastity for the sake of wealth, and the heart of a righteous woman is constant unto death. While the house of Ts‘ao enjoyed prosperity I remained faithful; how much more should I be true now that it has fallen upon evil days? Can I act like a mere beast of the field?”

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」懿yì闻wén而ér贤xián之zhī，听tīng使shí乞qǐ子zi自zì养yǎng，为wèi曹cáo氏shì后hòu。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

What is a man to be mindful of?

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弱ruò草cǎo微wēi尘chén侭jǐn达dá观guān，夏xià侯hóu有yóu女nǚ义yì如rú山shān。

Fragile grass and floating dust — all viewed with equal eye, A Xiahou daughter stands, her steadfast will as mountains high.

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丈zhàng夫fū不bù及jí裙qún钗chāi节jié，自zì顾gù须xū眉méi亦yì汗hàn颜yán。

Men fall short of this woman's steadfast deed; Before her, every bearded cheek would burn in shame indeed.

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却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì斩zhǎn了le曹cáo爽shuǎng，太tài尉wèi蒋jiǎng济jì曰yuē：「尚shàng有yóu鲁lǔ芝zhī、辛xīn敞cháng斩zhǎn关guān夺duó门mén而ér出chū，杨yáng综zōng夺duó印yìn不bù与yǔ，皆jiē不bù可kě纵zòng。」懿yì曰yuē：「彼bǐ各gè为wèi其qí主zhǔ，乃nǎi义yì人rén也yě。」遂suì复fù各gè人rén旧jiù职zhí。辛xīn敞chǎng叹tàn曰yuē：「吾wú若ruò不bú问wèn于yú姊zǐ，失shī大dà义yì矣yǐ！」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn辛xīn宪xiàn英yīng曰yuē：

The story of her devotion came to the ears of Ssŭma, who praised her conduct and allowed her to adopt a son to rear as her own and so continue the family. Apoem says:— What is a man to be mindful of? A grain of dust on a blade of grass; Such virtue as Hsiahou’s daughter had Stands out sublime as the ages pass. This fair young wife of gentle mien Dared all to maintain her purpose high. What man though strong in the flush of life Has equalled her in constancy? After Ts‘ao Shuang had suffered death, Chiang Chi recalled certain others who had been of his party and were still alive, notably Yang Tsung, who had opposed the surrender of the seal of the late minister. However, no action was taken against them. “He is a righteous man who serves his master faithfully,” said Ssŭma, and he even confirmed these men in their offices. Hsin Ch‘ang remembered that it had been on the advice of his sister that he had decided to stand by his lord, and thus had saved his reputation. Apoet has praised his sister’s conduct. “You call him lord and take his pay, Then stand by him when danger nears.” Thus to her brother spake Hsien-ying, And won fair fame though endless years.

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为wéi臣chén食shí禄lù当dāng思sī报bào，事shì主zhǔ临lín危wēi合hé侭jìn忠zhōng。

A minister who draws his pay should ponder how to repay, When lord and master face the peril, loyalty must hold its sway.

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辛xīn氏shì宪xiàn英yīng曾céng劝quàn弟dì，古gǔ今jīn千qiān载zài颂sòng高gāo风fēng。

Xin's Xianying once counseled her brother true, A thousand years have praised her lofty virtue through and through.

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司sī马mǎ懿yì饶ráo了le辛xīn敞cháng等děng，仍réng出chū榜báng晓xiǎo谕yù：但dàn有yǒu曹cáo爽shuǎng门mén下xià一yī应yīng人rén等děng，侭jǐn皆jiē免mián死sǐ；有yǒu官guān者zhě照zhào旧jiù复fù职zhí；军jūn民mín各gè守shǒu家jiā业yè。内nèi外wài安ān堵dǔ。何hé、邓dèng二èr人rén死sǐ于yú非fēi命mìng，果guǒ应yīng管guǎn辂lù之zhī言yán。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn管guǎn辂lù曰yuē：

Ageneral amnesty was extended to all Ts‘ao’s partizans, and no officer was removed or dismissed for having supported the late order of things. All were left in possession of their property, and soon all was tranquillity. However, it is to be noted that Ho and Têng met the unhappy end that Kuan Lu had foretold for them. The seer Kuan Lu was deeply read In all the lore of th' ancient sages. Thus he could see events to come As clear as those of former ages. And he perceived the soul of Ho, Already in the vale of gloom, And knew the outer shell of Têng Was hastening to an early tomb.

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传chuán得dé圣shèng贤xián真zhēn妙miào诀jué，平píng原yuán管guǎn辂lù相xiāng通tōng神shén。

He learned the sages' true and wondrous lore, Guan Lu of Pingyuan communes with spirits as none before.

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鬼guǐ幽yōu鬼guǐ躁zào分fēn何hé邓dèng，未wèi丧sàng先xiān知zhī是shì死sǐ人rén。

Ghost-quiet and ghost-restless marked He and Deng; Foreknowing doom before death, they were dead men lingering.

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却què说shuō魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo芳fāng封fēng司sī马mǎ懿yì为wèi丞chéng相xiàng，加jiā九jiǔ锡xī。懿yì固gù辞cí不bù肯kěn受shòu。芳fāng不bù准zhǔn，令lìng父fù子zǐ三sān人rén同tóng领lǐng国guó事shì。懿yì忽hū然rán想xiáng起qǐ：「曹cáo爽shuǎng全quán家jiā虽suī诛zhū，尚shàng有yǒu夏xià侯hóu霸bà守shǒu备bèi雍yōng州zhōu等děng处chù，系xì爽shuǎng亲qīn族zú，倘tǎng骤zhòu然rán作zuò乱luàn，如rú何hé隄dī备bèi？必bì当dāng处chǔ置zhì。」即jí下xià诏zhào使shí往wǎng雍yōng州zhōu，取qǔ征zhēng西xī将jiāng军jūn夏xià侯hóu霸bà赴fù洛luò阳yáng议yì事shì。

After his recovery of power, Ssŭma was made Prime Minister and received the Nine Gifts. Ssŭma refused these honours, but the king insisted and would take no denial. His two sons were made assistants to their father, and all state affairs fell under the control of these three.

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夏xià侯hóu霸bà听tīng知zhī，大dà惊jīng，便biàn引yín本běn部bù三sān千qiān兵bīng造zào反fǎn。有yǒu镇zhèn守shǒu雍yōng州zhōu剌lá史shǐ郭guō淮huái，听tīng知zhī夏xià侯hóu霸bà反fǎn，即jí率lǜ本běn部bù兵bīng来lái，与yǔ夏xià侯hóu霸bà交jiāo战zhàn。淮huái出chū马mǎ大dà骂mà曰yuē：「汝rǔ既jì是shì大dà魏wèi皇huáng族zú，天tiān子zi又yòu不bù曾céng亏kuī汝rǔ，何hé故gù背bèi反fǎn？

However, Ssŭma remembered that one man, Hsiahou Pa, a member of the Ts‘ao clan, still commanded at Yungchou. In his position he might be a real danger, and he must be removed. So an edict was issued calling him to the capital to discuss affairs. But instead of obeying this call, Hsiahou declared himself a rebel, although he had but a small force to support him. As soon as this was known, Kuo Huai marched to suppress the malcontent. The two armies were soon face to face, and Kuo went to the front and began to revile his opponent.

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」霸bà亦yì骂mà曰yuē：「吾wú祖zǔ父fù于yú国guó家jiā多duō建jiàn勋xūn劳láo，今jīn司sī马mǎ懿yì何hé等děng人rén，灭miè吾wú曹cáo氏shì宗zōng族zú，又yòu来lái取qú我wǒ，早záo晚wǎn必bì思sī篡cuàn位wèi。吾wú仗zhàng义yì讨tǎo贼zéi，何hé反fǎn之zhī有yǒu？」淮huái大dà怒nù，挺tǐng枪qiāng骤zhòu马mǎ，直zhí取qǔ夏xià侯hóu霸bà。霸bà挥huī刀dāo纵zòng马mǎ来lái迎yíng。战zhàn不bù十shí合hé，淮huái败bài走zǒu，霸bà随suí后hòu赶gǎn来lái。忽hū听tīng得dé后hòu军jūn呐nà喊hǎn，霸bà急jí回huí马mǎ时shí，陈chén泰tài引yǐn兵bīng杀shā来lái。

“How could you rebel against the ruling house, you who are of the same clan as our great founder, and who have always been treated generously?”

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郭guō淮huái复fù回huí。两liǎng路lù夹jiā攻gōng，霸bà大dà败bài而ér走zǒu，折zhé兵bīng大dà半bàn；寻xín思sī无wú计jì，遂suì投tóu汉hàn中zhōng来lái降jiàng后hòu主zhǔ。

Hsiahou Pa replied, “My forefathers served the state right well, but who is this Ssŭma that he has put to death my kinsmen and would now destroy me? What is his aim, if it be not to usurp the Throne? If I can cut him off and so frustrate his design I shall at least be no traitor to the state.” Kuo Huai rode forward to attack, and Hsiahou advanced to the encounter. They fought a half score of bouts, and then Kuo turned and fled. But this was only a feint to lead on his enemy, for ere Hsiahou had gone far he heard a shout behind him and turned to see Ch'ên T‘ai about to attack. At the same moment Kuo turned again, and thus Hsiahou was between two fires. He could effect nothing, so he fled, losing many men. Soon he decided that his only course was to desert to Shu.

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有yǒu人rén报bào与yǔ姜jiāng维wéi，维wéi心xīn不bú信xìn，令lìng人rén体tí访fǎng得dé实shí，方fāng教jiào入rù城chéng。霸bà拜bài见jiàn毕bì，哭kū告gào前qián事shì。维wéi曰yuē：「昔xī微wēi子zi去qù周zhōu，成chéng万wàn古gǔ之zhī名míng。公gōng能néng匡kuāng扶fú汉hàn室shì，无wú愧kuì古gǔ人rén也yě。」遂suì设shè宴yàn相xiāng待dài。维wéi就jiù席xí问wèn曰yuē：「今jīn司sī马mǎ懿yì父fù子zí掌zhǎng握wò重zhòng权quán，有yǒu窥kuī我wǒ国guó之zhī志zhì否fǒu？」霸bà曰yuē：「老lǎo贼zéi方fāng图tú谋móu逆nì，未wèi暇xiá及jí外wài。

Wherefore he went into Hanchung to see if haply the Later Ruler would accept his services. When Chiang Wei heard of his desire to surrender, he had doubts of his sincerity. However, after due enquiry Chiang was satisfied and allowed the renegade from Wei to enter the city. After making his obeisance, Hsiahou, with many tears, told the story of his wrongs. Chiang expressed sympathy. Said he, “A thousand years ago Wei Tsŭ left the court of Chou in disgust, and this act has assured to him everlasting honour. You may be able now to assist in the restoration of the House of Han, and you will then stand no whit inferior to any man of antiquity.”

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但dàn魏wèi国guó新xīn有yǒu二èr人rén，正zhèng在zài妙miào龄líng之zhī际jì，若ruò使shí领lǐng兵bīng马mǎ，实shí吴wú、蜀shǔ之zhī大dà患huàn也yě。」维wéi问wèn：「二èr人rén是shì谁shuí？」霸bà告gào曰yuē：「一yī人rén见jiàn为wèi秘mì书shū郎láng，乃nái颍yǐng川chuān长zhǎng社shè人rén；姓xìng钟zhōng，名míng会huì，字zì士shì季jì；太tài傅fù钟zhōng繇yáo之zhī子zi；幼yòu有yóu胆dǎn智zhì。繇yáo尝cháng率lǜ二èr子zi见jiàn文wén帝dì。会huì时shí年nián七qī岁suì，其qí兄xiōng毓yù年nián八bā岁suì。毓yù见jiàn帝dì惶huáng惧jù，汗hàn流liú满mǎn麺miàn。

Abanquet was ordered, and while it was being prepared the host talked of affairs in the capital. “The Ssŭma family is now most powerful and in a position to carry out any scheme they planned. Think you that they have any intentions against us?” “The old traitor has enough to do with his rebellion; he has no leisure to trouble about any outside matters. However, two other men in Wei have lately come to the front, and if he sent them against your country and Wu it might go ill with you both.”

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帝dì问wèn毓yù曰yuē：『卿qīng何hé以yǐ汗hàn？』毓yù对duì曰yuē：『战zhàn战zhàn惶huáng惶huáng，汗hàn出chū如rú浆jiāng。』帝dì问wèn会huì曰yuē：『卿qīng何hé以yǐ不bú汗hàn？』会huì对duì曰yuē：『战zhàn战zhàn栗lì栗lì，汗hàn不bù敢gǎn出chū。』帝dì独dú奇qí之zhī。及jí稍shāo长zhǎng，喜xǐ读dú兵bīng书shū，深shēn明míng韬tāo略lüè。司sī马mǎ懿yì与yú蒋jiǎng济jì皆jiē称chēng其qí才cái。一yī人rén见jiàn为wèi掾yuàn吏lì，乃nǎi义yì阳yáng人rén也yě；姓xìng邓dèng，名míng艾ài，字zì士shì载zài。幼yòu年nián失shī父fù，素sù有yǒu大dà志zhì。

“And who are these two?” “One is named Chung Hui, a man of Ch‘angsha; he is a descendant of the T‘ai-fu Chung Yu. As a mere boy he was noted for being bold and smart. His father used to take him and his brother to court. Chung Hui was seven and his brother a year older. The Emperor Ts‘ao P‘ei noticed one day that the elder boy was sweating and asked him the reason. “ 'Whenever I am frightened the sweat pours out and I cannot help it,'” replied the boy. “ 'You do not seem frightened,' said the Emperor to the other. “ 'I am so frightened that the sweat cannot come out,' replied he. “The Emperor was the only one who discerned the extraordinary ability of the boy. A little later the lad was always studying books on war and tactics, and became an able strategist, so that he won admiration from both Ssŭma and Chiang Chi.

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但dàn见jiàn高gāo山shān大dà泽zé，辄zhé窥kuī度duó指zhǐ划huà，何hé处chù可ké以yǐ屯tún兵bīng，何hé处chù可ké以yǐ积jī粮liáng，何hé处chù可ké以yǐ埋mái伏fú。人rén皆jiē笑xiào之zhī，独dú司sī马mǎ懿yì奇qí其qí才cái，遂suì令lìng参cān赞zàn军jūn机jī。艾ài为wéi人rén口kǒu吃chī，每měi奏zòu事shì必bì称chēng『艾ài，艾ài』。懿yì戏xì谓wèi曰yuē：『卿qīng称chēng艾ài艾ài，当dāng有yóu几jǐ艾ài？』艾ài应yīng声shēng曰yuē：『凤fèng兮xī凤fèng兮xī，故gù是shì一yī凤fèng。』其qí资zī性xìng敏mǐn捷jié，大dà抵dǐ如rú此cǐ。

“The second man is Têng Ai. He was left an orphan very early, but he was ambitious and enterprising. If he saw lofty mountains or wide marshes he always looked for those points where soldiers might be stationed or dépôts of provisions made or combustibles laid. People ridiculed him, but Ssŭma saw there was much to admire and employed the young man on his staff. “Têng Ai had an impediment in his speech, so that he called himself 'Ai-Ai,' and Ssŭma used to make fun of him and asked him one day how many there were of him since he called himself 'Ai-Ai.' “Têng at once replied, “There was only one Fêng in the Lun-yü when Chieh Yu cried 'O Fêng.' “This ready repartee shows the quickness of his intellect, and you may well be on your guard against him and the other, for they are to be feared.”

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二èr人rén深shēn可kě畏wèi也yě。」维wéi笑xiào曰yuē：「量liàng此cǐ孺rú子zi，何hé足zú道dào哉zāi！」

“I do not think them worth even talking about,” replied Chiang Wei.

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于yú是shì姜jiāng维wéi引yǐn夏xià侯hóu霸bà至zhì成chéng都dū，入rù见jiàn后hòu主zhǔ。维wéi奏zòu曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì谋móu杀shā曹cáo爽shuǎng，又yòu来lái赚zhuàn夏xià侯hóu霸bà，霸bà因yīn此cǐ投tóu降xiáng。目mù今jīn司sī马mǎ懿yì父fù子zǐ专zhuān权quán，曹cáo芳fāng懦nuò弱ruò，魏wèi国guó将jiāng危wēi。臣chén在zài汉hàn中zhōng有yǒu年nián，兵bīng精jīng粮liáng足zú；臣chén愿yuàn领lǐng王wáng师shī，即jí以yǐ霸bà为wèi乡xiāng导dǎo官guān，进jìn取qǔ中zhōng原yuán，重zhòng兴xīng汉hàn室shì，以yǐ报bào陛bì下xià之zhī恩ēn，以yǐ终zhōng丞chéng相xiàng之zhī志zhì。

Chiang Wei took Hsiahou Pa to Ch'êngtu and presented him to the king, telling the story of events in Loyang, the overthrow of Ts‘ao Shuang, the rise of the Ssŭma family to supreme power, the weakness of Ts‘ao Fang, the king, and then proposed that another attempt be made to re-establish the House of Han in its old capital.

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」尚shàng书shū令lìng费fèi祎yī谏jiàn曰yuē：「近jìn者zhě，蒋jiáng琬wǎn、董dóng允yǔn，皆jiē相xiāng继jì而ér亡wáng，内nèi治zhì无wú人rén。伯bó约yuē只zhǐ宜yí待dài时shí，不bù宜yí轻qīng动dòng。」维wéi曰yuē：「不bù然rán，人rén生shēng如rú白bái驹jū过guò隙xì，似shì此cǐ迁qiān延yán岁suì月yuè，何hé日rì恢huī复fù中zhōng原yuán乎hū？」祎yī又yòu曰yuē：「孙sūn子zi云yún：『知zhī彼bǐ知zhī己jǐ，百bǎi战zhàn百bǎi胜shèng。』我wó等děng皆jiē不bù如rú丞chéng相xiàng远yuǎn甚shèn，丞chéng相xiàng尚shàng不bù能néng恢huī复fù中zhōng原yuán，何hé况kuàng我wó等děng？

But Fei I opposed any expedition, saying, “We have lately lost by death two trusty counsellors, and there is no one left fit to take care of the government. The attempt should be postponed.” “Not so,” replied Chiang. “Life is short. Our days flash by as the glint of a white horse across a chink in the door. We are waiting and waiting. Are we never to try to restore Han to its old glory?” “Remember the saying of the wise Sun: 'Know thyself and know thine enemy. Then is victory sure.' We are not the equals of the late Prime Minister, and where he failed, are we likely to succeed?”

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」维wéi曰yuē：「吾wú久jiǔ居jū陇lǒng上shàng，深shēn知zhī羌qiāng人rén之zhī心xīn；今jīn若ruò结jié羌qiāng人rén为wéi援yuán，虽suī未wèi能néng克kè复fù中zhōng原yuán，自zì陇lǒng而ér西xī，可kě断duàn而ér有yóu也yě。」后hòu主zhǔ曰yuē：「卿qīng既jì欲yù伐fá魏wèi，可kě侭jìn忠zhōng竭jié力lì，勿wù堕duò锐ruì气qì，以yǐ负fù朕zhèn命mìng。」于yú是shì姜jiāng维wéi领lǐng敕chì辞cí朝cháo，同tóng夏xià侯hóu霸bà迳jìng到dào汉hàn中zhōng，计jì议yì起qǐ兵bīng。

Chiang said, “I would enlist the aid of the Ch‘iang . I have lived near them in Shênsi and know them well. With their help, even if we do not gain the capital and the whole empire, we can at least conquer and hold all west of Shênsi.” The king here closed the discussion, saying, “Sir, as you desire to conquer Wei, do your best. I will not damp your enthusiasm.” Thus the king’s consent was given. Then Chiang Wei left the court and betook himself, with Hsiahou Pa, into Hanchung to prepare for a new expedition.

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维wéi曰yuē：「可kě先xiān遣qián使shǐ去qù羌qiāng人rén处chù通tōng盟méng，然rán后hòu出chū西xī平píng，近jìn雍yōng州zhōu。先xiān筑zhù二èr城chéng于yú麹qū山shān之zhī下xià，令lìng兵bīng守shǒu之zhī，以yǐ为wéi犄jī角jiǎo之zhī势shì。我wó等déng侭jǐn发fā粮liáng草cǎo于yú川chuān口kǒu，依yī丞chéng相xiàng旧jiù制zhì，次cì第dì进jìn兵bīng。」是shì年nián秋qiū八bā月yuè，先xiān差chà蜀shǔ将jiāng句jù安ān、李lǐ歆xīn同tóng引yǐn一yī万wàn五wǔ千qiān兵bīng，往wǎng麹qū山shān前qián连lián筑zhù二èr城chéng。句jù安ān守shǒu东dōng城chéng，李lǐ歆xīn守shǒu西xī城chéng。

“We will first send an envoy to the Ch‘iang to make a league with them,” said Chiang. “Then we will march out by Hsip‘ing to Yungchou, where we will throw up two ramparts near the Ch'ü Hills and garrison them. The position is a point of vantage. Then we will send supplies to Ch‘uank‘ou, and advance gradually, according to the plan devised by the great strategist.” In the autumn of the year they sent the two Shu generals Chü An and Li Hsin, with a large force, to construct the two ramparts, of which Chü was to hold the eastern and Li the western.

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早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò报bào与yǔ雍yōng州zhōu剌lá史shǐ郭guō淮huái。淮huái一yī麺miàn申shēn报bào洛luò阳yáng，一yī麺miàn遣qiǎn副fù将jiāng陈chén泰tài引yǐn兵bīng五wǔ万wàn来lái麹qū山shān与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng交jiāo战zhàn。句jù安ān、李lǐ歆xīn各gè引yǐn一yī军jūn出chū迎yíng；因yīn兵bīng少shǎo不bù能néng抵dǐ敌dí，退tuì入rù城chéng中zhōng。泰tài令lìng兵bīng四sì麺miàn围wéi住zhù攻gōng打dǎ，又yòu以yǐ兵bīng断duàn其qí汉hàn中zhōng粮liáng道dào。句jù安ān、李lǐ歆xīn城chéng中zhōng粮liáng缺quē。郭guō淮huái自zì引yǐn兵bīng亦yì到dào，看kàn了le地dì势shì，忻xīn然rán而ér喜xǐ；

When the news reached Yungchou, the Governor, Kuo Huai, sent a report to Loyang and also despatched a force to oppose the men of Shu. When that army arrived both the Shu captains led their men to meet it, but their armies were too weak and they once more retired into the city. The army of Wei laid siege and occupied the road that led to Hanchung, so that supplies were cut off. After some days, and when the men of Shu began to feel the pinch of hunger, Kuo Huai came to see what progress his two lieutenants were making. At sight of the position he rejoiced exceedingly, and when he returned to camp he said to Ch'ên T‘ai, “In this high country the city must be short of water, which means that the besieged must come out for supplies. Let us cut off the streams that supply them, and they will perish of thirst.”

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回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng，乃nái与yǔ陈chén泰tài计jì议yì曰yuē：「此cǐ城chéng山shān势shì高gāo阜fù，必bì然rán水shuí少shǎo，须xū出chū城chéng取qú水shuǐ；若ruò断duàn其qí上shàng流liú，蜀shǔ兵bīng皆jiē渴ké死sí矣yǐ。」遂suì令lìng军jūn士shì掘jué土tǔ堰yàn断duàn上shàng流liú。城chéng中zhōng果guǒ然rán无wú水shuǐ。李lǐ歆xīn引yǐn兵bīng出chū城chéng取qú水shuǐ，雍yōng州zhōu兵bīng围wéi困kùn甚shèn急jí。歆xīn死sǐ战zhàn不bù能néng出chū，只zhǐ得dé退tuì入rù城chéng去qù。句jù安ān城chéng中zhōng亦yì无wú水shuǐ，乃nǎi会huì了le李lǐ歆xīn，引yǐn兵bīng出chū城chéng，并bìng在zài一yī处chù；

So the soldiers were set to work to divert the streams above the city, and the besieged were soon distressed. Li Hsin led out a strong force to try to seize the water sources and fought stubbornly, but was at length worsted and driven back within the walls.

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大dà战zhàn良liáng久jiǔ，又yòu败bài入rù城chéng去qù。军jūn士shì枯kū渴kě。安ān与yǔ歆xīn曰yuē：「姜jiāng都dū督dū之zhī兵bīng，至zhì今jīn未wèi到dào，不bù知zhī何hé故gù。」歆xīn曰yuē：「我wǒ当dāng舍shě命mìng，杀shā出chū求qiú救jiù。」遂suì引yǐn数shù十shí骑qí，开kāi了le城chéng门mén，杀shā将jiāng出chū来lái。雍yōng州zhōu兵bīng四sì麺miàn围wéi合hé，歆xīn奋fèn死sǐ冲chōng突tū，方fāng才cái得dé脱tuō；只zhǐ落luò得de独dú自zì一yī人rén，身shēn带dài重zhòng伤shāng，余yú皆jiē没méi于yú乱luàn军jūn之zhī中zhōng。

Meanwhile the soldiers were parched with thirst. They could not account for the delay of Chiang Wei’s reinforcements and finally decided that Li Hsin should try to fight his way out and get help. So the gates were opened, and Li rode out with a score or so of horsemen. These were opposed and had to fight every inch of the way, but eventually the leader won though severely wounded. All his men had fallen.

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是shì夜yè北běi风fēng大dà起qǐ，阴yīn云yún布bù合hé，天tiān降jiàng大dà雪xuě；因yīn此cǐ，城chéng内nèi蜀shǔ兵bīng分fēn粮liáng化huà雪xuě而ér食shí。

That night a strong north wind brought a heavy fall of snow, and the besieged were thus temporarily relieved from the water famine. They melted the snow and prepared food.

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却què说shuō李lǐ歆xīn杀shā出chū重chóng围wéi，从cóng西xī山shān小xiǎo路lù行xíng了le两liǎng日rì，正zhèng迎yíng著zhù姜jiāng维wéi人rén马mǎ。歆xīn下xià马mǎ伏fú地dì告gào曰yuē：「麹qū山shān二èr城chéng，皆jiē被bèi魏wèi兵bīng围wéi困kùn，绝jué了le水shuǐ道dào。幸xìng得de天tiān降jiàng大dà雪xuě，因yīn此cǐ化huà雪xuě度dù日rì。甚shèn是shì危wēi急jí。」维wéi曰yuē：「吾wú非fēi救jiù迟chí：为wèi聚jù羌qiāng兵bīng未wèi到dào，因yīn此cǐ误wù了le。」遂suì令lìng人rén送sòng李lǐ歆xīn入rù川chuān养yǎng病bìng。

Li Hsin, sorely wounded, made his way west along the hill paths. After two days he fell in with Chiang Wei. He dismounted, prostrated himself and told his story. “The delay is not due to my slackness; the allies we depended upon have not come,” said Chiang.

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维wéi问wèn夏xià侯hóu霸bà曰yuē：「羌qiāng兵bīng未wèi到dào，魏wèi兵bīng围wéi困kùn麹qū山shān甚shèn急jí，将jiāng军jūn有yǒu何hé高gāo见jiàn？」霸bà曰yuē：「若ruò等děng羌qiāng兵bīng到dào麹qū山shān，二èr城chéng皆jiē陷xiàn矣yǐ。吾wú料liào雍yōng州zhōu兵bīng，必bì侭jǐn来lái麹qū山shān攻gōng打dǎ。雍yōng州zhōu城chéng定dìng然rán空kōng虚xū，将jiāng军jūn可ké引yǐn兵bīng径jìng往wǎng牛niú头tóu山shān，抄chāo在zài雍yōng州zhōu之zhī后hòu。郭guō淮huái、陈chén泰tài必bì回huí救jiù雍yōng州zhōu，则zé麹qū山shān之zhī围wéi自zì解jié矣yǐ。」维wéi大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「此cǐ计jì最zuì善shàn！

Chiang sent an escort with the wounded officer to conduct him to Ch'êngtu, where his wounds could be treated. Turning to his colleague, Hsiahou Pa, he asked if he had any plan to propose. Hsiahou replied, “If we wait for the coming of the Ch‘iang it looks as if we shall be too late to relieve Ch'üshan. It is very probable that Yungchou has been left undefended, wherefore I propose that you go toward Niut‘ou Hills and work round to the rear of Yungchou, which will cause the Wei armies to fall back to relieve Yungchou and so relieve our force.”

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」于yú是shì姜jiāng维wéi引yǐn兵bīng望wàng牛niú头tóu山shān而ér去qù。

“The plan appears excellent,” replied Chiang. And he set out.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō陈chén泰tài见jiàn李lǐ歆xīn杀shā出chū城chéng去qù了le，乃nǎi谓wèi郭guō淮huái曰yuē：「李lǐ歆xīn若ruò告gào急jí于yú姜jiāng维wéi，姜jiāng维wéi料liào吾wú大dà兵bīng皆jiē在zài麹qū山shān，必bì抄chāo牛niú头tóu山shān袭xí吾wú之zhī后hòu。将jiāng军jūn可ké引yǐn一yī军jūn去qù取qǔ洮táo水shuǐ，断duàn绝jué蜀shǔ兵bīng粮liáng道dào；吾wú分fēn兵bīng一yí半bàn，迳jìng往wǎng牛niú头tóu山shān击jī之zhī；彼bǐ若ruò知zhī粮liáng道dào已yǐ绝jué，必bì然rán自zì走zóu矣yǐ。」郭guō淮huái从cóng之zhī，遂suì引yǐn一yī军jūn暗àn取qǔ洮táo水shuǐ。

When Ch'ên T‘ai knew that Li Hsin had escaped, he said to his chief. “Now that this man has got out he will tell Chiang Wei of the danger, and he will conclude that our efforts are concentrated on the ramparts and will endeavour to attack our rear. Therefore I suggest, General, that you go to the T‘ao River and stop the supplies of our enemies, while I go to the Niut‘ou Hills and smite them. They will retreat as soon as they know their supplies are threatened.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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陈chén泰tài引yǐn一yī军jūn迳jìng往wǎng牛niú头tóu山shān来lái。

So Kuo Huai marched secretly to the T‘ao River, while his colleague went to the hills.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō姜jiāng维wéi兵bīng至zhì牛niú头tóu山shān，忽hū听tīng得dé前qián军jūn发fā喊hǎn，报bào说shuō魏wèi兵bīng截jié住zhù去qù路lù。维wéi慌huāng忙máng自zì到dào军jūn前qián视shì之zhī。陈chén泰tài大dà喝hē曰yuē：「汝rǔ欲yù袭xí吾wú雍yōng州zhōu！吾wú已yí等děng候hòu多duō时shí了le！」维wéi怒nù，挺tǐng枪qiāng纵zòng马mǎ，直zhí取qǔ陈chén泰tài。泰tài挥huī刀dāo而ér迎yíng。战zhàn不bù三sān合hé，泰tài败bài走zǒu。维wéi挥huī兵bīng掩yǎn杀shā。雍yōng州zhōu兵bīng退tuì回huí。占zhàn住zhù山shān头tóu。维wéi收shōu兵bīng就jiù牛niú头tóu山shān下xià寨zhài。

When the Shu army led by Chiang Wei came near they heard a great shouting, and the scouts came in to report that the road was barred. Chiang Wei himself rode out to look. “So you intended to attack Yungchou, did you?” shouted Ch'ên T‘ai. “But we know it and have been watching for you a long time.” Chiang Wei rode forth to attack. His opponent advanced with a flourish of his sword, and they engaged. Ch‘ên T‘ai soon ran away. Then the men of Shu came forward and fell on, driving the men of Wei back to the summit of the hills. But they halted there, and Chiang encamped at the foot of the hills, whence he challenged the enemy every day. But he could gain no victory.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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维wéi每měi日rì令lìng兵bīng搦nuò战zhàn，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù。夏xià侯hóu霸bà谓wèi姜jiāng维wéi曰yuē：「此cǐ处chù不bú是shì久jiǔ停tíng之zhī所suǒ。连lián日rì交jiāo战zhàn，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù，乃nǎi诱yòu兵bīng之zhī计jì耳ěr，必bì有yǒu异yì谋móu。不bù如rú暂zàn退tuì，再zài作zuò良liáng图tú。」正zhèng言yán间jiān，忽hū报bào郭guō淮huái引yǐn一yī军jūn取qǔ洮táo水shuǐ，断duàn了le粮liáng道dào。维wéi大dà惊jīng，急jí令lìng夏xià侯hóu霸bà先xiān退tuì。维wéi自zì断duàn后hòu。陈chén泰tài分fēn兵bīng五wǔ路lù赶gǎn来lái。

Seeing no result after some days of this, Hsiahou said, “This is no place to remain in. We can get no victory and are tempting fate by remaining open to a surprise. I think we should retire till some better plan can be tried.” Just then it was reported that the supplies road was in the hands of the enemy, and it was imperative to retreat. Hsiahou marched away first, and Chiang covered the retreat. Ch‘ên T‘ai pursued in five divisions along five different roads, but Chiang got possession of the meeting point and held them all in check, finally forcing them back on the hills. But from this position such a heavy discharge of arrows and stones was maintained that the Wei armies were forced to abandon their position. Chiang went to the T‘ao River, where the men of Wei attacked. Chiang went to and fro smiting where he could, but he was surrounded and only got out by a desperate effort and after suffering great loss.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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维wéi独dú拒jù五wǔ路lù总zóng口kǒu，战zhàn住zhù魏wèi兵bīng。泰tài勒lēi兵bīng上shàng山shān，矢shǐ石shí如rú雨yǔ。维wéi急jí退tuì到dào洮táo水shuǐ之zhī时shí，郭guō淮huái引yǐn兵bīng杀shā来lái。维wéi引yǐn兵bīng往wǎng来lái冲chōng突tū。魏wèi兵bīng阻zǔ其qí去qù路lù，密mì如rú铁tié桶tǒng。维wéi奋fèn死sǐ杀shā出chū，折zhé兵bīng大dà半bàn，飞fēi奔bēn上shàng阳yáng平píng关guān来lái。前qián麺miàn又yòu一yī军jūn杀shā到dào；为wéi首shǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，纵zòng马mǎ横héng刀dāo而ér出chū。

Chiang hastened toward Yangp‘ing Pass, but fell in with another body of the enemy, at the head of which he saw a fierce, youthful leader, who at once rode out furiously to attack.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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那nà人rén生shēng得dé圆yuán麺miàn大dà耳ěr，方fāng口kǒu厚hòu唇chún，左zuǒ目mù下xià生shēng个gè黑hēi瘤liú，瘤liú上shàng生shēng数shù十shí根gēn黑hēi毛máo，乃nǎi司sī马mǎ懿yì长zháng子zǐ骠piào骑qí将jiāng军jūn司sī马mǎ师shī也yě。维wéi大dà怒nù曰yuē：「孺rú子zi焉yān敢gán阻zǔ吾wú归guī路lù！」拍pāi马má挺tǐng枪qiāng，直zhí来lái刺cì师shī。师shī挥huī刀dāo相xiāng迎yíng。只zhǐ三sān合hé，杀shā败bài了le司sī马mǎ师shī，维wéi脱tuō身shēn迳jìng奔bēn阳yáng平píng关guān来lái。城chéng上shàng人rén开kāi门mén放fàng入rù姜jiāng维wéi。

This leader had a round face, long ears and a square mouth with thick lips. Below his left eye was a large hairy mole. It was the elder son of Ssŭma I. He was a General of Cavalry. “Simpleton, how dare you stand in my way?” yelled Chiang, as he rode forward with his spear set. Ssǔma Shih met the attack, and three bouts were fought. Chiang Wei came off victor and so was free to continue his way. Presently he reached the pass and was welcomed within its sheltering walls. Ssŭma attacked soon after his arrival, but those within the ramparts replied with the multiple crossbows which threw ten bolts at each discharge. For the men of Shu had made these engines of war after the design left by Chuko Liang.

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司sī马mǎ师shī也yě来lái抢qiǎng关guān，两liǎng边biān伏fú弩nǔ齐qí发fā，一yī弩nǔ发fā十shí矢shǐ，乃nái武wǔ侯hóu临lín终zhōng时shí所suǒ遗yí「连lián弩nǔ」之zhī法fá也yě。正zhèng是shì：

Owing to superior weapons, Shu defeated Wei, Wei will ne‘er recover what was lost that day. What befell Ssŭma Shih will be told in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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难nán支zhī此cǐ日rì三sān军jūn败bài，独dú赖lài当dāng年nián十shí矢shǐ传chuán。

Hard to sustain three armies' rout upon that darkened day, Alone he leaned on ten swift arrows passed from years away.

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未wèi知zhī司sī马mǎ师shī性xìng命mìng如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated