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

第dì一yī百bǎi八bā回huí 丁dīng奉fèng雪xuě中zhōng奋fèn短duǎn兵bīng　　　孙sūn峻jùn席xí间jiān施shī密mì计jì

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却què说shuō姜jiāng维wéi正zhèng走zǒu，遇yù著zhù司sī马mǎ师shī引yǐn兵bīng拦lán截jié。原yuán来lái姜jiāng维wéi取qǔ雍yōng州zhōu之zhī时shí，郭guō淮huái飞fēi报bào入rù朝cháo。魏wèi主zhú与yǔ司sī马mǎ懿yì商shāng议yì停tíng当dàng。懿yì遣qián长zháng子zǐ司sī马mǎ师shī引yǐn兵bīng五wǔ万wàn，前qián来lái雍yōng州zhōu助zhù战zhàn。师shī听tīng知zhī郭guō淮huái敌dí退tuì蜀shǔ兵bīng，师shī料liào蜀shǔ兵bīng势shì弱ruò，就jiù来lái半bàn路lù击jī之zhī；

From the walls of Ch'üshan the Shu captain Chü An, watched anxiously for the expected help. As it came not, he ultimately surrendered. And Chiang Wei, with a greatly reduced army, marched back into Hanchung. In the third year of Chia-P‘ing , in the eighth month, Ssŭma I fell ill. His sickness increased rapidly, and, feeling that his end was near, he called his two sons to his bedside to hear his last words.

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直zhí赶gǎn到dào阳yáng平píng关guān，却què被bèi姜jiāng维wéi用yòng武wǔ侯hóu所suǒ传chuán连lián弩nú法fǎ，于yú两liǎng边biān暗àn伏fú连lián弩nú百bǎi余yú张zhāng，一yī弩nǔ发fā十shí矢shǐ，皆jiē是shì药yào箭jiàn。两liǎng边biān弩nǔ箭jiàn齐qí发fā，前qián军jūn连lián人rén带dài马mǎ射shè死sǐ不bù知zhī其qí数shù。司sī马mǎ师shī于yú乱luàn军jūn之zhī中zhōng，逃táo命mìng而ér回huí。

“I have served Wei many years and reached the highest rank possible among ministers. People have suspected me of ulterior aims, but I have always felt afraid to take the final step. After my death the government will be in your hands, and you must be doubly careful.” The sons He passed away even as he said these last words informed the king, who conferred high honours upon the dead and advanced his sons, the elder to the rank of General with the leadership of the Presidents, and the younger to the rank of General of Cavalry.

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却què说shuō麹qū山shān城chéng中zhōng，蜀shǔ将jiāng句jù安ān见jiàn援yuán兵bīng不bú至zhì，乃nǎi开kāi门mén降jiàng魏wèi。姜jiāng维wéi折zhé兵bīng数shù万wàn，领lǐng败bài兵bīng回huí汉hàn中zhōng屯tún扎zhā。司sī马mǎ师shī自zì还hái洛luò阳yáng。至zhì嘉jiā平píng三sān年nián秋qiū八bā月yuè，司sī马mǎ懿yì染rǎn病bìng，渐jiàn渐jiàn渖shěn重zhòng，乃nǎi唤huàn二èr子zi至zhì榻tà前qián嘱zhǔ曰yuē：「吾wú事shì魏wèi历lì年nián，官guān授shòu太tài傅fù，人rén臣chén之zhī位wèi极jí矣yǐ；人rén皆jiē疑yí吾wú有yǒu异yì志zhì，吾wú尝cháng怀huái恐kǒng惧jù。

As has been said, Chiang Wei, in his retreat, fell in with a force under Ssŭma Shih, barring his road. It came about thus. After the capture of Yungchou, Kuo Huai had sent a flying messenger to the capital and the king summoned Ssŭma I for advice. It had then been decided to send reinforcements to Yungchou, and five legions had marched, led by the son of the Prime Minister. On the march Ssŭma Shih had heard that the Shu army had been beaten back and had concluded they were weak. So he decided to meet them on the road and give battle. Near the Yangp‘ing Pass, however, the roads had been lined with men armed with the multiple crossbows designed by Chuko Liang. Since his death large numbers of these weapons had been made, and the bolts from them, which went in flights of ten, were poisoned. Consequently the Wei losses were very heavy, and Shih himself barely escaped with life. However, eventually he returned to Loyang. From the walls of Ch'üshan the Shu captain Chü An, watched anxiously for the expected help. As it came not, he ultimately surrendered. And Chiang Wei, with a greatly reduced army, marched back into Hanchung. In the third year of Chia-P‘ing , in the eighth month, Ssŭma I fell ill. His sickness increased rapidly, and, feeling that his end was near, he called his two sons to his bedside to hear his last words. “I have served Wei many years and reached the highest rank possible among ministers. People have suspected me of ulterior aims, but I have always felt afraid to take the final step. After my death the government will be in your hands, and you must be doubly careful.”

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吾wú死sǐ之zhī后hòu，汝rǔ二èr人rén善shàn理lǐ国guó政zhèng。慎shèn之zhī！慎shèn之zhī！」言yán讫qì而ér亡wáng。长zháng子zǐ司sī马mǎ师shī，次cì子zi司sī马mǎ昭zhāo，二èr人rén申shēn奏zòu魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo芳fāng。芳fāng厚hòu加jiā祭jì葬zàng，优yōu锡xī赠zèng谥shì。封fēng师shī为wéi大dà将jiāng军jūn，总zóng领lǐng尚shàng书shū机jī密mì大dà事shì；昭zhāo为wèi骠piào骑qí上shàng将jiàng军jūn。

The sons He passed away even as he said these last words informed the king, who conferred high honours upon the dead and advanced his sons, the elder to the rank of General with the leadership of the Presidents, and the younger to the rank of General of Cavalry.

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却què说shuō吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn权quán，先xiān有yǒu太tài子zǐ孙sūn登dēng，乃nǎi徐xú夫fū人rén所suǒ生shēng，于yú吴wú赤chì乌wū四sì年nián身shēn亡wáng，遂suì立lì次cì子zǐ孙sūn和hé为wèi太tài子zi，乃nǎi瑯láng琊yá王wáng夫fū人rén所suǒ生shēng。和hé因yīn与yǔ全quán公gōng主zhǔ不bú睦mù，被bèi公gōng主zhú所suǒ谮zèn，权quán废fèi之zhī。和hé忧yōu恨hèn而ér死sǐ。又yòu立lì三sān子zǐ孙sūn亮liàng为wèi太tài子zi，乃nǎi潘pān夫fū人rén所suǒ生shēng。此cǐ时shí陆lù逊xùn、诸zhū葛gé瑾jǐn皆jiē亡wáng，一yī应yīng大dà小xiǎo事shì务wù，皆jiē归guī于yú诸zhū葛gě恪kè。

It is here necessary to return and survey events in Wu. Sun Ch'üan had named his son Têng as his heir. His mother was the Lady Hsü. But Têng died, and the second son was chosen his successor. His mother was the Lady Wang. A quarrel arose between the new Heir Apparent and Princess Chin, who maligned him and intrigued against him, so that he was set aside. He died of mortification. Then the third son was named; his mother’s name was P‘an. At this time Lu Hsün and Chuko Chin were both dead, and the business of the government, great and small, was in the hands of Chuko Ch'üo.

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太tài和hé元yuán年nián，秋qiū八bā月yuè初chū一yī日rì，忽hū起qǐ大dà风fēng，江jiāng海hái涌yǒng涛tāo，平píng地dì水shuǐ深shēn八bā尺chǐ。吴wú主zhǔ先xiān后hòu所suó种zhǒng松sōng柏bǎi，侭jǐn皆jiē拔bá起qǐ，直zhí飞fēi到dào建jiàn业yè城chéng南nán门mén外wài，倒dào插chā在zài道dào上shàng。权quán因yīn此cǐ受shòu惊jīng成chéng病bìng。至zhì年nián八bā月yuè内nèi，病bìng势shì渖shěn重zhòng，乃nǎi召zhào太tài傅fù诸zhū葛gě恪kè、大dà司sī马má吕lǚ岱dài至zhì榻tà前qián嘱zhú以yǐ后hòu事shì。嘱zhǔ讫qì而ér薨hōng。在zài位wèi二èr十shí四sì年nián，寿shòu七qī十shí一yī岁suì。

In the first year of T‘ai-Ho , on the first of the eighth month, a great gale passed over Wu. The waves rose to a great height, and the water stood eight feet deep over the low-lying lands. The pines and cypresses, which grew at the cemetery of the kings of Wu, were uprooted and carried to the gates of Chienyehch'êng, where they stuck, roots upward, in the road. Sun Ch'üan was frightened and fell ill. In the early days of the next year his illness became serious, whereupon he called in Chuko Ch'üo and Lü Tai to hear the declaration of his last wishes. Soon after he died, at the age of seventy-one. He had ruled in Wu for twenty-four years.

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乃nái蜀shǔ汉hàn延yán熙xī十shí五wǔ年nián也yě。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

This was the fifteenth year of Yanxi of Shu-Han. Later generations composed a poem saying:

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紫zǐ髯rán碧bì眼yǎn号hào英yīng雄xióng，能néng使shǐ臣chén僚liáo肯kěn侭jìn忠zhōng。

Purple beard and green eyes, hailed as a hero, he made his ministers gladly give their all in loyalty.

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二èr十shí四sì年nián兴xīng大dà业yè，龙lóng盘pán虎hǔ踞jù在zài江jiāng东dōng。

For twenty-four years he built his great enterprise, a dragon coiled, a tiger crouching in Jiangdong.

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孙sūn权quán既jì亡wáng，诸zhū葛gě恪kè立lì孙sūn亮liàng为wèi帝dì，大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，改gǎi元yuán大dà兴xīng元yuán年nián；谥shì权quán曰yuē大dà皇huáng帝dì，葬zàng于yú蒋jiǎng陵líng。早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò探tàn知zhī其qí事shì，报bào入rù洛luò阳yáng。司sī马mǎ师shī闻wén孙sūn权quán已yí死sǐ，遂suì议yì起qǐ兵bīng伐fá吴wú。尚shàng书shū傅fù嘏gǔ曰yuē：「吴wú有yǒu长cháng江jiāng之zhī险xiǎn，先xiān帝dì屡lǚ次cì征zhēng伐fá，皆jiē不bù遂suí意yì；不bù如rú各gè守shǒu边biān疆jiāng，乃nǎi为wèi上shàng策cè。

Ahero, grey-eyed and red-bearded, He called forth devotion from all. He lorded the east without challenge Till death’s one imperative call. Chuko immediately placed his late lord’s son Liang on the throne, and the opening of the new reign was marked by the adoption of the style Ta-Hsing . A general amnesty was proclaimed. The late ruler received the posthumous style of “Great Emperor” and was buried in Chiangling.

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」师shī曰yuē：「天tiān道dào三sān十shí年nián一yī变biàn，岂qǐ得dé常cháng为wèi鼎dǐng峙zhì乎hū？吾wú欲yù伐fá吴wú。」昭zhāo曰yuē：「今jīn孙sūn权quán新xīn亡wáng，孙sūn亮liàng幼yòu懦nuò，其qí隙xì正zhèng可kě乘chéng也yě。」遂suì令lìng征zhēng南nán大dà将jiāng军jūn王wáng昶chǎng，引yǐn兵bīng十shí万wàn攻gōng南nán郡jùn；征zhēng东dōng将jiāng军jūn胡hú遵zūn，引yǐn兵bīng十shí万wàn攻gōng东dōng兴xīng；镇zhèn南nán都dū督dū毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn，引yǐn兵bīng十shí万wàn攻gōng武wǔ昌chāng；三sān路lù进jìn发fā。

When these things were reported in the Wei capital, Ssŭma Shih’s first thought was to attack the east. But his plans were opposed by Fu Ku, saying, “Remember what a strong defence to Wu is the Great River. The country has been many times attacked, but never conquered. Rather let us all hold what we have till the time be expedient to possess the whole empire.” Shih replied, “The way of Heaven changes thrice in a century, and no emperor is permanent. I wish to attack Wu.”

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又yòu遣qiǎn弟dì司sī马mǎ昭zhāo为wéi大dà都dū督dū，总zóng领lǐng三sān路lù军jūn马mǎ。

Ssŭma Chao, his brother, was in favour of attack, saying “The occasion is most opportune. Sun Ch'üan is newly dead and the present ruler is a child.” An expedition was decided upon. There was a certain general named Wang Ch‘ung, whose title was “Conqueror of the South,” and it was settled that he should command. He led away ten legions with orders to attack Tunghsing. Another leader, Wuch‘iu Chien, was given ten legions to go against Wuch‘ang. They marched in three divisions. Ssŭma Chao went in chief command.

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是shì年nián冬dōng十shí月yuè，司sī马mǎ昭zhāo兵bīng至zhì东dōng吴wú边biān界jiè，屯tún住zhù人rén马mǎ，唤huàn王wáng昶chǎng、胡hú遵zūn、毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn到dào帐zhàng中zhòng计jì议yì曰yuē：「东dōng吴wú最zuì紧jǐn要yào处chù，惟wéi东dōng兴xīng郡jùn也yě。今jīn他tā筑zhù起qǐ大dà堤dī，左zuǒ右yòu又yòu筑zhù两liǎng城chéng，以yǐ防fáng巢cháo湖hú后hòu麺miàn攻gōng击jī，诸zhū公gōng须xū要yào仔zǐ细xì。」遂suì令lìng王wáng昶chǎng、毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn各gè引yǐn一yī万wàn兵bīng，列liè在zài左zuǒ右yòu，且qiě勿wù进jìn发fā；

The armies drew near to the Wu frontiers in the tenth month and camped. Chao called together the various commanders to decide upon plans. He said, “This Tunghsing district is most important to Wu. They have built a great rampart, with walls right and left to defend Ch‘aohu from an attack in the rear. You gentlemen will have to exercise extreme care.”

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待dài取qǔ了le东dōng兴xīng郡jùn，那nà时shí一yī齐qí进jìn兵bīng。昶chǎng、俭jiǎn二èr人rén受shòu令lìng而ér去qù，昭zhāo又yòu令lìng胡hú遵zūn为wèi先xiān锋fēng，总zóng领lǐng三sān路lù兵bīng前qián去qù，先xiān搭dā浮fú桥qiáo，取qǔ东dōng兴xīng大dà堤dī；若ruò夺duó得de左zuǒ右yòu二èr城chéng，便biàn是shì大dà功gōng。遵zūn领lǐng兵bīng来lái搭dā浮fú桥qiáo。

Then he bade Wang Ch‘ung and Wuch‘iu Chien each to take a legion and place themselves right and left, but not to advance till Tunghsing had been captured. When that city had fallen, these two were to go forward at the same time. Hu Tsun was to lead the van. The first step was to construct a floating bridge to storm the rampart. The two walls should then be captured.

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却què说shuō吴wú太tài傅fù诸zhū葛gě恪kè，听tīng知zhī魏wèi兵bīng三sān路lù而ér来lái，聚jù众zhòng商shāng议yì。平píng北běi将jiāng军jūn丁dīng奉fèng曰yuē：「东dōng兴xīng乃nǎi东dōng吴wú紧jǐn要yào处chù所suǒ，若ruò有yǒu失shī，则zé南nán郡jùn、武wǔ昌chāng危wēi矣yǐ。」恪kè曰yuē：「此cǐ论lùn正zhèng合hé吾wú意yì。公gōng可kě就jiù引yǐn三sān千qiān水shuǐ兵bīng从cóng江jiāng中zhōng去qù。吾wú随suí后hòu令lìng吕lǚ据jù、唐táng谘zī、刘liú纂zuǎn各gè引yǐn一yī万wàn步bù兵bīng，分fēn三sān路lù来lái接jiē应yīng。

News of the danger soon came to Wu, and Chuko Ch'üo called a council to take measures. Then said Ting Fêng, whose title was “Pacificator of the North, “Tunghsing is of the utmost importance as its loss would endanger Wuch‘ang.” “I agree with you,” said Chuko. “You say just what I think. You should lead three thousand marines up the river in thirty ships while I follow on land.”

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但dàn听tīng连lián珠zhū砲pào响xiǎng，一yī齐qí进jìn兵bīng，吾wú自zì引yǐn大dà兵bīng后hòu至zhì。」丁dīng奉fèng得dé令lìng，即jí引yǐn三sān千qiān水shuǐ兵bīng，分fēn作zuò三sān十shí只zhǐ船chuán，望wàng东dōng兴xīng而ér来lái。

Three other legions were sent out along different roads to help where needed. The signal for the general advance was to be three bombs.

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却què说shuō胡hú遵zūn渡dù过guò浮fú桥qiáo，屯tún军jūn于yú堤dī上shàng，差chà桓huán嘉jiā、韩hán综zōng攻gōng打dǎ二èr城chéng。左zuǒ城chéng中zhōng乃nǎi吴wú将jiāng全quán怿yì把bá守shǒu，右yòu城chéng中zhōng乃nǎi吴wú将jiāng刘liú略lüè守shóu把bǎ。此cǐ二èr城chéng高gāo峻jùn坚jiān固gù，急jí切qiè攻gōng打dǎ不bú下xià。全quán、刘liú二èr人rén见jiàn魏wèi兵bīng势shì大dà，不bù敢gǎn出chū战zhàn，死sí守shǒu城chéng池chí。胡hú遵zūn在zài徐xú州zhōu下xià寨zhài。

Hu Tsun, of Wei, crossed on the floating bridge, took and camped on the rampart. He then sent Huan Chia and Han Tsung to assault the flanking forts, which were held by Ch‘uan I and Liu Lüeh. These forts had high walls and strong, and made a good resistance, but the garrison dared not venture out to attack so strong a force as was attacking them. Hu Tsun made a camp at Hsüchou. It was then the depth of winter and intensely cold. Heavy snow fell. Thinking that no warlike operations were possible in such weather, Hu and his officers made a great feast.

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时shí值zhí严yán寒hán，天tiān降jiàng大dà雪xuě，胡hú遵zūn与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng设shè席xí高gāo会huì，忽hū报bào水shuǐ上shàng有yǒu三sān十shí只zhǐ战zhàn船chuán来lái到dào。遵zūn出chū寨zhài视shì之zhī，见jiàn船chuán将jiāng次cì傍bàng岸àn，每měi船chuán上shàng约yuē有yóu百bǎi人rén。遂suì还hái帐zhàng中zhōng，谓wèi诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「不bú过guò三sān千qiān人rén耳ěr，何hé足zú惧jù哉zāi！」只zhǐ令lìng部bú将jiàng哨shào探tàn，仍réng前qián饮yín酒jiǔ。

In the midst of the feasting came one to report that thirty ships had come up river. The general went out to look and saw them come into the bank. He made out a hundred men on each. As they were so few, he returned to the feast and told his officers that there was nothing to be alarmed at. Giving orders to keep a careful watch, they all returned to enjoy themselves.

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丁dīng奉fèng将jiāng船chuán一yī字zì儿ér抛pāo在zài水shuǐ上shàng，乃nǎi谓wèi部bú将jiàng曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū立lì功gōng名míng，取qǔ富fù贵guì，正zhèng在zài今jīn日rì！」遂suì令lìng众zhòng军jūn脱tuō去qù衣yī甲jiǎ，卸xiè了le头tóu盔kuī，不bú用yòng长cháng枪qiāng大dà戟jǐ，止zhǐ带dài短duǎn刀dāo。魏wèi兵bīng见jiàn之zhī大dà笑xiào，更gèng不bù准zhǔn备bèi。

Ting Fêng’s ships were all drawn up in line. Then he said to his officers, “To-day there is indeed a grand opportunity for a brave man to distinguish himself. We shall need the utmost freedom of movement, so throw off your armour, leave your helmets, cast aside your long spears and reject your heavy halberds. Short swords are the weapons for to-day.” From the shore the men of Wei watched them with amusement, taking no trouble to prepare against an attack. But suddenly bombs exploded, and simultaneously with the roar of the third Ting Fêng sprang ashore at the head of his men. They dashed up the bank and made straight for the camp.

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忽hū然rán连lián珠zhū砲pào响xiǎng了le三sān声shēng，丁dīng奉fèng扯chě刀dāo当dāng先xiān，一yī跃yuè上shàng岸àn。众zhòng军jūn皆jiē拔bá短duǎn刀dāo，随suí奉fèng上shàng岸àn，砍kǎn入rù魏wèi寨zhài。魏wèi兵bīng措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，韩hán综zōng急jí拔bá帐zhàng前qián大dà戟jǐ迎yíng之zhī，早zǎo被bèi丁dīng奉fèng抢qiǎng入rù怀huái内nèi，手shóu起qǐ刀dāo落luò，砍kǎn翻fān在zài地dì。桓huán嘉jiā从cóng左zuǒ边biān转zhuǎn出chū，忙máng绰chuò枪qiāng刺cì丁dīng奉fèng，被bèi奉fèng挟xié住zhù枪qiāng杆gǎn。

The men of Wei were taken completely by surprise and were helpless. Han Tsung grasped one of the halberds that stood by the door of the commander’s tent, but Ting Fêng stabbed him in the breast, and he rolled over. Huan Chia went round and came up on the left. Just as he poised his spear to thrust, Ting gripped it under his arm. Huan let go and turned to flee, but Ting sent his sword flying after him and caught him in the shoulder. He turned and was thrust through.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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嘉jiā弃qì枪qiāng而ér走zǒu，奉fèng一yī刀dāo飞fēi去qù，正zhèng中zhōng左zuǒ肩jiān，嘉jiā望wàng后hòu便biàn倒dào。奉fèng赶gǎn上shàng，就jiù以yǐ枪qiāng刺cì之zhī。三sān千qiān吴wú兵bīng，在zài魏wèi寨zhài中zhōng左zuǒ冲chōng右yòu突tū。胡hú遵zūn急jí上shàng马mǎ夺duó路lù而ér走zǒu。魏wèi兵bīng齐qí奔bēn上shàng浮fú桥qiáo，浮fú桥qiáo已yǐ断duàn，大dà半bàn落luò水shuǐ而ér死sǐ；杀shā倒dào在zài雪xuě地dì者zhě，不bù知zhī其qí数shù。车chē仗zhàng马má匹pǐ军jūn器qì，皆jiē被bèi吴wú兵bīng所suǒ获huò。

“It is a white rainbow,” said Chiang Yen, “and it bodes ill to the army. I advise you, O T‘ai-fu , to return and not march against Wei.” “How dare you utter such ill-omened words and blunt the keenness of my army?” cried Chuko, angrily. He bade the lictors take him out and put him to death. Chiang’s colleagues interceded for him, and he was spared, but he was stripped of all rank. Orders were issued to march quickly. Then Ting offered a suggestion, saying, “Wei’s chief defence is Hsinch‘êng; it would be a sore blow to Ssŭma Chao to capture it.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

108-22

司sī马mǎ昭zhāo、王wáng昶chǎng、毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn听tīng知zhī东dōng兴xīng兵bīng败bài，亦yì勒lēi兵bīng而ér退tuì。

The three companies of Wu marines went to and fro in the camp of Wei slaying as they would. Hu Tsun fled. His men ran away across the floating bridge, but that gave way and many were thrown into the water and drowned. Dead bodies lay about on the snow in large numbers. The spoil of military gear that fell to Wu was immense. The other Wei leaders retreated.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

108-23

却què说shuō诸zhū葛gě恪kè引yǐn兵bīng至zhì东dōng兴xīng，收shōu兵bīng赏shǎng劳láo已yǐ毕bì，乃nǎi聚jù诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ昭zhāo兵bīng败bài北běi归guī，正zhèng好hǎo乘chéng势shì进jìn取qǔ中zhōng原yuán。」遂suì一yī麺miàn遣qiǎn人rén赍jī书shū入rù蜀shǔ，求qiú姜jiāng维wéi进jìn兵bīng攻gōng其qí北běi，许xú以yǐ平píng分fēn天tiān下xià；一yī麺miàn起qǐ大dà兵bīng二èr十shí万wàn，来lái伐fá中zhōng原yuán。临lín行xíng时shí，忽hū见jiàn一yī道dào白bái气qì，从cóng地dì而ér起qǐ，遮zhē断duàn三sān军jūn，对duì麺miàn不bú见jiàn。

When Chuko had finished the feastings and distribution of rewards in celebration of victory, he thought he could push on and capture the capital. So he told his officers that this was his intention, and also sent away letters to Shu to engage the aid of Chiang Wei, promising that the empire should be divided between them when they had taken it. An army of twenty legions was told off to march on the capital. Just as it was starting, a stream of white vapour was seen emerging from the earth, and as it spread it gradually enveloped the whole army so that men could not see each other.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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蒋jiǎng延yán曰yuē：「此cǐ气qì乃nǎi白bái虹hóng也yě，主zhǔ丧sàng兵bīng之zhī兆zhào。太tài傅fù只zhí可kě回huí朝cháo，不bù可kě伐fá魏wèi。」恪kè大dà怒nù曰yuē：「汝rǔ安ān敢gǎn出chū不bú利lì之zhī言yán，以yǐ慢màn吾wú军jūn心xīn！」叱chì武wǔ士shì斩zhǎn之zhī。众zhòng皆jiē告gào免miǎn，恪kè乃nái贬bián蒋jiǎng延yán为wèi庶shù人rén。仍réng催cuī兵bīng前qián进jìn。丁dīng奉fèng曰yuē：「魏wèi以yǐ新xīn城chéng为wèi总zǒng隘ài口kǒu，若ruò先xiān取qǔ得dé此cǐ城chéng，司sī马mǎ昭zhāo破pò胆dán矣yǐ。」恪kè大dà喜xǐ，即jí趱zǎn兵bīng直zhí至zhì新xīn城chéng。

“It is a white rainbow,” said Chiang Yen, “and it bodes ill to the army. I advise you, O T‘ai-fu , to return and not march against Wei.” “How dare you utter such ill-omened words and blunt the keenness of my army?” cried Chuko, angrily. He bade the lictors take him out and put him to death. Chiang’s colleagues interceded for him, and he was spared, but he was stripped of all rank. Orders were issued to march quickly. Then Ting offered a suggestion, saying, “Wei’s chief defence is Hsinch‘êng; it would be a sore blow to Ssŭma Chao to capture it.” Chuko welcomed this suggestion and gave orders to march on Hsinch‘êng. They came up and found the city gates closed, wherefore they began to besiege the city.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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守shǒu城chéng牙yá门mén将jiàng军jūn张zhāng特tè，见jiàn吴wú兵bīng大dà至zhì，闭bì门mén坚jiān守shǒu，恪kè令lìng兵bīng四sì麺miàn围wéi定dìng。早záo有yǒu流liú星xīng马mǎ报bào入rù洛luò阳yáng。主zhǔ簿bù虞yú松sōng告gào司sī马mǎ师shī曰yuē：「今jīn诸zhū葛gě恪kè困kùn新xīn城chéng，且qiě未wèi可ké与yǔ战zhàn：吴wú兵bīng远yuǎn来lái，人rén多duō粮liáng少shǎo，粮liáng侭jǐn自zì走zóu矣yǐ。待dài其qí将jiāng走zǒu，然rán后hòu击jī之zhī，必bì得děi全quán胜shèng。但dàn恐kóng蜀shǔ兵bīng犯fàn境jìng，不bù可kě不bù防fáng。

Ahasty messenger was sent to Loyang, and one Yü Sung told the Prime Minister, Ssŭma Shih. Yü said, “Wu is laying siege to Hsinch'êng; the city should not try to repulse the attack, but simply hold out as long as possible. When the besiegers have exhausted their provisions they will be compelled to retire. As they retreat we can smite them. However, it is necessary to provide against any invasion from Shu.”

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」师shī然rán其qí言yán，遂suì令lìng司sī马mǎ昭zhāo引yǐn一yī军jūn助zhù郭guō淮huái防fáng姜jiāng维wéi；毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn、胡hú遵zūn拒jù住zhù吴wú兵bīng。

Accordingly Ssŭma Chao was sent to reinforce Kuo Huai so as to keep off Chiang Wei, while Wuch‘iu Chien and Hu Tsun kept the army of Wu at bay.

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却què说shuō诸zhū葛gě恪kè连lián月yuè攻gōng打dǎ新xīn城chéng不bú下xià，令lìng众zhòng将jiāng并bìng力lì攻gōng城chéng，怠dài慢màn者zhě立lì斩zhǎn。于yú是shì诸zhū将jiāng奋fèn力lì攻gōng打dǎ，城chéng东dōng北béi角jiǎo将jiāng陷xiàn。张zhāng特tè在zài城chéng中zhōng定dìng下xià一yī计jì，乃nǎi令lìng一yī舌shé辩biàn士shì，赍jī捧pěng册cè籍jí，赴fù吴wú寨zhài见jiàn诸zhū葛gé恪kè，告gào曰yuē：「魏wèi国guó之zhī法fǎ：若ruò敌dí人rén困kùn城chéng，守shǒu城chéng将jiāng坚jiān守shǒu一yì百bǎi日rì，而ér无wú救jiù兵bīng至zhì，然rán后hòu出chū城chéng降jiàng敌dí者zhě，家jiā族zú不bú坐zuò罪zuì；

For months the army of Chuko battered at Hsinch'êng without success. He urged his captains to strenuous efforts, threatening to put to death anyone who was dilatory. At last his attacks looked like succeeding, for one of the corners of the wall seemed shaken. Then the commander of Hsinch‘êng thought of a device. He sent a messenger to the commander of the attack to say that it was a rule in Wei that if a city held out against attack for a hundred days its commandant might surrender without penalty. “Now the city has held out for over ninety days, and my master hopes you will allow him to withstand the few days necessary to complete the hundred, when he will yield.”

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今jīn将jiāng军jūn围wéi城chéng已yí九jiǔ十shí余yú日rì，望wàng乞qǐ再zài容róng数shù日rì，某móu主zhǔ将jiàng侭jǐn率shuài军jūn民mín出chū城chéng投tóu降xiáng，今jīn先xiān具jù册cè籍jí呈chéng上shàng。」

The siege had to be raised, and Chuko retired into his own country. The enemy harassed his march and inflicted a severe defeat. Mortified by the course of events, he did not report his return, but pretended illness.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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恪kè深shēn信xìn之zhī，收shōu了le军jūn马mǎ，遂suì不bù攻gōng城chéng。原yuán来lái张zhāng特tè用yòng缓huǎn兵bīng之zhī计jì，哄hǒng退tuì吴wú兵bīng，遂suì拆chāi城chéng中zhōng房fáng屋wū，于yú破pò城chéng处chù，修xiū补bǔ完wán备bèi，乃nǎi登dēng城chéng大dà骂mà曰yuē：「吾wú城chéng中zhōng尚shàng有yǒu半bàn年nián之zhī粮liáng，岂qí肯kěn降jiàng吴wú狗gǒu耶yé！侭jǐn战zhàn无wú妨fáng！」恪kè大dà怒nù，催cuī兵bīng攻gōng城chéng。城chéng下xià乱luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià。恪kè额é上shàng正zhèng中zhōng一yī箭jiàn，翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ，诸zhū将jiāng救jiù起qǐ还hái寨zhài，金jīn疮chuāng举jǔ发fā。

The messenger also presented a letter to the same effect, and Chuko had no doubts that the story was genuine. The attack therefore slackened, and the defenders enjoyed a rest. But all that was really desired was time wherein to strengthen the weak angle of the wall. As soon as the attacks ceased the defenders pulled down the houses near the corner and repaired the wall with the material. As soon as the repairs were complete, the commandant threw off all pretence and cried from the wall, “I have half a year’s provisions yet and will not surrender to any curs of Wu.” The defence became as vigorous as before the truce. Chuko was enraged at being so tricked, and urged on the attack. But one day one of the thousands of arrows that flew from the rampart struck him in the forehead, and he fell. He was borne to his tent, but the wound inflamed, and he became very ill.

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众zhòng军jūn皆jiē无wú战zhàn心xīn；又yòu因yīn天tiān气qì亢kàng炎yán，军jūn士shì多duō病bìng。恪kè金jīn疮chuāng稍shāo可kě，欲yù催cuī兵bīng攻gōng城chéng。营yíng吏lì告gào曰yuē：「人rén人rén皆jiē病bìng，安ān能néng战zhàn乎hū？」恪kè大dà怒nù曰yuē：「再zài说shuō病bìng者zhé斩zhǎn之zhī！」众zhòng军jūn闻wén知zhī，逃táo者zhě无wú数shù。忽hū报bào都dū督dū蔡cài林lín引yín本běn部bù军jūn投tóu魏wèi去qù了le。恪kè大dà惊jīng，自zì乘chéng马mǎ遍biàn视shì各gè营yíng，果guǒ见jiàn军jūn士shì麺miàn色sè黄huáng肿zhǒng，各gè带dài病bìng容róng，遂suì勒lēi兵bīng还hái吴wú。

Their leader’s illness disheartened the men, and, moreover, the weather became very hot. Sickness invaded the camp, so that when Chuko had recovered sufficiently to resume command the men were unfit. An officer who told him the men were too ill to give battle met with an outburst of fierce anger, and Chuko said he would behead the next man who mentioned illness. When the report of this threat got abroad, the men began to desert freely. Presently one Ts‘ai Lin, with his whole company, went over to the enemy. Chuko began to be alarmed and rode through the camps to see for himself. Surely enough, the men all looked sickly, with pale and puffy faces.

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108-31

早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò报bào知zhī毌guàn丘qiū俭jiǎn。俭jián侭jín起qǐ大dà兵bīng，随suí后hòu掩yǎn杀shā。吴wú兵bīng大dà败bài而ér归guī。恪kè甚shèn羞xiū惭cán，托tuō病bìng不bù朝cháo。吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn亮liàng，自zì幸xìng其qí宅zhái问wèn安ān。文wén武wǔ官guān僚liáo，皆jiē来lái拜bài见jiàn。恪kè恐kǒng人rén议yì论lùn，先xiān搜sōu求qiú众zhòng官guān将jiāng过guò失shī，轻qīng则zé发fā遣qiǎn边biān方fāng，重zhòng则zé斩zhán首shǒu示shì众zhòng。于yú是shì内nèi外wài官guān僚liáo，无wú不bù悚sǒng惧jù。

The siege had to be raised, and Chuko retired into his own country. The enemy harassed his march and inflicted a severe defeat. Mortified by the course of events, he did not report his return, but pretended illness.

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又yòu令lìng心xīn腹fù将jiāng张zhāng约yuē、朱zhū恩ēn管guǎn御yù林lín军jūn，以yǐ为wéi牙yá爪zhǎo。

King Liang went to the camp to see his general, and the officers came to call. In order to silence comment, Chuko assumed an attitude of extreme severity, investigating every one’s conduct very minutely, punishing rigourously any fault or shortcoming and meting out sentences of banishment, or death with exposure, till every one walked in teror. He also placed two of his own clique over the royal guards, making them the teeth and claws of his vengeance.

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却què说shuō孙sūn峻jùn字zì子zi远yuǎn，乃nǎi孙sūn坚jiān弟dì孙sūn静jìng曾zēng孙sūn，孙sūn恭gōng之zhī子zi也yě。孙sūn权quán在zài日rì，甚shèn爱ài之zhī，命mìng掌zhǎng御yù林lín军jūn马mǎ。今jīn闻wén诸zhū葛gě恪kè令lìng张zhāng约yuē、朱zhū恩ēn二èr人rén掌zhǎng御yù林lín军jūn，夺duó其qí权quán，心xīn中zhōng大dà怒nù。太tài常cháng卿qīng滕téng胤yìn，素sù与yǔ诸zhū葛gě恪kè有yǒu隙xì，乃nǎi乘chéng间jiān说shuō峻jùn曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě恪kè专zhuān权quán恣zì虐nüè，杀shā害hài公gōng卿qīng，将jiāng有yǒu不bù臣chén之zhī心xīn。公gōng系xì宗zōng室shì，何hé不bù早zǎo图tú之zhī？

Now Sun Hsün was a great grandson of Sun Ching, brother of Sun Chien. Sun Ch'üan loved him and had put him in command of the guards. He was enraged at being superseded by the two creatures of Chuko Ch'üo, and intrigued with one T‘eng Yin, who had an old quarrel with Chuko.

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」峻jùn曰yuē：「我wó有yǒu是shì心xīn久jiú矣yǐ。今jīn当dāng即jí奏zòu天tiān子zi，请qíng旨zhǐ诛zhū之zhī。」于yú是shì孙sūn峻jùn、滕téng胤yìn入rù见jiàn吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn亮liàng，密mì奏zòu其qí事shì。亮liàng曰yuē：「朕zhèn见jiàn此cǐ人rén，亦yì甚shèn恐kǒng怖bù；常cháng欲yù除chú之zhī，未wèi得dé其qí便biàn。今jīn卿qīng等déng果guó有yǒu忠zhōng义yì，可kě密mì图tú之zhī。」胤yìn曰yuē：「陛bì下xià可kě设shè席xí召zhào恪kè，暗àn伏fú武wǔ士shì于yú壁bì衣yī中zhōng，掷zhì杯bēi为wèi号hào，就jiù席xí间jiān杀shā之zhī，以yǐ绝jué后hòu患huàn。

Taking advantage of this rift, T'êng said to Sun Hsün, “This Chuko is as cruel as he is powerful. He abuses his authority and no one is safe against him. I also think he is aiming at something yet higher, and you, Sir, as one of the ruling family ought to put a stop to it.” “I agree with you, and I want to get rid of him,” replied Sun. “Now I will obtain an edict condemning him to death.”

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」亮liàng从cóng之zhī。

Both went in to see King Liang, and they laid the matter before him. “I am afraid of him, too,” replied the king. “I have wanted to remove him for some time, but have found no opportunity. If you would prove your loyalty you would do it for me.” Then said T'êng, “Your Majesty can give a banquet and invite him, and let a few bravos be ready hidden behind the arras. At a signal, as the dropping of a wine cup, they might slay him, and all further trouble would be avoided.”

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却què说shuō诸zhū葛gě恪kè自zì兵bīng败bài回huí朝cháo，托tuō病bìng居jū家jiā，心xīn神shén恍huǎng惚hū。一yī日rì偶ǒu出chū中zhōng堂táng，忽hū见jiàn一yī人rén麻má衣yī挂guà孝xiào而ér入rù。恪kè叱chì问wèn之zhī，其qí人rén大dà惊jīng无wú措cuò。恪kè今jīn拏ná下xià拷kǎo问wèn，其qí人rén告gào曰yuē：「某mǒu因yīn新xīn丧sàng父fù亲qīn，入rù城chéng请qǐng僧sēng追zhuī荐jiàn；初chū见jiàn是shì寺sì院yuàn而ér入rù，却què不bù想xiǎng是shì太tài傅fù之zhī府fǔ。却què怎zěn生shēng来lái到dào此cǐ处chù也yě！」恪kè怒nù，召zhào守shǒu门mén军jūn士shì问wèn之zhī。

Chuko Ch'üo had never been to court since his return from the unfortunate expedition. Under a plea of indisposition he had remained moping at home. One day he was going out of his reception room when he suddenly saw coming in a person dressed in the hempen garb of mourning. “Who are you?” said he, rather roughly. The person seemed too terror-stricken to reply or resist when he was seized. They questioned him, and he said he was in mourning for his father newly dead, and had come into the city to seek a priest to read the liturgy. He had entered by mistake, thinking it was a temple. The gate wardens were questioned. They said, “There are scores of us at the gate, which is never unwatched. We have not seen a man enter.”

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军jūn士shì告gào曰yuē：「某móu等děng数shù十shí人rén，皆jiē荷hé戈gē把bǎ门mén，未wèi尝cháng暂zàn离lí，并bìng不bú见jiàn一yī人rén入rù来lái。」恪kè大dà怒nù，侭jìn数shù斩zhǎn之zhī。是shì夜yè恪kè睡shuì卧wò不bù安ān，忽hū听tīng得dé正zhèng堂táng中zhōng声shēng响xiǎng如rú霹pī雳lì。恪kè自zì出chū视shì之zhī，见jiàn中zhōng梁liáng折zhé为wèi两liǎng段duàn。恪kè惊jīng归guī寝qǐn室shì，忽hū然rán一yī阵zhèn阴yīn风fēng起qǐ处chù，见jiàn所suǒ杀shā披pī麻má人rén与yú守shǒu门mén军jūn士shì数shù十shí人rén，各gè提tí头tóu索suǒ命mìng。

Chuko raged and had the whole lot put to death. But that night he was restless and sleepless. By and by he heard a rending sound that seemed to come from the reception hall, so he arose and went to see what it was. The great main beam had broken in two. Chuko, much disturbed, returned to his chamber to try once more to sleep. But a cold wind blew, and, shivering in the chilly air, he saw the figures of the hempen-clad mourner and the gate wardens he had put to death. They advanced toward him holding their heads in their hands and seemed to threaten him. He was frightened, and fell in a swoon.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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恪kè惊jīng倒dǎo在zài地dì，良liáng久jiǔ方fāng苏sū。次cì早záo洗xǐ麺miàn，闻wén水shuǐ甚shèn血xuè臭chòu。恪kè叱chì侍shì婢bì，连lián换huàn数shù十shí盆pén，皆jiē臭chòu无wú异yì。

Next morning, when washing his face, the water seemed tainted with the smell of blood. He bade the maid throw it away and bring more; it made no difference, the odour was still there.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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恪kè正zhèng惊jīng疑yí间jiān，忽hū报bào天tiān子zi有yóu使shǐ至zhì，宣xuān太tài傅fù赴fù宴yàn。恪kè令lìng安ān排pái车chē仗zhàng；方fāng欲yù出chū府fǔ，有yǒu黄huáng犬quǎn啣xián住zhù衣yī服fú，嘤yīng嘤yīng作zuò声shēng，如rú哭kū之zhī状zhuàng。恪kè怒nù曰yuē：「犬quǎn戏xì我wó也yě？」叱chì左zuǒ右yòu逐zhú去qù之zhī，遂suì乘chéng车chē出chū府fǔ。行xíng不bú数shù步bú，见jiàn车chē前qián一yī道dào白bái虹hóng，自zì地dì而ér起qǐ，如rú白bái练liàn冲chōng天tiān而ér去qù。恪kè甚shèn惊jīng怪guài。

He was perplexed and distressed. Then came a messenger with an invitation to a royal banquet. He had his carriage prepared. As he was passing through the gate a yellow dog jumped up and caught hold of his garment and then howled lugubriously. “The dog even mocks me,” said he, annoyed, and he bade his attendants take it away. Then he set out for the palace. Before he had gone far, he saw a white rainbow rise out of the earth and reach up to the sky. While he was wondering what this might portend, his friend Chang Yüeh came up and spake a word of warning.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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心xīn腹fù将jiāng张zhāng约yuē进jìn车chē前qián密mì告gào曰yuē：「今jīn日rì宫gōng中zhōng设shè宴yàn，未wèi知zhī好háo歹dǎi，主zhǔ公gōng不bù可kě轻qīng入rù。」恪kè听tīng罢bà，使shǐ令lìng回huí车chē，行xíng不bú到dào十shí余yú步bù，孙sūn峻jùn、滕téng胤yìn乘chéng马mǎ至zhì车chē前qián曰yuē：「太tài傅fù何hé故gù便biàn回huí？」恪kè曰yuē：「吾wú忽hū然rán腹fù痛tòng，不bù可kě见jiàn天tiān子zi。」胤yìn曰yuē：「朝cháo廷tíng为wèi太tài傅fù军jūn回huí，不bù曾céng麺miàn叙xù，故gù特tè设shè宴yàn相xiāng召zhào，兼jiān议yì大dà事shì。

“I feel doubtful about the real purpose of this banquet,” said Chang, “and advise you not to go.” Chuko gave orders to drive home again, but before he had reached his own gate the two conspirators rode up and asked why he was turning back. “I feel unwell and cannot see the king to-day,” replied Chuko. They replied, “This court is appointed to be held especially to do honour to you and the army. You have not yet reported, and there is a banquet for you. You may be ill, but you really must go to court.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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太tài傅fù虽suī感gǎn贵guì恙yàng，还hái当dāng勉mián强qiǎng一yī行xíng。」恪kè从cóng其qí言yán，遂suì同tóng孙sūn峻jùn、滕téng胤yìn入rù宫gōng。张zhāng约yuē亦yì随suí入rù。恪kè见jiàn吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn亮liàng，施shī礼lǐ毕bì，就jiù席xí而ér坐zuò。亮liàng命mìng进jìn酒jiǔ，恪kè心xīn疑yí，辞cí曰yuē：「病bìng躯qū不bú胜shèng杯bēi酌zhuó。」孙sūn峻jùn曰yuē：「太tài傅fù府fǔ中zhōng常cháng服fú药yào酒jiǔ，可ké取qú饮yǐn乎hū？」恪kè曰yuē：「可ké也yě。

Chuko yielded, and once more set his face toward the palace. The two conspirators went with him, and his friend Chang followed. The banquet was spread when he arrived, and after he had made his obeisance he went to his place. When the wine was brought in Chuko, thinking it might be poisoned, excused himself from drinking on account of his state of health. “Will you have some of the medicated wine brought from your own residence?” said Sun Hsün. “Yes; I could drink that,” replied he.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」遂suì令lìng从cóng人rén回huí府fú取qǔ自zì制zhì药yào酒jiǔ到dào，恪kè方fāng才cái放fàng心xīn饮yǐn之zhī。

So a servant was sent for a supply that he might drink with the other guests.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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酒jiǔ至zhì数shù巡xún，吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn亮liàng托tuō事shì先xiān起qǐ。孙sūn峻jùn下xià殿diàn，脱tuō了le长zhǎng服fú，著zhù短duǎn衣yī，内nèi披pī环huán甲jiǎ，手shǒu提tí利lì刃rèn，上shàng殿diàn大dà呼hū曰yuē：「天tiān子zi有yǒu诏zhào诛zhū逆nì贼zéi！」诸zhū葛gě恪kè大dà惊jīng，掷zhì杯bēi于yú地dì，欲yù拔bá剑jiàn迎yíng之zhī，头tóu已yǐ落luò地dì。张zhāng约yuē见jiàn峻jùn斩zhǎn恪kè，挥huī刀dāo来lái迎yíng。峻jùn急jí闪shǎn过guò刀dāo尖jiān，伤shāng其qí左zuó指zhǐ。峻jùn转zhuǎn身shēn一yī刀dāo，砍kǎn中zhōng张zhāng约yuē右yòu臂bì。

After several courses, the king made an excuse and left the banquet hall. Sun went to the foot of the hall and changed his garments of ceremony for more homely garb, but underneath these he put on armour. Then suddenly he raised his keen sword and ran up the hall, shouting, “The king has issued an edict to slay a rebel.” Chuko, startled so that he dropped his cup, laid his hand upon his sword. But he was too late; his head rolled to the floor. His friend Chang drew his sword and rushed at the assassin, but Sun evaded the full force of the blow and was only wounded in the finger. Sun slashed back at Chang and wounded him in the right arm. Then the bravos dashed in and finished him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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武wǔ士shì一yī齐qí拥yōng出chū，砍kǎn倒dào张zhāng约yuē，剁duò为wèi肉ròu泥ní。孙sūn峻jùn一yī麺miàn令lìng武wǔ士shì收shōu恪kè家jiā眷juàn，一yī麺miàn令lìng人rén将jiāng张zhāng约yuē并bìng诸zhū葛gě恪kè尸shī首shǒu，用yòng芦lú席xí包bāo裹guǒ，以yí小xiǎo车chē载zài出chū，弃qì于yú城chéng南nán门mén外wài石shí子zí岗gǎng乱luàn冢zhǒng坑kēng内nèi。

The ruffians were then sent to murder the Chuko family, while the bodies of the two victims were hastily rolled in matting, thrown into a cart, taken to the outside of the south gate and tossed into a rubbish pit.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō诸zhū葛gě恪kè之zhī妻qī，正zhèng在zài房fáng中zhōng，心xīn神shén恍huǎng惚hū，动dòng止zhǐ不bù宁níng。忽hū一yī婢bì女nǚ入rù房fáng，恪kè妻qī问wèn曰yuē：「汝rǔ遍biàn身shēn如rú何hé血xuè臭chòu？」其qí婢bì忽hū然rán反fǎn目mù切qiè齿chǐ，飞fēi身shēn跳tiào跃yuè，头tóu撞zhuàng屋wū梁liáng，口kǒu中zhōng大dà叫jiào：「吾wú乃nǎi诸zhū葛gě恪kè也yě！被bèi奸jiān贼zéi孙sūn峻jùn谋móu杀shā！」恪kè合hé家jiā老lǎo幼yòu，惊jīng惶huáng号háo哭kū。

While Chuko was absent in the palace, his wife sat in the women’s quarters at home feeling strangely unquiet. Presently a maid came in and, when she drew near her mistress, said, “Why does your clothing smell of blood?” To her horror the maid suddenly transformed into a weird creature with rolling eyes and gritting teeth, that went dancing about the room and leaping till it touched the roof-beams, shrieking all the time, “I am Chuko Ch'üo, and I have been slain by that dastard Sun Hsün.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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不bù一yī时shí，军jūn马mǎ至zhì，围wéi住zhù府fǔ第dì，将jiāng恪kè全quán家jiā老lǎo幼yòu，俱jù缚fù至zhì市shì曹cáo斩zhán首shǒu。时shí吴wú建jiàn兴xīng二èr年nián冬dōng十shí月yuè也yě。昔xī诸zhū葛gé瑾jǐn在zài日rì，见jiàn恪kè聪cōng明míng侭jìn显xiǎn于yú外wài，叹tàn曰yuē：「此cǐ子zi非fēi保bǎo家jiā之zhī主zhú也yě！」又yòu魏wèi光guāng禄lù大dà夫fū张zhāng缉jī，曾céng对duì司sī马mǎ师shī曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě恪kè不bù久jiú死sí矣yǐ！」师shī问wèn其qí故gù，缉jī曰yuē：「威wēi震zhèn其qí主zhǔ，何hé能néng久jiǔ乎hū？

By this time the whole family were frightened and began wailing. And a few minutes later the residence was surrounded by a crowd of armed men sent to murder the inmates, whom they bound, carried off to the market-place and put to the sword.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」至zhì此cí果guǒ中zhōng其qí言yán。

These things occurred in the second year of the period Ta-Hsing . Before Chuko Chin, father of the murdered minister, died he had a premonition that his son’s ability would lead him into trouble and that he would not safeguard his family. Others had also predicted an early death. A certain officer in Wei said Chuko would die soon, and when asked why, replied, “Can a man live long when his dignity endangers that of his lord?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孙sūn峻jùn杀shā了le诸zhū葛gě恪kè，吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn亮liàng封fēng峻jùn为wèi丞chéng相xiàng大dà将jiāng军jūn富fù春chūn侯hóu，总zǒng督dū中zhōng外wài诸zhū军jūn事shì。自zì此cǐ权quán柄bíng侭jǐn归guī孙sūn峻jùn矣yǐ。

Sun Hsün, the chief conspirator and real murderer, became Prime Minister in place of his victim. He was also placed in command of all the military forces, and became very powerful. The control of all matters was in his hands.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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且qiě说shuō姜jiāng维wéi在zài成chéng都dū，接jiē得dé诸zhū葛gě恪kè书shū，欲yù求qiú相xiāng助zhù伐fá魏wèi，遂suì入rù朝cháo，奏zòu准zhǔn后hòu主zhǔ，复fù起qǐ大dà兵bīng，北běi伐fá中zhōng原yuán。正zhèng是shì：

When the letter asking help from Chiang Wei arrived in Shu, Chiang had audience with the king and requested authority to raise an army against the north. The army fought, but fought in vain, Success may crown a new campaign. Who were victorious will appear in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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一yí度dù兴xīng师shī未wèi奏zòu绩jì，两liǎng番fān讨tǎo贼zéi欲yù成chéng功gōng。

Once he raised an army but won no success; twice he struck at the foe and sought to triumph.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù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