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第dì二èr十shí九jiǔ回huí 小xiǎo霸bà王wáng怒nù斩zhǎn于yú吉jí　　　碧bì眼yǎn儿ér坐zuò领lǐng江jiāng东dōng

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却què说shuō孙sūn策cè自zì霸bà江jiāng东dōng，兵bīng精jīng粮liáng足zú。建jiàn安ān四sì年nián，袭xí取qǔ庐lú江jiāng，败bài刘liú勋xūn，使shǐ虞yú翻fān驰chí檄xí豫yù章zhāng，豫yù章zhāng太tài守shǒu华huá歆xīn投tóu降xiáng。自zì此cǐ声shēng势shì大dà振zhèn，乃nái遣qiǎn张zhāng纮hóng往wáng许xǔ昌chāng上shàng表biǎo献xiàn捷jié。曹cáo操cāo知zhī孙sūn策cè强qiáng盛shèng，叹tàn曰yuē：「狮shī儿ér难nán与yǔ争zhēng锋fēng也yě！」遂suì以yǐ曹cáo仁rén之zhī女nǘ许xǔ配pèi孙sūn策cè幼yòu弟dì孙sūn匡kuāng，两liǎng家jiā结jié婚hūn。留liú张zhāng纮hóng在zài许xǔ昌chāng。

We may tell here how Sun Ts‘ê gradually became supreme on the east of the river. In the fourth year of the period “Established Peace,” he took Luchiang by the defeat of the Prefect Liu Hsün. He despatched Yu Fan with a despatch to the Prefect of Yuchang, Hua Hsin, and he surrendered. Thence his renown increased and he boldly sent a memorial on his military successes to the Emperor by the hand of Chang Hung. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao saw in him a powerful rival and said he was a lion difficult to contend with. So he betrothed his niece, daughter of Ts‘ao Jên, to Sun K‘uang, the youngest brother of Sun Ts‘ê, thus connecting the two families by marriage. He also retained Chang Hung near him in the capital.

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孙sūn策cè求qiú为wéi大dà司sī马mǎ，曹cáo操cāo不bù许xǔ。策cè恨hèn之zhī，常cháng有yǒu袭xí许xǔ都dōu之zhī心xīn。于yú是shì吴wú郡jùn太tài守shóu许xǔ贡gòng，乃nǎi暗àn遣qián使shǐ赴fù许xǔ都dōu，上shàng书shū于yú曹cáo操cāo。其qí略lüè曰yuē：

Then Sun Ts‘ê sought the title of Ta Ssŭ-ma , or Minister of War, one of the highest offices of State, but Ts‘ao Ts‘ao prevented the attainment of this ambition, and Sun Ts‘ê keenly resented it. Henceforward his thoughts turned toward an attack on Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn策cè骁xiāo勇yǒng，与yǔ项xiàng籍jí相xiāng似sì。朝cháo廷tíng宜yí外wài示shì荣róng宠chǒng，召zhào还hái京jīng师shī；不bù可ké使shǐ居jū外wài镇zhèn，以yǐ为wéi后hòu患huàn。

Then Sun Ts‘ê sought the title of Ta Ssŭ-ma , or Minister of War, one of the highest offices of State, but Ts‘ao Ts‘ao prevented the attainment of this ambition, and Sun Ts‘ê keenly resented it. Henceforward his thoughts turned toward an attack on Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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使shí者zhě赍jī书shū渡dù江jiāng，被bèi防fáng江jiāng将jiàng士shì所suǒ获huò，解jiě赴fù孙sūn策cè处chù。策cè观guān书shū大dà怒nù，斩zhǎn其qí使shǐ，遣qiǎn人rén假jiǎ意yì请qíng许xǔ贡gòng议yì事shì。贡gòng至zhì，策cè出chū书shū示shì之zhī，叱chì曰yuē：「汝rǔ欲yù送sòng我wǒ于yú死sǐ地dì耶yé！」命mìng武wǔ士shì绞jiǎo杀shā之zhī。贡gòng家jiā属shǔ皆jiē逃táo散sàn。有yǒu家jiā客kè三sān人rén，欲yù为wèi许xǔ贡gòng报bào仇chóu，恨hèn无wú其qí便biàn。

About this time the Prefect of Wuchün sent a secret letter to the capital to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, saying that Sun Ts‘ê was a turbulent fellow of the Hsiang Chi type and the government ought, under the appearance of showing favour to him, to recall him to the capital for he was a danger in the provinces. But the bearer of this letter was captured on the Yangtse River and sent to Sun Ts‘ê, who immediately put him to death. Then he treacherously sent to ask the author of the letter, Hsü Kung by name, to come and consult over some affair. The unsuspecting man came. Sun Ts‘ê produced the letter, saying. “So you wish to send me to the land of the dead, eh?” and thereupon the executioners came in and strangled him. The family of the victim scattered, but three of his clients determined to avenge him if only they could find some means of attacking Sun.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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一yī日rì，孙sūn策cè引yǐn军jūn会huì猎liè于yú丹dān徒tú之zhī西xī山shān，赶gán起qǐ一yī大dà鹿lù，策cè纵zòng马mǎ上shàng山shān逐zhú之zhī。正zhèng赶gǎn之zhī间jiān，只zhǐ见jiàn树shù林lín之zhī内nèi，有yǒu三sān个gè人rén持chí枪qiāng带dài弓gōng而ér立lì。策cè勒lēi马mǎ问wèn曰yuē：「汝rú等děng何hé人rén？」答dá曰yuē：「乃nǎi韩hán当dāng军jūn士shì也yě。在zài此cǐ射shè鹿lù。」策cè方fāng举jǔ辔pèi欲yù行xíng，一yī人rén挺tǐng枪qiāng望wàng策cè左zuó腿tuǐ便biàn刺cì。

Their chance came in the hunting field . One day Sun went hunting in the hills to the west of Tant‘u. A stag was started and Sun pressed after it at topmost speed and followed it deep into the forest. Presently he came upon three armed men standing among the trees. Rather surprised to see them there he reined in and asked who they were. “We belong to Han Tang’s army and are shooting deer,” was the reply.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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策cè大dà惊jīng，急jí取qǔ佩pèi剑jiàn从cóng马mǎ上shàng砍kǎn去qù，剑jiàn刃rèn忽hū坠zhuì，止zhǐ存cún剑jiàn把bǎ在zài手shǒu。一yī人rén早zǎo拈niān弓gōng搭dā箭jiàn射shè来lái，正zhèng中zhōng孙sūn策cè麺miàn颊jiá。策cè就jiù拔bá麺miàn上shàng箭jiàn，取qǔ弓gōng回huí射shè放fàng箭jiàn之zhī人rén，应yìng弦xián而ér倒dǎo。那nà二èr人rén举jǔ枪qiāng向xiàng孙sūn策cè乱luàn搠shuò，大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「我wó等děng是shì许xǔ贡gòng家jiā客kè，特tè来lái为wéi主zhǔ人rén报bào雠chóu！」策cè别bié无wú器qì械xiè，只zhí以yǐ弓gōng拒jù之zhī，且qiě拒jù且qié走zǒu。

So Sun Ts‘ê shook his bridle to proceed. But just as he did so one of the men thrust at him with a spear and wounded his thigh. Sun drew the sword at his side, dashed forward and cut down the aggressor. The blade of his sword suddenly fell to the ground, only the hilt remaining in his hand. Then one of the assassins drew his bow and an arrow wounded Sun in the cheek. He plucked out the arrow and shot at the offender, who fell, but the other two attacked him furiously with their spears, shouting, “We are Hsü Kung’s men and his avengers!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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二èr人rén死sǐ战zhàn不bú退tuì。策cè身shēn被bèi数shù枪qiāng，马mǎ亦yì带dài伤shāng。

Sun Ts‘ê then understood. But he had no weapons save his bow against them. He tried to draw off, keeping them at bay by striking with his bow, but the fight was getting too much for him and both he and his steed were wounded in several places. However, just at the critical moment, some of his own men came up and they made short work of the remaining two avengers.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng危wēi急jí之zhī时shí，程chéng普pú引yǐn数shù人rén至zhì。孙sūn策cè大dà叫jiào：「杀shā贼zéi！」程chéng普pú引yǐn众zhòng齐qí上shàng，将jiāng许xǔ贡gòng家jiā客kè砍kǎn为wèi肉ròu泥ní。看kàn孙sūn策cè时shí，血xuè流liú满mǎn麺miàn，被bèi伤shāng至zhì重zhòng；乃nái以yǐ刀dāo割gē袍páo，裹guǒ其qí伤shāng处chù，救jiù回huí吴wú会huì养yǎng病bìng。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn许xǔ家jiā三sān客kè曰yuē：

But their lord was in a sorry plight. His face was streaming with blood and some of the wounds were very severe. They tore up his robe and therewith bound up his wounds and they carried him home. Apoem in praise of the three avengers says:— O Sun Ts‘ê was a warrior and a stranger he to fear, But he was basely murdered while hunting of the deer. Yet were they leal who slew him, to avenge a murdered lord, Self immolated like Yü-jang, they dreaded not the sword.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn郎láng智zhì勇yǒng冠guān江jiāng湄méi，射shè猎liè山shān中zhōng受shòu困kùn危wēi。

Sun Ce's wit and courage crowned the river's brink, Yet hunting in the hills he fell in mortal plight.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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许xǔ客kè三sān人rén能néng死sǐ义yì，杀shā身shēn豫yù让ràng未wèi为wèi奇qí。

Three guests of Xu kept faith unto the death; Even Yu Rang's self-slaughter pales beside their worth.

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却què说shuō孙sūn策cè受shòu伤shāng而ér回huí，使shǐ人rén寻xún请qǐng华huà佗tuó医yī治zhì。不bù想xiǎng华huà佗tuó已yí往wǎng中zhōng原yuán去qù了le，止zhí有yǒu徒tú弟dì在zài吴wú，命mìng其qí治zhì疗liáo。其qí徒tú曰yuē：「箭jiàn头tóu有yǒu药yào，毒dú已yǐ入rù骨gǔ。须xū静jìng养yáng百bǎi日rì，方fāng可kě无wú虞yú。若ruò怒nù气qì冲chōng激jī，其qí疮chuāng难nán治zhì。」

Badly wounded, Sun Ts‘ê was borne to his home. They sent to call the famous physician, Hua T‘o, but he was far away and could not be found. However, a disciple of his came and the wounded man was committed to his care. “The arrowheads were poisoned,” said the physician, “and the poison has penetrated deep. It will take a hundred days of perfect repose before danger will be past. But if you give way to passion or anger the wounds will not heal.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn策cè为wéi人rén最zuì是shì性xìng急jí，恨hèn不bù得dé即jí日rì便biàn愈yù。将jiāng息xī到dào二èr十shí余yú日rì，忽hū闻wén张zhāng纮hóng有yóu使shí者zhě自zì许xǔ昌chāng回huí，策cè唤huàn问wèn之zhī。使shí者zhě曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo甚shèn惧jù主zhǔ公gōng；其qí帐zhàng下xià谋móu士shì，亦yì俱jù敬jìng服fú；惟wéi有yǒu郭guō嘉jiā不bù服fú。」策cè曰yuē：「郭guō嘉jiā曾céng有yǒu何hé说shuō？」使shí者zhě不bù敢gǎn言yán。策cè怒nù，固gù问wèn之zhī。

Sun’s temperament was hasty and impatient and the prospect of such a slow recovery was very distasteful. However, he remained quiet for some twenty of the hundred days. Then came a messenger from the capital and he insisted on seeing and questioning him. “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao fears you, my lord, very greatly,” said the messenger, “and his advisers have exceeding respect for you; all except Kuo Chia.” “What did he say?” asked the sick chieftain. The messenger remained silent, which only irritated his master and caused him to demand to be told. So the messenger had to speak the truth. He said, “The fact is Kuo Chia told Ts‘ao Ts‘ao that he need not fear you, that you were frivolous and unready, impulsive and shallow, just a stupid swaggerer who would one day come to his death at the hands of some mean person.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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使shí者zhé只zhǐ得dé从cóng实shí告gào曰yuē：「郭guō嘉jiā曾céng对duì曹cáo操cāo言yán：主zhǔ公gōng不bù足zú惧jù也yě。轻qīng而ér无wú备bèi，性xìng急jí少shǎo谋móu，乃nái匹pǐ夫fū之zhī勇yóng耳ěr；他tā日rì必bì死sǐ于yú小xiǎo人rén之zhī手shǒu。」策cè闻wén言yán，大dà怒nù曰yuē：「匹pǐ夫fū安ān敢gǎn料liào吾wú！吾wú誓shì取qú许xǔ昌chāng！」遂suì不bú待dài疮chuāng愈yù，便biàn欲yù商shāng议yì出chū兵bīng。张zhāng昭zhāo谏jiàn曰yuē：「医yī者zhě戒jiè主zhǔ公gōng百bǎi日rì休xiū动dòng，今jīn何hé因yīn一yī时shí之zhī忿fèn，自zì轻qīng万wàn金jīn之zhī躯qū？」

This provoked the sick man beyond endurance. “How dare he say this of me, the fool!” cried Sun Ts‘ê. “I will take the capital from Ts‘ao, I swear.” It was no more a question of repose. Ill as he was he wanted to begin preparations for an expedition at once. They remonstrated with him, reminded him of the physician’s orders and urged him to rest. “You are risking your priceless self in a moment’s anger,” said Chang Chao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng话huà间jiān，忽hū报bào袁yuán绍shào遣qián使shǐ陈chén震zhèn至zhì。策cè唤huàn入rù问wèn之zhī。震zhèn具jù言yán袁yuán绍shào欲yù结jié东dōng吴wú为wèi外wài应yīng，共gòng攻gōng曹cáo操cāo。策cè大dà喜xǐ，即jí日rì会huì诸zhū将jiāng于yú城chéng楼lóu上shàng，设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài陈chén震zhèn。饮yín酒jiú久jiǔ间jiān，忽hū见jiàn诸zhū将jiāng互hù相xiāng耳ér语yǔ，纷fēn纷fēn下xià楼lóu。策cè怪guài问wèn何hé故gù。左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「有yǒu于yú神shén仙xiān者zhě，今jīn从cóng楼lóu下xià过guò，诸zhū将jiāng欲yù往wǎng拜bài之zhī耳ěr。」

Then arrived Ch‘ên Chên, the messenger from Yüan Shao, and Sun would have him brought in. He said, “My master wishes to ally himself with Wu in an attack on Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.” Such a proposal was just after Sun’s heart. At once he called a great meeting of his officers in the wall tower and prepared a banquet in honour of the messenger. While this was in progress he noticed many of his captains whispering to each other and they all began to go down from the banquet chamber. He could not understand this and enquired of the attendants near him what it meant. They told him that Saint Yü had just gone by and the officers had gone down to pay their respects to him. Sun Ts‘ê rose from his place and went and leaned over the railing to look at the man. He saw a Taoist priest in snowy garb leaning on his staff in the middle of the road, while the crowd about him burnt incense and made obeisance.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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策cè起qǐ身shēn凭píng栏lán观guān之zhī，见jiàn一yī道dào人rén，身shēn披pī鹤hè氅chǎng，手shǒu携xié藜lí杖zhàng，立lì于yú当dāng道dào，百bǎi姓xìng俱jù焚fén香xiāng伏fú道dào而ér拜bài。策cè怒nù曰yuē：「是shì何hé妖yāo人rén？快kuài与yú我wǒ擒qín来lái！」左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén姓xìng于yú，名míng吉jí。寓yù居jū东dōng方fāng，往wǎng来lái吴wú会huì。普pǔ施shī符fú水shuǐ，救jiù人rén万wàn病bìng，无wú有yǒu不bú验yàn。当dāng世shì呼hū为wèi神shén仙xiān，未wèi可kě轻qīng渎dú。」策cè愈yù怒nù，喝hè令lìng「速sù速sù擒qín来lái！

“What wizard fellow is this? Bring him here!” said Sun. “This is Yü Chi,” said the attendants. “He lives in the east and goes to and fro distributing charms and draughts. He has cured many people as everybody will tell you, and they say he is a saint. He must not be profaned.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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违wéi者zhé斩zhǎn！」

This only angered Sun the more and he told them to arrest the man at once or disobey at their peril. So there being no help for it they went down into the road and hustled the saint up the steps.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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左zuǒ右yòu不bù得dé已yǐ，只zhǐ得dé下xià楼lóu，拥yōng于yú吉jí至zhì楼lóu上shàng。策cè叱chì曰yuē：「狂kuáng道dào怎zén敢gǎn煽shān惑huò人rén心xīn！」于yú吉jí曰yuē：「贫pín道dào乃nǎi瑯láng琊yá宫gōng道dào士shì。顺shùn帝dì时shí曾céng入rù山shān采cǎi药yào，得dé神shén书shū于yú麹qū阳yáng泉quán水shuǐ上shàng，号hào曰yuē《太tài平píng青qīng领lǐng道dào》，凡fán百bǎi余yú卷juǎn，皆jiē治zhì人rén疾jí病bìng方fāng术shù。贫pín道dào得dé之zhī，惟wéi务wù代dài天tiān宣xuān化huà，普pǔ救jiù万wàn人rén。

“You madman! How dare you incite men to evil?” said Sun Ts‘ê. “I am but a poor priest of the Lanyeh Palace. More than half a century ago, when gathering simples in the woods, I found near the Chüyang Spring a book called “The Way of Peace.” It contains a hundred and more chapters and taught me how to cure the diseases of men. With this in my possession I had only one thing to do, to devote myself to spreading its teachings and saving mankind. I have never taken any thing from the people. Can you say I incite men to evil deeds?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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未wèi曾céng取qǔ人rén毫háo厘lí之zhī物wù，安ān得dé煽shān惑huò人rén心xīn？」策cè曰yuē：「汝rǔ毫háo不bù取qǔ人rén，衣yī服fú饮yǐn食shí，从cóng何hé而ér得dé？汝rǔ即jí黄huáng巾jīn张zhāng角jiǎo之zhī流liú。今jīn若ruò不bù诛zhū，必bì为wèi后hòu患huàn！」叱chì左zuǒ右yòu斩zhǎn之zhī。张zhāng昭zhāo谏jiàn曰yuē：「于yú道dào人rén在zài江jiāng东dōng数shù十shí年nián，并bìng无wú过guò犯fàn，不bù可kě杀shā害hài。」策cè曰yuē：「此cí等děng妖yāo人rén，吾wú杀shā之zhī，何hé异yì屠tú猪zhū狗gǒu！

“You say you take nothing; whence came your clothes and your food? The fact is you are one of the Yellow Turban kidney and you will work mischief if you are left alive.” “Take him away and put him to death,” continued he to his attendants.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」众zhòng官guān皆jiē苦kǔ谏jiàn，陈chén震zhèn亦yì劝quàn。策cè怒nù未wèi息xī，命mìng且qiě囚qiú于yú狱yù中zhōng。众zhòng官guān俱jù散sàn。陈chén震zhèn自zì归guī馆guǎn驿yì安ān歇xiē。

Chang Chao interceded, “The Taoist has been here in the east these many years. He has never done any harm and does not deserve death or punishment.” “I tell you I will kill these wizard fellows just as I would cattle.” The officials in a body interceded, even the guest of honour Ch‘ên Chên, but in vain; Sun Ts‘ê refused to be placated. He ordered the Taoist to be imprisoned. The banquet came to an end and the messenger retired to his lodging. Sun Ts‘ê also returned to his palace.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn策cè归guī府fǔ，早záo有yǒu内nèi侍shì传chuán说shuō此cǐ事shì与yǔ策cè母mǔ吴wú太tài夫fū人rén知zhī道dào。夫fū人rén唤huàn孙sūn策cè入rù后hòu堂táng，谓wèi曰yuē：「吾wú闻wén汝rǔ将jiāng于yú神shén仙xiān下xià于yú缧léi絏xiè。此cǐ人rén多duō曾céng医yī人rén疾jí病bìng，军jūn民mín敬jìng仰yǎng，不bù可kě加jiā害hài。」策cè曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi妖yāo人rén，能néng以yǐ妖yāo术shù惑huò众zhòng，不bù可kě不bù除chú！」夫fū人rén再zài三sān劝quàn解jiě。策cè曰yuē：「母mǔ亲qīn勿wù听tīng外wài人rén妄wàng言yán。儿ér自zì有yǒu区qū处chù。

His treatment of the Taoist Holy Man was the theme of general conversation and soon reached the ears of his mother. She sent for her son to the ladies’ apartments and said to him, “They tell me you have put the Taoist in bonds. He has cured many sick people and the common folk hold him in great reverence. Do not harm him.” “He is simply a wizard who upsets the multitude with his spells and craft. He must be put to death,” replied Ts‘ê. She entreated him to stay his hand, but he was obstinate. “Do not heed the gossip of the street, mother,” said he. “I must be judge of these matters.”

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」乃nǎi出chū唤huàn狱yù吏lì取qǔ于yú吉jí来lái问wèn。原yuán来lái狱yù吏lì皆jiē敬jìng信xìn于yú吉jí，吉jí在zài狱yù中zhōng时shí，侭jǐn去qù其qí枷jiā锁suǒ；及jí策cè唤huàn取qǔ，方fāng带dài枷jiā锁suǒ而ér出chū。

However, he sent to the prison for the Taoist in order to interrogate him. Now the gaolers having a great respect for Yü Chi and faith in his powers were very indulgent to him and did not keep him in the collar. However when Ts‘ê sent for him he went with collar and fetters all complete.

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策cè访fǎng知zhī大dà怒nù，痛tòng责zé狱yù吏lì，仍réng将jiāng于yú吉jí械xiè系xì下xià狱yù。张zhāng昭zhāo等děng数shù十shí人rén，连lián名míng作zuò状zhuàng，拜bài求qiú孙sūn策cè，乞qí保bǎo于yú神shén仙xiān。策cè曰yuē：「公gōng等děng皆jiē读dú书shū人rén，何hé不bù达dá理lǐ？昔xī交jiāo州zhōu刺cì史shǐ张zhāng津jīn，听tīng信xìn邪xié教jiào，鼓gǔ瑟sè焚fén香xiāng，常cháng以yǐ红hóng帕pà裹guǒ头tóu，自zì称chēng可kě助zhù出chū军jūn之zhī威wēi，后hòu竟jìng为wèi敌dí军jūn所suǒ杀shā。此cí等děng事shì甚shèn无wú益yì，诸zhū君jūn自zì未wèi悟wù耳ěr。

Ts‘ê had heard of their indulgence and punished the gaolers so that the prisoner thereafter lay in constant torture. Chang Chao and some others, moved by pity, made a petition which they humbly presented and they offered to become surety for him. Sun Ts‘ê said to them, “Gentlemen, you are all great scholars, but why do you not understand reason? Formerly in Chiaochou was a certain Governor Chang Ching, who was deluded by these vicious doctrines into beating drums, twanging lyres, burning incense and such things. He wore a red turban and represented himself as able to ensure victory to an army. But he was slain by the enemy. There is nothing in all this, only none of you will see it. I am going to put this fellow to death in order to stop the spread of this pernicious doctrine.”

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吾wú欲yù杀shā于yú吉jí，正zhèng思sī禁jìn邪xié觉jué迷mí也yě。」吕lǚ范fàn曰yuē：「某mǒu素sù知zhī于yú道dào人rén能néng祈qí风fēng祷dáo雨yǔ。方fāng今jīn天tiān旱hàn，何hé不bú令lìng其qí祈qí雨yú以yǐ赎shú罪zuì？」策cè曰yuē：「吾wú且qiě看kàn此cǐ妖yāo人rén若ruò何hé。」遂suì命mìng于yú狱yù中zhōng取qǔ出chū于yú吉jí，开kāi其qí枷jiā锁suǒ，令lìng登dēng坛tán求qiú雨yǔ。

Lü Fan interposed, “I know very well this Yü Chi can control the weather. It is very dry just now, why not make him pray for rain as an amercement?” “We will see what sort of witchcraft he is equal to,” said Sun Ts‘ê. Whereupon he had the prisoner brought in, loosed his fetters and sent him up to an altar to intercede for rain.

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吉jí领lǐng命mìng，即jí沐mù浴yù更gēng衣yī，取qǔ绳shéng自zì缚fù于yú烈liè日rì之zhī中zhōng。百bǎi姓xìng观guān者zhě，填tián街jiē塞sāi巷xiàng。于yú吉jí谓wèi众zhòng人rén曰yuē：「吾wú求qiú三sān尺chǐ甘gān霖lín，以yǐ救jiù万wàn民mín，然rán我wǒ终zhōng不bù免miǎn一yī死sǐ。」众zhòng人rén曰yuē：「若ruò有yǒu灵líng验yàn，主zhǔ公gōng必bì然rán敬jìng服fú。」于yú吉jí曰yuē：「气qì数shù至zhì此cǐ，恐kǒng不bù能néng逃táo。」

The docile Taoist prepared to do as he was bidden. He first bathed himself, then dressed himself in clean garments. After that he bound his limbs with a cord and lay down in the fierce heat of the sun. The people came in crowds to look on. Said he, “I will pray for three feet of refreshing rain for the benefit of the people, nevertheless I shall not escape death thereby.” The people said, “But if your prayer be efficacious our lord must believe in your powers.” “The day of fate has come for me and there is no escape.”

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少sháo顷qǐng，孙sūn策cè亲qīn至zhì坛tán中zhōng下xià令lìng：若ruò午wǔ时shí无wú雨yǔ，即jí焚fén死sǐ于yú吉jí。先xiān令lìng人rén堆duī积jī干gān柴chái伺cì候hòu。将jiāng及jí午wǔ时shí，狂kuáng风fēng骤zhòu起qǐ。风fēng过guò处chù，四sì下xià阴yīn云yún渐jiàn合hé。策cè曰yuē：「时shí已yǐ近jìn午wǔ，空kōng有yǒu阴yīn云yún，而ér无wú甘gān雨yǔ，正zhèng是shì妖yāo人rén！」叱chì左zuǒ右yòu将jiāng于yú吉jí扛káng上shàng柴chái堆duī，四sì下xià举jú火huǒ，燄yàn随suí风fēng起qǐ。

Presently Sun Ts‘ê came near the altar and announced that if rain had not fallen by noon he would burn the priest. And to confirm this he bade them prepare the pyre. As it neared noon a strong wind sprang up and the clouds gathered from all quarters. But there was no rain. “It is near noon,” said Sun Ts‘ê. “Clouds are of no account without rain. He is only an impostor.”

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忽hū见jiàn黑hēi烟yān一yī道dào，冲chōng上shàng空kōng中zhōng，一yī声shēng响xiǎng亮liàng，雷léi电diàn齐qí发fā，大dà雨yǔ如rú注zhù。顷qǐng刻kè之zhī间jiān，街jiē市shì成chéng河hé，溪xī涧jiàn皆jiē满mǎn，足zú有yǒu三sān尺chǐ甘gān雨yǔ。于yú吉jí仰yǎng卧wò于yú柴chái堆duī之zhī上shàng，大dà喝hē一yī声shēng，云yún收shōu雨yǔ住zhù，复fù见jiàn太tài阳yáng。

He bade his attendants lay the priest on the pyre and pile wood around him and apply the torch. Fanned by the gale the flames rose rapidly. Then appeared in the sky above a wreath of black vapour followed by roaring thunder and vivid lightning, peal on peal and flash on flash. And the rain fell in a perfect deluge. In a short time the streets became rivers and torrents. It was indeed a three feet fall. Yü Chi, who was still lying upon the pile of firewood, cried in a loud voice, “O clouds, cease thy rain, and let the glorious sun appear!”

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于yú是shì众zhòng官guān及jí百bǎi姓xìng，共gòng将jiāng于yú吉jí扶fú下xià柴chái堆duī，解jiě去qù绳shéng索suǒ，再zài拜bài称chēng谢xiè。孙sūn策cè见jiàn官guān民mín俱jù罗luó拜bài于yú水shuǐ中zhōng，不bú顾gù衣yī服fú，乃nǎi勃bó然rán大dà怒nù，叱chì曰yuē：「晴qíng雨yú乃nǎi天tiān地dì之zhī定dìng数shù，妖yāo人rén偶ǒu乘chéng其qí便biàn，你ní等děng何hé得dé如rú此cǐ惑huò乱luàn！」掣chè宝bǎo剑jiàn令lìng左zuǒ右yòu速sù斩zhǎn于yú吉jí。众zhòng官guān力lì谏jiàn。策cè怒nù曰yuē：「尔ér等děng皆jiē欲yù从cóng于yú吉jí造zào反fǎn耶yé！

Thereupon officials and people helped the priest down, loosened the cord that bound him and bowed before him in gratitude for the rain. But Sun Ts‘ê boiled with rage at seeing his officers and the people gathered in groups and kneeling in the water regardless of the damage to their clothing. “Rain or shine are as nature appoints them and the wizard has happened to hit upon a moment of change; what are you making all this fuss about?” cried he.

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」众zhòng官guān乃nǎi不bù敢gǎn复fù言yán。策cè叱chì武wǔ士shì将jiāng于yú吉jí一yī刀dāo斩zhǎn头tóu落luò地dì。只zhǐ见jiàn一yī道dào青qīng气qì，投tóu东dōng北běi去qù了le。策cè命mìng将jiāng其qí尸shī号hào令lìng于yú市shì，以yǐ正zhèng妖yāo妄wàng之zhī罪zuì。

Then he drew his sword and told the attendants to smite the Taoist therewith. They all besought him to hold his hand. “You want to follow Yü Chi in rebellion, I suppose,” cried Sun Ts‘ê. The officers, now thoroughly cowed by the rage of their lord, were silent and showed no opposition when the executioners seized the unhappy Taoist and beheaded him. They saw just a wreath of black smoke drift away to the north-east where lay the Langyeh Mountains.

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是shì夜yè风fēng雨yǔ交jiāo作zuò，及jí晓xiǎo不bú见jiàn了le于yú吉jí尸shī首shǒu。守shǒu尸shī军jūn士shì报bào知zhī孙sūn策cè。策cè怒nù，欲yù杀shā守shǒu尸shī军jūn士shì。忽hū见jiàn一yī人rén，从cóng堂táng前qián徐xú步bù而ér来lái，视shì之zhī，却què是shì于yú吉jí。策cè大dà怒nù，正zhèng欲yù拔bá剑jiàn砍kǎn之zhī，忽hū然rán昏hūn倒dào于yú地dì。左zuǒ右yòu急jí救jiù入rù卧wò内nèi，半bàn晌shǎng方fāng苏sū。吴wú太tài夫fū人rén来lái视shì疾jí，谓wèi策cè曰yuē：「吾wú儿ér屈qū杀shā神shén仙xiān，故gù招zhāo此cǐ祸huò。

The corpse was exposed in the market place as a warning to enchanters and wizards and such people. That night there came a very violent storm and when it calmed down at daylight there was no trace of the body. The guards reported this and Sun Ts‘ê in his wrath sentenced them to death. But as he did so he saw Yü Chi calmly walking toward him as if he were still alive. He drew his sword and darted forward to strike at the wraith, but he fainted and fell to the ground.

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」策cè笑xiào曰yuē：「儿ér自zì幼yòu随suí父fù出chū征zhēng，杀shā人rén如rú麻má，何hé曾zēng有yǒu为wéi祸huò之zhī理lǐ？今jīn杀shā妖yāo人rén，正zhèng绝jué大dà祸huò，安ān得dé反fǎn为wèi我wǒ祸huò？」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「因yīn汝rǔ不bú信xìn，以yǐ致zhì如rú此cǐ；今jīn可kě作zuò好hǎo事shì以yǐ禳ráng之zhī。」策cè曰yuē：「吾wú命mìng在zài天tiān，妖yāo人rén决jué不bù能néng为wéi祸huò，何hé必bì禳ráng耶yé？」夫fū人rén料liào劝quàn不bú信xìn，乃nǎi自zì令lìng左zuǒ右yòu暗àn修xiū善shàn事shì禳ráng解jiě。

They carried him to his chamber and in a short time he recovered consciousness. His mother, the Lady Wu, came to visit him and said, “My son, you have done wrong to slay the holy one and this is your retribution.” “Mother, when I was a boy I went with my father to the wars, where men are cut down as one cuts hempen stalks. There is not much retribution about such doings. I have put this fellow to death and so checked a great evil. Where does retribution come in?” “This comes of want of faith,” she replied. “Now you must avert the evil by meritorious deeds.” “My fate depends on Heaven: wizards can do me no harm, so why avert anything?”

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是shì夜yè三sān更gēng，策cè卧wò于yú内nèi宅zhái，忽hū然rán阴yīn风fēng骤zhòu起qǐ，灯dēng灭miè而ér复fù明míng。灯dēng影yǐng之zhī下xià，见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú前qián。策cè大dà喝hē曰yuē：「吾wú平píng生shēng誓shì诛zhū妖yāo妄wàng，以yǐ靖jìng天tiān下xià！汝rǔ既jì为wèi阴yīn鬼guǐ，何hé敢gǎn近jìn我wǒ！」取qǔ床chuáng头tóu剑jiàn掷zhì之zhī，忽hū然rán不bú见jiàn。吴wú太tài夫fū人rén闻wén之zhī，转zhuǎn生shēng忧yōu闷mèn。策cè乃nǎi扶fú病bìng强qiáng行xíng，以yǐ宽kuān母mǔ心xīn。

His mother saw that it was useless to try persuasion, but she told his attendants to do some good deeds secretly whereby the evil should be turned aside. That night about the third watch, as Sun Ts‘ê lay in his chamber, he suddenly felt a chill breeze, which seemed to extinguish the lamps for a moment, although they soon brightened again, and he saw in the lamp light the form of Yü Chi standing near his bed. Sun said, “I am the sworn foe of witchcraft and I will purge the world of all such as deal in magic. You are a spirit and how dare you approach me?” Reaching down a sword that hung at the head of his bed he hurled it at the phantom, which then disappeared. When his mother heard this story her grief redoubled. Sun Ts‘ê, ill as he was, did his utmost to reassure his mother.

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母mǔ谓wèi策cè曰yuē：「圣shèng人rén云yún：『鬼guǐ神shén之zhī为wéi德dé，其qí盛shèng矣yǐ乎hū！』又yòu云yún：『祷dáo尔ěr于yú上shàng下xià神shén祇qí。』鬼guǐ神shén之zhī事shì，不bù可kě不bú信xìn。汝rǔ屈qū杀shā于yú先xiān生shēng，岂qǐ无wú报bào应yìng？吾wú已yǐ令lìng人rén设shè醮jiào于yú郡jùn之zhī玉yù清qīng观guān内nèi，汝rú可kě亲qīn往wǎng拜bài祷dǎo，自zì然rán安ān妥tuǒ。」

She said, “The Holy One says, ‘How abundantly do spiritual beings display the powers that belong to them!’ and ‘Prayer has been made to the spirits of the upper and lower worlds.’ You must have faith. You sinned in putting Master Yü to death and retribution is sure. I have already sent to have sacrifices performed at the Jade-pure Monastery and you should go in person to pray. May all come right!”

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策cè不bù敢gǎn违wéi母mǔ命mìng，只zhǐ得dé勉mián强qiǎng乘chéng轿jiào至zhì玉yù清qīng观guān。道dào士shì接jiē入rù，请qǐng策cè焚fén香xiāng，策cè焚fén香xiāng而ér不bú谢xiè。忽hū香xiāng炉lú中zhōng烟yān起qǐ不bú散sàn，结jié成chéng一yī座zuò华huá盖gài，上shàng麺miàn端duān坐zuò著zhù于yú吉jí。策cè怒nù，唾tuò骂mà之zhī；走zǒu离lí殿diàn宇yǔ，又yòu见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú殿diàn门mén首shǒu，怒nù目mù视shì策cè。策cè顾gù左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「汝rú等děng见jiàn妖yāo鬼guí否fǒu？」左zuǒ右yòu皆jiē云yún：「未wèi见jiàn。

Sun Ts‘ê could not withstand such a mandate from his mother so, mustering all his strength, he managed to get into a sedan chair and went to the monastery, where the Taoists received him respectfully and begged him to light the incense. He did so, but he returned no thanks. To the surprise of all, the smoke from the brazier, instead of floating upwards and dissipating, collected in a mass that gradually shaped itself into an umbrella and there on the top sat Yü Chi. Sun Ts‘ê simply spat abuse and went out of the temple. As he passed the gates, lo! Yü Chi stood there gazing at him with angry eyes. “Do you see that wizard fellow?” said he to those about him.

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」策cè愈yù怒nù，拔bá佩pèi剑jiàn望wàng于yú吉jí掷zhì去qù，一yī人rén中zhōng剑jiàn而ér倒dào。众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi前qián日rì动dòng手shǒu杀shā于yú吉jí之zhī小xiǎo卒zú，被bèi剑jiàn砍kǎn入rù脑nǎo袋dài，七qī窍qiào流liú血xiě而ér死sǐ。策cè命mìng扛káng出chū葬zàng之zhī。

They said they saw nothing. More angry than ever he flung his sword at the figure by the gate. The sword struck one of his escort who fell. When they turned him over they saw it was the executioner who had actually slain the Taoist. The sword had penetrated his brain and his life drained out through the seven channels of perception. Sun Ts‘ê told them to bury the man. But as he went out of the courtyard he saw Yü Chi walking in.

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比bǐ及jí出chū观guān，又yòu见jiàn于yú吉jí走zǒu入rù观guān门mén来lái。策cè曰yuē：「此cǐ观guān亦yì藏cáng妖yāo之zhī所suó也yě！」遂suì坐zuò于yú观guān前qián，命mìng武wǔ士shì五wú百bǎi人rén拆chāi毁huǐ之zhī。武wǔ士shì方fāng上shàng屋wū揭jiē瓦wǎ，却què见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú屋wū上shàng，飞fēi瓦wǎ掷zhì地dì。策cè大dà怒nù，传chuán令lìng逐zhú出chū本běn观guān道dào士shì，放fàng火huǒ烧shāo毁huǐ殿diàn宇yǔ。火huó起qǐ处chù，又yòu见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú火huǒ光guāng之zhī中zhōng。策cè怒nù归guī府fǔ，又yòu见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú府fǔ门mén前qián。

“This temple is nothing more than a lurking place for sorcerers and wizards and such people,” said he. Whereupon he took a seat in front of the building and sent for half a company of soldiers to pull the place down. When they went up on the roof to strip off the tiles he saw Yü Chi standing on the main beam flicking tiles to the ground. More angry than ever he told them to drive out the priests belonging to the place and burn it. They did so and when the flames rose their highest he saw the dead Taoist Yü Chi standing in the midst of the fire.

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策cè乃nǎi不bú入rù府fǔ，随suí点dián起qǐ三sān军jūn，出chū城chéng外wài下xià寨zhài，传chuán唤huàn众zhòng将jiāng商shāng议yì，欲yù起qǐ兵bīng助zhù袁yuán绍shào夹jiā攻gōng曹cáo操cāo。众zhòng将jiāng俱jù曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng玉yù体tǐ违wéi和hé，未wèi可kě轻qīng动dòng。且qiě待dài平píng愈yù，出chū兵bīng未wèi迟chí。」

Sun Ts‘ê returned home still in a bad humour, which increased when he saw the form of Yü Chi standing at his gate. He would not enter but mustered his army and went into camp outside the city walls. And there he summoned his officers to meet him and talk over joining Yüan in an attack on Ts‘ao.

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是shì夜yè孙sūn策cè宿sù于yú寨zhài内nèi，又yòu见jiàn于yú吉jí披pī发fà而ér来lái。策cè于yú帐zhàng中zhōng叱chì喝hè不bù绝jué。次cì日rì，吴wú太tài夫fū人rén传chuán令lìng，召zhào策cè回huí府fǔ。策cè乃nǎi归guī见jiàn其qí母mǔ。夫fū人rén见jiàn策cè形xíng容róng憔qiáo悴cuì，泣qì曰yuē：「儿ér失shī形xíng矣yǐ！」策cè即jí引yǐn镜jìng自zì照zhào，果guǒ见jiàn形xíng容róng十shí分fēn瘦shòu损sǔn，不bù觉jué失shī惊jīng，顾gù左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「吾wú奈nài何hé憔qiáo悴cuì至zhì此cǐ耶yé！」

They assembled, but they remonstrated with him and begged him to consider his precious health. That night he slept in the camp and again saw Yü Chi, this time with his hair hanging loose. He raged at the vision without cessation. Next day his mother called him into the city and he went. She was shocked at the change in his appearance; he looked so utterly miserable. Her tears fell. “My son,” said she, “how wasted you are!” He had a mirror brought and looked at himself; he was indeed so gaunt and thin that he was almost frightened and exclaimed, “How do I come to look so haggard?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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言yán未wèi己jǐ，忽hū见jiàn于yú吉jí立lì于yú镜jìng中zhōng。策cè拍pāi镜jìng大dà叫jiào一yī声shēng，金jīn疮chuāng迸bèng裂liè，昏hūn绝jué于yú地dì。夫fū人rén令lìng扶fú入rù卧wò内nèi。须xū臾yú苏sū醒xǐng，自zì叹tàn曰yuē：「吾wú不bù能néng复fù生shēng矣yǐ！」随suí召zhào张zhāng昭zhāo等děng诸zhū人rén，及jí弟dì孙sūn权quán，至zhì卧wò榻tà前qián，嘱zhǔ付fù曰yuē：「天tiān下xià方fāng乱luàn，以yǐ吴wú越yuè之zhī众zhòng，三sān江jiāng之zhī固gù，大dà可ké有yǒu为wéi。子zi布bù等děng幸xìng善shàn相xiāng吾wú弟dì。

While he spoke, Yü Chi appeared in the mirror. He struck it and shrieked. Then the half healed wounds re-opened and he fainted. He was raised and borne within. When he recovered consciousness he said, “This is the end; I shall die.” He sent for Chang Chao and his other chief officers and his brother, Sun Ch‘üan, and they gathered in his chamber. He gave them his dying charge, saying, “In the disordered state of the Empire Wu and Yüeh, with their strong defence of the Three Chiang, have a brilliant future. You, Chang Chao, must assist my brother.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」乃nái取qǔ印yìn绶shòu与yǔ孙sūn权quán曰yuē：「若ruò举jǔ江jiāng东dōng之zhī众zhòng，决jué机jī于yú两liǎng阵zhèn之zhī间jiān，与yǔ天tiān下xià争zhēng衡héng，卿qīng不bù如rú我wǒ；举jǔ贤xián任rèn能néng，使shǐ各gè侭jìn力lì以yí保bǎo江jiāng东dōng，我wǒ不bù如rú卿qīng。卿qīng宜yí念niàn父fù兄xiōng创chuàng业yè之zhī艰jiān难nán，善shàn自zì图tú之zhī！」

So saying he handed his seal to Sun Ch‘üan saying, “For manipulating the might of Chiangtung so as to make it the deciding force between two factions and then obtaining the whole Empire you are not so suited as I; but in encouraging the wise and confiding in the able and getting the best out of every one for the preservation of this district, I should not succeed as you will. Remember with what toil and labour your father and I have won what we possess and take good care thereof.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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权quán大dà哭kū，拜bài受shòu印yìn绶shòu。策cè告gào母mǔ曰yuē：「儿ér天tiān年nián已yí侭jǐn，不bù能néng奉fèng慈cí母mǔ。今jīn将jiāng印yìn绶shòu付fù弟dì，望wàng母mǔ朝zhāo夕xī训xùn之zhī。父fù兄xiōng旧jiù人rén，慎shèn勿wù轻qīng怠dài。」母mǔ哭kū曰yuē：「恐kóng汝rǔ弟dì年nián幼yòu，不bù能néng任rèn大dà事shì，当dāng复fù如rú何hé？」策cè曰yuē：「弟dì才cái胜shèng儿ér十shí倍bèi，足zú当dāng大dà任rèn。倘tǎng内nèi事shì不bù决jué，可kě问wèn张zhāng昭zhāo；外wài事shì不bù决jué，可kě问wèn周zhōu瑜yú。

Sun Ch‘üan wept as he knelt to receive the seal and the dying chief turned to his mother, “Mother, the days allotted of Heaven have run out and I can no longer serve my tender mother. I have given over the seal to my brother and trust that you will advise him early and late, and see that he lives worthy of his predecessors.” “Alas! your brother is full young for such a task,” said his mother weeping. “I know not what may happen.” “He is far abler than I and fully equal to the task of ruling. Should he have doubts upon internal affairs, he must turn to Chang Chao; for outer matters he must consult Chou Yü. It is a pity Chou Yü is absent so that I cannot give him my charge face to face.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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恨hèn周zhōu瑜yú不bú在zài此cǐ，不bù得dé麺miàn嘱zhǔ之zhī也yě！」又yòu唤huàn诸zhū弟dì嘱zhǔ曰yuē：「吾wú死sǐ之zhī后hòu，汝rú等děng并bìng辅fǔ仲zhòng谋móu。宗zōng族zú中zhōng敢gán有yǒu生shēng异yì心xīn者zhě，众zhòng共gòng诛zhū之zhī。骨gǔ肉ròu为wèi逆nì，不bù得dé入rù祖zǔ坟fén安ān葬zàng。」诸zhū弟dì泣qì受shòu命mìng。又yòu唤huàn妻qī乔qiáo夫fū人rén谓wèi曰yuē：「吾wú与yú汝rǔ不bú幸xìng中zhōng途tú相xiāng分fēn，汝rǔ须xū孝xiào养yǎng尊zūn姑gū。

To his brothers he said, “When I am gone you must help your brother. Should any discord arise in the family let the others punish the wrong-doer and let not his ashes mingle with those of his ancestors in the family vaults.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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早záo晚wán汝rǔ妹mèi入rù见jiàn，可ké嘱zhǔ其qí转zhuǎn致zhì周zhōu郎láng，侭jìn心xīn辅fú佐zuǒ吾wú弟dì，休xiū负fù我wǒ平píng日rì相xiāng知zhī之zhī雅yǎ。」言yán讫qì，暝míng目mù而ér逝shì。年nián止zhǐ二èr十shí六liù岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

The young men wept at these words. Then he called for his wife, the famous beauty of the Ch‘iao family, and said, “Unhappily we have to part while still in the full vigour of life. You must care for my mother. Your sister will come to see you presently and you can ask her to tell Chou Yü to help my brother in all things and make him keep to the way I have taught him to walk in.” Then he closed his eyes and soon after passed away. He was only twenty-six. Men called him first of the chieftains, The east had felt his might, He watched like a tiger crouching, Struck as a hawk in flight. There was peace in the lands he ruled, His fame ran with the wind, But he died and left to another, The great scheme in his mind.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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独dú战zhàn东dōng南nán地dì，人rén称chēng小xiǎo霸bà王wáng。

Alone he fought across the southeast land, And men acclaimed him the Little Conqueror.

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运yùn筹chóu如rú虎hǔ踞jù，决jué策cè似shì鹰yīng扬yáng。

His plans were set like a crouching tiger, His resolutions struck like a soaring eagle.

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威wēi镇zhèn三sān江jiāng靖jìng，名míng闻wén四sì海hǎi香xiāng。

His awe pacified the Three Rivers' tide, His fragrant fame was known the four seas wide.

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临lín终zhōng遗yí大dà事shì，专zhuān意yì属shǔ周zhōu郎láng。

At death he left great matters in his trust, And wholly turned to Zhou Yu the task.

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孙sūn策cè既jì死sǐ，孙sūn权quán哭kū倒dào于yú床chuáng前qián。张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「此cǐ非fēi将jiāng军jūn哭kū时shí也yě，宜yí一yī麺miàn治zhì丧sāng事shì，一yī麺miàn理lǐ军jūn国guó大dà事shì。」权quán乃nǎi收shōu泪lèi。张zhāng昭zhāo令lìng孙sūn静jìng理lǐ会huì丧sāng事shì，请qǐng孙sūn权quán出chū堂táng，受shòu众zhòng文wén武wǔ谒yè贺hè。孙sūn权quán生shēng得dé方fāng颐yí大dà口kǒu，碧bì眼yán紫zǐ髯rán。

As his brother breathed his last Sun Ch‘üan sank by his bed and wept. “This is not the time to mourn,” said Chang Chao. “First see to the funeral ceremonies and that the government is safe.” So the new ruler dried his tears. The superintendence of the funeral was confided to Sun Ching and then Chang Chao led his young master to the hall to receive the felicitations of his officers.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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昔xī汉hàn使shǐ刘liú琬wǎn入rù吴wú，见jiàn孙sūn家jiā诸zhū昆kūn仲zhòng，因yīn语yǔ人rén曰yuē：「吾wú遍biàn观guān孙sūn氏shì兄xiōng弟dì，虽suī各gè才cái气qì秀xiù达dá，然rán皆jiē禄lù祚zuò不bù终zhōng。惟wéi仲zhòng谋móu形xíng貌mào奇qí伟wěi，骨gǔ格gé非fēi常cháng，乃nǎi大dà贵guì之zhī表biǎo，又yòu享xiǎng高gāo寿shòu，众zhòng皆jiē不bù及jí也yě。」

Sun Ch‘üan was endowed with a square jaw and a large mouth; he had blue eyes and a dark brown beard. Formerly, when Liu Yüan had gone to Wu to visit the Sun family, he said of the family of brothers, “I have looked well at them all and they are all clever and perspicacious, but none of them have the very ultimate degree of good fortune. Only the second has the look of a deep thinker. His face is remarkable, and his build unusual, and he has the look of one who will come to great honour. But none of them will attain to the blessing of a great age.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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且qiě说shuō当dāng时shí孙sūn权quán承chéng孙sūn策cè遗yí命mìng，掌zhǎng江jiāng东dōng之zhī事shì。经jīng理lǐ未wèi定dìng，人rén报bào周zhōu瑜yú自zì巴bā丘qiū提tí兵bīng回huí吴wú。权quán曰yuē：「公gōng瑾jín已yǐ回huí，吾wú无wú忧yōu矣yǐ。」原yuán来lái周zhōu瑜yú守shǒu御yù巴bā丘qiū，闻wén知zhī孙sūn策cè中zhōng箭jiàn被bèi伤shāng，因yīn此cǐ回huí来lái问wèn候hòu；将jiāng至zhì吴wú郡jùn，闻wén策cè已yǐ亡wáng，故gù星xīng夜yè来lái奔bēn丧sāng。当dāng下xià周zhōu瑜yú哭kū拜bài于yú孙sūn策cè灵líng柩jiù之zhī前qián。吴wú太tài夫fū人rén出chū，以yǐ遗yí嘱zhǔ之zhī语yǔ告gào瑜yú。

History says that when Sun Ch‘üan succeeded to his brother and his brother’s might, there was still some reorganization to be done. Soon Chou Yü had arrived. The young ruler received him very graciously and said, “I need have no anxiety now that you have come.” It will be remembered that Chou Yü had been sent to hold Pachiu. When he heard that his chief had been wounded by an arrow he thought it well to return to see how he was. But Sun Ts‘ê had died before Chou Yü could arrive. He hurried to be present at the funeral.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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瑜yú拜bài伏fú于yú地dì曰yuē：「敢gǎn不bú效xiào犬quán马mǎ之zhī力lì，继jì之zhī以yí死sǐ！」

When he went to wail at the coffin of his late chief, Wu Fu-jên , the dead man’s mother, came out to deliver her son’s last injunctions. When she had told him the last charge he bowed to the earth, saying, “I shall exert the puny powers I have in your service as long as I live.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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少sháo顷qǐng，孙sūn权quán入rù。周zhōu瑜yú拜bài见jiàn毕bì，权quán曰yuē：「愿yuàn公gōng无wú忘wàng先xiān兄xiōng遗yí命mìng。」瑜yú顿dùn首shǒu曰yuē：「愿yuàn以yǐ肝gān脑nǎo涂tú地dì，报bào知zhī己jǐ之zhī恩ēn。」权quán曰yuē：「今jīn承chéng父fù兄xiōng之zhī业yè，将jiāng何hé策cè以yí守shǒu之zhī？」瑜yú曰yuē：「自zì古gǔ『得dé人rén者zhě昌chāng，失shī人rén者zhě亡wáng』。为wèi今jīn之zhī计jì，须xū求qiú高gāo明míng远yuǎn见jiàn之zhī人rén为wéi辅fǔ，然rán后hòu江jiāng东dōng可kě定dìng也yě。

Shortly after Sun Ch‘üan came in, and, after receiving Chou Yü’s obeisance, said, “I trust you will not forget my brother’s charge to you.” Chou bowed saying, “I would willingly suffer any form of death for you.” “How best can I maintain this grave charge which I have inherited from my father and brother?” “He who wins men, prospers; he who loses them, fails. Your present plan should be to seek men of high aims and farseeing views and you can establish yourself firmly.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」权quán曰yuē：「先xiān兄xiōng遗yí言yán，内nèi事shì托tuō子zi布bú，外wài事shì全quán赖lài公gōng瑾jǐn。」瑜yú曰yuē：「子zi布bù贤xián达dá之zhī士shì，足zú当dāng大dà任rèn。瑜yú不bù才cái，恐kǒng负fù倚yǐ托tuō之zhī重zhòng，愿yuàn荐jiàn一yī人rén以yí辅fǔ将jiāng军jūn。」

“My brother bade me consult Chang Chao for internal administration, and yourself on external matters,” said Ch‘üan.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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权quán问wèn何hé人rén。瑜yú曰yuē：「姓xìng鲁lǔ，名míng肃sù，字zì子zi敬jìng。临lín淮huái东dōng川chuān人rén也yě。此cǐ人rén胸xiōng怀huái韬tāo略lüè，腹fù隐yǐn机jī谋móu。早zǎo年nián丧sàng父fù，事shì母mǔ至zhì孝xiào。其qí家jiā极jí富fù，尝cháng散sàn财cái以yǐ济jì贫pín乏fá。瑜yú为wèi居jū巢cháo长zhǎng之zhī时shí，将jiāng数shù百bǎi人rén过guò临lín淮huái，因yīn乏fá粮liáng，闻wén鲁lǔ肃sù家jiā有yóu两liǎng囷qūn米mǐ，各gè三sān千qiān斛hú，因yīn往wǎng求qiú助zhù。肃sù即jí指zhǐ一yī囷qūn相xiāng赠zèng，其qí慷kāng慨kǎi如rú此cǐ。

“Chang Chao is wise and understanding and equal to such a task. I am devoid of talent and fear to take such responsibility, but I venture to recommend to you as a helper one Lu Su, named Tzŭ-ching, a man of Tungch‘uan. This man’s bosom hides strategy and his breast conceals tactics. He lost his father in early life and has been a perfectly filial son to his mother. His family is rich and renowned for charity to the needy. When I was stationed at Ch‘ao-ch‘ang I led some hundreds of men across the Linhuai. We were short of grain. Hearing that the Lu family had two granaries there, each holding three thousand measures, I went to ask for help. Lu Su pointed to one granary and said, ‘Take that as a gift.’ Such was his generosity!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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平píng生shēng好hǎo击jī剑jiàn骑qí射shè，寓yù居jū麹qū阿ā。祖zú母mǔ亡wáng，还hái葬zàng东dōng城chéng。其qí友yǒu刘liú子zi扬yáng欲yù约yuē彼bí往wǎng巢cháo湖hú投tóu郑zhèng宝bǎo，肃sù尚shàng踌chóu躇chú未wèi往wǎng。今jīn主zhǔ公gōng可kě速sù召zhào之zhī。」

“He has always been fond of fencing and horse archery. He was living in Chuo. His grandmother died while he was there and he went to bury her in Tungch‘êng and then his friend, Liu Tzŭ-yang, wished to engage him to go to Ch‘aohu and join Chêng Pao. However, he hesitated about that and has not gone yet. You should invite him without loss of time.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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权quán大dà喜xǐ，即jí命mìng周zhōu瑜yú往wǎng聘pìn。瑜yú奉fèng命mìng亲qīn往wǎng，见jiàn肃sù叙xù礼lǐ毕bì，具jù道dào孙sūn权quán相xiāng慕mù之zhī意yì。肃sù曰yuē：「近jìn刘liú子zi扬yáng约yuē某móu往wǎng巢cháo湖hú，某mǒu将jiāng就jiù之zhī。」瑜yú曰yuē：「昔xī马mǎ援yuán对duì光guāng武wǔ云yún：『当dāng今jīn之zhī世shì，非fēi但dàn君jūn择zé臣chén，臣chén亦yì择zé君jūn。』今jīn吾wú孙sūn将jiāng军jūn亲qīn贤xián礼lǐ士shì，纳nà奇qí录lù异yì，世shì所suó罕hán有yǒu。足zú下xià不bù须xū他tā计jì，只zhǐ同tóng我wó往wǎng投tóu东dōng吴wú为wèi是shì。

Sun Ch‘üan at once sent Chou Yü to engage the services of this man and he set out. When the obeisances were over he laid before his friend the inducements that his own master held out. He replied that as he had been engaged by Liu Tzŭ-yang to go to Ch‘aohu he was just starting thither. Said Chou Yü, “Of old Ma Yüan said to Kuang-Wu, ‘This is an age when not only do princes select their ministers, but ministers choose their princes.’ Now our General Sun calls to him the wise and treats his officers well. Thus he engages the help of the wonderful and gets the services of the extraordinary in a way that few others do. But if you are not engaged elsewhere come with me to Wu as the best thing to do.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」肃sù从cóng其qí言yán，遂suì同tóng周zhōu瑜yú来lái见jiàn孙sūn权quán。权quán甚shèn敬jìng之zhī，与yǔ之zhī谈tán论lùn，终zhōng日rì不bú倦juàn。

Lu Su returned with him and saw Sun Ch‘üan, who treated him with the greatest deference and with him discussed affairs very fully. The conference proved so interesting that it went on all day and neither felt fatigue.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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一yī日rì，众zhòng官guān皆jiē散sàn，权quán留liú鲁lǔ肃sù共gòng饮yǐn，至zhì晚wǎn同tóng榻tà抵dǐ足zú而ér卧wò。夜yè半bàn，权quán谓wèi肃sù曰yuē：「方fāng今jīn汉hàn室shì倾qīng危wēi，四sì方fāng纷fēn扰rǎo；孤gū承chéng父fù兄xiōng余yú业yè，思sī为wèi桓huán、文wén之zhī事shì，君jūn将jiāng何hé以yǐ教jiào我wǒ？」肃sù曰yuē：「昔xī汉hàn高gāo祖zǔ欲yù尊zūn事shì义yì帝dì而ér不bú获huò者zhě，以yǐ项xiàng羽yǔ为wéi害hài也yě。今jīn之zhī曹cáo操cāo可ké比bǐ项xiàng羽yǔ，将jiāng军jūn何hé由yóu得de为wèi桓huán、文wén乎hū？

One day at the close of the usual reception, the chief kept Lu Su to dine with him. They sat up late and by and by slept on the same couch as would the closest of friends. In the dead of night Sun Ch‘üan said to his bedfellow, “The Dynasty is failing and everything is at sixes and sevens. I have received a great charge from my father and brother and I am thinking of imitating the actions of Huan and Wên and becoming the leader of the feudal lords and I pray you instruct me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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肃sù窃qiè料liào汉hàn室shì不bù可kě复fù兴xīng，曹cáo操cāo不bù可kě卒zú除chú。为wèi将jiāng军jūn计jì，惟wéi有yóu鼎dǐng足zú江jiāng东dōng以yǐ观guān天tiān下xià之zhī衅xìn。今jīn乘chéng北běi方fāng多duō务wù，剿jiǎo除chú黄huáng祖zǔ，进jìn伐fá刘liú表biǎo，竟jìng长cháng江jiāng所suǒ极jí而ér据jù守shǒu之zhī。然rán后hòu建jiàn号hào帝dì王wáng，以yǐ图tú天tiān下xià，此cǐ高gāo祖zǔ之zhī业yè也yě。」

Lu Su replied, “Of old Han Kao-Tsu wished to honour and serve the Emperor I, but could not on account of Hsiang Yü’s evil doings. Now Ts‘ao Ts‘ao can be compared with Hsiang Yü; how can you be Huan and Wên? My humble opinion is that the Hans have fallen beyond hope of recovery and Ts‘ao Ts‘ao cannot be destroyed and that the only key to your schemes is to secure your present position in order to keep the master hand and control the combinations among the others. Now take advantage of the turmoil in the north to smite Huang Tsu and attack Liu Piao. Thereby you will command the whole length of the Great River (Yangtse). Then you may style yourself Emperor or King and thereafter as may be. This was how Kao-Tsu acted.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

29-60

权quán闻wén言yán大dà喜xǐ，披pī衣yī起qǐ谢xiè；次cì日rì厚hòu赠zèng鲁lǔ肃sù，并bìng将jiāng衣yī服fú帏wéi帐zhàng等děng物wù，赐cì肃sù之zhī母mǔ。肃sù又yòu荐jiàn一yī人rén见jiàn孙sūn权quán，此cǐ人rén博bó学xué多duō才cái，事shì母mǔ至zhì孝xiào。复fù姓xìng诸zhū葛gě，名míng瑾jǐn，字zì子zi瑜yú，瑯láng琊yá南nán阳yáng人rén也yě。权quán拜bài之zhī为wéi上shàng宾bīn。瑾jǐn劝quàn权quán勿wù通tōng袁yuán绍shào，且qiě顺shùn曹cáo操cāo，然rán后hòu乘chéng便biàn图tú之zhī。权quán依yī言yán，乃nǎi遗yí陈chén震zhèn回huí，以yǐ书shū绝jué袁yuán绍shào。

Hearing this Sun Ch‘üan was very greatly pleased. He threw on some clothing, got up and thanked his new-found adviser. Next day Sun Ch‘üan gave him costly gifts and sent robes and hangings to his mother. Lu Su then recommended a friend of his to the young man’s notice, a man of wide reading and great ability. He was also a filial son. His double name was Chuko Chin and he came from Nanyang. Sun Ch‘üan treated him as a superior guest. This man dissuaded Sun Ch‘üan from making common cause with Yüan Shao, but advised him rather to favour Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, against whom he could plan when occasion served. Sun Ch‘üan therefore sent back the messenger Ch‘ên Chên with despatches that broke off all negotiations.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

29-61

却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo闻wén孙sūn策cè已yí死sǐ，欲yù起qǐ兵bīng下xià江jiāng南nán。侍shì御yù史shǐ张zhāng纮hóng谏jiàn曰yuē：「乘chéng人rén之zhī丧sàng而ér伐fá之zhī，既jì非fēi义yì举jǔ；若ruò其qí不bú克kè，弃qì好hǎo成chéng雠chóu。不bù如rú因yīn而ér善shàn遇yù之zhī。」操cāo然rán其qí说shuō，乃nǎi即jí奏zòu封fēng孙sūn权quán为wèi将jiāng军jūn，兼jiān领lǐng会huì稽jī太tài守shǒu；既jì令lìng张zhāng纮hóng为wèi会huì稽jī都dū尉wèi，赍jī印yìn往wǎng江jiāng东dōng。孙sūn权quán大dà喜xǐ，又yòu得dé张zhāng纮hóng回huí吴wú，即jí命mìng与yǔ张zhāng昭zhāo同tóng理lǐ政zhèng事shì。

Hearing of Sun Ts‘ê’s death, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was for sending an expedition against Chiangnan. But a certain historian, Chang Hung, dissuaded him, saying that it would be mean to take advantage of the period of mourning. “And if you should not overcome him you will make him an enemy instead of being a friend. It would be preferable to treat him generously.” So Ts‘ao memorialised the throne and obtained for Sun Ch‘üan the title of Generalissimo and Prefect of Kueichi, while Chang Hung was appointed under him as Tu-yu . And a seal of office was sent him. The new appointment pleased Sun Ch‘üan and he was also glad to get Chang Hung back again. He was sent to act jointly with Chang Chao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng纮hóng又yòu荐jiàn一yī人rén于yú孙sūn权quán。此cǐ人rén姓xìng顾gù，名míng雍yōng，子zi元yuán叹tàn，乃nǎi中zhōng郎láng蔡cài邕yōng之zhī徒tú。其qí为wéi人rén少shǎo言yán语yǔ，不bù饮yín酒jiǔ，严yán厉lì正zhèng大dà。权quán以yǐ为wéi丞chéng，行xíng太tài守shǒu事shì。自zì是shì孙sūn权quán威wēi震zhèn江jiāng东dōng，深shēn得dé民mín心xīn。

Chang Hung was the means of getting another into Sun Ch‘üan’s service. His friend was Ku Yung, known also as Yüan-t‘an, a disciple of the historian Ts‘ai Yung. He was a man of few words and an abstainer from wine. He was very correct in all things. Sun Ch‘üan employed him in the administration. Henceforward Sun Ch‘üan’s rule was very prosperous and he waxed mightily in influence and won the love of all the people.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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且qiě说shuō陈chén震zhèn回huí见jiàn袁yuán绍shào，具jù说shuō「孙sūn策cè已yǐ亡wáng，孙sūn权quán继jì立lì。曹cáo操cāo封fēng之zhī为wéi将jiāng军jūn，结jié为wèi外wài应yīng矣yǐ。」袁yuán绍shào大dà怒nù，遂suì起qǐ冀jì、青qīng、幽yōu、并bìng等děng处chù人rén马mǎ七qī十shí余yú万wàn，复fù来lái攻gōng取qú许xǔ昌chāng。正zhèng是shì：

When Ch‘ên Chên had returned and related the events in Wu, and told of the honours that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had obtained for the young man in return for his support, Yüan Shao was very wroth and he set about preparing for an attack on the capital with a force of seventy legions of northern men. Although in the south they rest from war, They rattle the spears ’neath the northern star. Later it will be seen which side conquered.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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江jiāng南nán兵bīng革gé方fāng休xiū息xī，冀jì北běi干gān戈gē又yòu复fù兴xīng。

The arms of Jiangnan had but just found rest, When north of Ji the drums of war beat anew.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù如rú何hé，且qiě听tīng下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated