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

第dì三sān十shí八bā回huí 定dìng三sān分fēn隆lóng中zhōng决jué策cè　　　战zhàn长zhǎng江jiāng孙sūn氏shì报bào雠chóu

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé访fáng孔kǒng明míng两liǎng次cì不bú遇yù，欲yù再zài往wáng访fǎng之zhī。关guān公gōng曰yuē：「兄xiōng长zháng两liǎng次cì亲qīn往wǎng拜bài谒yè，其qí礼lǐ太tài过guò矣yǐ。想xiǎng诸zhū葛gě亮liàng有yǒu虚xū名míng而ér无wú实shí学xué，故gù避bì而ér不bù敢gǎn见jiàn。兄xiōng何hé惑huò于yú斯sī人rén之zhī甚shèn也yě？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「不bù然rán。昔xī齐qí桓huán公gōng欲yù见jiàn东dōng郭guō野yě人rén，五wú反fǎn而ér方fāng得dé一yī麺miàn。况kuàng吾wú欲yù见jiàn大dà贤xián耶yé？」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「哥gē哥gē差chà矣yǐ。

Nothing discouraged by two unsuccessful visits to the retreat of the sage whose advice he sought to secure, Liu Pei made preparations for a third visit. His brothers disapproved, and Kuan Yü said, “Brother, you have sought him twice, surely this is showing even too much deference. I do not believe in this fame of his for learning; he is avoiding you and dare not submit to the test. Why so obstinately hold this idea?” “You are wrong, my brother. Duke Huan of Ch‘i paid five visits to the 'Hermit of the Eastern Suburb' before he got to see his face. And my desire to see the sage is even greater than his.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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量liàng此cǐ村cūn夫fū，何hé足zú为wéi大dà贤xián？今jīn番fān不bù须xū哥gē哥gē去qù；他tā如rú不bù来lái，我wó只zhǐ用yòng一yī条tiáo麻má绳shéng缚fù将jiāng来lái！」玄xuán德dé叱chì曰yuē：「汝rǔ皆jiē不bù闻wén周zhōu文wén王wáng谒yè姜jiāng子zi牙yá之zhī事shì乎hū？文wén王wáng且qiě如rú此cǐ敬jìng贤xián，汝rǔ何hé太tài无wú礼lǐ！今jīn番fān汝rǔ休xiū去qù，我wǒ自zì与yǔ云yún长zhǎng去qù。」飞fēi曰yuē：「既jì两liǎng位wèi哥gē哥gē都dōu去qù，小xiǎo弟dì如rú何hé落luò后hòu？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「汝rǔ若ruò同tóng往wǎng，不bù可kě失shī礼lǐ。」

“I think you are mistaken,” said Chang Fei. “How can this villager be such a marvel of wisdom? You should not go again and, if he will not come, I will bring him with a hempen rope.' ” “Have you forgotten the great Prince Wên’s visit to Chiang Tzu-ya, the old man of the Eastern Sea? If he could show such deference to a wise man, where am I too deferential? If you will not go, your brother and I will go without you,” said Yüan-tê. “If you two go, how can I hang back?” said Chang Fei. “If you go, then you must be polite.' ”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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飞fēi应yìng诺nuò。于yú是shì三sān人rén乘chéng马má引yǐn从cóng者zhě住zhù隆lóng中zhōng。离lí草cǎo庐lú半bàn里lǐ之zhī外wài，玄xuán德dé便biàn下xià马mǎ步bù行xíng，正zhèng遇yù诸zhū葛gě均jūn。玄xuán德dé忙máng施shī礼lǐ，问wèn曰yuē：「令lìng兄xiōng在zài庄zhuāng否fǒu？」均jūn曰yuē：「昨zuó暮mù方fāng归guī。将jiāng军jūn今jīn日rì可ké与yǔ相xiāng见jiàn。」言yán罢bà，飘piāo然rán自zì去qù。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「今jīn番fān侥jiǎo幸xìng，得dé见jiàn先xiān生shēng矣yǐ！」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén无wú礼lǐ！便biàn引yín我wó等děng到dào庄zhuāng也yě不bù妨fáng！

Fei said he would not forget himself, and the three set out. When they were half a li from the little cottage, Yüan-tê dismounted, deciding to show his respect by approaching the house on foot. Very soon he met Chuko Chün, whom he saluted with great deference, enquiring whether his brother was at home. “He returned last evening; you can see him to-day, General.” As he said this he went off with some swagger. “Fortune favours me this time,” said Yüan-tê, “I am going to see the master.” “That was a rude fellow", said Fei, “it would not have hurt him to have conducted us to the house. Why did he go off like that?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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何hé故gù竟jìng自zì去qù了le！」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「彼bǐ各gè有yǒu事shì，岂qí可kě相xiāng强qiáng？」

“Each one has his own affairs,” said his brother. “What power have we over him?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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三sān人rén来lái到dào庄zhuāng前qián叩kòu门mén，童tóng子zi开kāi门mén出chū问wèn。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「有yǒu劳láo仙xiān童tóng转zhuǎn报bào，刘liú备bèi专zhuān来lái拜bài见jiàn先xiān生shēng。」童tóng子zǐ曰yuē：「今jīn日rì先xiān生shēng虽suī在zài家jiā，但dàn现xiàn在zài草cǎo堂táng上shàng昼zhòu寝qǐn未wèi醒xǐng。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「既jì如rú此cǐ，且qiě休xiū通tōng报bào。」分fēn付fù关guān、张zhāng二èr人rén，只zhǐ在zài门mén首shóu等děng著zhù。玄xuán德dé徐xú步bù而ér入rù，见jiàn先xiān生shēng仰yǎng卧wò于yú草cǎo堂táng几jǐ席xí之zhī上shàng。玄xuán德dé拱gǒng立lì阶jiē下xià。

Soon the three stood at the door and they knocked. The serving lad came out and asked their business and Yüan-tê said very deferentially, “I would trouble the servant of the genius, gentle page, to inform the Master that Liu Pei wishes to pay his respects to him.” “My Master is at home, but he is asleep.” “In that case do not announce me.” He bade his two brothers wait at the door quietly and he himself entered with careful steps. There was the man he sought, lying asleep on the couch, stretched on a simple mat. Yüan-tê saluted him with joined hands at a respectful distance.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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半bàn晌shǎng，先xiān生shēng未wèi醒xǐng。关guān、张zhāng在zài外wài立lì久jiǔ，不bú见jiàn动dòng静jìng，入rù见jiàn玄xuán德dé，犹yóu然rán侍shì立lì。张zhāng飞fēi大dà怒nù，谓wèi云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「这zhè先xiān生shēng如rú何hé傲ào慢màn！见jiàn我wǒ哥gē哥gē侍shì立lì阶jiē下xià，他tā竟jìng高gāo卧wò，推tuī睡shuì不bù起qǐ！等déng我wǒ去qù屋wū后hòu放fàng一yī把bá火huǒ，看kàn他tā起qǐ不bù起qǐ！」云yún长zhǎng再zài三sān劝quàn住zhù。玄xuán德dé仍réng命mìng二èr人rén出chū门mén外wài等děng候hòu。

The time passed and still the sleeper did not wake. The two brothers left without, beginning to feel impatient, also came in and Chang Fei was annoyed at seeing his revered elder brother respectfully standing by while another slept. “What an arrogant fellow is this Master?” said he. “There is our brother waiting, while he sleeps on perfectly carelessly. I will go to the back of the place and let off a bomb and see if that will rouse him.” “No, no; you must do nothing of the kind,” whispered Kuan Yü, and then Yüan-tê told them to go out again.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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望wàng堂táng上shàng时shí，见jiàn先xiān生shēng翻fān身shēn将jiāng起qǐ，忽hū又yòu朝cháo里lǐ壁bì睡shuì著zhù。童tóng子zi欲yù报bào。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「且qiě勿wù惊jīng动dòng。」又yòu立lì了le一yí个gè时shí辰chén，孔kǒng明míng才cái醒xǐng，口kǒu吟yín诗shī曰yuē：

Just then he noticed that the Master moved. He turned over as though about to rise, but, instead, he faced the wall and again fell asleep. The serving lad made as if he would rouse his master, but Yüan-tê forbade him to be disturbed and he waited yet another weary hour. Then K‘ung-ming woke up repeating to himself the lines:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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大dà梦mèng谁shuí先xiān觉jué，平píng生shēng我wǒ自zì知zhī。

Who first wakes from life's great dream? I alone have known it all my days.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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草cǎo堂táng春chūn睡shuì足zú，窗chuāng外wài日rì迟chí迟chí。

In the thatched hut I sleep my fill of spring; beyond the window the sun lingers.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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孔kǒng明míng吟yín罢bà，翻fān身shēn问wèn童tóng子zǐ曰yuē：「有yǒu俗sú客kè来lái否fǒu？」童tóng子zǐ曰yuē：「刘liú皇huáng叔shū在zài此cǐ，立lì候hòu多duō时shí。」孔kǒng明míng乃nái起qǐ身shēn曰yuē：「何hé不bù早zǎo报bào！尚shàng容róng更gēng衣yī。」遂suì转zhuǎn入rù后hòu堂táng。又yòu半bàn晌shǎng，方fāng整zhěng衣yī冠guān出chū迎yíng。玄xuán德dé见jiàn孔kǒng明míng身shēn长cháng八bā尺chǐ，麺miàn如rú冠guān玉yù，头tóu戴dài纶guān巾jīn，身shēn披pī鹤hè氅chǎng，飘piāo飘piāo然rán有yǒu神shén仙xiān之zhī概gài。

“Can any know what fate is his? Yet have I felt throughout my life, The day would come at last to quit The calm retreat for toil and strife.” As he finished he turned to the lad saying, “Have any of the usual people come?” “Liu, the Uncle of the Emperor is here,” said the boy. “He has been waiting some time.” “Why did you not tell me?” said he, rising from the couch. “I must dress.” He rose and turned into a room behind to dress. In a short time he re-appeared, his clothing properly arranged, to receive his visitor. Then Yüan-tê saw coming toward him a man rather below medium height with a refined face. He wore a head-wrap and a long crane-white gown. He moved with much dignity as though he was rather more than mortal.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé下xià拜bài曰yuē：「汉hàn室shì末mò胄zhòu、涿zhuō郡jùn愚yú夫fū，久jiǔ闻wén先xiān生shēng大dà名míng，如rú雷léi贯guàn耳ěr。昨zuó两liǎng次cì晋jìn谒yè，不bù得dé一yī见jiàn，已yǐ书shū贱jiàn名míng于yú文wén几jǐ，未wèi审shěn得dé入rù览lán否fǒu？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「南nán阳yáng野yě人rén，疏shū懒lǎn性xìng成chéng，屡lǚ蒙méng将jiāng军jūn枉wǎng临lín，不bú胜shèng愧kuì赧nǎn。」

Yüan-tê bowed saying, “I am one of the offshoots of the Han family, a simple person from Cho. I have long known the Master’s fame, which has indeed thundered in my ear. Twice I have come to visit you, without success. Once I left my name on your writing table; you may have my note.” K‘ung-ming replied, “This hermit is but a dilatory person by temperament. I know I have to thank you for more than one vain visit and I am ashamed to think of them.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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二èr人rén叙xù礼lǐ，分fēn宾bīn主zhǔ而ér坐zuò。童tóng子zi献xiàn茶chá。茶chá罢bà，孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「昨zuó观guān书shū意yì，足zú见jiàn将jiāng军jūn忧yōu民mín忧yōu国guó之zhī心xīn；但dàn恨hèn亮liàng年nián幼yòu才cái疏shū，有yǒu误wù下xià问wèn。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ德dé操cāo之zhī言yán，徐xú元yuán直zhí之zhī语yǔ，岂qǐ虚xū谈tán哉zāi？望wàng先xiān生shēng不bú弃qì鄙bǐ贱jiàn，麹qū赐cì教jiào诲huì。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「德dé操cāo、元yuán直zhí，世shì之zhī高gāo士shì。

These courteous remarks and the proper bows exchanged, the two men sat in their relative positions as host and guest and the serving lad brought tea. Then K‘ung-ming said, “From your letter I know that you grieve for both people and government. If I were not so young and if I possessed any talent, I would venture to question you.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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亮liàng乃nǎi一yī耕gēng夫fū耳ěr，安ān敢gǎn谈tán天tiān下xià事shì？二èr公gōng谬miù举jú矣yǐ。将jiāng军jūn奈nài何hé舍shé美měi玉yù而ér求qiú顽wán石shí乎hū？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū抱bào经jīng世shì奇qí才cái，岂qí可kě空kōng老lǎo于yú林lín泉quán之zhī下xià？愿yuàn先xiān生shēng以yǐ天tiān下xià苍cāng生shēng为wèi念niàn，开kāi备bèi愚yú鲁lǔ而ér赐cì教jiào。」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「愿yuàn闻wén将jiāng军jūn之zhī志zhì。

Yüan-tê replied, “Ssŭma Hui and Hsü Shu have both spoken of you; can it be that their words were vain? I trust, O Master, that you will not despise my worthlessness but will condescend to instruct me.” “The two men you speak of are very profound scholars. I am but a peasant, a mere farmer, and who am I that I should talk of Empire politics? Those two misled you when they spoke of me. Why do you reject the beautiful jewel for a worthless pebble?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」玄xuán德dé屏píng人rén促cù席xí而ér告gào曰yuē：「汉hàn室shì倾qīng颓tuí，奸jiān臣chén窃qiè命mìng，备bèi不bú量liàng力lì，欲yù伸shēn大dà义yì于yú天tiān下xià，而ér智zhì术shù浅qián短duǎn，迄qì无wú所suǒ就jiù。惟wéi先xiān生shēng开kāi其qí愚yú而ér拯zhěng厄è，实shí为wèi万wàn幸xìng。」

“But your abilities are world embracing and marvellous. How can you be content to allow time to pass while you idle away life in these secluded haunts? I conjure you, O Master, to remember the inhabitants of the world and remove my crass ignorance by bestowing instruction upon me.” “But what is your ambition, General?” Yüan-tê moved his seat nearer to his host and said, “The Hans are sinking; designing ministers steal away their authority. I am weak, yet I desire to restore the State to its right mind. But my ignorance is too vast, my means are too slender and I know not where to turn. Only you, Master, can lighten my darkness and preserve me from falling. How happy should I be if you would do so!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「自zì董dǒng卓zhuó造zào逆nì以yǐ来lái，天tiān下xià豪háo杰jié并bìng起qǐ。曹cáo操cāo势shì不bù及jí袁yuán绍shào，而ér竟jìng能néng克kè绍shào者zhě，非fēi惟wéi天tiān时shí，抑yì亦yì人rén谋móu也yě。今jīn操cāo已yǐ拥yōng百bǎi万wàn之zhī众zhòng，挟xié天tiān子zí以yǐ令lìng诸zhū侯hóu，此cǐ诚chéng不bù可ké与yǔ争zhēng锋fēng。孙sūn权quán据jù有yǒu江jiāng东dōng，已yǐ历lì三sān世shì，国guó险xiǎn而ér民mín附fù，此cí可kě用yòng为wèi援yuán，而ér不bù可kě图tú也yě。

“The two men you speak of are very profound scholars. I am but a peasant, a mere farmer, and who am I that I should talk of Empire politics? Those two misled you when they spoke of me. Why do you reject the beautiful jewel for a worthless pebble?” “But your abilities are world embracing and marvellous. How can you be content to allow time to pass while you idle away life in these secluded haunts? I conjure you, O Master, to remember the inhabitants of the world and remove my crass ignorance by bestowing instruction upon me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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荆jīng州zhōu北běi据jù汉hàn、沔miǎn，利lì侭jǐn南nán海hǎi，东dōng连lián吴wú会huì，西xī通tōng巴bā、蜀shǔ，此cǐ用yòng武wǔ之zhī地dì，非fēi其qí主zhǔ不bù能néng守shǒu。是shì殆dài天tiān所suó以yǐ资zī将jiāng军jūn，将jiāng军jūn岂qí可kě弃qì乎hū？益yì州zhōu险xiǎn塞sāi，沃wò野yě千qiān里lǐ，天tiān府fǔ之zhī国guó，高gāo祖zǔ因yīn之zhī以yǐ成chéng帝dì业yè。今jīn刘liú璋zhāng暗àn弱ruò，民mín殷yīn国guó富fù，而ér不bù知zhī存cún恤xù，智zhì能néng之zhī士shì，思sī得dé明míng君jūn。

“But what is your ambition, General?” Yüan-tê moved his seat nearer to his host and said, “The Hans are sinking; designing ministers steal away their authority. I am weak, yet I desire to restore the State to its right mind. But my ignorance is too vast, my means are too slender and I know not where to turn. Only you, Master, can lighten my darkness and preserve me from falling. How happy should I be if you would do so!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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将jiāng军jūn既jì帝dì室shì之zhī胄zhòu，信xìn义yì著zhù于yú四sì海hǎi，总zóng揽lǎn英yīng雄xióng，思sī贤xián如rú渴kě，若ruò跨kuà有yǒu荆jīng、益yì，保bǎo其qí岩yán阻zǔ，西xī和hé诸zhū戎róng，南nán抚fǔ彝yí、越yuè，外wài结jié孙sūn权quán，内nèi修xiū政zhèng理lǐ；待dài天tiān下xià有yǒu变biàn，则zé命mìng一yī上shàng将jiàng，将jiāng荆jīng州zhōu之zhī兵bīng，以yǐ向xiàng宛wǎn、洛luò；将jiāng军jūn身shēn率lǜ益yì州zhōu之zhī众zhòng，以yǐ出chū秦qín川chuān，百bǎi姓xìng有yǒu不bù箪dān食shí壸kǔn浆jiāng以yǐ迎yíng将jiāng军jūn者zhě乎hū？

K‘ung-ming replied, “One bold man after another has arisen in various parts of the Empire ever since the days of the great rebel Tung Cho. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was not so powerful as Yüan Shao, but he overcame him by seizing the favourable moment and using his men properly. Now he is all-powerful; he rules an immense army and, through his control of the Court, the various feudal lords as well. You cannot think of opposing him. Then the Suns have held their territory in Chiangtung for three generations. Their position may not appear too secure, but they have popularity to appeal to. You can gain support but win no success there. Chingchou on the north rests on the two rivers Han and Mien; their interests lie in all to the south of them; on the east they touch Wu and on the west they extend to the ancient states Pa and Shu. This is the area in which decisive battles have to be won and one must hold it in order to be secure and Heaven has virtually made it yours. Yichou is an important place, fertile and extensive, a country favoured of Heaven and that through which the Founder of Han obtained the Empire. Its ruler Liu Chang is ignorant and weak. The people are noble and the country prosperous, but he does not know how to hold it all, and all the able men of the district are yearning for an enlightened prince. As you are a scion of the Family, well known throughout the land as trusty and righteous, a wholehearted hero, who greatly desires to win the support of the wise, if you get possession of Yi and Ching, if on the west you are in harmony with the Jung tribes, on the south win over I and Yüeh, make an alliance with Sun Ch‘üan, and maintain good government, you can await confidently the day when heaven shall offer you the desired opportunity. Then you may depute a worthy leader to go to the north-east while you take command of an expedition to the north-west, and will you not find the warmest welcome prepared for you by the people? This done the completion of the task will be easy. The Hans will be restored. And I will be your adviser in all these operations if you will only undertake them.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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诚chéng如rú是shì，则zé大dà业yè可kě成chéng，汉hàn室shì可kě兴xīng矣yǐ。此cǐ亮liàng所suó以yǐ为wéi将jiāng军jūn谋móu者zhé也yě。惟wéi将jiāng军jūn图tú之zhī。」言yán罢bà，命mìng童tóng子zi取qǔ出chū划huà一yī轴zhóu，挂guà于yú中zhōng堂táng，指zhǐ谓wèi玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「此cǐ西xī川chuān五wǔ十shí四sì州zhōu之zhī图tú也yě。将jiāng军jūn欲yù成chéng霸bà业yè，北běi让ràng曹cáo操cāo占zhàn天tiān时shí，南nán让ràng孙sūn权quán占zhàn地dì利lì，将jiāng军jūn可kě占zhàn人rén和hé。

He paused while he bade the lad bring out a map. As this was unrolled K‘ung-ming went on, “There you see the fifty four divisions of Ssŭch‘uan. Should you wish to take the overlordship you will yield to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao in the north till the time of Heaven be come, to Sun Ch'üan in the south till the position may become favourable. You, General, will be the Man and complete the trinity. Chingchou is to be taken first as a home, the west next for the foundation of domination. When you are firmly established you can lay your plans for the attainment of the whole Empire.”

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先xiān取qǔ荆jīng州zhōu为wèi家jiā，后hòu即jí取qǔ西xī川chuān建jiàn基jī业yè，以yǐ成chéng鼎dǐng足zú之zhī势shì，然rán后hòu可kě图tú中zhōng原yuán也yě。」

He paused while he bade the lad bring out a map. As this was unrolled K‘ung-ming went on, “There you see the fifty four divisions of Ssŭch‘uan. Should you wish to take the overlordship you will yield to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao in the north till the time of Heaven be come, to Sun Ch'üan in the south till the position may become favourable. You, General, will be the Man and complete the trinity. Chingchou is to be taken first as a home, the west next for the foundation of domination. When you are firmly established you can lay your plans for the attainment of the whole Empire.”

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玄xuán德dé闻wén言yán，避bì席xí拱góng手shǒu谢xiè曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng之zhī言yán，顿dùn开kāi茅máo塞sè，使shǐ备bèi如rú拨bō云yún雾wù而ér睹dǔ青qīng天tiān；但dàn荆jīng州zhōu刘liú表biǎo、益yì州zhōu刘liú璋zhāng，皆jiē汉hàn室shì宗zōng亲qīn，备bèi安ān忍rěn夺duó之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「亮liàng夜yè观guān天tiān象xiàng，刘liú表biǎo不bù久jiǔ人rén世shì。刘liú璋zhāng非fēi立lì业yè之zhī主zhǔ，久jiǔ后hòu必bì归guī将jiāng军jūn。」玄xuán德dé闻wén言yán，顿dùn首shǒu拜bài谢xiè。

As K‘ung-ming ceased his harangue, Yüan-tê left his place and saluted him, saying, “Your words, O Master, render everything so clear that meseems the clouds are swept aside and I see the clear sky. But Chingchou belongs to Liu Piao, my kinsman, and Yichou to another kinsman; I could hardly take the land from them.” “I have studied the stars and I know Liu Piao is not long for this world; the other is not the sort of man to endure. Both places will certainly fall to you.” Yüan-tê bowed his acknowledgments. And so, in one conversation, K‘ung-ming proved that he, who had lived in complete retirement all his life, knew and foresaw the three fragments into which the Empire was to break. True, indeed, is it that throughout all the ages no one has ever equalled his intelligence and mastery of the situation.

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只zhǐ这zhè一yī席xí话huà，乃nái孔kǒng明míng未wèi出chū茅máo庐lú，已yǐ知zhī三sān分fēn天tiān下xià，真zhēn万wàn古gǔ人rén不bù及jí也yě。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

Behold, when Liu Pei frets that he is weak, Then “Sleeping Dragon” is not far to seek; When he desires to know how things will hap, The Master, smiling, shows him on the map.

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豫yù州zhōu当dāng日rì叹tàn孤gū穷qióng，何hé幸xìng南nán阳yáng有yǒu卧wò龙lóng。

When Yü-chou sighed that day, so lone and poor, how lucky that Nanyang had the Sleeping Dragon.

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欲yù识shí他tā年nián分fèn鼎dǐng处chù，先xiān生shēng笑xiào指zhǐ划huà图tú中zhōng。

To know where in years to come the realm would be divided, the Master smiled and pointed on the painted map.

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玄xuán德dé拜bài请qíng孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「备bèi虽suī名míng微wēi德dé薄báo，愿yuàn先xiān生shēng不bú弃qì鄙bǐ贱jiàn，出chū山shān相xiāng助zhù。备bèi当dāng拱gǒng听tīng明míng诲huì。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「亮liàng久jiǔ乐lè耕gēng锄chú，懒lǎn于yú应yīng世shì，不bù能néng奉fèng命mìng。」玄xuán德dé泣qì曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng不bù出chū，如rú苍cāng生shēng何hé？」言yán毕bì，泪lèi沾zhān袍páo袖xiù，衣yī襟jīn侭jǐn湿shī。孔kǒng明míng见jiàn其qí意yì甚shèn诚chéng，乃nǎi曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn既jì不bù相xiāng弃qì，愿yuàn效xiào犬quán马mǎ之zhī劳láo。」

“Though I be of small repute and scanty virtue,” said Yüan-tê, “I hope, O Master, you will not despise me for my worthlessness, but will leave this retreat to help me. I will assuredly listen most reverently to your words.” K‘ung-ming replied, “I have long been happy on my farm and am fond of my leisure. I fear I cannot obey your command.” Yüan-tê wept. “If you will not, O Master, what will become of the people?” The tears rolled down unchecked upon the lapel and sleeves of his robe. This proved to K‘ung-ming the sincerity of his desire and he said, “General, if you will accept me, I will render what trifling service I can.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，遂suì命mìng关guān、张zhāng入rù拜bài献xiàn金jīn帛bó礼lǐ物wù。孔kǒng明míng固gù辞cí不bú受shòu。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「此cǐ非fēi聘pìn大dà贤xián之zhī礼lǐ，但dàn表biǎo刘liú备bèi寸cùn心xīn耳ěr。」孔kǒng明míng方fāng受shòu。于yú是shì玄xuán德dé等děng在zài庄zhuāng中zhōng共gòng宿sù一yī宵xiāo。次cì日rì，诸zhū葛gě均jūn回huí，孔kǒng明míng嘱zhǔ付fù曰yuē：「吾wú受shòu刘liú皇huáng叔shū三sān顾gù之zhī恩ēn，不bù容róng不bù出chū。汝rú可kě躬gōng耕gēng于yú此cǐ，勿wù得dé荒huāng芜wú田tián亩mǔ。

Then Yüan-tê was delighted. He called in Kuan and Chang to make their bow and brought out the gifts he had prepared. K‘ung-ming refused them all. “These are not gifts to engage your services, but mere proof of my regard,” said Yüan-tê. Then the presents were accepted. They all remained that night at the farm. Next day Chuko Chün returned and his brother said to him, “Uncle Liu has come thrice to see me and now I must go with him. Keep up the farm in my absence and do not let the place go to ruin for, as soon as my work is accomplished, I will certainly return.” Then, turning from his humble home, He thought of peaceful days to come, When he should take the homeward way And ne‘er beyond the valley stray. But duty kept him in the west, And there he found his place of rest. An old poem may be quoted here:— The Founder of Han seized his gleaming blade And at Mangtang the blood of the white snake flowed. He conquered Ts‘in, destroyed Ch‘u and entered Hsienyang. After two centuries of rule the line was near broken, But Kuang-Wu, the great, restored the glory at Loyang. And his children occupied the throne Till decay began in the days of Huan and Ling. The Emperor Ling removed the capital to Hsüch‘ang, And, within the four seas, all was confusion. Bold spirits started up in fierce contention. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, seized the favourable moment And the Imperial authority passed into his hands, While the Suns made to themselves A glorious heritage east of the river, Solitary and poor, Liu Pei wandered from place to place, Till he found a haven in Hsinyeh. Sorely distressed he was at the sorrows of the people, But the Sleeping Dragon conceived a noble ambition, Within his breast were thoughts Of great things to be accomplished by force of arms. Then, because of the parting words of Hsü Shu, And by the thrice repeated visits to his retreat, The great hero found and knew his mentor. When the age of K‘ung-ming was but thrice nine years, He turned from his books, put aside his lute And left the peaceful fields he had loved, Under his guidance Chingchou was taken And the Land of the Four Streams conquered. He unrolled great schemes, as one all knowing, In speech, he went to and fro in the world, The sound of war drums rolled from his tongue, The words from his heart stirred one to the utmost depths, The dragon pranced, the tiger glared, And peace was brought to the world. Through all the ages his fame shall never decay.

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待dài吾wú功gōng成chéng之zhī日rì，即jí当dāng归guī隐yǐn。」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

"When my work is done, I shall return to seclusion." Later generations composed a poem in lament:

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身shēn未wèi升shēng腾téng思sī退tuì步bù，功gōng成chéng应yīng忆yì去qù时shí言yán。

Before he rose to fame, he thought of retreat; when his work was done, he should have kept his parting word.

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只zhǐ因yīn先xiān主zhǔ丁dīng宁níng后hòu，星xīng落luò秋qiū风fēng五wǔ丈zhàng原yuán。

Only because the First Lord pressed him so, his star fell in the autumn wind at Wuzhangyuan.

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又yòu有yóu古gǔ风fēng一yī篇piān曰yuē：

There is also an ancient-style poem which says:

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高gāo皇huáng手shǒu提tí三sān尺chí雪xuě，芒máng砀dàng白bái蛇shé夜yè流liú血xiě。

The great Emperor Kao raised a three-foot blade of snow; at Mangdang the white snake bled in the night.

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平píng秦qín灭miè楚chǔ入rù咸xián阳yáng，二èr百bǎi年nián前qián几jǐ断duàn绝jué。

He quelled Qin and destroyed Chu, entered Hsienyang; two hundred years later the line was all but broken.

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大dà哉zāi光guāng武wǔ兴xīng洛luò阳yáng，传chuán至zhì桓huán灵líng又yòu崩bēng裂liè。

Great was Kuang-wu, who rose at Loyang; passed down to Huan and Ling, the realm split apart again.

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献xiàn帝dì迁qiān都dū幸xìng许xǔ昌chāng，纷fēn纷fēn四sì海hǎi生shēng豪háo杰jié。

The Emperor Hsien moved the capital, taking refuge in Hsü-ch‘ang; across the four seas heroes sprang up in swarms.

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曹cáo操cāo专zhuān权quán得dé天tiān时shí，江jiāng东dōng孙sūn氏shì开kāi鸿hóng业yè。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao seized power, favored by heaven's timing; the Sun clan of Kiangtung opened a mighty enterprise.

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孤gū穷qióng玄xuán德dé走zǒu天tiān下xià，独dú居jū新xīn野yě愁chóu民mín危wēi。

Lone and poor, Hsüan-tê wandered the world; dwelling alone in Hsin-yeh, he grieved for the people's peril.

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南nán阳yáng卧wò龙lóng有yǒu大dà志zhì，腹fù内nèi雄xióng兵bīng分fēn正zhèng奇qí。

The Sleeping Dragon of Nanyang harbored great designs; within his breast were mighty armies, arrayed in orthodox and strange.

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只zhǐ因yīn徐xú庶shù临lín行xíng语yǔ，茅máo庐lú三sān顾gù心xīn相xiāng知zhī。

Only because of Hsü Shu's parting words, three visits to the thatched hut brought their hearts to accord.

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先xiān生shēng尔ěr时shí年nián三sān九jiǔ，收shōu拾shí琴qín书shū离lí陇lóng亩mǔ。

The Master then was seven-and-twenty; he packed his lute and books and left the fields.

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先xiān取qǔ荆jīng州zhōu后hòu取qǔ川chuān，大dà展zhǎn经jīng纶lún补bǔ天tiān手shǒu。

First take Ching-chou, then take Ch‘uan; he would fully unfold his plans with heaven-mending hand.

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纵zòng棋qí舌shé上shàng鼓gǔ风fēng雷léi，谈tán笑xiào胸xiōng中zhōng换huàn星xīng斗dǒu。

On his tongue, like chessmen, he stirred wind and thunder; in laughter, within his breast, he shifted the stars.

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龙lóng骧xiāng虎hǔ视shì安ān干gàn坤kūn，万wàn古gǔ千qiān秋qiū名míng不bù朽xiǔ。

With dragon's stride and tiger's gaze he steadied the cosmos; his name, through all ages, shall never decay.

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玄xuán德dé等děng三sān人rén别bié了le诸zhū葛gě均jūn，与yú孔kǒng明míng同tóng归guī新xīn野yě。玄xuán德dé待dài孔kǒng明míng如rú师shī，食shí则zé同tóng桌zhuō，寝qǐn则zé同tóng榻tà，终zhōng日rì共gòng论lùn天tiān下xià之zhī事shì。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo于yú冀jì州zhōu作zuò玄xuán武wǔ池chí以yǐ练liàn水shuǐ军jūn，必bì有yǒu侵qīn江jiāng南nán之zhī意yì，可kě密mì令lìng人rén过guò江jiāng探tàn听tīng虚xū实shí。」玄xuán德dé从cóng之zhī，使shǐ人rén往wǎng江jiāng东dōng探tàn听tīng。

After taking leave of the younger brother, Yüan-tê and his followers left for Hsinyeh, with K‘ung-ming as companion. When they took up their abode there, K‘ung-ming was treated as a master, eating at the same table, sleeping on the same couch as Liu Pei. They spent whole days conversing over the affairs of the Empire. K‘ung-ming said, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is training his men for naval service and hence certainly intends to invade the country south of the river. We ought to send our spies to ascertain what he is really doing.” So spies were despatched.

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却què说shuō孙sūn权quán自zì孙sūn策cè死sǐ后hòu，据jù住zhù江jiāng东dōng，承chéng父fù兄xiōng基jī业yè，广guǎng纳nà贤xián士shì，开kāi宾bīn馆guǎn于yú吴wú会huì，命mìng顾gù雍yōng、张zhāng纮hóng延yán接jiē四sì方fāng宾bīn客kè。连lián年nián以yǐ来lái，你ní我wǒ相xiāng荐jiàn。时shí有yǒu会huì稽jī阚hǎn泽zé，字zì德dé润rùn；彭péng城chéng严yán畯jùn，字zì曼màn才cái；沛pèi县xiàn薛xuē综zōng，字zì敬jìng文wén；汝rǔ南nán程chéng秉bǐng，字zì德dé枢shū；吴wú郡jùn朱zhū桓huán，字zì休xiū穆mù；陆lù绩jì，字zì公gōng纪jì；吴wú人rén张zhāng温wēn，字zì惠huì恕shù；

Now after Sun Ch‘üan had succeeded to the heritage of his father and brother he sent far and wide to invite men of ability to aid him. He established lodging places for them in Wu, and directed Ku Yung and Chang Hung to welcome and entertain all those who came. And year by year they flocked in, one recommending another. Among them were K‘an Tsê, of Kueichi; Yen Chün, of P‘êngch‘êng; Hsüeh Tsung, of P‘eihsien; Ch‘êng Ping, of Junan; Chu Huan, of Wuchün; Lu Chi, of the same place; Chang Wên, of Wu; Ling T‘ung, of Kueichi and Wu Ts‘an of Wuch‘êng; and all these scholars were treated with great deference.

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会huì稽jī凌líng统tǒng，字zì公gōng续xù；乌wū程chéng吴wú粲càn，字zì孔kǒng休xiū：此cǐ数shù人rén皆jiē至zhì江jiāng东dōng。孙sūn权quán敬jìng礼lǐ甚shèn厚hòu。又yòu得dé良liáng将jiàng数shù人rén，乃nái汝rǔ阳yáng吕lǚ蒙méng，字zì子zi明míng；吴wú郡jùn陆lù逊xùn，字zì伯bó言yán；瑯láng琊yá徐xú盛shèng，字zì文wén向xiàng；东dōng郡jùn潘pān璋zhāng，字zì文wén珪guī；庐lú江jiāng丁dīng奉fèng，字zì承chéng渊yuān。文wén武wǔ诸zhū人rén，共gòng相xiāng辅fú佐zuǒ。由yóu此cǐ江jiāng东dōng称chēng得dé人rén之zhī盛shèng。

Some able leaders came also, Lu Mêng, of Junan; Lu Hsün, of Wuchün; Hsü Shêng, of Langya; P‘an Chang, of Tungchün and Ting Fêng of Luchiang. Thus Sun Ch‘üan obtained the assistance of many men of ability both in peace and war and all went well with him.

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建jiàn安ān七qī年nián，曹cáo操cāo破pò袁yuán绍shào，遣qián使shí往wǎng江jiāng东dōng，命mìng孙sūn权quán遣qiǎn子zi入rù朝cháo随suí驾jià。权quán犹yóu豫yù未wèi决jué。吴wú太tài夫fū人rén命mìng周zhōu瑜yú、张zhāng昭zhāo等děng麺miàn议yì。张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「操cāo欲yù令lìng我wó遣qiǎn子zi入rù朝cháo，是shì牵qiān制zhì诸zhū侯hóu之zhī法fá也yě。然rán若ruò不bú令lìng去qù，恐kǒng其qí兴xīng兵bīng下xià江jiāng东dōng，势shì必bì危wēi矣yǐ。

In the seventh year of “Established Tranquillity” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had broken the power of Yüan Shao. Then he sent a messenger to Chiangtung ordering Sun Ch‘üan to send his son to court to serve in the retinue of the Emperor. Sun, however, hesitated to comply with this request and the matter was the subject of much discussion. His mother, the lady Wu, sent for Chou Yü and Chang Chao and asked their advice. The latter said, “He wishes a son to be present at court as a hostage whereby he has a hold upon us, as formerly was the case with all the feudal chiefs. If we do not comply with this request he will doubtless attack the territory. There is some peril.” Chou Yü said, “Our lord has succeeded to the heritage and has a large army of veterans and ample supplies. He has able men ready to do his bidding, and why should he be compelled to send a hostage to any man? To send a hostage is to be forced into joining Ts‘ao, and to carry out his behests, whatever they be. Then we shall be in his power. It would be better not to send, but rather to wait patiently the course of events and prepare plans to attack.' ”

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」周zhōu瑜yú曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn承chéng父fù兄xiōng遣qiǎn业yè，兼jiān六liù郡jùn之zhī众zhòng，兵bīng精jīng粮liáng足zú，将jiàng士shì用yòng命mìng，有yǒu何hé逼bī迫pò而ér欲yù送sòng质zhì于yú人rén？质zhì一yī入rù，不bù得dé不bù与yǔ曹cáo氏shì连lián和hé；彼bí有yǒu命mìng召zhào，不bù得dé不bù往wǎng；如rú此cǐ则zé见jiàn制zhì于yú人rén也yě。不bù如rú勿wù遣qiǎn，徐xú观guān其qí变biàn，别bié以yǐ良liáng策cè御yù之zhī。」吴wú太tài夫fū人rén曰yuē：「公gōng瑾jǐn之zhī言yán是shì也yě。」权quán遂suì从cóng其qí言yán，谢xiè使shí者zhě，不bù遣qiǎn子zi。

“That is also my opinion,” said the Dowager.

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自zì此cǐ曹cáo操cāo有yǒu下xià江jiāng南nán之zhī意yì。但dàn正zhèng值zhí北běi方fāng未wèi宁níng，无wú暇xiá南nán征zhēng。

So Sun Ch‘üan dismissed the messenger but did not send his son. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao resented this and had since nourished schemes for the destruction of the Suns. But their realisation had been delayed by the dangers on the north and, so far, no attack had been made.

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建jiàn安ān八bā年nián十shí一yī月yuè，孙sūn权quán引yǐn兵bīng伐fá黄huáng祖zǔ，战zhàn于yú大dà江jiāng之zhī中zhōng。祖zǔ军jūn败bài绩jì。权quán部bú将jiàng凌líng操cāo，轻qīng舟zhōu当dāng先xiān，杀shā人rén夏xià口kǒu，被bèi黄huáng祖zǔ部bú将jiàng甘gān宁níng一yī箭jiàn射shè死sǐ。凌líng操cāo子zi凌líng统tǒng，时shí年nián方fāng十shí五wǔ岁suì，奋fèn力lì往wǎng夺duó父fù尸shī而ér归guī。权quán见jiàn风fēng色sè不bú利lì，收shōu军jūn还hái东dōng吴wú。

Late in the eighth year, Sun Ch‘üan led his armies against Huang Tsu and fought on the Great River, where he was successful in several battles. One of Sun’s leaders, Ling Ts‘ao, led a fleet of light vessels up the river and broke into Hsiak‘ou but was killed by an arrow. He left a son, Ling T‘ung, fifteen years of age, who led another expedition to recover his father’s corpse and was so far successful. After that, as the war was inclined to go against him, Sun Ch‘üan turned again to his own country.

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却què说shuō孙sūn权quán弟dì孙sūn翊yì为wèi丹dān阳yáng太tài守shǒu。翊yì性xìng刚gāng好háo酒jiǔ，醉zuì后hòu尝cháng鞭biān挞tà士shì卒zú。丹dān阳yáng督dū将jiāng妫guī览lǎn、郡jùn丞chéng戴dài员yuán二èr人rén，常cháng有yǒu杀shā翊yì之zhī心xīn，乃nái与yǔ翊yì从cóng人rén边biān洪hóng结jié为wèi心xīn腹fù，共gòng谋móu杀shā翊yì。时shí诸zhū将jiāng县xiàn令lìng，皆jiē集jí丹dān阳yáng。翊yì设shè宴yàn相xiāng待dài。翊yì妻qī徐xú氏shì美měi而ér慧huì，极jí善shàn卜bo易yì；是shì日rì卜bo一yī卦guà，其qí象xiàng大dà凶xiōng，劝quàn翊yì勿wù出chū会huì客kè。

Now Sun Ch‘üan’s brother, Sun I, was Prefect of Tanyang. He was a hard man and given to drink and, in his cups, very harsh to his men, ordering the infliction of severe floggings. Two of his officers, Kuei Lan and Tai Yüan, bore their chief a grudge and sought to assassinate him. They took into their confidence one Pien Hung, of the escort, and the three plotted to kill their master at a great assembly of officials at Tanyang amid the banquets and junketings.

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翊yì不bù从cóng，遂suì与yǔ众zhòng大dà会huì。

“That is also my opinion,” said the Dowager.

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至zhì晚wǎn席xí散sàn，边biān洪hóng带dài刀dāo跟gēn出chū门mén外wài，即jí抽chōu刀dāo砍kán死sǐ孙sūn翊yì。妫guī览lǎn、戴dài员yuán乃nǎi归guī罪zuì边biān洪hóng，斩zhǎn之zhī于yú市shì。二èr人rén乘chéng势shì掳lǔ翊yì家jiā资zī侍shì妾qiè。妫guī览lǎn见jiàn徐xú氏shì美měi貌mào，乃nǎi谓wèi之zhī曰yuē：「吾wú为wèi汝rǔ夫fū报bào仇chóu，汝rǔ当dāng从cóng我wǒ；不bù从cóng则zé死sǐ。」徐xú氏shì曰yuē：「夫fū死sǐ未wèi几jǐ，不bù忍rěn便biàn相xiāng从cóng。可kě待dài至zhì晦huì日rì，设shè祭jì除chú服fú，然rán后hòu成chéng亲qīn未wèi迟chí。」

Sun’s wife was skilled in divination and on the day of the great banquet she cast a most inauspicious lot. Wherefore she besought her husband to stay away from the assembly. But he was obstinate and went. The faithless guardsman followed his master in the dusk when the gathering dispersed, and stabbed him with a dagger. The two prime movers at once seized their accomplice and beheaded him in the market place. Then they went to Sun’s residence, which they plundered. Kuei Lan was taken with the beauty of the dead Prefect’s wife and told her that as he had avenged the death of her husband she must go with him, or he would slay her. The wife pleaded that it was too soon after her husband’s death to think of re-marriage but promised to be his after the mourning sacrifices.

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览lǎn从cóng之zhī。徐xú氏shì乃nǎi密mì召zhào孙sūn翊yì心xīn腹fù旧jiù将jiāng孙sūn高gāo、傅fù婴yīng二èr人rén入rù府fǔ，泣qì告gào曰yuē：「先xiān夫fū在zài日rì，常cháng言yán二èr公gōng忠zhōng义yì。今jīn妫guī、戴dài二èr贼zéi，谋móu杀shā我wǒ夫fū，只zhǐ归guī罪zuì边biān洪hóng，将jiāng我wǒ家jiā资zī童tóng婢bì侭jǐn皆jiē分fēn去qù。妫guī览lǎn又yòu欲yù强qiáng占zhàn妾qiè身shēn，妾qiè已yǐ诈zhà许xǔ之zhī，以yǐ安ān其qí心xīn。

She thus obtained a respite, which she utilised to send for two old Generals of her husband’s, Sun Kao and Fu Ying. They came and she tearfully told her tale. “My husband had great faith in you. Now Kuei and Tai have compassed his death, and have laid the crime on Pien Hung. They have plundered my house and carried off my servants and slaves. Worse than this, Kuei Lan insists that I shall be his wife. To gain time I have pretended to favour this proposal and I pray you now to send the news to my husband’s brother and beg him to slay these two miscreants and avenge this wrong. I will never forget your kindness in this life or the next.”

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二èr将jiāng军jūn可kě差chà人rén星xīng夜yè报bào知zhī吴wú侯hóu，一yī麺miàn设shè密mì计jì以yǐ图tú二èr贼zéi，雪xué此cǐ仇chóu辱rǔ，生shēng死sǐ啣xián恩ēn！」言yán毕bì再zài拜bài。孙sūn高gāo、傅fù婴yīng皆jiē泣qì曰yuē：「我wó等děng平píng日rì感gán府fǔ君jūn恩ēn遇yù，今jīn日rì所suó以yǐ不bù即jí死sǐ难nàn者zhě，正zhèng欲yù为wèi复fù仇chóu计jì耳ěr。夫fū人rén所suǒ命mìng，敢gǎn不bú效xiào力lì？」

And she bowed before them. They wept also and said, “We were much attached to our master and now that he has come to an untimely end we must avenge him. Dare we not carry out your behests?”

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于yú是shì密mì遣qiǎn心xīn腹fù使shí者zhé往wǎng报bào孙sūn权quán。至zhì晦huì日rì，徐xú氏shì先xiān召zhào孙sūn、傅fù二èr人rén，伏fú于yú密mì室shì帏wéi幕mù之zhī中zhōng，然rán后hòu设shè祭jì于yú堂táng上shàng。祭jì毕bì，即jí除chú去qù孝xiào服fú，沐mù浴yù薰xūn香xiāng，浓nóng妆zhuāng艳yàn裹guǒ，言yán笑xiào自zì若ruò。

So they sent a trusty messenger. On the day of the sacrifices the lady called in her two friends and hid them in a secret chamber. Then the ceremonies were performed in the great hall. These over, she put off her mourning garb, bathed and perfumed herself, and assumed an expression of joy. She laughed and talked as usual, so that Kuei Lan rejoiced in his heart, thinking of the pleasure that was to be his.

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妫guī览lǎn闻wén之zhī甚shèn喜xǐ。至zhì夜yè，徐xú氏shì遣qiǎn婢bì妾qiè请qíng览lǎn入rù府fǔ。设shè席xí堂táng中zhōng饮yín酒jiǔ。饮yǐn既jì醉zuì，徐xú氏shì乃nǎi邀yāo览lǎn入rù密mì室shì。览lán喜xǐ，乘chéng醉zuì而ér入rù。徐xú氏shì大dà呼hū曰yuē：「孙sūn、傅fù二èr将jiāng军jūn何hé在zài？」二èr人rén即jí从cóng帏wéi幕mù中zhōng持chí刀dāo跃yuè出chū。妫guī览lǎn措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，被bèi傅fù婴yīng一yī刀dāo砍kǎn倒dào在zài地dì，孙sūn高gāo再zài复fù一yī刀dāo，登dēng时shí杀shā死sǐ。徐xú氏shì复fù传chuán请qǐng戴dài员yuán赴fù宴yàn。

When night came she sent a slave girl to call her suitor to the Palace, where she entertained him at supper. When he had well drunk, she suggested that they should retire and led him to the chamber where her friends were waiting. He followed without the least hesitation. As soon as she entered the room she called out, “Where are you, Generals?” Out rushed the two men, and the drunken man, incapable of any resistance, was despatched with daggers.

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员yuán入rù府fǔ来lái，至zhì堂táng中zhōng，亦yì被bèi孙sūn、传chuán二èr将jiāng所suǒ杀shā。一yī麺miàn使shǐ人rén诛zhū戮lù二èr贼zéi家jiā小xiǎo，及jí其qí余yú党dǎng。徐xú氏shì遂suì重zhòng穿chuān孝xiào服fú，将jiāng妫guī览lǎn、戴dài员yuán首shǒu级jí，祭jì于yú孙sūn翊yì灵líng前qián。不bù一yī日rì，孙sūn权quán自zì领lǐng军jūn马mǎ至zhì丹dān阳yáng，见jiàn徐xú氏shì已yǐ杀shā妫guī、戴dài二èr贼zéi，乃nǎi封fēng孙sūn高gāo、傅fù婴yīng为wèi牙yá门mén将jiàng，令lìng守shǒu丹dān阳yáng，取qǔ徐xú氏shì归guī家jiā养yáng老lǎo。江jiāng东dōng人rén无wú不bù称chēng徐xú氏shì之zhī德dé。

Next she invited Tai Yüan to a supper and he was slain in similar fashion. After that she sent to the houses of her enemies and slew all therein. This done, she resumed her mourning garb and the heads of the two men were hung as a sacrifice before the coffin of her husband. Very soon her brother-in-law came with an army, and hearing the story of the deeds of the two generals from the widow, gave them office and put them over Tanyang. When he left he took the widow to his own home to pass the remainder of her days. All those who heard of her brave conduct were loud in praise of her virtue:— Full of resource and virtuous, few in the world are like her, Guilefully wrought she and compassed the death of the lusty assassins, Faithful servants are always ready to deal with rebellion, None can ever excel that heroine famous in East Wu.

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后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

Later generations composed a poem in praise:

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才cái节jié双shuāng全quán世shì所suǒ无wú，奸jiān回huí一yí旦dàn受shòu摧cuī锄chú。

Talent and virtue both perfect, rare in the world; the treacherous were in a day uprooted.

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庸yōng臣chén从cóng贼zéi忠zhōng臣chén死sǐ，不bù及jí东dōng吴wú女nǚ丈zhàng夫fū。

Foolish ministers followed the rebels, loyal ministers died—none could match the husband-woman of Eastern Wu.

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且qiě说shuō东dōng吴wú各gè处chù山shān贼zéi，侭jǐn皆jiē平píng复fù。大dà江jiāng之zhī中zhōng，有yǒu战zhàn船chuán七qī千qiān余yú只zhǐ。孙sūn权quán拜bài周zhōu瑜yú为wéi大dà都dū督dū，总zóng统tǒng江jiāng东dōng水shuǐ陆lù军jūn马mǎ。建jiàn安ān十shí二èr年nián，冬dōng十shí月yuè，权quán母mǔ吴wú太tài夫fū人rén病bìng危wēi，召zhào周zhōu瑜yú、张zhāng昭zhāo二èr人rén至zhì，谓wèi曰yuē：「吾wú本běn吴wú人rén，幼yòu亡wáng父fù母mǔ，与yǔ弟dì吴wú景jíng徙xǐ居jū越yuè中zhōng。后hòu嫁jià与yǔ孙sūn氏shì，生shēng四sì子zi。长zháng子zǐ策cè生shēng时shí，吾wú梦mèng月yuè入rù怀huái。

When night came she sent a slave girl to call her suitor to the Palace, where she entertained him at supper. When he had well drunk, she suggested that they should retire and led him to the chamber where her friends were waiting. He followed without the least hesitation. As soon as she entered the room she called out, “Where are you, Generals?” Out rushed the two men, and the drunken man, incapable of any resistance, was despatched with daggers.

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后hòu生shēng次cì子zi权quán，又yòu梦mèng日rì入rù怀huái。卜bo者zhě云yún：『梦mèng日rì月yuè入rù怀huái者zhě，其qí子zi必bì贵guì。』不bú幸xìng策cè早zǎo丧sàng，今jīn将jiāng江jiāng东dōng基jī业yè付fù权quán。望wàng公gōng等děng同tóng心xīn助zhù之zhī，吾wú死sǐ不bù朽xiú矣yǐ！」又yòu嘱zhǔ权quán曰yuē：「汝rǔ事shì子zi布bù、公gōng瑾jín以yǐ师shī傅fù之zhī礼lǐ，不bù可kě怠dài慢màn。吾wú妹mèi与yú我wǒ共gòng嫁jià汝rǔ父fù，则zé亦yì汝rǔ之zhī母mú也yě，吾wú死sǐ之zhī后hòu，事shì吾wú妹mèi如rú事shì我wǒ。

The brigandage that had troubled Wu had all been suppressed and a large fleet (of seven thousand) keels were in the Yangtse River ready for service. Sun Ch‘üan appointed Chou Yü to be the Admiral-in-Chief. In the twelfth year (207 a.d. ) the Dowager Lady Wu, feeling her end approaching, called to her the two advisers Chou Yü and Chang Chao and spoke thus:—“I came of a family of Wu, but losing my parents in early life, my brother and I went into Yüeh, and then I married into this family. I bore my husband four sons, not without premonitions of the greatness to be theirs. With my first, I dreamed of the moon and with my second, Ch'üan, of the sun, which omens were interpreted by the soothsayer as signs of their great honour. Unhappy Ts'ê died young, but Ch'üan inherited and it is he whom I pray you both to assist with one accord. Then may I die in peace.”

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汝rǔ妹mèi亦yì当dāng恩ēn养yǎng，择zé佳jiā婿xù以yǐ嫁jià之zhī。」

And to her son she said, “These two you are to serve as they were your masters and treat them with all respect. My sister and I both were wives to your father, and so she is also a mother to you and you are to serve her after I am gone as you now serve me. And you must treat your sister with affection and find a handsome husband for her.”

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言yán讫qì遂suì终zhōng。孙sūn权quán哀āi哭kū，具jù丧sāng葬zàng之zhī礼lǐ，自zì不bú必bì说shuō。至zhì来lái年nián春chūn，孙sūn权quán商shāng议yì欲yù伐fá黄huáng祖zǔ。张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「居jū丧sāng未wèi及jí期jī年nián，不bù可kě动dòng兵bīng．」周zhōu瑜yú曰yuē：「报bào仇chóu雪xuě恨hèn，何hé待dài期jī年nián？」权quán犹yóu豫yù未wèi决jué。适shì北běi平píng都dū尉wèi吕lǚ蒙méng入rù见jiàn，告gào权quán曰yuē：「某móu把bǎ龙lóng湫jiáo水shuí口kǒu，忽hū有yǒu黄huáng祖zǔ部bú将jiàng甘gān宁níng来lái降jiàng。某mǒu细xì询xún之zhī。

Then she died and her son mourned for her, but of that and her burial nothing will be said. The following year they began to discuss an attack upon Huang Tsu. Chang Chao said the armies should not move during the period of mourning; however, Chou Yü, more to the point, said that vengeance should not be postponed on that account; it could not wait upon times and seasons. Still Sun Ch'üan halted between two opinions and would not decide.

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宁níng字zì兴xīng霸bà，巴bā郡jùn临lín江jiāng人rén也yě；颇pǒ通tōng书shū史shǐ，有yǒu气qì力lì，好hǎo游yóu侠xiá；尝cháng招zhāo合hé亡wáng命mìng，纵zòng横héng于yú江jiāng湖hú之zhī中zhōng；腰yāo悬xuán铜tóng铃líng，人rén听tīng铃líng声shēng，侭jǐn皆jiē避bì之zhī。又yòu尝cháng以yǐ西xī川chuān锦jǐn作zuò帆fān幔màn，时shí人rén皆jiē称chēng为wéi『锦jǐn帆fān贼zéi』。后hòu悔huǐ前qián非fēi，改gǎi行xíng从cóng善shàn，引yǐn众zhòng投tóu刘liú表biǎo。见jiàn表biǎo不bù能néng成chéng事shì，即jí欲yù来lái投tóu东dōng吴wú，却què被bèi黄huáng祖zǔ留liú住zhù在zài夏xià口kǒu。

Then came Lü Mêng, the Commander of the North, who said to his master, “While I was at Lungchiushuik‘ou one of Huang Tsu’s captains, Kan Ning by name, offered to surrender. I found out all about him. He is something of a scholar, is forceful, fond of wandering about as a knight-errant. He assembled a band of outlaws with whom he roamed over the rivers and lakes where he would terrorise everybody. He wore a bell at his waist and at the sound of this bell every one fled and hid. He fitted his boats with sails of Ssuch‘uan brocade and people called him the 'Pirate with Sails of Silk.'

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前qián东dōng吴wú破pò祖zǔ时shí，祖zǔ得dé甘gān宁níng之zhī力lì，救jiù回huí夏xià口kǒu；乃nǎi待dài宁níng甚shèn薄báo。都dū督dū苏sū飞fēi屡lǚ荐jiàn宁níng于yú祖zǔ。祖zǔ曰yuē：『宁níng乃nǎi劫jié江jiāng之zhī贼zéi，岂qí可kě重zhòng用yòng？』宁níng因yīn此cǐ怀huái恨hèn。苏sū飞fēi知zhī其qí意yì，乃nǎi置zhì酒jiǔ邀yāo宁níng到dào家jiā，谓wèi之zhī曰yuē：『吾wú荐jiàn公gōng数shù次cì，奈nài主zhǔ公gōng不bù能néng用yòng。日rì月yuè逾yú迈mài，人rén生shēng几jǐ何hé，宜yí自zì远yuǎn图tú。

Then came Lü Mêng, the Commander of the North, who said to his master, “While I was at Lungchiushuik‘ou one of Huang Tsu’s captains, Kan Ning by name, offered to surrender. I found out all about him. He is something of a scholar, is forceful, fond of wandering about as a knight-errant. He assembled a band of outlaws with whom he roamed over the rivers and lakes where he would terrorise everybody. He wore a bell at his waist and at the sound of this bell every one fled and hid. He fitted his boats with sails of Ssuch‘uan brocade and people called him the 'Pirate with Sails of Silk.'

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吾wú当dāng保bǎo公gōng为wèi鄂è县xiàn长zhǎng，自zì作zuò去qù就jiù之zhī计jì。』宁níng因yīn此cǐ得dé过guò夏xià口kǒu，欲yù投tóu江jiāng东dōng，恐kǒng江jiāng东dōng恨hèn其qí救jiù黄huáng祖zǔ杀shā凌líng操cāo之zhī事shì。某mǒu具jù言yán主zhǔ公gōng求qiú贤xián若ruò渴kě，不bú记jì旧jiù恨hèn；况kuàng各gè为wèi其qí主zhǔ，又yòu何hé恨hèn焉yān？宁níng欣xīn然rán引yǐn众zhòng渡dù江jiāng，来lái见jiàn主zhǔ公gōng。乞qǐ钧jūn旨zhǐ定dìng夺duó。」

“Then he reformed. He and his band went to Liu Piao, but they left him when they saw he would never accomplish anything and now they would serve under your banner, only that Huang Tsu detains them at Hsiak‘ou. Formerly when you were attacking Huang Tsu, he owed the recovery of Hsiak‘ou to this same Kan Ning, whom he treated with liberality, but when Su Fei, the Commander-in-Chief, recommended him for promotion, Huang Tsu said he was unsuited for any high position as, after all, he was no more than a pirate. “So Kan Ning became a disappointed and resentful man. Su Fei tried to win him over to good humour and invited him to wine parties and said, 'I have put your name forward many times but our chief says he has no place suitable for you. However, time slips away and man’s life is not very long. One must make the most of it. I will put you forward for the magistracy of Ohsien, whence you may be able to advance.' So Kan Ning got away from Hsiak‘ou and would have come to you then, but he feared that he would not be welcomed, since he had assisted Huang Tsu and killed Ling Ts‘ao. I told him you were always ready to welcome able men and would nourish no resentment for former deeds. After all, every man was bound to do his best for his master. He would come with alacrity if he only felt sure of a welcome. I pray you to express your pleasure.”

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孙sūn权quán大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú得dé兴xīng霸bà，破pò黄huáng祖zǔ必bì矣yǐ。」遂suì命mìng吕lǚ蒙méng引yǐn甘gān宁níng入rù见jiàn。参cān拜bài已yǐ毕bì，权quán曰yuē：「兴xīng霸bà来lái此cǐ，大dà获huò我wǒ心xīn，岂qí有yǒu记jì恨hèn之zhī理lǐ？请qǐng无wú怀huái疑yí。愿yuàn教jiào我wó以yǐ破pò黄huáng祖zǔ之zhī策cè。」宁níng曰yuē：「今jīn汉hàn祚zuò日rì危wēi，曹cáo操cāo终zhōng必bì纂zuǎn窃qiè。荆jīng南nán之zhī地dì，操cāo所suǒ必bì争zhēng也yě。刘liú表biǎo无wú远yuǎn虑lǜ，其qí子zi又yòu愚yú劣liè，不bù能néng承chéng业yè传chuán基jī。

This was good news for Sun Ch'üan and he said, “With his help I could destroy Huang Tsu.” Then he bade Lu Mêng bring Kan to see him. When the salutations were over, the chief said, “My heart is entirely captivated by your coming; I feel no resentment against you. I hope you will have no doubts on that score and I may as well tell you that I desire some plan for the destruction of Huang Tsu.”

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明míng公gōng宜yí早zǎo图tú之zhī。若ruò迟chí，则zé操cāo先xiān图tú之zhī矣yǐ。今jīn宜yí先xiān取qǔ黄huáng祖zǔ。祖zǔ今jīn年nián老lǎo昏hūn迈mài，务wù于yú货huò利lì；侵qīn刻kè吏lì民mín，人rén心xīn皆jiē怨yuàn；战zhàn具jù不bù修xiū，军jūn无wú法fǎ律lǜ。明míng公gōng若ruò往wǎng攻gōng之zhī，其qí势shì必bì破pò。既jì破pò祖zǔ军jūn，鼓gǔ行xíng而ér西xī，据jù楚chǔ关guān而ér图tú巴bā、蜀shǔ，霸bà业yè可kě定dìng也yě。」

He replied, “The dynasty is decadent and without influence. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao will finally absorb the country down to the river unless he is opposed. Liu Piao provides nothing against the future and his sons are quite unfitted to succeed him. You should lay your plans to oust him at once before Ts‘ao Ts‘ao anticipates you. The first attack should be made on Huang Tsu, who is getting old and avaricious, so that every one hates him. He is totally unprepared for a fight and his army is undisciplined. He would fall at the first blow. If he were gone, you would control the western passes and could conquer Pa and Shu (Szech‘uan). And you would be securely established.”

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孙sūn权quán曰yuē：「此cǐ金jīn玉yù之zhī论lùn也yě！」遂suì命mìng周zhōu瑜yú为wéi大dà都dū督dū，总zóng水shuǐ陆lù军jūn兵bīng；吕lǚ蒙méng为wèi前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng；董dǒng袭xí与yǔ甘gān宁níng为wèi副fù将jiāng；权quán自zì领lǐng大dà军jūn十shí万wàn，征zhēng讨tǎo黄huáng祖zǔ。细xì作zuò探tàn知zhī，报bào至zhì江jiāng夏xià。黄huáng祖zǔ急jí聚jù众zhòng商shāng议yì，令lìng苏sū飞fēi为wéi大dà将jiāng，陈chén就jiù、邓dèng龙lóng为wèi先xiān锋fēng，侭jín起qǐ江jiāng夏xià之zhī兵bīng迎yíng敌dí。

“The advice is most valuable,” said Sun Ch'üan, and he made his preparations. Chou Yü was appointed Commander-in-Chief; Lü Mêng was van-leader; Tung Hsi and Kan Ning were sub-leaders. Sun Ch'üan himself would command the main army of ten legions. The spies reported that Huang Tsu, at the news of an expedition against him, called his officers together to consult. He placed Su Fei in chief command. He also appointed van-leaders, and other officers, and prepared for defence. He had two squadrons of ships under the command of Ch'ên Chiu and Têng Lung. On these he placed strong bows and stiff crossbows to the number of more than a thousand and secured the boats to heavy hawsers so that they formed a barrier in the river.

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陈chén就jiù、邓dèng龙lóng各gè引yǐn一yī队duì艨méng艟chōng截jié住zhù沔mián口kǒu，艨méng艟chōng上shàng各gè设shè强qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ千qiān余yú张zhāng，将jiāng大dà索suǒ系xì定dìng艨méng艟chōng于yú水shuǐ麺miàn上shàng。东dōng吴wú兵bīng至zhì，艨méng艟chōng上shàng鼓gú响xiǎng，弓gōng弩nǔ齐qí发fā，兵bīng不bù敢gǎn进jìn，约yuē退tuì数shù里lí水shuǐ麺miàn。甘gān宁níng谓wèi董dǒng袭xí曰yuē：「事shì已yǐ至zhì此cǐ，不bù得dé不bú进jìn。

At the approach of the men of Wu the drums beat for the ships to attack. Soon arrows and bolts flew thick, forcing back the invaders, who withdrew till several li of water lay between them and the defenders. “We must go forward,” said Kan Ning to his colleague.

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」乃nái选xuán小xiǎo船chuán百bǎi余yú只zhǐ，每měi船chuán用yòng精jīng兵bīng五wǔ十shí人rén，二èr十shí人rén撑chēng船chuán，三sān十shí人rén各gè披pī衣yī甲jiǎ，手shǒu执zhí钢gāng刀dāo。不bú避bì矢shǐ石shí，直zhí至zhì艨méng艟chōng傍bàng边biān，砍kǎn断duàn大dà索suǒ，艨méng艟chōng遂suì横héng。

“We must go forward,” said Kan Ning to his colleague.

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甘gān宁níng飞fēi上shàng艨méng艟chōng，将jiāng邓dèng龙lóng砍kán死sǐ。陈chén就jiù弃qì船chuán而ér走zǒu。吕lǚ蒙méng见jiàn了le，跳tiào下xià小xiǎo船chuán，自zì举jú橹lǔ棹zhào，直zhí入rù船chuán队duì，放fàng火huǒ烧shāo船chuán。陈chén就jiù急jí待dài上shàng岸àn，吕lǚ蒙méng舍shě命mìng赶gǎn到dào跟gēn前qián，当dāng胸xiōng一yī刀dāo砍kǎn翻fān。比bǐ及jí苏sū飞fēi引yǐn军jūn于yú岸àn上shàng接jiē应yìng时shí，吴wú军jūn一yī齐qí上shàng岸àn，势shì不bù可kě当dāng。祖zǔ军jūn大dà败bài。苏sū飞fēi落luò荒huāng而ér走zǒu，正zhèng遇yù东dōng吴wú大dà将jiàng潘pān璋zhāng。

So they chose a hundred light craft and put picked men on them, fifty to a boat. Twenty were to row the boats and thirty to fight. These latter were armoured swordsmen. Careless of the enemy’s missiles these boats advanced, got to the defenders' fleet and cut the hawsers of their ships so that they drifted hither and thither in confusion. Kan Ning leaped upon one boat and killed Têng Lung. Ch'ên Chiu left the fleet and set out for the shore. Lü Mêng dropped into a small boat and went among the larger ships setting them on fire. When Ch'ên Chiu had nearly reached the bank, Lü reckless of death went after him, got ahead and struck him full in the breast so that he fell.

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两liáng马mǎ相xiāng交jiāo，战zhàn不bú数shù合hé，被bèi璋zhāng生shēng擒qín过guò去qù，迳jìng至zhì船chuán中zhōng来lái见jiàn孙sūn权quán。权quán命mìng左zuǒ右yòu以yí槛kǎn车chē囚qiú之zhī，待dài活huó捉zhuō了le黄huáng祖zǔ，一yī并bìng诛zhū戮lù；催cuī动dòng三sān军jūn，不bù分fēn昼zhòu夜yè，攻gōng打dǎ夏xià口kǒu。正zhèng是shì：

Before long Su Fei came along the bank with reinforcements, but it was too late; the armies of Wu had already landed and there was no hope of repelling them. Su Fei fled into the open country, but he was made prisoner. He was taken to Sun Ch'üan who ordered that he be put into a cage-cart and kept till Huang Tsu should be captured. Then he would execute the pair. And the attack was pressed; day and night they wrought to capture Hsiak‘ou. He sees his ships cut loose and burned, By the “Silk-sailed Pirate” he once spurned. For Huang Tsu’s fate, see next chapter.

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只zhǐ因yīn不bú用yòng锦jǐn帆fān贼zéi，至zhì令lìng冲chōng开kāi大dà索suǒ船chuán。

Only because they would not use the pirate of the brocade sails, he was allowed to burst open the great-cabled ship.

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不bù知zhī黄huáng祖zǔ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.

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