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

第dì四sì回huí 废fèi汉hàn帝dì陈chén留liú践jiàn位wèi　　　谋móu董dǒng贼zéi孟mèng德dé献xiàn刀dāo

4-1

且qiě说shuō董dǒng卓zhuó欲yù杀shā袁yuán绍shào，李lǐ儒rú止zhǐ之zhī曰yuē：「事shì未wèi可kě定dìng，不bù可kě妄wàng杀shā。」袁yuán绍shào手shǒu提tí宝bǎo剑jiàn，辞cí别bié百bǎi官guān而ér出chū，悬xuán节jié东dōng门mén，奔bēn冀jì州zhōu去qù了le。卓zhuó谓wèi太tài傅fù袁yuán隗kuí曰yuē：「汝rǔ姪zhí无wú礼lǐ，吾wú看kàn汝rǔ麺miàn，姑gū恕shù之zhī。废fèi立lì之zhī事shì若ruò何hé？」隗kuí曰yuē：「太tài尉wèi所suǒ见jiàn是shì也yě。」卓zhuó曰yuē：「敢gán有yóu阻zǔ大dà议yì者zhě，以yǐ军jūn法fǎ从cóng事shì。

It is recorded that Tung Cho was on the point of slaying Yüan Shao, but his adviser checked him, saying, “You must not kill rashly while the business hangs in the balance.” Yüan Shao, his sword still unsheathed, left the assembly. He hung up the symbols of his office at the east gate and went to Ichow. Tung Cho said to the T‘ai-fu Yüan Wei, “Your nephew behaved improperly but I pardon him for your sake; what think you of my scheme?” “What you think is right,” was the reply. “If any one opposes the great scheme he will be dealt with by military law,” said Tung Cho.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-2

」群qún臣chén震zhèn恐kǒng，皆jiē云yún：「一yī听tīng尊zūn命mìng。」宴yàn罢bà，卓zhuó问wèn侍shì中zhōng周zhōu毖bì、校xiào尉wèi伍wǔ琼qióng曰yuē：「袁yuán绍shào此cǐ去qù若ruò何hé？」周zhōu毖bì曰yuē：「袁yuán绍shào忿fèn忿fèn而ér去qù，若ruò购gòu之zhī急jí，势shì必bì为wèi变biàn，且qiě袁yuán氏shì树shù恩ēn四sì世shì，门mén生shēng故gù吏lì，遍biàn于yú天tiān下xià；倘tǎng收shōu豪háo杰jié以yǐ聚jù徒tú众zhòng，英yīng雄xióng因yīn之zhī而ér起qǐ，山shān东dōng非fēi公gōng有yóu也yě。

The ministers, thoroughly cowed, promised obedience and the feast came to an end. Tung asked Chou Pi and Wu Chiung what they thought of the flight of Yüan Shao. “He left in a state of great anger. In such a state of excitement much harm may ensue to the present state of affairs, especially as the Yüan family have been noted for their kindness to the people for four generations, and their protégés and dependents are everywhere. If they assemble bold spirits and call up their clients, all the valiant warriors will be in arms and Shantung will be lost. You had better pardon him and give him a post. He will be glad at being forgiven and will do no harm.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-3

不bù如rú赦shè之zhī，拜bài为wèi一yī郡jùn守shǒu，则zé绍shào喜xǐ于yú免miǎn罪zuì，必bì无wú患huàn矣yǐ。」伍wǔ琼qióng曰yuē：「袁yuán绍shào好hǎo谋móu无wú断duàn，不bù足zú为wèi虑lǜ；诚chéng不bú若ruò加jiā之zhī一yī郡jùn守shǒu，以yǐ收shōu民mín心xīn。」

Wu said, “Shao is fond of scheming, but he fails in decision and so is not to be feared. But it would be well to give him rank and thus win popular favour.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-4

卓zhuó从cóng之zhī，即jí日rì差chà人rén拜bài绍shào为wèi渤bó海hǎi太tài守shǒu。九jiǔ月yuè朔shuò，请qǐng帝dì升shēng嘉jiā德dé殿diàn，大dà会huì文wén武wǔ。卓zhuó拔bá剑jiàn在zài手shǒu，对duì众zhòng曰yuē：「天tiān子zi暗àn弱ruò，不bù足zú以yǐ君jūn天tiān下xià。今jīn有yǒu策cè文wén一yī道dào，宜yí为wèi宣xuān读dú。」乃nǎi令lìng李lǐ儒rú读dú策cè曰yuē：「孝xiào灵líng皇huáng帝dì，早zǎo弃qì臣chén民mín；皇huáng帝dì承chéng嗣sì，海hǎi内nèi仰yǎng望wàng。

Tung Cho followed this advice and thereupon sent a messenger to offer Yüan Shao the command of Pohai. In the ninth month the Emperor was invited to proceed to the Hall of Abounding Virtue where was a great assembly of officials. There Tung Cho, sword in hand, faced the gathering and said, “The Emperor is a weakling unequal to the burden of ruling this land. Now listen ye to the document I have prepared.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-5

而ér帝dì天tiān资zī轻qīng佻tiāo，威wēi仪yí不bú恪kè，居jū丧sāng慢màn惰duò：否fǒu德dé既jì彰zhāng，有yóu忝tiǎn大dà位wèi。皇huáng太tài后hòu教jiào无wú母mǔ仪yí，统tǒng政zhèng荒huāng乱luàn。永yǒng乐lè太tài后hòu暴bào崩bēng，众zhòng论lùn惑huò焉yān。三sān纲gāng之zhī道dào，天tiān地dì之zhī纪jì，毋wú乃nái有yǒu阙quē？陈chén留liú王wáng协xié，圣shèng德dé伟wěi懋mào，规guī矩jǔ肃sù然rán；居jū丧sāng哀āi戚qī，言yán不bù以yǐ邪xié；休xiū声shēng美měi誉yù，天tiān下xià所suǒ闻wén：宜yí承chéng洪hóng业yè，为wèi万wàn世shì统tǒng。

And Li Ju read as follows:—“The dutiful Emperor Ling too soon left his people. The Emperor is the cynosure of all the people of this land. Upon the present Emperor Heaven has conferred but small gifts: in dignity and deportment he is deficient and in mourning he is remiss. Only the most complete virtue can grace the imperial dignity. The Empress Mother has trained him improperly and the whole State administration has fallen into confusion. The Empress Dowager, Jung-lê, died suddenly and no one knew why. The doctrine of the three bonds and the continuity of celestial and terrestrial interdependence have both been injured. But Hsieh, Prince of Ch‘ên-liu, is sage and virtuous beside being of handsome exterior. He conforms to all the rules of propriety, his mourning is sincere; his speech is always correct. Eulogies of him fill the Empire. He is well fitted for the great duty of consolidating the rule of Han.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-6

兹zī废fèi皇huáng帝dì为wèi弘hóng农nóng王wáng，皇huáng太tài后hòu还hái政zhèng。请qǐng奉fèng陈chén留liú王wáng为wèi皇huáng帝dì，应yìng天tiān顺shùn人rén，以yǐ慰wèi生shēng灵líng之zhī望wàng。」

“Now therefore the Emperor is deposed and created Prince Hung-nung and the Empress Dowager retires from the administration. “I pray the Prince to accept the throne in conformity with the decrees of Heaven, the desires of men and the fulfilment of the hopes of mankind.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-7

李lǐ儒rú读dú策cè毕bì，卓zhuó叱chì左zuǒ右yòu扶fú帝dì下xià殿diàn，解jiě其qí玺xǐ绶shòu，北běi麺miàn长cháng跪guì，称chēng臣chén听tīng命mìng。又yòu呼hū太tài后hòu去qù服fú候hòu敕chì。帝dì后hòu皆jiē号háo哭kū。群qún臣chén无wú不bù悲bēi惨cǎn。阶jiē下xià一yī大dà臣chén，愤fèn怒nù高gāo叫jiào曰yuē：「贼zéi臣chén董dǒng卓zhuó，敢gǎn为wéi欺qī天tiān之zhī谋móu，吾wú当dāng以yí颈jǐng血xuè溅jiàn之zhī！」挥huī手shǒu中zhōng象xiàng简jiǎn，直zhí击jī董dǒng卓zhuó。卓zhuó大dà怒nù，喝hē武wǔ士shì拏ná下xià，乃nǎi尚shàng书shū丁dīng管guán也yě。

This having been read Tung Cho bade the attendants lead the Emperor down from the throne, remove his seal and cause him to kneel facing the north, styling himself minister and requesting commands. Moreover he bade the Empress-Dowager strip off her dress of ceremony and await the imperial command. Both victims of this oppression wept and every minister present was deeply affected. One put his discontent into words, crying, “The false Tung Cho is the author of this insult, which I will risk my life to wipe away.” And with this he rushed at Tung Cho threatening him with his ivory bâton of office. It was the President Ting Kuan and he was removed and summarily put to death. While he lived he ceased not to rail at the oppressor, nor was he frightened at death.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-8

卓zhuó命mìng牵qiān出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。管guǎn骂mà不bù绝jué口kǒu，至zhì死sǐ神shén色sè不bú变biàn。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

The rebel Tung conceived the foul design To thrust the King aside and wrong his line. With folded arms the courtiers stood, save one Ting Kuan, who dared to cry that wrong was done.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-9

董dǒng贼zéi潜qián怀huái废fèi立lì图tú，汉hàn家jiā宗zōng社shè委wěi丘qiū墟xū。

The rebel Tung in secret nursed a scheme to set aside the King, The Han imperial altars and the state to ruin he would bring.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-10

满mǎn朝cháo臣chén宰zǎi皆jiē囊náng括kuò，惟wéi有yǒu丁dīng公gōng是shì丈zhàng夫fū。

The courtiers all were cowed to silence, every one— Only brave Ting Kuan proved a man beneath the sun.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-11

卓zhuó请qǐng陈chén留liú王wáng登dēng殿diàn。群qún臣chén朝cháo贺hè毕bì，卓zhuó命mìng扶fú何hé太tài后hòu并bìng弘hóng农nóng王wáng及jí帝dì妃fēi唐táng氏shì于yú永yǒng安ān宫gōng闲xián住zhù，封fēng锁suǒ宫gōng门mén，禁jìn群qún臣chén无wú得dé擅shàn入rù。可kě怜lián少shǎo帝dì四sì月yuè登dēng基jī，至zhì九jiǔ月yuè即jí被bèi废fèi。卓zhuó所suǒ立lì陈chén留liú王wáng协xié，表biǎo字zì伯bó和hé，灵líng帝dì中zhōng子zi，即jí献xiàn帝dì也yě，时shí年nián九jiǔ岁suì。改gǎi元yuán初chū平píng。

Then the Emperor designate went to the upper part of the hall to receive congratulations. After this the late Emperor, his mother and the Lady in waiting T‘ang were removed to the Palace of Perpetual Calm. The entrance gates were locked against all comers. It was pitiful! There was the young Emperor, after reigning less than half a year, deposed and another put in his place. The new Emperor was Hsieh, the second son of the late Emperor and the name under which he reigned is Hsien. He was nine years of age and the reign-style was changed to Ch‘u-P‘ing or The Inauguration of Tranquillity.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-12

董dǒng卓zhuó为wèi相xiàng国guó，赞zàn拜bài不bù名míng，入rù朝cháo不bù趋qū，剑jiàn履lǚ上shàng殿diàn，威wēi福fú莫mò比bǐ。李lǐ儒rú劝quàn卓zhuó擢zhuó用yòng名míng流liú，以yǐ收shōu人rén望wàng，因yīn荐jiàn蔡cài邕yōng之zhī才cái。卓zhuó命mìng征zhēng之zhī，邕yōng不bú赴fù。卓zhuó怒nù，使shǐ人rén谓wèi邕yōng曰yuē：「如rú不bù来lái，当dāng灭miè汝rǔ族zú。」邕yōng惧jù，只zhǐ得dé应yìng命mìng而ér至zhì。卓zhuó见jiàn邕yōng大dà喜xǐ，一yí月yuè三sān迁qiān其qí官guān，拜bài为wèi侍shì中zhōng，甚shèn见jiàn亲qīn厚hòu。

As chief minister Tung Cho was arrogant beyond all reason. When he bowed before the throne he did not declare his name; in going to court he did not hasten. Booted and armed he entered the reception halls. Never had such a thing been seen before. Li Ju impressed upon him constantly to employ men of reputation so that he should gain public esteem. So when they told him Ch‘ai Yung was a man of talent he was summoned. But he would not go. Cho sent a message to him that if he did not come he and his whole clan should be exterminated. Then Ch‘ai gave in and appeared. Cho was very gracious to him and promoted him thrice in a month. He became a Shih-chung and seemed to be on most friendly terms with the tyrant.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-13

却què说shuō少shǎo帝dì与yǔ何hé太tài后hòu、唐táng妃fēi，困kùn于yú永yǒng安ān宫gōng中zhōng，衣yī服fú饮yǐn食shí，渐jiàn渐jiàn少shǎo缺quē，少shǎo帝dì泪lèi不bù曾céng干gàn。一yī日rì，偶ǒu见jiàn双shuāng燕yàn飞fēi于yú庭tíng中zhōng，遂suì吟yín诗shī一yī首shǒu。诗shī曰yuē：

Meanwhile the deposed ruler, his mother and the Lady T‘ang were immured in the palace and found their daily supplies gradually diminishing. The deposed Emperor wept incessantly. One day a pair of swallows gliding to and fro moved him to verse.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-14

嫩nèn草cǎo绿lǜ凝níng烟yān，袅niáo袅niǎo双shuāng飞fēi燕yàn。

Tender grass gleams green through the mist, Two swallows soar and drift.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-15

洛luò水shuǐ一yī条tiáo青qīng，陌mò上shàng人rén称chēng羡xiàn。

The River Lo runs a single streak of blue, On the roadways men speak of envy too.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-16

远yuǎn望wàng碧bì云yún深shēn，是shì吾wú旧jiù宫gōng殿diàn。

I gaze afar where dark clouds deepen— That is my old palace, once my keep.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-17

何hé人rén仗zhàng忠zhōng义yì，泄xiè我wǒ心xīn中zhōng怨yuàn！

Who will take up loyalty and right, And vent the wrath that fills my breast?

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-18

董dǒng卓zhuó时shí常cháng使shǐ人rén探tàn听tīng。是shì日rì获huò得dé此cǐ诗shī来lái呈chéng董dǒng卓zhuó。卓zhuó曰yuē「怨yuàn望wàng作zuò诗shī杀shā之zhī有yǒu名míng矣yǐ。」遂suì命mìng李lǐ儒rú带dài武wǔ士shì十shí人rén入rù宫gōng弑shì帝dì。帝dì与yǔ后hòu、妃fēi正zhèng在zài楼lóu上shàng宫gōng女nǚ报bào李lǐ儒rú至zhì帝dì大dà惊jīng。儒rú以yǐ鸩zhèn酒jiǔ奉fèng帝dì帝dì问wèn何hé故gù。儒rú曰yuē「春chūn日rì融róng和hé董dǒng相xiàng国guó特tè上shàng寿shòu酒jiǔ。」太tài后hòu曰yuē「既jì云yún寿shòu酒jiú汝rú可kě先xiān饮yǐn。」

Spring! and the green of the tender grass, Flushes with joy as the swallows pass; The wayfarers pause by the rippling stream, And their eyes with new born gladness gleam; With lingering gaze the roofs I see Of the palace that one time sheltered me. The messenger, sent by Tung Cho from time to time to the palace for news of the prisoners, got hold of this poem and showed it to his master. “So he shows his resentment by writing poems, eh! A fair excuse to put them all out of the way,” said Tung.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-19

儒rú怒nù曰yuē「汝rǔ不bù饮yǐn耶yé」呼hū左zuǒ右yòu持chí短duǎn刀dāo白bái练liàn于yú前qián曰yuē「寿shòu酒jiǔ不bù饮yín可ké领líng此cǐ二èr物wù」唐táng妃fēi跪guì告gào曰yuē「妾qiè身shēn代dài帝dì饮yín酒jiǔ愿yuàn公gōng存cún母mǔ子zi性xìng命mìng。」儒rú叱chì曰yuē「汝rǔ何hé人rén可kě代dài王wáng死sǐ」乃nái举jú酒jiú与yǔ何hé太tài后hòu曰yuē「汝rú可kě先xiān饮yǐn」后hòu大dà骂mà何hé进jìn无wú谋móu引yǐn贼zéi入rù京jīng致zhì有yǒu今jīn日rì之zhī祸huò。

Li Ju was sent with ten men into the palace to consummate the foul deed. The three were in one of the upper rooms when he arrived. The Emperor shuddered when the maid announced the visitor’s name. Presently Li entered and offered a cup of poisoned wine to the Emperor. The Emperor asked what this meant. “Spring is the season of blending and harmonious interchange and the Minister sends a cup of the wine of longevity,” said he. “If it be the wine of longevity you may share it too; pledge me first,” said the Empress. Then Li became brutally frank.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

4-20

儒rú催cuī逼bī帝dì，帝dì曰yuē：「容róng我wó与yǔ太tài后hòu作zuò别bié。」乃nǎi大dà恸tòng而ér作zuò歌gē。其qí歌gē曰yuē：

The jailers pressed him hard; the Emperor said, "Let me bid farewell to the Empress Dowager," and wept bitterly, singing this song:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-21

天tiān地dì易yì兮xī日rì月yuè翻fān，弃qì万wàn乘chéng兮xī退tuì守shǒu藩fān。

Heaven and earth change, sun and moon turn, Cast from the ten-thousand-chariot throne, I retreat to a border fief.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-22

为wèi巨jù逼bī兮xī命mìng不bù久jiǔ，大dà势shì去qù兮xī空kōng泪lèi潸shān！

Pressed by the giant, my days are few, The great tide ebbs—in vain my tears fall!

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-23

唐táng妃fēi亦yì作zuò歌gē曰yuē：

Lady Tang also sang a song:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-24

皇huáng天tiān将jiāng崩bēng兮xī，后hòu土tǔ颓tuí﹔身shēn为wèi帝dì姬jī兮xī，恨hèn不bù随suí。

High Heaven is about to fall, the Earth gives way; Born an imperial daughter, I grieve I cannot follow.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-25

生shēng死sǐ异yì路lù兮xī，从cóng此cǐ别bié﹔奈nài何hé茕qióng速sù兮xī，心xīn中zhōng悲bēi！

Life and death lead to different roads, from here we part; Alas, alone and hurried, grief fills my heart!

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

4-26

歌gē罢bà，相xiāng抱bào而ér哭kū。李lǐ儒rú叱chì曰yuē：「相xiàng国guó立lì等děng回huí报bào，汝rú等děng俄é延yán，望wàng谁shuí救jiù耶yé？」太tài后hòu大dà骂mà：「董dǒng贼zéi逼bī我wó母mǔ子zi，皇huáng天tiān不bú佑yòu！汝rú等děng助zhù𫫇ě，必bì当dāng灭miè族zú！」儒rú大dà怒nù，双shuāng手shóu扯chě住zhù太tài后hòu，直zhí撺cuān下xià楼lóu，叱chì武wǔ士shì绞jiáo死sǐ唐táng妃fēi，以yǐ鸩zhèn酒jiǔ灌guàn杀shā少shǎo帝dì，还huán报bào董dǒng卓zhuó。卓zhuó命mìng葬zàng于yú城chéng外wài。

“You will not drink!” cried he. He called the men with daggers and cords and bade her look at them. “The cup, or these?” said he. Then said the Lady T‘ang, “Let the handmaiden drink in place of her lord. Spare the mother and her son, I pray.” “And who may you be to die for a prince?” said Li. Then he presented the cup to the Empress once more and bade her drink.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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自zì此cí每měi夜yè入rù宫gōng，奸jiān淫yín宫gōng女nǚ，夜yè宿sù龙lóng床chuáng。尝cháng引yǐn军jūn出chū城chéng，行xíng到dào阳yáng城chéng地dì方fāng，时shí当dāng二èr月yuè，村cūn民mín社shè赛sài。男nán女nǚ皆jiē集jí，卓zhuó命mìng军jūn士shì围wéi住zhù，侭jǐn皆jiē杀shā之zhī，掠lüè妇fù女nǚ财cái物wù，装zhuāng载zài车chē上shàng，悬xuán头tóu千qiān余yú颗kē于yú车chē下xià，连lián轸zhěn还hái都dōu，扬yáng言yán杀shā贼zéi大dà胜shèng而ér回huí；于yú城chéng门mén下xià焚fén烧shāo人rén头tóu，以yǐ妇fù女nǚ财cái物wù分fēn散sàn众zhòng军jūn。

She railed against her brother, the feckless Ho Chin, the author of all this trouble. She would not drink. Next Li approached the Emperor. “Let me say farewell to my mother” begged he, and he did so in these lines:— The heaven and earth are changed alas! the sun and the moon leave their courses, I, once the centre of all eyes, am driven to the farthest confines. Oppressed by an arrogant minister my life nears its end, Everything fails me and vain are my falling tears. The Lady T‘ang sang:—

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越yuè骑qí校xiào尉wèi伍wǔ孚fú，字zì德dé瑜yú，见jiàn卓zhuó残cán暴bào，愤fèn恨hèn不bù平píng。尝cháng于yú朝cháo服fú内nèi披pī小xiáo铠kǎi，藏cáng短duǎn刀dāo，欲yù伺cì便biàn杀shā卓zhuó。一yī日rì，卓zhuó入rù朝cháo，孚fú迎yíng至zhì阁gé下xià，拔bá刀dāo直zhí刺cì卓zhuó。卓zhuó气qì力lì大dà，两liáng手shǒu抠kōu住zhù；吕lǚ布bú便biàn入rù，揪jiū倒dào伍wǔ孚fú。卓zhuó问wèn曰yuē：「谁shuí教jiào汝rú反fǎn？」孚fú瞪dèng目mù大dà喝hē曰yuē：「汝rǔ非fēi吾wú君jūn，吾wú非fēi汝rǔ臣chén，何hé反fǎn之zhī有yǒu？

Heaven is to be rent asunder, Mother Earth to fall away; I, handmaid of an Emperor, would grieve if I followed him not. We have come to the parting of ways, the quick and the dead walk not together; Alas! I am left alone with the grief in my heart. When they had sung these lines they fell weeping into each others’ arms. “The minister is awaiting my report,” said , Li, “and you delay too long. Think you that there is any hope of succour?” The Empress broke into another fit of railing.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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汝rǔ罪zuì𫫇ě盈yíng天tiān，人rén人rén愿yuàn得dé而ér诛zhū之zhī！吾wú恨hèn不bù车chē裂liè汝rú以yǐ谢xiè天tiān下xià！」卓zhuó大dà怒nù，命mìng牵qiān出chū剖pōu剐guǎ之zhī。孚fú至zhì死sǐ骂mà不bù绝jué口kǒu。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn之zhī曰yuē：

“The rebel forces us to death, mother and son, and Heaven has abandoned us. But you, the tool of his crime, will assuredly perish.” Thereupon Li grew more angry, laid hands on the Empress and threw her out of the window. Then he bade the soldiers strangle Lady T‘ang and forced the lad to swallow the wine of death.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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汉hàn末mò忠zhōng臣chén说shuō伍wǔ孚fú，冲chōng天tiān豪háo气qì世shì间jiān无wú。

Of Han's late loyal servants men speak of Wu Fou; His soaring hero-spirit had no peer beneath the sky.

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朝cháo堂táng杀shā贼zéi名míng犹yóu在zài，万wàn古gǔ堪kān称chēng大dà丈zhàng夫fū！

He slew the traitor in the hall—his name endures; Through all the ages he is hailed as a man of men!

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董dǒng卓zhuó自zì此cǐ出chū入rù，常cháng带dài甲jiǎ士shì护hù卫wèi。时shí袁yuán绍shào在zài渤bó海hǎi，闻wén知zhī董dǒng卓zhuó弄nòng权quán，乃nǎi差chà人rén赍jī密mì书shū来lái见jiàn王wáng允yǔn。书shū略lüè曰yuē：

He reported the achievement of the cruel deed to his master who bade them bury the victims without the city. After this Tung’s behaviour was more atrocious than before. He spent his nights in the palace, defiled the virgins there and even slept on the imperial couch.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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卓zhuó贼zéi欺qī天tiān废fèi主zhǔ，人rén不bù忍rěn言yán；而ér公gōng恣zì其qí跋bá扈hù，如rú不bù听tīng闻wén，岂qǐ报bào国guó效xiào忠zhōng之zhī臣chén哉zāi？绍shào今jīn集jí兵bīng练liàn卒zú，欲yù扫sǎo清qīng王wáng室shì，未wèi敢gǎn轻qīng动dòng。公gōng若ruò有yǒu心xīn，当dāng乘chéng间jiān图tú之zhī。若ruò有yǒu驱qū使shǐ，即jí当dāng奉fèng命mìng。

Once he led his soldiers out of the city to Yangch‘êng when the villagers, men and women, were assembled from all sides for the annual festival. His men surrounded the place and plundered it. They took away booty by the cart load, and women prisoners and a large number of heads. The procession returned to the city and published a story that they had obtained a great victory over some rebels. They burned the heads beneath the walls and the women and jewellery were shared out among the soldiers.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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王wáng允yǔn得dé书shū寻xín思sī无wú计jì。一yī日rì于yú侍shì班bān阁gé子zi内nèi见jiàn旧jiù臣chén俱jù在zài允yǔn曰yuē「今jīn日rì老lǎo夫fū贱jiàn降jiàng晚wǎn间jiān敢gǎn屈qū众zhòng位wèi到dào舍shé小xiǎo酌zhuó。」众zhòng官guān皆jiē曰yuē「必bì来lái祝zhù寿shòu。」当dàng晚wǎn王wáng允yǔn设shè宴yàn后hòu堂táng公gōng卿qīng皆jiē至zhì。酒jiǔ行xíng数shù巡xún王wáng允yǔn忽hū然rán掩yǎn麺miàn大dà哭kū。众zhòng官guān惊jīng问wèn曰yuē「司sī徒tú贵guì诞dàn何hé故gù发fā悲bēi」

An officer named Wu Fou was disgusted at this ferocity and sought a chance to slay the tyrant. He constantly wore a breastplate underneath his court dress and carried concealed a sharp dagger. One day when Tung came to court Fou met him on the steps and tried to stab him. But Cho was a very powerful man and held him off till Lü Pu came to his help. He struck down the assailant. “Who told you to rebel?” said Tung. Fou glared at him and cried, “You are not my prince, I am not your minister: where is the rebellion? Your crimes fill the heavens and every man would slay you. I am sorry I cannot tear you asunder with chariots to appease the wrath of the world.”

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允yǔn曰yuē「今jīn日rì并bìng非fēi贱jiàn降jiàng因yīn欲yù与yǔ众zhòng位wèi一yī叙xù恐kóng董dǒng卓zhuó见jiàn疑yí故gù托tuō言yán耳ěr。董dǒng卓zhuó欺qī主zhǔ弄nòng权quán社shè稷jì旦dàn夕xī难nán保bǎo。想xiǎng高gāo皇huáng诛zhū秦qín灭miè楚chú奄yán有yǒu天tiān下xià谁shuí想xiǎng传chuán至zhì今jīn日rì乃nǎi丧sàng于yú董dǒng卓zhuó之zhī手shóu此cǐ吾wú所suó以yǐ哭kū也yě。」于yú是shì众zhòng官guān皆jiē哭kū。

Tung Cho bade them take him out and hack him to pieces. He only ceased railing as he ceased to live. Men praise Wu Fou, that loyal servant of the latter days of Han. His valour was high as the Heavens, in all ages unequalled; In the court itself would he slay the rebel, great is his fame! Throughout all time will men call him a hero. Thereafter Tung Cho always went well guarded. At Pohai Yüan Shao heard of Tung Cho’s misuse of power and sent a secret letter to Wang Yü.

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坐zuò中zhōng一yī人rén抚fú掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「满mǎn朝cháo公gōng卿qīng，夜yè哭kū到dào明míng，明míng哭kū到dào夜yè，焉yān能néng哭kū死sí董dǒng卓zhuó耶yé？」允yǔn视shì之zhī，乃nǎi骁xiāo骑qí校xiào尉wèi曹cáo操cāo也yě。允yǔn怒nù曰yuē：「汝rú祖zǔ宗zōng亦yì食shí禄lù汉hàn朝cháo，今jīn不bù思sī报bào国guó而ér反fǎn笑xiào耶yé？」操cāo曰yuē：「吾wú非fēi笑xiào别bié事shì，笑xiào众zhòng位wèi无wú一yī计jì杀shā董dǒng卓zhuó耳ěr。操cāo虽suī不bù才cái，愿yuàn即jí断duàn董dǒng卓zhuó头tóu，悬xuán之zhī都dōu门mén，以yǐ谢xiè天tiān下xià。

“That rebel Cho outrages Heaven and has deposed his ruler. Men cannot bear to speak of him. Yet you suffer his aggressions as if you knew naught of them. How then are you a dutiful and loyal minister? I have assembled an army and desire to sweep clean the royal habitation, but I dare not lightly begin the task. If you are willing, then find an opportunity to plot against this man. If you would use force I am at your command.” The letter arrived but Wang Yün could see no chance. One day while among the throng in attendance, mostly men of long service, he said to his colleagues, “This is my birthday, I pray you come to a little party in my humble cot this evening.” “We certainly will,” they cried, “and wish you long life.”

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」允yǔn避bì席xí问wèn曰yuē：「孟mèng德dé有yǒu何hé高gāo见jiàn？」操cāo曰yuē：「近jìn日rì操cāo屈qū身shēn以yǐ事shì卓zhuó者zhě，实shí欲yù乘chéng间jiān图tú之zhī耳ěr。今jīn卓zhuó颇pǒ信xìn操cāo，操cāo因yīn得dé时shí近jìn卓zhuó。闻wén司sī徒tú有yǒu七qī星xīng宝bǎo刀dāo一yī口kǒu，愿yuàn借jiè与yǔ操cāo入rù相xiāng府fǔ刺cì杀shā之zhī，虽suī死sǐ不bú恨hèn！」允yǔn曰yuē：「孟mèng德dé果guó有yǒu是shì心xīn，天tiān下xià幸xìng甚shèn！」遂suì亲qīn自zì酌zhuó酒jiǔ奉fèng操cāo。操cāo沥lì酒jiǔ设shè誓shì，允yǔn随suí取qú宝bǎo刀dāo与yǔ之zhī。

That night the tables were spread in an inner room and his friends gathered there. When the wine had made a few rounds the host suddenly covered his face and began to weep. The guests were aghast. “Sir, on your birthday too, why do you weep?” said they. “It is not my birthday,” replied he. “But I wished to call you together and I feared lest Tung Cho should suspect, so I made that the excuse. This man insults the Emperor and does as he wishes so that the imperial prerogatives are in imminent peril. I think of the days when our illustrious founder destroyed Ts‘in, annihilated Ch‘u and obtained the Empire. Who could have foreseen this day when that Tung Cho has subjugated all to his will? That is why I weep.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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操cāo藏cáng刀dāo，饮yín酒jiǔ毕bì，即jí起qǐ身shēn辞cí别bié众zhòng官guān而ér去qù。众zhòng官guān又yòu坐zuò了le一yī回huí，亦yì俱jù散sàn讫qì。

Then they all wept with him. Seated among the guests, however, was Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, who did not join in the weeping but clapped his hands and laughed aloud.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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次cì日rì曹cáo操cāo佩pèi著zhù宝bǎo刀dāo来lái至zhì相xiāng府fǔ问wèn丞chéng相xiàng何hé在zài。从cóng人rén云yún「在zài小xiǎo阁gé中zhōng。」操cāo竟jìng入rù。见jiàn董dǒng卓zhuó坐zuò于yú床chuáng上shàng吕lǚ布bú侍shì立lì于yú侧cè。卓zhuó曰yuē「孟mèng德dé来lái何hé迟chí」操cāo曰yuē「马mǎ赢yíng行xíng迟chí耳ěr。」卓zhuó顾gù谓wèi布bù曰yuē「吾wú有yǒu西xī凉liáng进jìn来lái好háo马mǎ奉fèng先xiān可kě亲qīn去qù拣jiǎn一yī骑qí赐cì与yǔ孟mèng德dé。」布bù领lǐng令lìng而ér去qù。

“If all the officers of the government weep till dawn, and from dawn weep till dark, will that slay Tung Cho?” said he. His host turned on him angrily. “Your forbears ate of the bounty of the Hans; do you feel no gratitude? You can laugh?” “I laughed at the absurdity of an assembly like this being unable to compass the death of one man. Foolish and incapable as I am I will cut off his head and hang it at the gate as an offering to the people.”

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即jí欲yù拔bá刀dāo刺cì之zhī。惧jù卓zhuó力lì大dà，未wèi敢gǎn轻qīng动dòng。卓zhuó胖pàng大dà不bú耐nài久jiǔ坐zuò，遂suì倒dào身shēn而ér卧wò，转zhuǎn麺miàn向xiàng内nèi。操cāo又yòu思sī曰yuē：「此cǐ贼zéi当dāng休xiū矣yǐ！」急jí掣chè宝bǎo刀dāo在zài手shǒu。恰qià待dài要yào刺cì，不bù想xiáng董dǒng卓zhuó仰yǎng麺miàn看kàn衣yī镜jìng中zhōng，照zhào见jiàn曹cáo操cāo在zài背bèi后hòu拔bá刀dāo，急jí回huí身shēn问wèn曰yuē：「孟mèng德dé何hé为wéi？」

The host left his seat and went over to Tsʻao Ts‘ao. “These later days,” Ts‘ao continued, “I have bowed my head to Tung Cho with the sole desire of finding a chance to destroy him. Now he begins to trust me and so I can approach him sometimes. You have a ‘seven precious’ sword which I would borrow and I will go into his palace and kill him. I care not if I die for it.” “What good fortune for the world that this is so!” said the host.

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时shí吕lǚ布bù已yǐ牵qiān马mǎ至zhì阁gé外wài，操cāo惶huáng遽jù，乃nǎi持chí刀dāo跪guì下xià曰yuē：「操cāo有yóu宝bǎo刀dāo一yī口kǒu，献xiàn上shàng恩ēn相xiāng。」卓zhuó接jiē视shì之zhī，见jiàn其qí刀dāo长zháng尺chǐ余yú，七qī宝bǎo嵌qiàn饰shì，极jí其qí锋fēng利lì，果guó宝bǎo刀dāo也yě；遂suì递dì与yú吕lǚ布bù收shōu了le。操cāo解jiě鞘qiào付fù布bù。卓zhuó引yǐn操cāo出chū阁gé看kàn马mǎ。操cāo谢xiè曰yuē：「借jiè愿yuàn试shì一yī骑qí。」卓zhuó就jiù教jiào与yǔ鞍ān辔pèi。操cāo牵qiān马mǎ出chū相xiāng府fǔ，加jiā鞭biān望wàng东dōng南nán而ér去qù。

With this he himself poured out a goblet for his guest who drained it and swore an oath. After this the sword was brought out and given to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao who hid it under his dress. He finished his wine, took leave of the guests and left the hall. Before long the others dispersed. Soon after Tsʻao Ts‘ao, with this short sword girded on, came to the palace of the minister. “Where is the minister?” asked he. “In the small guest room,” replied the attendants. So Ts‘ao Ts‘ao went in and found his host seated on a couch, Lü Pu was at his side. “Why so late, Meng-tê?” said Tung Cho.

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布bú对duì卓zhuó曰yuē：「适shì来lái曹cáo操cāo似shì有yǒu行xíng刺cì之zhī状zhuàng，及jí被bèi喝hē破pò，故gù推tuī献xiàn刀dāo。」卓zhuó曰yuē：「吾wú亦yì疑yí之zhī。」

“My horse is out of condition and slow,” replied Ts‘ao. Cho turned to his henchman. “Some good horses have come in from the west. You go and pick out a good one as a present for him.” And Lü Pu left.

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正zhèng说shuō话huà间jiān，适shì李lǐ儒rú至zhì，卓zhuó以yǐ其qí事shì告gào之zhī。儒rú曰yuē：「操cāo无wú妻qī小xiǎo在zài京jīng，只zhǐ独dú居jū寓yù所suǒ。今jīn差chà人rén往wǎng召zhào，如rú彼bǐ无wú疑yí而ér便biàn来lái，则zé是shì献xiàn刀dāo；如rú推tuī托tuō不bù来lái，则zé必bì是shì行xíng刺cì，便biàn可kě擒qín而ér问wèn也yě。」卓zhuó然rán其qí说shuō，即jí差chà狱yù卒zú四sì人rén往wǎng唤huàn操cāo。去qù了le良liáng久jiǔ，回huí报bào曰yuē：「操cāo不bù曾céng回huí寓yù，乘chéng马mǎ飞fēi出chū东dōng门mén。

“He is doomed,” thought Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. He ought to have struck then, but Ts‘ao knew Cho was very powerful and he was afraid; he wanted to make sure of his blow. Now Tung Cho’s corpulence was such that he could not remain long sitting, so he rolled over and lay face inwards. “Now is the time,” thought the assassin, and he gripped the good sword firmly. But just as he was going to strike, his victim happened to look up and in a mirror he saw the reflection of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao behind him with a sword in his hand. “What are you doing, Meng-tê?” said he turning suddenly. And at that moment Lü Pu came along leading a horse. Ts‘ao Tsʻao in a flurry dropped on his knees and said, “I have a choice sword here which I wish to present to Your Benevolence.”

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门mén吏lì问wèn之zhī，操cāo曰yuē：『丞chéng相xiàng差chà我wó有yóu紧jǐn急jí公gōng事shì』，纵zòng马mǎ而ér去qù矣yǐ。」儒rú曰yuē：「操cāo贼zéi心xīn逃táo窜cuàn，行xíng刺cì无wú疑yí矣yǐ。」卓zhuó大dà怒nù曰yuē：「我wǒ如rú此cǐ重zhòng用yòng，反fǎn欲yù害hài我wǒ！」儒rú曰yuē：「此cǐ必bì有yǒu同tóng谋móu者zhě，待dài拏ná住zhù曹cáo操cāo便biàn可kě知zhī矣yǐ。」卓zhuó遂suì令lìng遍biàn行xíng文wén书shū，划huà影yǐng图tú形xíng，捉zhuō拏ná曹cáo操cāo。擒qín献xiàn者zhě，赏shǎng千qiān金jīn，封fēng万wàn户hù侯hóu；

Tung Cho took it. It was a fine blade, over a foot in length, inlaid with the seven precious signs and very keen; a fine sword in very truth. He handed the weapon to Lü Pu while Ts‘ao Ts‘ao took off the sheath which he also gave to Lü Pu. Then they went out to look at the horse. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was profuse in his thanks and said he would like to try him. So Cho bade them bring saddle and bridle. Ts‘ao led the creature outside, lept into the saddle, laid on his whip vigorously and galloped away eastward. Lü Pu said, “Just as I was coming up it seemed to me as if that fellow was going to stab you, only a sudden panic seized him and he presented the weapon instead.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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窝wō藏cáng者zhě同tóng罪zuì。

“I suspected him too,” said Cho. Just then Li Ju came in and they told him.

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且qiě说shuō曹cáo操cāo逃táo出chū城chéng外wài飞fēi奔bēn谯qiáo郡jùn。路lù经jīng中zhōng牟mù县xiàn为wèi守shǒu关guān军jūn士shì所suǒ获huò擒qín见jiàn县xiàn令lìng。操cāo言yán「我wǒ是shì客kè商shāng覆fù姓xìng皇huáng甫fǔ。」县xiàn令lìng熟shú视shì曹cáo操cāo渖shěn吟yín半bàn晌sháng乃nǎi曰yuē「吾wú前qián在zài洛luò阳yáng求qiú官guān时shí曾céng认rèn得de汝rǔ是shì曹cáo操cāo如rú何hé隐yǐn讳huì且qié把bǎ来lái监jiān下xià明míng日rì解jiě去qù京jīng师shī请qíng赏shǎng。」把bǎ关guān军jūn士shì赐cì以yí酒jiǔ食shí而ér去qù。

“He has no family here but lodges quite alone and not far away,” said he. “Send for him. If he comes forthwith the sword was meant as a gift, but if he makes any excuses he had bad intentions. And you can arrest him.” They sent four prison warders to call Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. They were absent a long time and then came back saying Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had not returned to his lodging but had ridden in hot haste out of the eastern gate. To the gate-warden’s questions he had replied that he was on a special message for the minister. He had gone off at full speed. “His conscience pricked him and so he fled; there is no doubt that he meant assassination,” said Li Ju.

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至zhì夜yè分fēn县xiàn令lìng唤huàn亲qīn随suí人rén暗àn地dì取qǔ出chū曹cáo操cāo直zhí至zhì后hòu院yuàn中zhōng审shěn究jiū问wèn曰yuē「我wǒ闻wén丞chéng相xiàng待dài汝rǔ不bù薄báo何hé故gù自zì取qǔ其qí祸huò」操cāo曰yuē「『燕yàn雀què安ān知zhī鸿hóng鹄hú志zhì哉zāi』汝rǔ既jì拏ná住zhù我wǒ便biàn当dāng解jiě去qù请qíng赏shǎng。」县xiàn令lìng屏bǐng退tuì左zuǒ右yòu谓wèi操cāo曰yuē「汝rǔ休xiū小xiǎo觑qù我wǒ。我wǒ非fēi俗sú吏lì奈nài未wèi遇yù其qí主zhú耳ěr。」

“And I trusted him so well!” said Tung Cho in a rage. "There must be a conspiracy afoot: when we catch him we shall know all about it,” said Li Ju. Letters and pictures of the fugitive were sent everywhere with orders to catch him. A large reward in money was offered and a patent of nobility, while those who sheltered him would be held to share his guilt. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao travelled in hot haste toward Ch‘iaochün. On the road at Chungmou he was recognised by the guards at the gate and made prisoner. They took him to the magistrate. Ts‘ao declared he was a merchant, named Huangfu. The magistrate scanned his face most closely and remained in deep thought.

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操cāo曰yuē「吾wú祖zǔ宗zōng世shì食shí汉hàn禄lù若ruò不bù思sī报bào国guó与yǔ禽qín兽shòu何hé异yì吾wú屈qū身shēn事shì卓zhuó者zhě欲yù乘chéng间jiān图tú之zhī为wéi国guó除chú害hài耳ěr。今jīn事shì不bù成chéng乃nǎi天tiān意yì也yě」县xiàn令lìng曰yuē「孟mèng德dé此cǐ行xíng将jiāng欲yù何hé往wǎng」操cāo曰yuē「吾wú将jiāng归guī乡xiāng里lǐ发fā矫jiǎo诏zhào召zhào天tiān下xià诸zhū侯hóu兴xīng兵bīng共gòng诛zhū董dǒng卓zhuó吾wú之zhī愿yuàn也yě。」

Presently he said, “When I was at the capital seeking a post I knew you as Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, why do you try to conceal your identity?” He ordered him to the prison till the morrow when he could be sent to the capital and the reward claimed. He gave the soldiers wine and food as a reward. About midnight he sent a trusty servant to bring the prisoner into his private rooms for interrogation. “They say the Minister treated you well; why did you try to harm him?” said he. “How can swallows and sparrows understand the flight of the crane and the wild goose? I am your prisoner and am to be sent to the capital for a reward. Why so many questions?”

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县xiàn令lìng闻wén言yán，乃nǎi亲qīn释shì其qí缚fù，扶fú之zhī上shàng坐zuò，再zài拜bài曰yuē：「公gōng真zhēn天tiān下xià忠zhōng义yì之zhī士shì也yě！」曹cáo操cāo亦yì拜bài，问wèn县xiàn令lìng姓xìng名míng。县xiàn令lìng曰yuē：「吾wú姓xìng陈chén，名míng宫gōng，字zì公gōng台tái。老láo母mǔ妻qī子zǐ，皆jiē在zài东dōng郡jùn。今jīn感gǎn公gōng忠zhōng义yì，愿yuàn弃qì一yī官guān，从cóng公gōng而ér逃táo。」操cāo甚shèn喜xǐ。是shì夜yè陈chén宫gōng收shōu拾shí盘pán费fèi，与yǔ曹cáo操cāo更gēng衣yī易yì服fú，各gè背bèi剑jiàn一yī口kǒu，乘chéng马mǎ投tóu故gù乡xiāng来lái。

The official sent away the attendants and turning to the prisoner said, “Do not despise me. I am no mere hireling, only I have not yet found the lord to serve.” Said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, “My ancestors enjoyed the bounty of the Hans and should I differ from a bird or a beast if I did not desire to repay them with gratitude? I have bowed the knee to Tung Cho that thereby I might find an opportunity against him, and so remove this evil from the State. I have failed for this time. Such is the will of heaven.” “And where are you going?” “Home to my village. Thence I shall issue a summons calling all the bold spirits to come with forces to kill the tyrant. This is my desire.”

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行xíng了le三sān日rì，至zhì成chéng皋gāo地dì方fāng，天tiān色sè向xiàng晚wǎn。操cāo以yǐ鞭biān指zhǐ林lín深shēn处chù，谓wèi宫gōng曰yuē：「此cǐ间jiān有yǒu一yī人rén姓xìng吕lǚ，名míng伯bó奢shē，是shì吾wú父fù结jié义yì弟dì兄xiōng；就jiù往wǎng问wèn家jiā中zhōng消xiāo息xī，觅mì一yī宿xiǔ，如rú何hé？」宫gōng曰yuē：「最zuì好hǎo。」二èr人rén至zhì庄zhuāng前qián下xià马mǎ，入rù见jiàn伯bó奢shē。奢shē曰yuē：「我wǒ闻wén朝cháo廷tíng遍biàn行xíng文wén书shū，捉zhuō汝rǔ甚shèn急jí，汝rǔ父fù已yǐ避bì陈chén留liú去qù了le。汝rǔ如rú何hé得dé至zhì此cǐ？

Thereupon the magistrate himself loosened the bonds of the prisoner, led him to the upper seat and bowed saying, “I am called Ch‘ên Kung. My aged mother and family are in the east. I am deeply affected by your loyalty and uprightness and I will abandon my office and follow you.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was delighted with this turn of affairs. The magistrate at once collected some money for the expenses of their journey and gave his prisoner a different dress. Then each took a sword and rode away toward the home of Ts‘ao. Three days later at eventide they reached Ch‘êngkao. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao pointed with his whip to a hamlet deep in the woods and said, “There lives my uncle, Lü Po-shê, a sworn-brother of my father. Suppose we go and ask news of my family and seek shelter for the night?”

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」操cāo告gào以yǐ前qián事shì，曰yuē：「若ruò非fēi陈chén县xiàn令lìng，已yí粉fén骨gǔ碎suì身shēn矣yǐ。」伯bó奢shē拜bài陈chén宫gōng曰yuē：「小xiǎo姪zhí若ruò非fēi使shǐ君jūn，曹cáo氏shì灭miè门mén矣yǐ。使shǐ君jūn宽kuān怀huái安ān坐zuò，今jīn晚wǎn便biàn可kě下xià榻tà草cáo舍shě。」说shuō罢bà，即jí起qǐ身shēn入rù内nèi。良liáng久jiú乃nǎi出chū，谓wèi陈chén宫gōng曰yuē：「老lǎo夫fū家jiā无wú好háo酒jiǔ，容róng往wǎng西xī村cūn沽gū一yī樽zūn来lái相xiāng待dài。」言yán讫qì，匆cōng匆cōng上shàng驴lǘ而ér去qù。

“Excellent!” said his companion and they rode over, dismounted at the farm gate and entered. Their host said, “I hear the government has sent stringent orders on all sides to arrest you. Your father has gone into hiding to Ch‘ên Lu. How has this all come about?” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao told him and said, “Had it not been for this man here with me I should have been already hacked to pieces.” Po-shê bowed low to Ch‘ên Kung saying, “You are the salvation of the Ts‘ao family. But be at ease and rest, I will find you a bed in my humble cottage.” He then rose and went into the inner chamber where he stayed a long time. When he came out, he said, “There is no good wine in the house, I am going over to the village to get some for you.”

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操cāo与yǔ宫gōng坐zuò久jiǔ，忽hū闻wén庄zhuāng后hòu有yǒu磨mó刀dāo之zhī声shēng。操cāo曰yuē：「吕lǚ伯bó奢shē非fēi吾wú至zhì亲qīn，此cǐ去qù可kě疑yí，当dāng窃qiè听tīng之zhī。」二èr人rén潜qián步bú入rù草cǎo堂táng后hòu，但dàn闻wén人rén语yǔ曰yuē：「缚fù而ér杀shā之zhī，何hé如rú？」操cāo曰yuē：「是shì矣yǐ！今jīn若ruò不bù先xiān下xià手shǒu，必bì遭zāo擒qín获huò。」遂suì与yǔ宫gōng拔bá剑jiàn直zhí入rù，不bú问wèn男nán女nǚ，皆jiē杀shā之zhī，一yī连lián杀shā死sǐ八bā口kǒu。

And he hastily mounted his donkey and rode away. The two travellers sat a long time. Suddenly they heard at the back of the house the sound of sharpening a knife. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao said, “He is not my real uncle; I am beginning to doubt the meaning of his going off. Let us listen.” So they silently stepped out into a straw hut at the back. Presently some one said, “Bind before killing, eh?” “As I thought;” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, “now unless we strike first we shall be taken.” Suddenly they dashed in, sword in hand, and slew the whole household male and female; in all eight persons. After this they searched the house. In the kitchen they found a pig bound ready to kill.

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搜sōu至zhì厨chú下xià，却què见jiàn缚fù一yī猪zhū欲yù杀shā。宫gōng曰yuē：「孟mèng德dé心xīn多duō，误wù杀shā好hǎo人rén矣yǐ！」急jí出chū庄zhuāng上shàng马mǎ而ér行xíng。行xíng不bú到dào二èr里lǐ，只zhǐ见jiàn伯bó奢shē驴lǘ鞍ān前qián鞒qiáo悬xuán酒jiǔ二èr瓶píng，手shǒu携xié果guǒ菜cài而ér来lái，叫jiào曰yuē：「贤xián姪zhí与yú使shǐ君jūn何hé故gù便biàn去qù？」操cāo曰yuē：「被bèi罪zuì之zhī人rén，不bù可ké久jiǔ住zhù。」伯bó奢shē曰yuē：「吾wú已yǐ分fēn付fù家jiā人rén宰zǎi一yī猪zhū相xiāng款kuǎn，贤xián姪zhí、使shǐ君jūn何hé憎zēng一yī宿xiǔ？

“You have made a huge mistake,” said Ch‘ên Kung, “and we have slain honest folk.” They at once mounted and rode away. Soon they met their host coming home and over the saddle in front of him they saw two vessels of wine. In his hands he carried fruit and vegetables. “Why are you going, Sirs?” he called to them. “Accused people dare not linger,” said Ts‘ao. “But I have bidden them kill a pig! Why do you refuse my poor hospitality? I pray you ride back with me.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao paid no heed. Urging his horse forward he suddenly drew his sword and rode after Lu.

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速sù请qíng转zhuǎn骑qí。」

“Who is that coming along?”

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操cāo不bú顾gù策cè马mǎ便biàn行xíng。行xíng不bú数shù步bù忽hū拔bá剑jiàn复fù回huí叫jiào伯bó奢shē曰yuē「此cǐ来lái者zhě何hé人rén」伯bó奢shē回huí头tóu看kàn时shí操cāo挥huī剑jiàn砍kǎn伯bó奢shē于yú驴lǘ下xià。宫gōng大dà惊jīng曰yuē「适shì才cái误wù耳ěr今jīn何hé为wéi也yě」操cāo曰yuē「伯bó奢shē到dào家jiā见jiàn杀shā死sǐ多duō人rén安ān肯kěn干gàn休xiū若ruò率lǜ众zhòng来lái追zhuī必bì遭zāo其qí祸huò矣yǐ。」宫gōng曰yuē「知zhī而ér故gù杀shā大dà不bú义yì也yě」

Lu turned and looked back and Ts‘ao at the same instant cut him down. His companion was frightened. “You were wrong enough before,” cried he. “What now is this?” “When he got home and saw his family killed, think you he would bear it patiently? If he had raised an alarm and followed us we should have been killed.” “To kill deliberately is very wrong,” said Ch‘ên Kung. “I would rather betray the world then let the world betray me,” was the reply.

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操cāo曰yuē：「宁níng教jiào我wǒ负fù天tiān下xià人rén，休xiū教jiào天tiān下xià人rén负fù我wǒ。」陈chén宫gōng默mò然rán。

Ch‘ên Kung only thought. They rode on some distance by moonlight and presently knocked up an inn for shelter. Having first fed their horses, Tsʻao Ts‘ao was soon asleep, but his companion lay thinking.

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当dāng夜yè行xíng数shù里lǐ，月yuè明míng中zhōng敲qiāo开kāi客kè店diàn门mén投tóu宿sù。喂wèi饱bǎo了le马mǎ，曹cáo操cāo先xiān睡shuì。陈chén宫gōng寻xín思sī：「我wǒ将jiāng谓wèi曹cáo操cāo是shì好hǎo人rén，弃qì官guān跟gēn他tā；原yuán来lái是shì个gè狠hěn心xīn之zhī徒tú！今jīn日rì留liú之zhī，必bì为wèi后hòu患huàn。」便biàn欲yù拔bá剑jiàn来lái杀shā曹cáo操cāo。正zhèng是shì：

“I took him for a true man and left all to follow him, but he is cruel as a wolf. If I spare him he will do more harm,” thought Ch‘ên. And he rose intending to kill his companion. In his heart lie cruelty and venom, he is no true man; In nought doth he differ from his enemy Tung Cho. The further fortunes of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao will be told in later chapters.

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设shè心xīn狠hěn毒dú非fēi良liáng士shì，操cāo卓zhuó原yuán来lái一yī路lù人rén。

Who harbours cruel and venomous design is no true man; Ts'ao and Tung are of one stamp, after all.

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毕bì竟jìng曹cáo操cāo性xìng命mìng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