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

第dì四sì十shí五wǔ回huí 三sān江jiāng口kǒu曹cáo操cāo折zhé兵bīng　　　群qún英yīng会huì蒋jiǎng干gàn中zhōng计jì

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却què说shuō周zhōu瑜yú闻wén诸zhū葛gé瑾jǐn之zhī言yán，转zhuǎn恨hèn孔kǒng明míng，存cún心xīn欲yù谋móu杀shā之zhī。次cì日rì点diǎn齐qí军jūn将jiāng，入rù辞cí孙sūn权quán。权quán曰yuē：「卿qīng先xiān行xíng，孤gū即jí起qǐ兵bīng继jì后hòu。」瑜yú辞cí出chū，与yǔ程chéng普pǔ、鲁lǔ肃sù，领lǐng兵bīng起qǐ行xíng，便biàn邀yāo孔kǒng明míng同tóng往wǎng。孔kǒng明míng欣xīn然rán从cóng之zhī，一yī同tóng登dēng舟zhōu，驾jià起qǐ帆fān樯qiáng，迤yí逦lǐ望wàng夏xià口kǒu而ér进jìn。离lí三sān江jiāng口kóu五wǔ六liù十shí里lǐ，船chuán依yī次cì第dì歇xiē定dìng。

Chou Yü was very annoyed by the words of Chuko Chin and a fierce hatred for K‘ung-ming took root in his heart. He nourished a secret resolve to make away with him. He continued his preparations for war and when the men were all mustered and ready he went in for a farewell interview with his lord. “You go on first, noble Sir,” said Sun Ch'üan. “I will then march to support you.” Chou Yü took his leave and then, with Ch‘êng P‘u and Lu Su, marched out with the army. He invited K‘ung-ming to accompany the expedition, and when he cheerfully accepted, the four embarked in the same ship. They set sail and the flotilla made for Hsiak‘ou.

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周zhōu瑜yú在zài中zhōng央yāng下xià寨zhài，岸àn上shàng依yī西xī山shān结jié营yíng，周zhōu围wéi屯tún住zhù。孔kǒng明míng只zhǐ在zài一yī叶yè小xiǎo舟zhōu内nèi安ān身shēn。

About sixty li from “Three River Mouths” the fleet anchored near the shore and Chou Yü built a stockade on the bank near the middle of their line with the West Hills as a support. Other camps were made near his. K‘ung-ming, however, took up his quarters in a small ship.

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周zhōu瑜yú分fēn拨bō已yǐ定dìng，使shǐ人rén请qíng孔kǒng明míng议yì事shì。孔kǒng明míng至zhì中zhōng军jūn帐zhàng，叙xù礼lǐ毕bì。瑜yú曰yuē：「昔xī曹cáo操cāo兵bīng少shǎo，袁yuán绍shào兵bīng多duō，而ér操cāo反fǎn胜shèng绍shào者zhě，因yīn用yòng许xǔ攸yōu之zhī谋móu，先xiān断duàn乌wū巢cháo之zhī粮liáng也yě。今jīn操cāo兵bīng八bā十shí三sān万wàn，我wǒ兵bīng只zhí五wǔ六liù万wàn，安ān能néng拒jù之zhī？亦yì必bì须xū先xiān断duàn操cāo之zhī粮liáng，然rán后hòu可kě破pò。我wó已yǐ探tàn知zhī操cāo军jūn粮liáng草cǎo，俱jù屯tún于yú聚jù铁tiě山shān。

When the camp dispositions were complete Chou Yü sent to request K‘ung-ming to come and give him advice. He came, and after the salutations were ended Chou Yü said, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao thought he had fewer troops than Yüan Shao, nevertheless overcame him because he followed the advice given by Hsü Yu to destroy his supplies. Now Ts‘ao Ts‘ao has over eighty legions while I have but five or six. In order to defeat him his supplies must be destroyed first. I have found out that the main depôt is at Chüt‘ieh Hill. As you have lived hereabout you know the topography quite well and I wish to entrust the task of cutting off supplies to you and your colleagues Kuan Yü, Chang Fei and Chao Yün. I will assist you with a company. I wish you to start without delay. In this way we can best serve our masters.”

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先xiān生shēng久jiǔ居jū汉hàn上shàng，熟shú知zhī地dì理lǐ。敢gǎn烦fán先xiān生shēng与yǔ关guān、张zhāng、子zi龙lóng辈bèi，吾wú亦yì助zhù兵bīng千qiān人rén，星xīng夜yè往wǎng聚jù铁tiě山shān断duàn操cāo粮liáng道dào。彼bí此cǐ各gè为wéi主zhǔ人rén之zhī事shì，幸xìng勿wù推tuī调diào。」

When the camp dispositions were complete Chou Yü sent to request K‘ung-ming to come and give him advice. He came, and after the salutations were ended Chou Yü said, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao thought he had fewer troops than Yüan Shao, nevertheless overcame him because he followed the advice given by Hsü Yu to destroy his supplies. Now Ts‘ao Ts‘ao has over eighty legions while I have but five or six. In order to defeat him his supplies must be destroyed first. I have found out that the main depôt is at Chüt‘ieh Hill. As you have lived hereabout you know the topography quite well and I wish to entrust the task of cutting off supplies to you and your colleagues Kuan Yü, Chang Fei and Chao Yün. I will assist you with a company. I wish you to start without delay. In this way we can best serve our masters.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng暗àn思sī：「此cǐ因yīn说shuō我wǒ不bú动dòng，设shè计jì害hài我wǒ。我wǒ若ruò推tuī调diào，必bì为wèi所suǒ笑xiào。不bù如rú应yīng之zhī，别bié有yǒu计jì议yì。」乃nǎi欣xīn然rán领lǐng诺nuò。瑜yú大dà喜xǐ。孔kǒng明míng辞cí出chū。鲁lǔ肃sù密mì谓wèi瑜yú曰yuē：「公gōng使shí孔kǒng明míng劫jié粮liáng，是shì何hé意yì见jiàn？」瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù杀shā孔kǒng明míng，恐kóng惹rě人rén笑xiào，故gù借jiè曹cáo操cāo之zhī手shǒu杀shā之zhī，以yǐ绝jué后hòu患huàn耳ěr。」

K‘ung-ming saw through this at once. He thought to himself, “This is a ruse in revenge for my not having been persuaded to enter the service of Wu. If I refuse I shall be laughed at. So I will do as he asks and trust to find some means of deliverance from the evil he intends.” Therefore he accepted the task with alacrity, much to the joy of Chou Yü. After the leader of the expedition had taken his leave, Lu Su went to Chou Yü secretly and said, “Why have you set him this task?” “Because I wish to compass his death without appearing ridiculous. I hope to get him killed by the hand of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and prevent his doing further mischief.”

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肃sù闻wén言yán，乃nái往wǎng见jiàn孔kǒng明míng，看kàn他tā知zhī也yě不bù知zhī。只zhǐ见jiàn孔kǒng明míng略lüè无wú难nán色sè，整zhéng点diǎn军jūn马mǎ要yào行xíng。肃sù不bù忍rěn，以yǐ言yán挑tiāo之zhī曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng此cǐ去qù可kě成chéng功gōng否fǒu？」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú水shuǐ战zhàn、步bú战zhàn、马mǎ战zhàn、车chē战zhàn，各gè侭jǐn其qí妙miào，何hé愁chóu功gōng绩jì不bù成chéng？非fēi比bǐ江jiāng东dōng，公gōng与yǔ周zhōu郎láng辈bèi止zhǐ一yī能néng也yě。」肃sù曰yuē：「吾wú与yǔ公gōng瑾jǐn何hé谓wèi一yī能néng？

Lu Su left and went to see K‘ung-ming to find out if he suspected anything. He found him looking quite unconcerned and getting the soldiers ready to march. Unable to hold his tongue, however, he put a tentative question, “Do you think this expedition will succeed?” K‘ung-ming laughingly replied, “I am an adept at all sorts of fighting, with foot, horse and chariots on land and on the water. There is no doubt of my success. I am not like you and your friend, only capable in one direction.”

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú闻wén江jiāng南nán小xiǎo儿ér谣yáo言yán云yún：『伏fú路lù把bǎ关guān饶ráo子zi敬jìng，临lín江jiāng水shuǐ战zhàn有yǒu周zhōu郎láng。』公gōng等děng于yú陆lù地dì但dàn能néng伏fú路lù把bǎ关guān；周zhōu公gōng瑾jǐn但dàn堪kān水shuǐ战zhàn，不bù能néng陆lù战zhàn耳ěr。」

“What do you mean by our being capable only in one direction?” said Lu Su. “I have heard the street boys in your country singing:— To lay an ambush, hold a pass, Lu Su is the man to choose; But when you on the water fight, Chou Yü is the man to use. You are only fit for ambushes and guarding passes on land, just as he only understands fighting on the water.”

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肃sù乃nái以yí此cǐ言yán告gào知zhī周zhōu瑜yú。瑜yú怒nù曰yuē：「何hé欺qī我wǒ不bù能néng陆lù战zhàn耶yé！不bú用yòng他tā去qù！我wǒ自zì引yǐn一yī万wàn马mǎ军jūn，往wǎng聚jù铁tiě山shān断duàn操cāo粮liáng道dào。」肃sù又yòu将jiāng此cǐ言yán告gào孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「公gōng瑾jǐn令lìng吾wú断duàn粮liáng者zhě，实shí欲yù使shǐ曹cáo操cāo杀shā吾wú耳ěr。吾wú故gù以yǐ片piàn言yán戏xì之zhī，公gōng瑾jǐn便biàn容róng纳nà不bú下xià。目mù今jīn用yòng人rén之zhī际jì，只zhǐ愿yuàn吴wú侯hóu与yǔ刘liú使shǐ君jūn同tóng心xīn，则zé功gōng可kě成chéng；

Lu Su carried this story to Chou Yü, which only incensed him the more against K‘ung-ming. “How dare he flout me, saying I cannot fight a land battle? I will not let him go. I will go myself with a legion and cut off Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s supplies.”

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如rú各gè相xiāng谋móu害hài，大dà事shì休xiū矣yǐ。操cāo贼zéi多duō谋móu，他tā平píng生shēng惯guàn断duàn人rén粮liáng道dào，今jīn如rú何hé不bù以yǐ重zhòng兵bīng提tí备bèi？公gōng瑾jǐn若ruò去qù，必bì为wèi所suǒ擒qín。今jīn只zhǐ当dāng先xiān决jué水shuǐ战zhàn，挫cuò动dòng北běi军jūn锐ruì气qì，别bié寻xún妙miào计jì破pò之zhī。望wàng子zi敬jìng善shàn言yán，以yǐ告gào公gōng瑾jǐn为wèi幸xìng。」

Lu Su went back and told this to K‘ung-ming, who smiled and said, “He only wanted me to go on this expedition because he wanted Ts‘ao Ts‘ao to kill me. And so I teased him a little. But he cannot bear that. Now is the critical moment and the Marquis Wu and my master must act in harmony if we are to succeed. If each one tries to harm the other the whole scheme will fail. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is no fool and it is a usual thing with him to attack an enemy through his supplies. Do you not think he has already taken double precautions against any surprise of his own depôt? If Chou Yü tries he will be taken prisoner. What he ought to do is to bring about a decisive naval battle, whereby to dishearten the northern men, and then find some other means to defeat them utterly. If you could persuade him what was his best course it would be well.”

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鲁lǔ肃sù遂suì连lián夜yè回huí见jiàn周zhōu瑜yú，备bèi述shù孔kǒng明míng之zhī言yán。瑜yú摇yáo首shǒu顿dùn足zú曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén见jiàn识shí，胜shèng吾wú十shí倍bèi，今jīn不bù除chú之zhī，后hòu必bì为wèi我wǒ国guó之zhī祸huò！」肃sù曰yuē：「今jīn用yòng人rén之zhī际jì，望wàng以yǐ国guó家jiā为wèi重zhòng。且qiě待dài破pò曹cáo之zhī后hòu，图tú之zhī未wèi晚wǎn。」瑜yú然rán其qí说shuō。

Without loss of time, Lu Su went to Chou Yü to relate what K‘ung-ming had told him. Chou shook his head when he heard it and beat the grou d with his foot, saying, “This man is far too clever; he beats me fifty to one. He will have to be done away with or my country will suffer.” Said Lu Su, “This is the moment to use men; you must think of the country’s good first of all. When once Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is defeated you may do as you please.” Chou had to confess the reasonableness of this.

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé分fēn付fù刘liú琦qí守shǒu江jiāng夏xià，自zì领lǐng众zhòng将jiāng引yǐn兵bīng往wǎng夏xià口kǒu。遥yáo望wàng江jiāng南nán岸àn旗qí旛fān隐yín隐yǐn，戈gē戟jǐ重chóng重chóng，料liào是shì东dōng吴wú已yǐ动dòng兵bīng矣yǐ。乃nái侭jǐn移yí江jiāng夏xià之zhī兵bīng，至zhì樊fán口kǒu屯tún扎zhā。玄xuán德dé聚jù众zhòng曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng一yī去qù东dōng吴wú，杳yǎo无wú音yīn信xìn，不bù知zhī事shì体tǐ何hé如rú。谁shuí人rén可kě去qù探tàn听tīng虚xū实shí回huí报bào？」糜mí竺zhú曰yuē：「竺zhú愿yuàn往wǎng。」

It is now time to speak of Liu Pei. He had ordered his nephew Liu Ch‘i to hold Chianghsia while he and the bulk of the army returned to Hsiak‘ou. Thence he saw the opposite bank thick with banners and flags and glittering with every kind of arms and armour. He knew then that the expedition from Wu had started. So he moved all his force from Chianghsia to Fank‘ou. Then he assembled his officers and said to them, “K‘ung-ming went to Wu some time ago and no word has come from him, so I know not how the business stands. Will any one volunteer to go to find out?” “I will go,” said Mi Chu.

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玄xuán德dé乃nǎi备bèi羊yáng酒jiú礼lǐ物wù，令lìng糜mí竺zhú至zhì东dōng吴wú，以yǐ犒kào军jūn为wèi名míng，探tàn听tīng虚xū实shí。竺zhú领lǐng命mìng，驾jià小xiǎo舟zhōu顺shùn流liú而ér下xià，迳jìng至zhì周zhōu瑜yú大dà寨zhài前qián。军jūn士shì入rù报bào周zhōu瑜yú，瑜yú召zhào入rù。竺zhú再zài拜bài，致zhì玄xuán德dé相xiāng敬jìng之zhī意yì，献xiàn上shàng酒jiú礼lǐ。瑜yú受shòu讫qì，设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài糜mí竺zhú。竺zhú曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng在zài此cí已yí久jiǔ，今jīn愿yuàn与yǔ同tóng回huí。

So presents were prepared and gifts of flesh and wine, and Mi Chu prepared to journey to Wu on the pretext of offering a congratulatory feast to the army. Mi Chu set out in a small ship and went down river. He stopped opposite the camp and the soldiers reported his arrival to Chou Yü, who ordered him to be brought in. Mi Chu bowed low and expressed the respect which Liu Pei had for Chou Yü and offered the various gifts. The ceremony of reception was followed by a banquet in honour of Mi Chu. Mi said, “K‘ung-ming has been here a long time and I desire that he may return with me.”

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」瑜yú曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng方fāng与yú我wǒ同tóng谋móu破pò曹cáo，岂qí可kě便biàn去qù？吾wú亦yì欲yù见jiàn刘liú豫yù州zhōu，共gòng议yì良liáng策cè；奈nài身shēn统tǒng大dà军jūn，不bù可kě暂zàn离lí。若ruò豫yù州zhōu肯kén枉wǎng驾jià来lái临lín，深shēn慰wèi所suǒ望wàng。」

“K‘ung-ming is making plans with me and I could not let him return,” said Chou Yü. “I also wish to see Liu Pei that we may make joint plans, but when one is at the head of a great army one cannot get away even for a moment. If your master would only come here it would be very gracious on his part.”

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竺zhú应yìng诺nuò，拜bài辞cí而ér回huí。肃sù问wèn瑜yú曰yuē：「公gōng欲yù见jiàn玄xuán德dé，有yǒu何hé计jì议yì？」瑜yú曰yuē：「玄xuán德dé世shì之zhī枭xiāo雄xióng，不bù可kě不bù除chú。吾wú今jīn乘chéng机jī诱yòu至zhì杀shā之zhī，实shí为wéi国guó家jiā除chú一yī后hòu患huàn。」鲁lǔ肃sù再zài三sān劝quàn谏jiàn，瑜yú只zhǐ不bù听tīng，遂suì传chuán密mì令lìng：「如rú玄xuán德dé至zhì，先xiān埋mái伏fú刀dāo斧fú手shóu五wǔ十shí人rén于yú壁bì衣yī中zhōng，看kàn我wǒ掷zhì杯bēi为wèi号hào，便biàn出chū下xià手shǒu。」

Mi Chu agreed that Liu Pei might come and presently took his leave. Then Lu Su asked Chou Yü the reason for his desiring Liu Pei to come. “Liu Yüan-tê is the one bold and dangerous man and must be removed. I am taking this opportunity to persuade him to come, and when he shall be slain a great danger will cease to threaten our country.” Lu Su tried to dissuade him from this scheme but Chou Yü was deaf to all he said. He even issued orders for half a hundred executioners to be ready to hide within the lining of his tent if Liu Pei decided to come and arranged to drop a cup as a signal for them to fall on and slay him.

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却què说shuō糜mí竺zhú回huí见jiàn玄xuán德dé，具jù言yán周zhōu瑜yú欲yù请qíng主zhǔ公gōng到dào彼bǐ麺miàn会huì，别bié有yǒu商shāng护hù。玄xuán德dé便biàn教jiào收shōu拾shí快kuài船chuán一yī只zhī，只zhǐ今jīn便biàn行xíng。云yún长zhǎng谏jiàn曰yuē：「周zhōu瑜yú多duō谋móu之zhī士shì，又yòu无wú孔kǒng明míng书shū信xìn，恐kǒng其qí中zhōng有yǒu诈zhà，不bù可kě轻qīng去qù。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「我wǒ今jīn结jié东dōng吴wú以yǐ共gòng破pò曹cáo操cāo，周zhōu郎láng欲yù见jiàn我wǒ，我wǒ若ruò不bù往wǎng，非fēi同tóng盟méng之zhī意yì。两liǎng相xiāng猜cāi忌jì，事shì不bù谐xié矣yǐ。

Mi Chu returned and told Liu Pei that his presence was desired by Chou Yü. Suspecting nothing Liu Pei at once ordered them to prepare a fast vessel to take him without loss of time. Kuan Yü was opposed to his going saying that Chou Yü was artful and treacherous and there was no news from K‘ung-ming. Yüan-tê replied, “I have joined my forces to theirs in this attack on our common enemy. If Chou Yü wishes to see me and I refuse to go, it is a betrayal. Nothing will succeed if both sides nourish suspicions.”

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」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「兄xiōng长zhǎng若ruò坚jiān意yì要yào去qù，弟dì愿yuàn同tóng往wǎng。」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「我wó也yě跟gēn去qù。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「只zhǐ云yún长cháng随suí我wǒ去qù。翼yì德dé与yǔ子zi龙lóng守shǒu寨zhài，简jiǎn雍yōng固gù守shǒu鄂è县xiàn。我wǒ去qù便biàn回huí。」

“If you have finally decided to go, then will I go with you,” said Kuan Yü. “And I also,” cried Chang Fei. But Yüan-tê said, “Let Kuan Yü come with me while you and Chao Yün keep guard. Chien Yung will hold Ohsien. I shall not be away long.”

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分fēn付fù毕bì，即jí与yǔ云yún长zhǎng乘chéng小xiǎo舟zhōu，并bìng从cóng者zhě二èr十shí余yú人rén，飞fēi棹zhào赴fù江jiāng东dōng。玄xuán德dé观guān看kàn江jiāng东dōng艨méng艟chōng战zhàn舰jiàn，旌jīng旗qí甲jiǎ兵bīng，左zuǒ右yòu分fēn布bù整zhěng齐qí，心xīn中zhōng甚shèn喜xǐ。军jūn士shì飞fēi报bào周zhōu瑜yú：「刘liú豫yù州zhōu来lái了le。」瑜yú问wèn：「带dài多duō少shǎo船chuán只zhī来lái？」军jūn士shì答dá曰yuē：「只zhí有yǒu一yī只zhī船chuán，二èr十shí余yú从cóng人rén。」瑜yú笑xiào曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén命mìng合hé休xiū矣yǐ！

So leaving these orders, Liu Pei embarked with his brother on a small boat. The escort did not exceed a score. The light craft travelled very quickly down the river. Liu Pei rejoiced greatly at the sight of the war vessels in tiers by the bank, the soldiers in their breastplates and all the pomp and panoply of war. All was in excellent order. As soon as he arrived the guards ran to tell Chou Yü. “How many ships has he?” asked Chou. They replied, “Only one; and the escort is only about a score. “His fate is sealed,” said Chou Yü. He sent for the executioners and placed them in hiding between the outer and inner tents, and when all was arranged for the assassination he contemplated, he went out to receive his visitor. Liu Pei came with his brother and escort into the midst of the army to the Commander’s tent. After the salutations Chou Yü wished Liu Pei to take the upper seat, but he declined saying, “General, you are famous through all the country, while I am a nobody. Do not overwhelm me with too great deference.”

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」乃nǎi命mìng刀dāo斧fú手shǒu，先xiān埋mái伏fú定dìng，然rán后hòu出chū寨zhài迎yíng接jiē。

He sent for the executioners and placed them in hiding between the outer and inner tents, and when all was arranged for the assassination he contemplated, he went out to receive his visitor. Liu Pei came with his brother and escort into the midst of the army to the Commander’s tent. After the salutations Chou Yü wished Liu Pei to take the upper seat, but he declined saying, “General, you are famous through all the country, while I am a nobody. Do not overwhelm me with too great deference.” So they took the positions of simple friends and refreshments were brought in.

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玄xuán德dé引yǐn云yún长zháng等děng二èr十shí余yú人rén，直zhí到dào中zhōng军jūn帐zhàng，叙xù礼lǐ毕bì。瑜yú请qǐng玄xuán德dé上shàng坐zuò。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn名míng传chuán天tiān下xià，备bèi不bù才cái，何hé烦fán将jiāng军jūn重zhòng礼lǐ？」乃nǎi分fēn宾bīn主zhǔ而ér坐zuò，周zhōu瑜yú设shè宴yàn相xiāng待dài。

So they took the positions of simple friends and refreshments were brought in.

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且qiě说shuō孔kǒng明míng偶ǒu来lái江jiāng边biān，闻wén说shuō玄xuán德dé来lái此cí与yǔ都dū督dū相xiāng会huì，吃chī了le一yī惊jīng，急jí入rù中zhōng军jūn帐zhàng窃qiè看kàn动dòng静jìng。只zhǐ见jiàn周zhōu瑜yú麺miàn有yǒu杀shā气qì，两liǎng边biān壁bì衣yī中zhōng密mì排pái刀dāo斧fú手shǒu。孔kǒng明míng大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「似shì此cǐ如rú之zhī奈nài何hé！」回huí视shì玄xuán德dé，谈tán笑xiào自zì若ruò；却què见jiàn玄xuán德dé背bèi后hòu一yī人rén，按àn剑jiàn而ér立lì，乃nǎi云yún长zháng也yě。孔kǒng明míng喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú主zhǔ无wú危wēi矣yǐ。

Now by chance K‘ung-ming came on shore and heard that his master had arrived and was with the Commander-in-Chief. The news gave him a great shock and he said to himself, “What is to be done now?” He made his way to the reception tent and stole a look therein. He saw murder written on Chou Yü's countenance and noted the assassins hidden within the walls of the tent. Then he got a look at Liu Pei, who was laughing and talking quite unconcernedly. But when he noticed the redoubtable figure of Kuan Yü near his master’s side he became quite calm and contented.

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」遂suì不bú复fù入rù，仍réng回huí身shēn至zhì江jiāng边biān等děng候hòu。

“No danger,” said he, and he went away to the river bank to await the end of the interview.

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周zhōu瑜yú与yǔ玄xuán德dé饮yǐn宴yàn，酒jiǔ行xíng数shù巡xún，瑜yú起qǐ身shēn把bá盏zhǎn，猛měng见jiàn云yún长zhǎng按àn剑jiàn立lì于yú玄xuán德dé背bèi后hòu，忙máng问wèn何hé人rén？玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú弟dì关guān云yún长zháng也yě。」瑜yú惊jīng曰yuē：「非fēi向xiàng日rì斩zhǎn颜yán良liáng、文wén丑chóu者zhě乎hū？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「然rán也yě。」瑜yú大dà惊jīng，汗hàn流liú浃jiā背bèi，便biàn斟zhēn酒jiú与yǔ云yún长zháng把bá盏zhǎn。

Meanwhile the banquet of welcome proceeded. After the wine had gone around several times Chou Yü picked up a cup to give the signal agreed upon. But at that moment he saw so fierce a look upon the face of the trusty henchman who stood, sword in hand, behind his guest, that he hesitated and hastily asked who he was. “That is my brother, Kuan Yün-ch‘ang,” replied Yüan-tê. Chou Yü, quite startled, said, “Is he the slayer of Yen Liang and Wên Chou?” “Exactly; he it is,” replied Liu Pei.

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少sháo顷qǐng，鲁lǔ肃sù入rù。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng何hé在zài？烦fán子zi敬jìng请qǐng来lái一yī会huì。」瑜yú曰yuē：「且qiě待dài破pò了le曹cáo操cāo，与yú孔kǒng明míng相xiāng会huì未wèi迟chí。」玄xuán德dé不bù敢gǎn再zài言yán。云yún长zháng以yǐ目mù视shì玄xuán德dé，玄xuán德dé会huì意yì，即jí起qǐ身shēn辞cí瑜yú曰yuē：「备bèi暂zàn告gào别bié。即jí日rì破pò敌dí收shōu功gōng之zhī后hòu，专zhuān当dāng叩kòu贺hè。」瑜yú亦yì不bù留liú，送sòng出chū辕yuán门mén。

The sweat of fear broke out all over Chou Yü's body and trickled down his back. Then he poured out cup of wine and presented it to Kuan Yü. Just then Lu Su came in and Yüan-tê said to him, “Where is K‘ung-ming? I would trouble you to ask him to come.” “Wait till we have defeated Ts‘ao Ts‘ao,” said Chou Yü, “then you shall see him.” Yüan-tê dared not repeat his request, but Kuan Yü gave him a meaning look which Yüan-tê understood and rose, saying, “I would take leave now; I will come again to congratulate you when the enemy has been defeated and your success shall be complete.”

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玄xuán德dé别bié了le周zhōu瑜yú，与yǔ云yún长zháng等děng来lái至zhì江jiāng边biān，只zhǐ见jiàn孔kǒng明míng已yǐ在zài舟zhōu中zhōng。玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng知zhī今jīn日rì之zhī危wēi乎hū？」玄xuán德dé愕è然rán曰yuē：「不bù知zhī也yě。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「若ruò无wú云yún长zhǎng，主zhǔ公gōng几jǐ为wèi周zhōu瑜yú所suǒ害hài矣yǐ。」玄xuán德dé方fāng才cái省xǐng悟wù，便biàn请qíng孔kǒng明míng同tóng回huí樊fán口kǒu。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「亮liàng虽suī居jū虎hú口kǒu，安ān如rú泰tài山shān。

Chou Yü did not press him to remain, but escorted him to the great gates of the camp, and Yüan-tê left. When he reached the river bank they found K‘ung-ming awaiting them in their boat. Yüan-tê was exceedingly pleased but K‘ung-ming said, “Sir, do you know in how great danger you were to-day?” Suddenly sobered, Yüan-tê said, “No; I did not think of danger.” “If Yün-ch‘ang had not been there you would have been killed,” said K‘ung-ming.

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今jīn主zhǔ公gōng但dàn收shōu拾shí船chuán只zhī军jūn马mǎ候hòu用yòng，以yǐ十shí一yī月yuè二èr十shí甲jiǎ子zi日rì后hòu为wéi期qī，可kě令lìng子zi龙lóng驾jià小xiǎo舟zhōu来lái南nán岸àn边biān等děng候hòu。切qiè勿wù有yǒu误wù。」玄xuán德dé问wèn其qí意yì。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「但dàn看kàn东dōng南nán风fēng起qǐ，亮liàng必bì还hái矣yǐ。」玄xuán德dé再zài欲yù问wèn时shí，孔kǒng明míng催cuī促cù玄xuán德dé作zuò速sù开kāi船chuán。言yán讫qì自zì回huí。

Yüan-tê, after a moment’s reflection, saw that it was true. He begged K‘ung-ming to return with him to Fanch'êng, but he refused. “I am quite safe,” said he. “Although I am living in the tiger’s mouth, I am as steady as Mount T‘ai. Now, my lord, return and prepare your ships and men. On the twentieth day of the eleventh month send Chao Yün with a small ship to the south bank to wait for me. Be sure there is no miscarriage.” “What are your intentions?” said Yüan-tê. “When the south-east wind begins I shall have to return.” Yüan-tê would have questioned him further, but K‘ung-ming pressed him to go. So the boat started up river again while K‘ung-ming returned to his temporary lodging.

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玄xuán德dé与yǔ云yún长zhǎng及jí从cóng人rén开kāi船chuán，行xíng不bú数shù里lǐ，忽hū见jiàn上shàng流liú头tóu放fàng下xià五wǔ六liù十shí只zhǐ船chuán来lái。船chuán头tóu上shàng一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，横héng矛máo而ér立lì，乃nǎi张zhāng飞fēi也yě。因yīn恐kǒng玄xuán德dé有yǒu失shī，云yún长zhǎng独dú力lì难nán支zhī，特tè来lái接jiē应yīng。于yú是shì三sān人rén一yī同tóng回huí寨zhài，不bú在zài话huà下xià。

The boat had not proceeded far when appeared a small fleet sweeping down with the current, and in the prow of the leading vessel stood a tall figure armed with a spear. It was Chang Fei, who had come down fearing lest his brother might be in some difficulty from which the strong arm of Kuan Yü might even be insufficient to rescue him.

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却què说shuō周zhōu瑜yú送sòng了le玄xuán德dé，回huí至zhì寨zhài中zhōng，鲁lǔ肃sù入rù问wèn曰yuē：「公gōng既jì诱yòu玄xuán德dé至zhì此cǐ，为wèi何hé又yòu不bú下xià手shǒu？」瑜yú曰yuē：「关guān云yún长zhǎng，世shì之zhī虎hǔ将jiàng也yě，与yǔ玄xuán德dé行xíng坐zuò相xiāng随suí，吾wú若ruò下xià手shǒu，他tā必bì来lái害hài我wǒ。」肃sù愕è然rán。忽hū报bào曹cáo操cāo遣qián使shǐ送sòng书shū至zhì，瑜yú唤huàn入rù。使shí者zhě呈chéng上shàng书shū看kàn时shí，封fēng麺miàn上shàng判pàn云yún：「汉hàn大dà丞chéng相xiàng付fù周zhōu都dū督dū开kāi拆chāi。

Of the return of the three brothers nothing will be said. After Chou Yü, having escorted Yüan-tê to the gate of his camp, had returned to his quarters Lu Su soon came to see him. “When you had cajoled Yüan-tê into coming, why did you not carry out your plan?” asked Lu. “Because of that Kuan Yü; he is a very tiger and he never left his brother for a moment. If anything had been attempted he would certainly have had my life.”

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」瑜yú大dà怒nù，更gèng不bù开kāi看kàn，将jiāng书shū扯chě碎suì，掷zhì于yú地dì上shàng，喝hē斩zhǎn来lái使shǐ。肃sù曰yuē：「两liǎng国guó相xiāng争zhēng，不bù斩zhǎn来lái使shǐ。」瑜yú曰yuē：「斩zhán使shí以yǐ示shì威wēi。」遂suì斩zhán使shí者zhě，将jiāng首shǒu级jí付fù从cóng人rén持chí回huí。随suí令lìng甘gān宁níng为wèi先xiān锋fēng，韩hán当dāng为wèi左zuǒ翼yì，蒋jiǎng钦qīn为wèi右yòu翼yì，瑜yú自zì部bù领lǐng诸zhū将jiāng接jiē应yīng。来lái日rì四sì更gèng造zào饭fàn，五wǔ更gēng开kāi船chuán，鸣míng鼓gǔ呐nà喊hǎn而ér进jìn。

Lu Su knew that he spoke the truth. Then suddenly they announced a messenger with a letter from Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Chou Yü ordered them to bring him in and took the letter. But when he saw the superscription “The First Minister of Han to Commander-in-Chief Chou,” he fell into a frenzy of rage, tore the letter to fragments and threw them on the ground. “To death with this fellow!” cried he. “When two countries are at war their emissaries are not slain,” said Lu. “Messengers are slain to show one’s dignity and independence,” replied Chou. The unhappy bearer of the letter was decapitated and his head sent back to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao by the hands of his escort. Chou Yü then decided to move. The van under Kan Ning was to advance, supported by two wings. Chou Yü would lead the remainder in support. The next morning the early meal was eaten in the fourth watch and the ships got under weigh in the fifth with a great beating of drums.

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo知zhī周zhōu瑜yú毁huǐ书shū斩zhán使shǐ，大dà怒nù，便biàn唤huàn蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yún等děng一yī班bān荆jīng州zhōu降jiàng将jiāng为wèi前qián部bù。操cāo自zì为wèi后hòu军jūn，催cuī督dū战zhàn船chuán，到dào三sān江jiāng口kǒu。早zǎo见jiàn东dōng吴wú船chuán只zhī，蔽bì江jiāng而ér来lái。为wéi首shǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，坐zuò在zài船chuán头tóu上shàng大dà呼hū曰yuē：「吾wú乃nǎi甘gān宁níng也yě！谁shuí敢gǎn来lái与yú我wǒ决jué战zhàn？」蔡cài瑁mào令lìng弟dì蔡cài埙xūn前qián进jìn。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was greatly angered when he heard that his letter had been torn to fragments and he resolved to attack forthwith. His advance was led by Ts‘ai Mao and others of the Chingchou officers who had joined his side. He went as hastily as possible to the meeting of the three rivers and saw the ships of Wu sailing up. In the bow of the foremost ship stood a fine figure of a warrior who cried, “I am Kan Ning; I challenge any one to combat.”

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两liǎng船chuán将jiāng近jìn，甘gān宁níng拈niān弓gōng搭dā箭jiàn，望wàng蔡cài埙xūn射shè来lái，应yìng弦xián而ér倒dǎo。宁níng遂suì驱qū船chuán大dà进jìn，万wàn弩nǔ齐qí发fā，曹cáo军jūn不bù能néng抵dǐ当dāng。右yòu边biān蒋jiǎng钦qīn，左zuǒ边biān韩hán当dāng，直zhí冲chōng入rù曹cáo军jūn队duì中zhōng。曹cáo军jūn大dà半bàn是shì青qīng、徐xú之zhī兵bīng，素sù不bù习xí水shuǐ战zhàn，大dà江jiāng麺miàn上shàng，战zhàn船chuán一yī䙓bǎi，早zǎo立lì脚jiǎo不bú住zhù。甘gān宁níng等děng三sān路lù战zhàn船chuán，纵zòng横héng水shuǐ麺miàn。周zhōu瑜yú又yòu催cuī船chuán助zhù战zhàn。

Ts‘ai Mao sent his young brother to accept the challenge, but as his ship approached Nan King shot an arrow and Ts‘ai Hsün fell. Kan Ning pressed forward, his crossbowmen keeping up a heavy discharge which Ts‘ao’s men could not stand. The wings also joined in.

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曹cáo军jūn中zhōng箭jiàn著zhù砲pào者zhě，不bú计jì其qí数shù。从cóng巳sì时shí直zhí杀shā到dào未wèi时shí，周zhōu瑜yú虽suī得dé利lì，只zhí恐kóng寡guǎ不bù敌dí众zhòng，遂suì下xià令lìng鸣míng金jīn收shōu住zhù船chuán只zhī。

Ts‘ao’s men, being mostly from the dry plains of the north, did not know how to fight effectually on water and the southern ships had the battle all their own way. The slaughter was very great. However, after a contest lasting till afternoon Chou Yü thought it more prudent, in view of the superior numbers of his enemy, not to risk further the advantage he had gained. So he beat the gongs as the signal to cease battle and recall the ships.

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曹cáo军jūn败bài回huí，操cāo登dēng旱hàn寨zhài，再zài整zhěng军jūn士shì，唤huàn蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn，责zé之zhī曰yuē：「东dōng吴wú兵bīng少shǎo，反fǎn为wèi所suǒ败bài，是shì汝rú等děng不bú用yòng心xīn耳ěr！」蔡cài瑁mào曰yuē：「荆jīng州zhōu水shuǐ军jūn，久jiǔ不bù操cāo练liàn；青qīng、徐xú之zhī军jūn，又yòu素sù不bù习xí水shuǐ战zhàn，故gù尔ěr致zhì败bài。今jīn当dāng先xiān立lì水shuǐ寨zhài，令lìng青qīng徐xú军jūn在zài中zhōng，荆jīng州zhōu军jūn在zài外wài，每měi日rì教jiào习xí精jīng熟shú，方fāng可kě用yòng之zhī。

Ts‘ao was worsted, but his ships returned to the bank, where a camp was made and order was restored. Ts‘ao sent for his defeated leaders and reproached them saying, “You did not do your best. You let an inferior force overcome you.” Ts‘ai Mao defended himself saying, “The Chingchou marines have not been exercised for a long time and the others have never been trained for naval warfare at all. A naval camp must be instituted, the northern men trained and the Chingchou men drilled. When they have been made efficient they will win victories.” “If you know what should be done, why have you not done it?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “What is the use of telling me this? Get to work.”

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」操cāo曰yuē：「汝rǔ既jì为wèi水shuǐ军jūn都dū督dū，可ké以yǐ便biàn宜yí从cóng事shì，何hé必bì禀bíng我wǒ？」于yú是shì张zhāng、蔡cài二èr人rén，自zì去qù训xùn练liàn水shuǐ军jūn。沿yán江jiāng一yī带dài分fēn二èr十shí四sì座zuò水shuǐ门mén，以yǐ大dà船chuán居jū于yú外wài为wèi城chéng郭guō，小xiǎo船chuán居jū于yú内nèi，可kě通tōng往wǎng来lái。至zhì晚wán点diǎn上shàng灯dēng火huǒ，照zhào得dé天tiān心xīn水shuǐ麺miàn通tōng红hóng。旱hàn寨zhài三sān百bǎi余yú里lǐ，烟yān火huǒ不bù绝jué。

So Ts‘ai Mao and Chang Yün organised a naval camp on the river bank. They established twenty-four “Water Gates,” with the large ships outside as a sort of rampart, and under their protection the smaller ships went to and fro freely. At night when the lanterns and torches were lit the very sky was illuminated and the water shone red with the glare. On land the smoke of the camp fires could be traced for three hundred li without a break.

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却què说shuō周zhōu瑜yú得dé胜shèng回huí寨zhài，犒kào赏shǎng三sān军jūn，一yī麺miàn差chà人rén到dào吴wú侯hóu处chù报bào捷jié。当dāng夜yè瑜yú登dēng高gāo观guān望wàng，只zhǐ见jiàn西xī边biān火huǒ光guāng接jiē天tiān。左zuǒ右yòu告gào曰yuē：「此cǐ皆jiē北běi军jūn灯dēng火huǒ之zhī光guāng也yě。」瑜yú亦yì心xīn惊jīng。次cì日rì，瑜yú欲yù亲qīn往wǎng探tàn看kàn曹cáo军jūn水shuǐ寨zhài，乃nǎi命mìng收shōu拾shí楼lóu船chuán一yī只zhī，带dài著zhù鼓gǔ乐yuè，随suí行xíng健jiàn将jiàng数shù员yuán，各gè带dài强qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ，一yī齐qí上shàng船chuán迤yí逦lǐ前qián进jìn。

Chou Yü returned to camp and feasted his victorious fighting men. A messenger bore the joyful tidings of victory to his master in Wu. When night fell Chou Yü went up to the summit of one of the hills and looked out over the long line of bright lights stretching toward the west, showing the extent of the enemy’s camp. He said nothing, but a great fear came in upon him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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至zhì操cāo寨zhài边biān，瑜yú命mìng下xià了le矴dìng石shí，楼lóu船chuán上shàng鼓gǔ乐yuè齐qí奏zòu。瑜yú暗àn窥kuī他tā水shuǐ寨zhài，大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「此cǐ深shēn得dé水shuǐ军jūn之zhī妙miào也yě！」问wèn：「水shuǐ军jūn都dū督dū是shì谁shuí？」左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn。」瑜yú思sī曰yuē：「二èr人rén久jiǔ居jū江jiāng东dōng，谙ān习xí水shuǐ战zhàn，吾wú必bì设shè计jì先xiān除chú此cǐ二èr人rén，然rán后hòu可ké以yǐ破pò曹cáo。」

Next day Chou Yü decided that he would go in person to find out the strength of the enemy. So he bade them prepare a small squadron which he manned with strong, hardy men armed with powerful bows and stiff crossbows. He also placed musicians on each ship. They set sail and started up the stream. When they got opposite Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s camp the heavy stones that served as anchors were dropped and the drums and trumpets began while Chou Yü scanned the enemy’s naval camp. What he saw gave him no satisfaction for everything was most admirable. He enquired whether any one knew the names of the admirals and they told him Ts‘ai Mao and Chang Yün. “They have lived in our country a long time,” said he, “and are thoroughly experienced in naval warfare. I must find some means of removing them before I can effect anything.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng窥kuī看kàn间jiān，早záo有yǒu曹cáo军jūn飞fēi报bào曹cáo操cāo，说shuō：「周zhōu瑜yú偷tōu看kàn吾wú寨zhài。」操cāo命mìng纵zòng船chuán擒qín捉zhuō。瑜yú见jiàn水shuǐ寨zhài中zhōng旗qí号hào动dòng，急jí教jiào收shōu起qǐ矴dìng石shí，两liǎng边biān四sì下xià一yī齐qí轮lún转zhuàn橹lǔ棹zhào，望wàng江jiāng麺miàn上shàng如rú飞fēi而ér去qù。比bǐ及jí曹cáo寨zhài中zhōng船chuán出chū时shí，周zhōu瑜yú的de楼lóu船chuán，已yǐ离lí了le十shí数shù里lí远yuǎn，追zhuī之zhī不bù及jí，回huí报bào曹cáo操cāo。

Meanwhile on shore the sentinels had told Ts‘ao that the enemy craft were spying upon them and he ordered out some ships to capture the spies. Chou Yü saw the commotion on shore and hastily gave the order to unmoor and sail down stream. The squadron at once got under way and scattered; to and fro went the oars and each ship seemed to fly. Before Ts‘ao’s ships could get out after them they were all far away. Ts‘ao’s ships took up the chase but soon saw pursuit was useless. They returned and reported their failure.

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操cāo问wèn众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「昨zuó日rì输shū了le一yī阵zhèn，挫cuò动dòng锐ruì气qì；今jīn又yòu被bèi他tā深shēn窥kuī吾wú寨zhài。吾wú当dàng作zuò何hé计jì破pò之zhī？」言yán未wèi毕bì，忽hū帐zhàng下xià一yī人rén出chū曰yuē：「某mǒu自zì幼yòu与yǔ周zhōu郎láng同tóng窗chuāng交jiāo契qì，愿yuàn凭píng三sān寸cùn不bú烂làn之zhī舌shé，往wǎng江jiāng东dōng说shuō此cǐ人rén来lái降jiàng。」曹cáo操cāo大dà喜xǐ，视shì之zhī，乃nái九jiǔ江jiāng人rén，姓xìng蒋jiǎng，名míng干gàn，字zì子zi翼yì，见jiàn为wèi帐zhàng下xià幕mù宾bīn。

Again Ts‘ao found fault with his officers and said, “The other day you lost a battle and the soldiers were greatly dispirited. Now the enemy have spied out our camp. What can be done?” In eager response to his question one stepped out, saying, “When I was a youth Chou Yü and I were fellow students and pledged friends. My three-inch tongue is still good and I will go over and persuade him to surrender.” Ts‘ao, rejoiced to find so speedy a solution, looked at the speaker. It was Chiang Kan of Kiukiang, one of the secretary staff in the camp.

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操cāo问wèn曰yuē：「子zi翼yì与yǔ周zhōu公gōng瑾jǐn相xiāng厚hòu乎hū？」干gàn曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng放fàng心xīn。干gàn到dào江jiāng左zuǒ，必bì要yào成chéng功gōng。」操cāo问wèn：「要yào将jiāng何hé物wù去qù？」干gàn曰yuē：「只zhǐ消xiāo一yī童tóng随suí往wǎng，二èr仆pū驾jià舟zhōu，其qí余yú不bú用yòng。」操cāo甚shèn喜xǐ，置zhì酒jiú与yú蒋jiǎng干gàn送sòng行xíng。干gàn葛gé巾jīn布bù袍páo，驾jià一yī只zhī小xiǎo舟zhōu，迳jìng到dào周zhōu瑜yú寨zhài中zhōng，命mìng传chuán报bào：「故gù人rén蒋jiǎng干gàn相xiāng访fǎng。

“Are you a good friend of Chou Yü's?” said Ts‘ao. “Rest contented, O Minister,” replied Kan. “If I only get on the other side of the river I shall succeed.” “What preparations are necessary?” asked Ts‘ao. “Just a youth as my servant and a couple of rowers; nothing else.” Ts‘ao offered him wine, wished him success and sent him on his way.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」周zhōu瑜yú正zhèng在zài帐zhàng中zhōng议yì事shì，闻wén干gàn至zhì，笑xiào谓wèi诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「说shuō客kè至zhì矣yǐ！」遂suì与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng附fù耳ěr低dī言yán：「如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。」众zhòng皆jiē应yìng命mìng而ér去qù。

Clad in a simple white robe and seated in his little craft, the messenger reached Chou Yü's camp and bade the men say that an old friend Chiang Kan wished to see him. The commander was in his tent at a council when the message came, and he laughed as he said to those about him, “A guest is coming.” Then he whispered certain instructions in the ear of each one of them and they went out to await his arrival.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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瑜yú整zhěng衣yī冠guān，引yǐn从cóng者zhě数shù百bǎi，皆jiē锦jǐn衣yī花huā帽mào，前qián后hòu簇cù拥yōng而ér出chū。蒋jiǎng干gàn引yǐn一yī青qīng衣yī小xiǎo童tóng，昂áng然rán而ér来lái，瑜yú拜bài迎yíng之zhī。干gàn曰yuē：「公gōng瑾jǐn别bié来lái无wú恙yàng！」瑜yú曰yuē：「子zi翼yì良liáng苦kǔ。远yuǎn涉shè江jiāng湖hú，为wèi曹cáo氏shì作zuò说shuō客kè耶yé？」干gàn愕è然rán曰yuē：「吾wú久jiǔ别bié足zú下xià，特tè来lái叙xù旧jiù，奈nài何hé疑yí我wǒ作zuò说shuō客kè也yě？

Chou Yü received his friend in full ceremonial garb. A crowd of officers in rich silken robes were about him. The guest appeared, his sole attendant a lad dressed in a simple blue gown. He bore himself proudly as he advanced and Chou Yü made a low obeisance. “You have been well I hope since last we met,” said Chiang Kan. “You have wandered far and suffered much in this task of emissary in the Ts‘ao cause,” said Chou. “I have not seen you for a very long time,” said the envoy much taken aback, “and I came to visit you for the sake of old times. Why do you call me an emissary for the Ts‘ao cause?”

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」瑜yú笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú虽suī不bù及jí师shī嚝hōng之zhī聪cōng，闻wén弦xián歌gē而ér知zhī雅yǎ意yì。」干gàn曰yuē：「足zú下xià待dài故gù人rén如rú此cǐ，便biàn请qǐng告gào退tuì。」瑜yú笑xiào而ér挽wǎn其qí臂bì曰yuē：「吾wú但dàn恐kǒng兄xiōng为wèi曹cáo氏shì作zuò说shuō客kè耳ěr。既jì无wú此cǐ心xīn，何hé速sù去qù也yě？」遂suì同tóng入rù帐zhàng。叙xù礼lǐ毕bì，坐zuò定dìng，即jí传chuán令lìng悉xī召zhào江jiāng左zuǒ英yīng杰jié与yǔ子zi翼yì相xiāng见jiàn。

“Though I am not so clever a musician as Shih Kuang, yet I can comprehend the thought behind the music,” replied Chou. “As you choose to treat your old friend like this I think I will take my leave,” said Chiang. Chou Yü laughed again and taking Kan by the arm, said, “Well, I feared you might be coming on his behalf to try to persuade me. But if this is not your intention, you need not go away so hastily.”

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须xū臾yú，文wén官guān武wǔ将jiàng，各gè穿chuān锦jǐn衣yī；帐zhàng下xià偏piān裨pí将jiàng校xiào，都dōu披pī银yín铠kǎi，分fēn两liǎng行xíng而ér入rù。瑜yú都dōu教jiào相xiāng见jiàn毕bì，就jiù列liè于yú两liǎng傍bàng而ér坐zuò，大dà张zhāng筵yán席xí，奏zòu军jūn中zhōng得dé胜shèng之zhī乐lè，轮lún换huàn行háng酒jiǔ。瑜yú告gào众zhòng官guān曰yuē：「此cǐ吾wú同tóng窗chuāng契qì友yóu也yě，虽suī从cóng江jiāng北běi到dào此cǐ，却què不bú是shì曹cáo家jiā说shuō客kè。公gōng等děng勿wù疑yí。」遂suì解jiě佩pèi剑jiàn付fù太tài史shǐ慈cí曰yuē：「公gōng可kě佩pèi我wǒ剑jiàn作zuò监jiān酒jiǔ。

So they two entered the tent; and when they had exchanged salutes and were seated as friends, Chou Yü bade them call his officers that he might introduce them. They soon appeared civil and military officials, all dressed in their best. The military officers were clad in glittering silver armour and the staff looked very imposing a sthey stood ranged in two lines. The visitor was introduced to them all. Presently a banquet was spread, and while they feasted the musicians played songs of victory and the wine circulated merrily. Under its mellowing influence Chou Yü's reserve seemed to thaw and he said, “He is an old fellow student of mine and we are pledged friends. Though he has arrived here from the north he is no artful pleader so you need not be afraid of him.”

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今jīn日rì宴yàn饮yǐn，但dàn叙xù朋péng友yǒu交jiāo情qíng；如rú有yǒu提tí起qǐ曹cáo操cāo与yǔ东dōng吴wú军jūn旅lǚ之zhī事shì者zhě，即jí斩zhǎn之zhī！」

Then he took off the sword which he wore as Commander-in-Chief and handed it to T‘aishih Tzŭ, saying, “You take this and wear it for the day as master of the feast. This day we meet only as friends and if any one shall begin a discussion of the questions at issue between Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and our country just slay him.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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太tài史shǐ慈cí应yìng诺nuò，按àn剑jiàn坐zuò于yú席xí上shàng。蒋jiǎng干gàn惊jīng愕è，不bù敢gǎn多duō言yán。周zhōu瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú自zì领lǐng军jūn以yǐ来lái，滴dī酒jiǔ不bù饮yǐn；今jīn日rì见jiàn了le故gù人rén，又yòu无wú疑yí忌jì，当dāng饮yǐn一yī醉zuì。」说shuō罢bà，大dà笑xiào畅chàng饮yǐn，座zuò上shàng觥gōng筹chóu交jiāo错cuò。饮yǐn至zhì半bàn酣hān，瑜yú携xié干gàn手shǒu，同tóng步bù出chū帐zhàng外wài。左zuǒ右yòu军jūn士shì，皆jiē全quán装zhuāng贯guàn带dài，持chí戈gē执zhí戟jǐ而ér立lì。

T‘aishih Tzu took the sword and seated himself in his place. The guest was not a little overcome, but he said no word. Chou Yü said, “Since I assumed command I have tasted no drop of wine, but to-day as an old friend is present and there is no reason to fear him, I am going to drink freely.” So saying he quaffed a huge goblet and laughed loudly.

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瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú之zhī军jūn士shì，颇pǒ雄xióng壮zhuàng否fǒu？」干gàn曰yuē：「真zhēn熊xióng虎hǔ之zhī士shì也yě。」

The rhinoceros cups went swiftly round from guest to guest till all were half drunk. Then Chou Yü, laying hold of the guest’s hand, led him outside the tent. The guards who stood around all braced themselves up and seized their weapons. “Do you not think my soldiers a fine lot of fellows?” said Chou. “Strong as bears and bold as tigers,” replied Chiang Kan.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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瑜yú又yòu引yǐn干gàn到dào帐zhàng后hòu一yī望wàng，粮liáng草cǎo堆duī积jī如rú山shān。瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú之zhī粮liáng草cǎo，颇pǒ足zú备bèi否fǒu？」干gàn曰yuē：「兵bīng精jīng粮liáng足zú，名míng不bù虚xū传chuán。」瑜yú佯yáng醉zuì大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「想xiǎng周zhōu瑜yú与yǔ子zi翼yì同tóng学xué时shí，不bù曾céng望wàng有yǒu今jīn日rì。」干gàn曰yuē：「以yǐ吾wú兄xiōng高gāo才cái，实shí不bù为wéi过guò。

Then Chou Yü led him to the rear of the tent whence he saw the grain and forage piled up in mountainous heaps. “Do you not think I have a fairly good store of grain and forage?” “It is quite true as I have heard that your men are brave and your supplies ample.”

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」瑜yú执zhí干gàn手shǒu曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū处chǔ世shì，遇yù知zhī己jǐ之zhī主zhǔ，外wài托tuō君jūn臣chén之zhī义yì，内nèi结jié骨gǔ肉ròu之zhī恩ēn，言yán必bì行xíng，计jì必bì从cóng，祸huò福fú共gòng之zhī，假jiá使shǐ苏sū秦qín、张zhāng仪yí、陆lù贾jiǎ、郦lì生shēng复fù出chū，口kǒu似sì悬xuán河hé，舌shé如rú利lì刃rèn，安ān能néng动dòng我wǒ心xīn哉zāi！」言yán罢bà大dà笑xiào。蒋jiǎng干gàn麺miàn如rú土tǔ色sè。

Chou Yü pretended to be quite intoxicated and went on, “When you and I were students together, we never looked forward to a day like this did we?” “For a genius like you it is nothing extraordinary,” said the guest. Chou Yü again seized his hand and they sat down. “When a really great man has found his proper lord then, in his service, he relies upon the right feeling between prince and minister outside, and at home he is firm in the kindly feeling of relatives. His words must be obeyed, his plans must be followed out. He is independent of good or evil fortune. He takes as his models such men as Su Ch‘in, Chang I, Lu Chia and Li Shêng so that they seem to live again. His words pour forth like a rushing river, his tongue is as a sharp sword. Is it possible to move such as I am?”

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瑜yú复fù携xié干gàn入rù帐zhàng，会huì诸zhū将jiāng再zài饮yǐn，因yīn指zhǐ诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「此cǐ皆jiē江jiāng东dōng之zhī英yīng杰jié。今jīn日rì此cǐ会huì，可kě名míng『群qún英yīng会huì』。」饮yǐn至zhì天tiān晚wǎn，点diǎn上shàng灯dēng烛zhú，瑜yú自zì起qí舞wǔ剑jiàn作zuò歌gē。歌gē曰yuē：「丈zhàng夫fū处chǔ世shì兮xī立lì功gōng名míng，立lì功gōng名míng兮xī慰wèi平píng生shēng。慰wèi平píng生shēng兮xī吾wú将jiāng醉zuì，吾wú将jiāng醉zuì兮xī发fā狂kuáng吟yín！」

He burst into a loud laugh as he finished and Chiang Kan’s face had become clay-coloured. Chou Yü then led his guest back into the tent and again they fell to drinking. Presently he pointed to the others at table and said, “These are all the best and bravest of the land of Wu; one might call this 'The Meeting of Heroes'.” They drank on till daylight failed and continued after lamps had been lit. Chou Yü even gave an exhibition of sword play and sang this song:— When a man is in the world, O, He ought to do his best. And when he’s done his best, O, He ought to have his rest. And when I have my rest, O, I‘ll quaff my wine with zest. And when I‘m drunk as drunk can be, I‘ll sing the madman’s litany.

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歌gē罢bà，满mǎn座zuò欢huān笑xiào。至zhì夜yè深shēn，干gàn辞cí曰yuē：「不bú胜shèng酒jiǔ力lì矣yǐ。」瑜yú命mìng撤chè席xí，诸zhū将jiāng辞cí出chū。瑜yú曰yuē：「久jiǔ不bù与yǔ子zi翼yì同tóng榻tà，今jīn宵xiāo抵dǐ足zú而ér眠mián。」于yú是shì佯yáng作zuò大dà醉zuì之zhī状zhuàng，携xié干gàn入rù帐zhàng共gòng寝qǐn。瑜yú和hé衣yī卧wò倒dǎo，呕ǒu吐tù狼láng藉jí。蒋jiǎng干gàn如rú何hé睡shuì得dé著zhù？伏fú枕zhěn听tīng时shí，军jūn中zhōng鼓gú打dǎ二èr更gèng，起qǐ视shì残cán灯dēng尚shàng明míng。看kàn周zhōu瑜yú时shí，鼻bí息xī如rú雷léi。

Aburst of applause greeted the song. By this time it was getting late and the guest begged to be excused. “The wine is too much for me,” said he. His host bade them clear the table and as all the others left Chou Yü said, “It is many a day since I shared a couch with my friend, but we will do so to-night.”

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干gàn见jiàn帐zhàng内nèi桌zhuō上shàng，堆duī著zhù一yī卷juàn文wén书shū，乃nái起qǐ床chuáng偷tōu视shì之zhī，却què都dōu是shì往wǎng来lái书shū信xìn。内nèi有yǒu一yī封fēng，上shàng写xiě「蔡cài瑁mào张zhāng允yún谨jǐn封fēng」。干gàn大dà惊jīng，暗àn读dú之zhī。书shū略lüè曰yuē：「某móu等děng降jiàng曹cáo，非fēi图tú仕shì禄lù，迫pò于yú势shì耳ěr。今jīn已yǐ赚zhuàn北běi军jūn困kùn于yú寨zhài中zhōng，但dàn得dé其qí便biàn，即jí将jiāng操cāo贼zéi之zhī首shǒu，献xiàn于yú麾huī下xià。早záo晚wǎn人rén到dào，便biàn有yǒu关guān报bào。幸xìng勿wù见jiàn疑yí。先xiān此cǐ敬jìng覆fù。」

Putting on the appearance of irresponsible intoxication he led Chiang Kan into the tent and they went to bed. Chou Yü simply fell, all dressed as he was, and lay there emitting uncouth grunts and groans, so that to the guest sleep was impossible. He lay and listened to the various camp noises without and his host’s thund‘rous snores within. About the second watch he rose and looked at his friend by the dim light of the small lamp. He also saw on the table a heap of papers and looking at them furtively, saw they were letters. Among them he saw one marked as coming from Chang Yün and Ts‘ai Mao. He read it and this is what it said:—“We surrendered to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, not for the sake of pay but under stress of circumstances. Now we have fooled these northern soldiers into admitting us to their camp but, as soon as occasion offers, we mean to have the rebel’s head to offer as a sacrifice to your banner. From time to time there will be reports as occasions serve but you may trust us. This is our humble reply to your letter.”

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干gàn思sī曰yuē：「原yuán来lái蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn结jié连lián东dōng吴wú！」遂suì将jiāng书shū暗àn藏cáng于yú衣yī内nèi。再zài欲yù检jiǎn看kàn他tā书shū时shí，床chuáng上shàng周zhōu瑜yú翻fān身shēn，干gān急jí灭miè灯dēng就jiù寝qǐn。瑜yú口kǒu内nèi含hán糊hú曰yuē：「子zi翼yì，我wǒ数shù日rì之zhī内nèi，教jiào你nǐ看kàn曹cáo贼zéi之zhī首shǒu！」干gàn勉mián强qiǎng应yīng之zhī。瑜yú又yòu曰yuē：「子zi翼yì，且qiě住zhù！教jiào你nǐ看kàn曹cáo贼zéi之zhī首shǒu！」及jí干gàn问wèn之zhī，瑜yú又yòu睡shuì著zhù。

“Those two were connected with Wu in the beginning,” thought Chiang Kan, so he secreted the letter in his dress and began to examine the others. But at that moment Chou Yü turned over and so Kan hastily blew out the light and went to his couch. Chou Yü was muttering as he lay there and his guest, carefully listening, made out, “Friend, I am going to let you see Ts‘ao’s head in a day or two.” Chiang Kan hastily made some reply to lead on his host to say more. Then came, “Wait a few days; you will see Ts‘ao’s head. The old wretch!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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干gàn伏fú于yú床chuáng上shàng，将jiāng近jìn四sì更gèng，只zhǐ听tīng得dé有yǒu人rén入rù帐zhàng唤huàn曰yuē：「都dū督dū醒xíng否fǒu？」周zhōu瑜yú梦mèng中zhōng做zuò忽hū觉jué之zhī状zhuàng，故gù问wèn那nà人rén曰yuē：「床chuáng上shàng睡shuì著zhù何hé人rén？」答dá曰yuē：「都dū督dū请qǐng子zi翼yì同tóng寝qǐn，何hé故gù忘wàng却què？」瑜yú懊ào悔huǐ曰yuē：「吾wú平píng日rì未wèi尝cháng饮yǐn醉zuì。昨zuó日rì醉zuì后hòu失shī事shì，不bù知zhī可kě曾zēng说shuō甚shèn言yán语yǔ？」那nà人rén曰yuē：「江jiāng北béi有yǒu人rén到dào此cǐ。

Chiang tried to question him as to what he meant, but Chou Yü was fast asleep and seemed to hear nothing. Chiang lay there on his couch wide awake till the fourth watch was beating. Then some one came in, saying, “General, are you awake?” At that moment as if suddenly awakened from the deepest slumber, Chou Yü started up and said, “Who is this on the couch?” The voice replied, “Do you not remember, General? You asked your old friend to stay the night with you; it is he, of course.” “I drank too much last night,” said Chou Yü in a regretful tone, “and I forgot. I seldom indulge to excess and am not used to it. Perhaps I said many things I ought not.” The voice went on, “A man has arrived from the north.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」瑜yú喝hē：「低dī声shēng！」便biàn唤huàn：「子zi翼yì。」蒋jiǎng干gàn只zhǐ装zhuāng睡shuì著zhù。瑜yú潜qián出chū帐zhàng。干gàn窃qiè听tīng之zhī，只zhǐ闻wén有yǒu人rén在zài外wài曰yuē：「张zhāng、蔡cài二èr都dū督dū道dào：『急jí切qiè不bù得dé下xià手shǒu。』」后hòu麺miàn言yán语yú颇pǒ低dī，听tīng不bù真zhēn实shí。

“Speak lower,” said Chou Yü, and turning toward the sleeper he called him by name. But Chiang Kan affected to be sound asleep and made no sign. Chou Yü crept out of the tent, while Kan listened with all his ears. He heard the man say, “Chang and Ts‘ai, the two commanders, have come.” But listening as he did with straining ears he could not make out what followed. Soon after Chou Yü re-entered and again called out his companion’s name. But no reply came, for Chiang Kan was pretending to be in the deepest slumber and to hear nothing. Then Chou Yü undressed and went to bed.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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少sháo顷qǐng，瑜yú入rù帐zhàng，又yòu唤huàn：「子zi翼yì。」蒋jiǎng干gàn只zhǐ是shì不bù应yīng，蒙méng头tóu假jiǎ睡shuì。瑜yú亦yì解jiě衣yī就jiù寝qǐn。干gàn寻xín思sī：「周zhōu瑜yú是shì个gè精jīng细xì人rén，天tiān门mén寻xún书shū不bú见jiàn，必bì然rán害hài我wǒ。」睡shuì至zhì五wǔ更gēng，干gàn起qǐ唤huàn周zhōu瑜yú，瑜yú却què睡shuì著zhù。干gàn戴dài上shàng巾jīn帻zé，潜qián步bù出chū帐zhàng，唤huàn了le小xiǎo童tóng，迳jìng出chū辕yuán门mén。军jūn士shì问wèn：「先xiān生shēng那nà里lǐ去qù？

As Chiang Kan lay awake he remembered that Chou Yü was known to be meticulously careful in affairs and if in the morning he found that a letter had disappeared he would certainly slay the offender. So he lay there till near daylight and then called out to his host. Getting no reply he rose, dressed and stole out of the tent. Then he called his servant and made for the camp gate. “Whither are you going, Sir?” said the watchmen at the gate.

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」干gàn曰yuē：「吾wú在zài此cí恐kǒng误wù都dū督dū事shì，权quán且qiě告gào别bié。」军jūn士shì亦yì不bù阻zǔ当dāng。

“I fear I am in the way here,” replied Kan, “and so I have taken leave of the General for a time. So do not stop me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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干gàn下xià船chuán，飞fēi棹zhào回huí见jiàn曹cáo操cāo。操cāo问wèn：「子zi翼yì干gàn事shì若ruò何hé？」干gàn曰yuē：「周zhōu瑜yú雅yǎ量liàng高gāo致zhì，非fēi言yán词cí所suǒ能néng动dòng也yě。」操cāo怒nù曰yuē：「事shì又yòu不bú济jì，反fǎn为wèi所suǒ笑xiào！」干gàn曰yuē：「虽suī不bù能néng说shuō周zhōu瑜yú，却què与yǔ丞chéng相xiàng打dǎ听tīng得dé一yī件jiàn事shì。乞qǐ退tuì左zuǒ右yòu。」干gàn取qǔ出chū书shū信xìn，将jiāng上shàng项xiàng事shì逐zhú一yī说shuō与yǔ曹cáo操cāo。操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「二èr贼zéi如rú此cǐ无wú礼lǐ耶yé！

He found his way to the river bank and re-embarked. Then, with flying oars, he hastened back to Ts‘ao’s camp. When he arrived Ts‘ao asked at once how he had sped and he had to acknowledge failure. “Chou Yü is very clever and perfectly high-minded,” said he, “nothing that I could say moved him in the least.” “Your failure makes me look ridiculous,” said Ts‘ao. “Well, if I did not win over Chou Yü, I found out something for you. Send away these people and I will tell you,” said Chiang.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」即jí便biàn唤huàn蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn到dào帐zhàng下xià。操cāo曰yuē：「我wǒ欲yù使shí汝rǔ二èr人rén进jìn兵bīng。」瑁mào曰yuē：「军jūn尚shàng未wèi曾céng练liàn熟shú，不bù可kě轻qīng进jìn。」操cāo怒nù曰yuē：「军jūn若ruò练liàn熟shú，吾wú首shǒu级jí献xiàn于yú周zhōu郎láng矣yǐ！」蔡cài、张zhāng二èr人rén不bù知zhī其qí意yì，惊jīng慌huāng不bù能néng回huí答dá，操cāo喝hē武wǔ士shì推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。须xū臾yú，献xiàn头tóu帐zhàng下xià，操cāo方fāng省xǐng悟wù曰yuē：「吾wú中zhòng计jì矣yǐ！」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

The servants were dismissed and then Chiang Kan produced the letter he had stolen from Chou Yü's tent. He gave it to Ts‘ao. Ts‘ao was very angry and sent for the two at once. As soon as they appeared he said, “I want you two to attack.” Ts‘ai Mao replied, “But the men are not yet sufficiently trained.” “The men will be well enough trained when you have sent my head to Chou Yü, eh?” Both officers were dumb-founded, having not the least idea what this meant. They remained silent for they had nothing to say. Ts‘ao bade the executioners lead them away to instant death. In a short time their heads were produced. By this time Ts‘ao had thought over the matter and it dawned upon him that he had been tricked. A poem says:— No one could stand against Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, Of sin he had full share, But Chou Yü was more treacherous, And caught him in a snare. Two officers to save their lives, Betrayed a former lord, Soon after, as was very meet. Both fell beneath the sword.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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曹cáo操cāo奸jiān雄xióng不bù可kě当dāng，一yī时shí诡guǐ计jì中zhōng周zhōu郎láng。

Cao Cao's fierce cunning none could withstand, Yet for a moment fell to Zhou Yu's wiles.

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蔡cài张zhāng卖mài主zhǔ求qiú生shēng计jì，谁shuí料liào今jīn朝zhāo剑jiàn下xià亡wáng！

Cai and Zhang betrayed their lord to save their lives; Who could have guessed this dawn they'd die beneath the sword?

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众zhòng将jiāng见jiàn杀shā了le蔡cài、张zhāng二èr人rén，入rù问wèn其qí故gù。操cāo虽suī心xīn知zhī中zhòng计jì，却què不bù肯kěn认rèn错cuò，乃nǎi谓wèi众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「二èr人rén怠dài慢màn军jūn法fǎ，吾wú故gù斩zhǎn之zhī。」众zhòng皆jiē嗟jiē呀ya不bù已yǐ。操cāo于yú众zhòng将jiāng内nèi选xuǎn毛máo玠jiè、于yú禁jìn为wèi水shuǐ军jūn都dū督dū，以yǐ代dài蔡cài、张zhāng二èr人rén之zhī职zhí。

The death of these two naval commanders caused much consternation in the camp and all their colleagues asked the reason for their sudden execution. Though Ts‘ao knew he had been victimised he would not acknowledge it. So he said the two men had been remiss and so had been put to death. The others were aghast, but nothing could be done. Two other officers, Mao and Yü by name, were put in command of the naval camp.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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细xì作zuò探tàn知zhī，报bào过guò江jiāng东dōng。周zhōu瑜yú大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú所suǒ患huàn者zhě，此cǐ二èr人rén耳ěr。今jīn既jì剿jiǎo除chú，吾wú无wú忧yōu矣yǐ。」肃sù曰yuē：「都dū督dū用yòng兵bīng如rú此cǐ，何hé愁chóu曹cáo贼zéi不bú破pò乎hū！」瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú料liào诸zhū将jiāng不bù知zhī此cǐ计jì，独dú有yǒu诸zhū葛gě亮liàng识shí见jiàn胜shèng我wǒ，想xiáng此cǐ谋móu亦yì不bù能néng瞒mán也yě。子zi敬jìng试shì以yǐ言yán挑tiāo之zhī，看kàn他tā知zhī也yě不bù知zhī，便biàn当dāng回huí报bào。」正zhèng是shì：

Spies took the news to Chou Yü, who was delighted at the success of his ruse. “Those two were my only source of anxiety,” said he. “Now they are gone, I am quite happy.” Lu Su said, “General, if you can continue like this you need not fear Ts‘ao.” “I do not think any of them saw my game,” said Chou Yü, except Chuko Liang. He beats me, and I do not think this ruse was hidden from him. You go and sound him. See if he knew.” Chou’s treacherous plot succeeded well, Dissension sown, his rivals fell. Drunk with success was he, but sought To know what cynic K‘ung-ming thought. What passed between Lu Su and K‘ung-ming will next be related.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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还hái将jiāng反fǎn间jiàn成chéng功gōng事shì，去qù试shì从cóng旁páng冷léng眼yǎn人rén。

He then went to test the success of his ruse Upon the cold-eyed watcher at his side.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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未wèi知zhī肃sù去qù问wèn孔kǒng明míng还hái是shì如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated