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

第dì五wǔ十shí七qī回huí 柴chái桑sāng口kǒu卧wò龙lóng吊diào丧sàng　　　耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn凤fèng雏chú理lǐ事shì

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却què说shuō周zhōu瑜yú怒nù气qì填tián胸xiōng，坠zhuì于yú马mǎ下xià，左zuǒ右yòu急jí救jiù归guī船chuán。军jūn士shì传chuán说shuō：「玄xuán德dé、孔kǒng明míng在zài前qián山shān顶dǐng上shàng饮yín酒jiú取qǔ乐lè。」瑜yú大dà怒nù，咬yǎo牙yá切qiè齿chǐ曰yuē：「你nǐ道dào我wó取qǔ不bù得dé西xī川chuān，吾wú誓shì取qǔ之zhī！」正zhèng恨hèn间jiān，人rén报bào吴wú侯hóu遣qiǎn弟dì孙sūn瑜yú到dào。周zhōu瑜yú接jiē入rù，具jù言yán其qí事shì。孙sūn瑜yú曰yuē：「吾wú奉fèng兄xiōng命mìng来lái助zhù都dū督dū。」遂suì令lìng催cuī军jūn前qián行xíng。

In the last chapter it was said that a sudden rage filled the bosom of Chou Yü and he fell to the ground. Then he was carried to his boat. It only added to his rage and mortification to be told that his enemies and rivals could be seen on the top of one of the hills apparently feasting and enjoying some music. He lay grinding his teeth with vexation. “They say I shall never be able to get Ssŭch‘uan! But I will; I swear I will.” Soon after Sun Ch'üan’s brother Yü arrived and Chou Yü told him his vexations. “My brother sent me to assist you,” said Sun Yü. Sun Yü ordered the army to press forward and they got to Pach‘iu. There they stopped, for the scouts reported large forces under Liu Fêng and Kuan P‘ing barring the river route. This failure did not make the General any calmer.

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行xíng至zhì巴bā丘qiū，人rén报bào上shàng流liú有yǒu刘liú封fēng、关guān平píng二èr人rén领lǐng军jūn截jié住zhù水shuǐ路lù。周zhōu瑜yú愈yù怒nù。忽hū又yòu报bào孔kǒng明míng遣qiǎn人rén送sòng书shū至zhì。周zhōu瑜yú拆chāi封fēng视shì之zhī。书shū曰yuē：

Sun Yü ordered the army to press forward and they got to Pach‘iu. There they stopped, for the scouts reported large forces under Liu Fêng and Kuan P‘ing barring the river route. This failure did not make the General any calmer.

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「汉hàn军jūn师shī中zhōng郎láng将jiāng诸zhū葛gě亮liàng，致zhì书shū于yú东dōng吴wú大dà都dū督dū公gōng瑾jǐn先xiān生shēng麾huī下xià：自zì柴chái桑sāng一yī别bié，至zhì今jīn恋liàn恋liàn不bú忘wàng。闻wén足zú下xià欲yù取qǔ西xī川chuān，亮liàng窃qiè以yǐ为wéi不bù可kě。益yì州zhōu民mín强qiáng地dì险xiǎn，刘liú璋zhāng虽suī暗àn弱ruò，足zú以yǐ自zì守shǒu；今jīn劳láo师shī远yuǎn征zhēng，转zhuǎn运yùn万wàn里lǐ，欲yù收shōu全quán功gōng，虽suī吴wú起qǐ不bù能néng定dìng其qí规guī，孙sūn武wǔ不bù能néng善shàn其qí后hòu也yě。

About this time a letter from K‘ung-ming arrived, which ran like this:—“Since our parting at Ch‘aisang I have thought of you often. Now comes to me a report that you desire to take The Western Land of Streams, which I regret to say I consider impossible. The people are strong and the country is precipitous and defensible. The governor may be weak within, but he is strong enough to defend himself. Now indeed, General, you would go far and you would render great services, yet can any one foretell the final result? No; not even Wu Ch‘i the great General could say for certain, nor could Sun Wu be sure of a successful issue. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao suffered severe defeat at Ch‘ihpi; think you he will ever cease to hope for revenge? Now if you undertake a long expedition, will he not seize the occasion to fall upon Chiangnan and grind it to powder? Such a deed would be more than I could bear and I venture to warn you of the possible danger if haply you may condescend to regard it.”

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曹cáo操cāo失shī利lì于yú赤chì壁bì，志zhì岂qǐ须xū臾yú忘wàng报bào雠chóu哉zāi？今jīn足zú下xià兴xīng兵bīng远yuǎn征zhēng，倘tǎng操cāo乘chéng虚xū而ér至zhì，江jiāng南nán虀jī粉fén矣yǐ。亮liàng不bù忍rěn坐zuò视shì，特tè此cǐ告gào知zhī，幸xìng垂chuí照zhào鉴jiàn。」

About this time a letter from K‘ung-ming arrived, which ran like this:—“Since our parting at Ch‘aisang I have thought of you often. Now comes to me a report that you desire to take The Western Land of Streams, which I regret to say I consider impossible. The people are strong and the country is precipitous and defensible. The governor may be weak within, but he is strong enough to defend himself. Now indeed, General, you would go far and you would render great services, yet can any one foretell the final result? No; not even Wu Ch‘i the great General could say for certain, nor could Sun Wu be sure of a successful issue. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao suffered severe defeat at Ch‘ihpi; think you he will ever cease to hope for revenge? Now if you undertake a long expedition, will he not seize the occasion to fall upon Chiangnan and grind it to powder? Such a deed would be more than I could bear and I venture to warn you of the possible danger if haply you may condescend to regard it.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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周zhōu瑜yú览lǎn毕bì，长cháng叹tàn一yī声shēng，唤huàn左zuǒ右yòu取qú纸zhí笔bǐ作zuò书shū上shàng吴wú侯hóu，乃nǎi聚jù众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「吾wú非fēi不bú欲yù侭jìn忠zhōng报bào国guó，奈nài天tiān命mìng已yǐ绝jué矣yǐ。汝rú等děng善shàn事shì吴wú侯hóu，共gòng成chéng大dà业yè。」言yán讫qì，昏hūn绝jué。徐xú徐xú又yòu醒xǐng，仰yǎng天tiān长cháng叹tàn曰yuē：「既jì生shēng瑜yú，何hé生shēng亮liàng！」连lián叫jiào数shù声shēng而ér亡wáng。寿shòu三sān十shí又yòu六liù岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

The letter made Chou Yü feel very sorrowful and he sighed deeply. He called for paper and a pen and wrote to the Marquis Wu and, having done this, he said to his assembled officers, “I have honestly tried to do my best for my country but my end is at hand. The number of my days is accomplished. You must continue to aid our master till his end shall be achieved —— —” He stopped; for he had swooned. Slowly he regained consciousness and as he looked up to heaven he sighed heavily, “O God, since thou madest me; why didst thou also create Liang?” Soon after he passed away; he was only thirty-six.

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赤chì壁bì遗yí雄xióng烈liè，青qīng年nián有yǒu骏jùn声shēng。

A fierce hero left from Red Cliff's flame, In youth his famed name rang.

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弦xián歌gē知zhī雅yǎ意yì，杯bēi酒jiǔ谢xiè良liáng朋péng。

He knew the lute's deep thoughts and played, With wine he thanked his friends he made.

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曾céng谒yè三sān千qiān斛hú，常cháng驱qū十shí万wàn兵bīng。

He once received three thousand bushels grain, And often led a hundred thousand men.

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巴bā丘qiū终zhōng命mìng处chù，凭píng吊diào欲yù伤shāng情qíng。

At Pa-ch'iu his life came to its end— To mourn him there would break the heart of men.

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周zhōu瑜yú停tíng丧sàng于yú巴bā丘qiū。众zhòng将qiāng将qiāng所suǒ遗yí书shū缄jiān，遣qiǎn人rén飞fēi报bào孙sūn权quán。权quán闻wén周zhōu瑜yú死sǐ，放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū。拆chāi视shì其qí书shū，乃nǎi荐jiàn鲁lǔ肃sù以yǐ自zì代dài也yě。书shū略lüè曰yuē：

The battle at Ch‘ihpi made him famous; Though young in years he gained a veteran’s reputation. Deep feeling, his music declared its intensity; Subtle, with excess hospitality he foiled a plot; Persuasive, he once obtained a large gift of grain; Capable, he led an army of millions. Pach‘iu was his deathbed, there his fate met him. Sadly indeed they mourned him. After his death his captains sent his dying memorial to the Marquis of Wu, who was most deeply affected and wept aloud at the sad tidings of his death. When he opened the letters he saw that Lu Su was named as the dead general’s successor. This is the letter:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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「瑜yú以yǐ凡fán才cái，荷hé蒙méng殊shū遇yù，委wěi任rèn腹fù心xīn，统tǒng御yù兵bīng马mǎ，敢gǎn不bù竭jié股gǔ肱gōng之zhī力lì，以yǐ图tú报bào效xiào？奈nài死sǐ生shēng不bú测cè，修xiū短duán有yǒu命mìng；愚yú志zhì未wèi展zhǎn，微wēi躯qū已yí殒yǔn，遗yí恨hèn何hé极jí！方fāng今jīn曹cáo操cāo在zài北běi，疆jiāng场chǎng未wèi静jìng；刘liú备bèi寄jì寓yù，有yǒu似shì养yáng虎hǔ；天tiān下xià之zhī事shì，尚shàng未wèi可kě知zhī。此cǐ正zhèng朝cháo士shì旰gàn食shí之zhī秋qiū，至zhì尊zūn垂chuí虑lǜ之zhī日rì也yě。

“Possessing but ordinary abilities, there was no reason why I should have been the recipient of your confidence and high office, but I have not spared myself in the leadership of the great army under my command that thereby I might prove my gratitude. Yet none can measure life and the number of our days is ordained by fate. Before I could achieve even my poor intentions my feeble body has failed me. I regret it without measure. I die with Ts‘ao Ts‘ao threatening and our northern borders disturbed and with Liu Pei in your family as though you were feeding a fierce tiger. None can foretell the fate of the empire in these weary days of stress and of peculiar anxiety for you.

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鲁lǔ肃sù忠zhōng烈liè，临lín事shì不bù苟gǒu，可ké以yǐ代dài瑜yú之zhī任rèn。『人rén之zhī将jiāng死sǐ，其qí言yán也yě善shàn』。倘tǎng蒙méng垂chuí鉴jiàn，瑜yú死sǐ不bù朽xiú矣yǐ！」

“Lu Su is most loyal, careful in all matters and a fitting man to succeed to my office. When a man is near death his words are wise and if I may haply retain your regard I may die but I shall not decay.”

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孙sūn权quán览lǎn毕bì，哭kū曰yuē：「公gōng瑾jín有yǒu王wáng佐zuǒ之zhī才cái，今jīn忽hū短duǎn命mìng而ér死sǐ，孤gū何hé赖lài哉zāi？既jì遗yí书shū特tè荐jiàn子zi敬jìng，孤gū敢gǎn不bù从cóng之zhī？」既jì日rì便biàn命mìng鲁lǔ肃sù为wèi都dū督dū，总zóng统tǒng兵bīng马mǎ；一yī麺miàn教jiào发fā周zhōu瑜yú灵líng柩jiù回huí葬zàng。

“He should have been a king’s counsellor,” cried Sun Ch‘üan, amid his tears. “He has left me, alas! too soon, and whom have I to lean upon? But he recommends his friend and I can do nothing better than take that advice.” Whereupon he appointed Lu Su to the vacant command. He also saw that the coffin of his beloved general was sent to Ch‘aisang ready for the funeral sacrifices.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng在zài荆jīng州zhōu，夜yè观guān天tiān文wén，见jiàn将jiāng星xīng坠zhuì地dì，乃nǎi笑xiào曰yuē：「周zhōu瑜yú死sí矣yǐ。」至zhì晓xiǎo，白bái于yú玄xuán德dé。玄xuán德dé使shǐ人rén探tàn之zhī，果guǒ然rán死sǐ了le。玄xuán德dé问wèn孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「周zhōu瑜yú既jì死sǐ，还hái当dāng如rú何hé？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「代dài瑜yú领lǐng兵bīng者zhě，必bì鲁lǔ肃sù也yě。亮liàng观guān天tiān象xiàng，将jiāng星xīng聚jù于yú东dōng方fāng。

The night of Chou Yü's death K‘ung-ming was gazing up at the heavens when he saw a bright star fall to the earth. “Chou Yü is dead,” said he with a smile. At dawn he sent to tell Yüan-tê, who sent men to find out, and they came back to say it was true; he had died. “Now that this has come to pass what should we do?” said Yüan-tê. “Lu Su will succeed,” said K‘ung-ming. “And I see in the heavens signs of an assembly of captains in the east so I shall go. The mourning for Chou Yü will serve as a pretext. I may find some able scholar there to be of help to you.”

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亮liàng当dāng以yǐ吊diào丧sāng为wèi由yóu，往wǎng江jiāng东dōng走zǒu一yī遭zāo，就jiù寻xún贤xián士shì佐zuǒ助zhù主zhǔ公gōng。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「只zhí恐kǒng吴wú中zhōng将jiàng士shì加jiā害hài于yú先xiān生shēng。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「瑜yú在zài之zhī日rì，亮liàng犹yóu不bú惧jù；今jīn瑜yú已yí死sǐ，又yòu何hé患huàn乎hū？」乃nái与yǔ赵zhào云yún引yín五wú百bǎi军jūn，具jù祭jì礼lǐ，下xià船chuán赴fù巴bā丘qiū吊diào丧sāng。于yú路lù探tàn听tīng得dé孙sūn权quán已yǐ令lìng鲁lǔ肃sù为wèi都dū督dū，周zhōu瑜yú灵líng柩jiù已yǐ回huí柴chái桑sāng。

“I am afraid lest the captains of Wu harm you,” said Liu Pei. “While Chou Yü lived I did not fear; is there anything to dread now that he is gone?” However, he took Chao Yün as commander of his escort when he embarked for Pach‘iu, and on the road he heard of Lu Su’s succession to the late general’s post. As the coffin of Chou Yü had been sent to Ch‘aisang, K‘ung-ming continued his journey thither and, on landing, was kindly received by Lu Su. The officers of Wu did not conceal their enmity but the sight of the redoubtable Chao Yün, always close at hand, kept them from trying to hurt K‘ung-ming.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng迳jìng至zhì柴chái桑sāng，鲁lǔ肃sù以yí礼lǐ迎yíng接jiē。周zhōu瑜yú部bú将jiàng皆jiē欲yù杀shā孔kǒng明míng，因yīn见jiàn赵zhào云yún带dài剑jiàn相xiāng随suí，不bù敢gǎn下xià手shǒu。孔kǒng明míng教jiào设shè祭jì物wù于yú灵líng前qián，亲qīn自zì奠diàn酒jiǔ，跪guì于yú地dì下xià，读dú祭jì文wén曰yuē：

The officers brought by K‘ung-ming were arranged in order before the bier and he himself poured the libation. Then he knelt and read this threnody:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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「呜wū呼hū公gōng瑾jǐn，不bú幸xìng夭yāo亡wáng，修xiū短duǎn故gù天tiān，人rén岂qǐ不bù伤shāng？

"Alas, Kung-chin! Hapless in early death, Your span, though heaven-ordained, is brief. How can man not grieve?

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我wǒ心xīn实shí痛tòng，酹lèi酒jiǔ一yī觞shāng。君jūn其qí有yǒu灵líng，享xiáng我wǒ烝zhēng尝cháng！

My heart is wrung with pain; I pour this cup of wine. If you have spirit, receive my offering!"

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吊diào君jūn幼yòu学xué，以yǐ交jiāo伯bó符fú；仗zhàng义yì疏shū财cái，让ràng舍shé以yǐ居jū。

I lament your younger days, in companionship with Po-fu; Preferring righteous deeds to wealth, you gave your house to dwell.

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吊diào君jūn弱ruò冠guàn，万wàn里lǐ鹏péng抟tuán；定dìng建jiàn霸bà业yè，割gē据jù江jiāng南nán。

I lament your manhood, soaring like the Peng ten thousand li; You founded the hegemon's cause and carved out Jiangnan's realm.

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吊diào君jūn壮zhuàng力lì，远yuǎn镇zhèn巴bā丘qiū；景jǐng升shēng怀huái虑lǜ，讨tǎo逆nì无wú忧yōu。

I lament your stalwart strength, garrisoning far at Baqiu; While Jingsheng nursed deep worries, Taoni knew no care.

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吊diào君jūn风fēng度dù，佳jiā配pèi小xiǎo乔qiáo；汉hàn臣chén之zhī婿xù，不bú愧kuì当dāng朝cháo。

I lament your noble bearing, wedded to fair Qiao; As son-in-law to a Han minister, you shamed not the court.

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吊diào君jūn气qì概gài，谏jiàn阻zǔ纳nà质zhì；始shǐ不bù垂chuí翅chì，终zhōng能néng奋fèn翼yì。

I lament your spirit proud, when you urged against sending a hostage; At first your wings drooped not, in the end you soared.

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吊diào君jūn鄱pó阳yáng，蒋jiǎng干gàn来lái说shuō；挥huī洒sǎ自zì如rú，雅yǎ量liàng高gāo志zhì。

I lament you at Poyang, when Jiang Gan came to speak; You bore yourself with ease, your lofty aims unstirred.

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吊diào君jūn弘hóng才cái，文wén武wǔ筹chóu略lüè；火huǒ攻gōng破pò敌dí，挽wǎn强qiáng为wèi弱ruò。

I lament your vast talent, in civil and martial schemes; By fire you broke the foe, and turned the strong to weak.

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想xiǎng君jūn当dāng年nián，雄xióng姿zī英yīng发fā。哭kū君jūn早zǎo逝shì，俯fǔ地dì流liú血xiě。

Thinking of you in those years, heroic mien and dashing brow; I weep for your early death, bleeding as I fall to earth.

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忠zhōng义yì之zhī心xīn，英yīng灵líng之zhī气qì。命mìng终zhōng三sān纪jì，名míng垂chuí百bǎi世shì。

A heart of loyalty and right, a spirit fierce and bright; Your life ended at three cycles, your name endures a hundred ages.

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哀āi君jūn情qíng切qiè，愁chóu肠cháng千qiān结jié。惟wéi我wǒ肝gān胆dǎn，悲bēi无wú断duàn绝jué。

Deep is my grief for you, a thousand knots of sorrow bound; My gall and heart alone know grief that knows no end.

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昊hào天tiān昏hūn暗àn，三sān军jūn怆chuàng然rán。主zhǔ为wèi哀āi泣qì，友yǒu为wèi泪lèi涟lián。

The azure heaven grows dark, the three armies shudder with grief; The lord weeps in mourning, friends shed falling tears.

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亮liàng也yě不bù才cái，丐gài计jì求qiú谋móu。助zhù吴wú拒jù曹cáo，辅fǔ汉hàn安ān刘liú。

I, Liang, lack talent, yet begged to plan and scheme; To aid Wu repel Cao, to aid Han and secure the house of Liu.

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犄jī角jiǎo之zhī援yuán，首shóu尾wěi相xiāng俦chóu。若ruò存cún若ruò亡wáng，何hé虑lǜ何hé忧yōu？

As cornered horns we lent support, head and tail paired as one; Whether you lived or died, what anxiety, what care?

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呜wū呼hū公gōng瑾jǐn！生shēng死sí永yǒng别bié！朴pú守shǒu其qí贞zhēn，冥míng冥míng灭miè灭miè。

Alas, Kung-chin! Life and death, forever parted! Simple and steadfast your truth, into the dark you pass.

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魂hún如rú有yǒu灵líng，以yǐ鉴jiàn我wǒ心xīn。从cóng此cǐ天tiān下xià，更gèng无wú知zhī音yīn！

If your soul has awareness, look upon my heart— From now on in all the world, there is no one who knows my tune!

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呜wū呼hū痛tòng哉zāi！伏fú惟wéi尚shàng飨xiǎng！」

Alas, how I grieve! Bowing, I beseech you to partake."

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孔kǒng明míng祭jì毕bì，伏fú地dì大dà哭kū，泪lèi如rú涌yǒng泉quán，哀āi恸tòng不bù已yǐ。众zhòng将jiàng相xiàng谓wèi曰yuē：「人rén侭jǐn道dào公gōng瑾jín与yú孔kǒng明míng不bú睦mù，今jīn观guān其qí祭jì奠diàn之zhī情qíng，人rén皆jiē虚xū言yán也yě。」鲁lǔ肃sù见jiàn孔kǒng明míng如rú此cǐ悲bēi切qiè，亦yì为wèi感gǎn伤shāng，自zì思sī曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng自zì是shì多duō情qíng，乃nǎi公gōng瑾jǐn量liàng窄zhǎi，自zì取qú死sí耳ěr。」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

“Alas, Kung-chin! Hapless are you in your early death. Length of days is in the hands of God, yet do men suffer and my heart is deeply grieved for you. I pour this libation that your spirit may enjoy its fragrance. “I lament you. I lament your younger days passed in the companionship of Po-fu, when, preferring eternal principles to material wealth, you abode in a humble cottage. “I lament your ripe strength when you guarded distant Pach‘iu, putting fear into the heart of Liu Piao, destroying rebels and ensuring safety. “I lament the grace of your manhood. Married to a fair maid of the Ch‘iao family, son-in-law of a minister, you were such as would add lustre to the Han Court. “I lament your resolute purpose when you opposed the pledge-giving. As in the beginning your wings drooped not, so in the end your pinions spread wide. “I lament your abandon, when your false friend, Chiang, came to you at Poyang. There you manifested your lofty ideals. “I lament your magnificent talents, proved in civil administration as in military science. With fire attacking the fierce enemy you brought his strength to weakness. “I recall you as you were but yesterday, bold and successful, and I weep your untimely death. Prostrate I weep tears of sorrow. Loyal and upright in heart, noble and spiritual by nature, your life has been but three decades but your fame will endure for ages. “I mourn for your affection. My bowels writhe with sorrow and my deep-seated sadness will never cease. The very heavens are darkened. The army is sad; your lord sheds tears; your friends weep floods. “Scanty of ability am I, yet even of me you begged plans and sought schemes to aid Wu to repulse Ts‘ao, to restore the Hans and comfort the Lius. But with you as the firm corner stone and your perfect dispositions, could the final result cause any anxiety? “Alas, my friend! The quick and the dead are ever separate; they mingle never. If in the deep shades spirits have understanding you now read my inmost heart, yet hereafter there will be none on earth to comprehend. “Alas, the pain! “Deign to accept this my sacrifice.” The sacrifice finished, K‘ung-ming bowed to the ground and keened while his tears gushed forth in floods. He was deeply moved. Those who stood on guard by the bier said one to another, “People lied when they said these two were enemies; look at the sincerity shown in sacrifice.” And Lu Su was particularly affected by the display of feeling and thought, “Plainly K‘ung-ming loved him much, but Kung-chin was not broadminded enough and would have done him to death.” Before the Sleeping Dragon emerged from his Nanyang retreat Many brilliant men had descended upon this earth; Since, O azure Heaven, ye made Kung-ching Why needed dusty earth produce a K‘ung-ming?

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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卧wò龙lóng南nán阳yáng睡shuì未wèi醒xǐng，又yòu添tiān列liè曜yào下xià舒shū城chéng。

The Sleeping Dragon of Nanyang had not yet awoken from his dreams, When down from Shucheng another bright star drew near.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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苍cāng天tiān既jì已yǐ生shēng公gōng瑾jǐn，尘chén世shì何hé须xū出chū孔kǒng明míng？

Since azure heaven had already born Kung-chin, Why need the mortal realm produce Kongming?

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鲁lǔ肃sù设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài孔kǒng明míng。宴yàn罢bà，孔kǒng明míng辞cí回huí。方fāng欲yù下xià船chuán，只zhǐ见jiàn江jiāng边biān一yī人rén道dào袍páo竹zhú冠guān，皂zào绦tāo素sù履lǚ，一yī手shǒu揪jiū住zhù孔kǒng明míng大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「汝rǔ气qì死sǐ周zhōu郎láng，却què又yòu来lái吊diào孝xiào，明míng欺qī东dōng吴wú无wú人rén耶yé？」孔kǒng明míng急jí视shì其qí人rén，乃nǎi凤fèng雏chú先xiān生shēng庞páng统tóng也yě。孔kǒng明míng亦yì大dà笑xiào。两liǎng人rén携xié手shǒu登dēng舟zhōu，各gè诉sù心xīn事shì。

Lu Su gave a banquet for K‘ung-ming after which the guest left. Just as he was embarking his arm was clutched by a person in Taoist dress who said with a smile, “You exasperated literally to death the man whose body lies up there; to come here as a mourner is an open insult to Wu. It is as good as to say they have no other left.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng乃nǎi留liú书shū一yī封fēng与yú统tǒng，嘱zhǔ曰yuē：「吾wú料liào孙sūn仲zhòng谋móu必bì不bù能néng重zhòng用yòng足zú下xià。稍shāo有yǒu不bù如rú意yì，可kě来lái荆jīng州zhōu共gòng扶fú玄xuán德dé。此cǐ人rén宽kuān仁rén厚hòu德dé，必bì不bú负fù公gōng平píng生shēng之zhī所suǒ学xué。」统tóng允yǔn诺nuò而ér别bié。孔kǒng明míng自zì回huí荆jīng州zhōu。

At first K‘ung-ming did not recognise the speaker but very soon he saw it was no other than P‘an T‘ung, or the “Phoenix Fledgeling.” Then he laughed in his turn, and they two hand in hand went down into the ship, where they talked heart to heart for a long time. Before leaving, K‘ung-ming gave his friend a letter and said, “I do not think that Sun will use you as you merit. If you find life here distasteful, then you may come to Chingchou and help to support my master. He is liberal and virtuous and will not disdain what you have spent your life in learning.” Then they parted and K‘ung-ming went alone to Chingchou.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō鲁lǔ肃sù送sòng周zhōu瑜yú灵líng柩jiù至zhì芜wú湖hú，孙sūn权quán接jiē著zhù，哭kū祭jì于yú前qián，命mìng厚hòu葬zàng于yú本běn乡xiāng。瑜yú有yóu两liǎng男nán一yī女nǚ，长zhǎng男nán循xún，次cì男nán胤yìn。权quán皆jiē厚hòu恤xù之zhī。鲁lǔ肃sù曰yuē：「肃sù碌lù碌lù庸yōng才cái，误wù蒙méng公gōng瑾jǐn重zhòng荐jiàn，其qí实shí不bù称chēng所suǒ职zhí。愿yuàn举jǔ一yī人rén以yǐ助zhù主zhǔ公gōng。此cǐ人rén上shàng通tōng天tiān文wén，下xià晓xiǎo地dì理lǐ；谋móu略lüè不bù减jiǎn于yú管guǎn、乐lè，枢shū机jī可kě并bìng于yú孙sūn、吴wú。

Lu Su had the coffin of Chou Yü taken to Wuhu, where Sun Ch'üan received it with sacrifices and lamentations. The dead leader was buried in his native place. His family consisted of two sons and a daughter, the sons being named Hsün and Yin. Sun Ch'üan treated them with tenderness.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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往wǎng日rì周zhōu公gōng瑾jǐn多duō用yòng其qí言yán，孔kǒng明míng亦yì深shēn服fú其qí智zhì。现xiàn在zài江jiāng南nán，何hé不bú重zhòng用yòng？」

Lu Su was not satisfied that he was the fittest successor to his late chief and said, “Chou Kung-chin was not right in recommending me, for I have not the requisite ability and am unfitted for this post. But I can commend to you a certain able man, conversant with all knowledge, and a most capable strategist, not inferior to Kuan Chung or Yo I, one whose plans are as good as those of Sun Wu and Wu Ch‘i, the most famous masters of the Art of War. Chou Yü often took his advice and K‘ung-ming believes in him. And he is at hand.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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权quán闻wén言yán大dà喜xǐ，便biàn问wèn此cǐ人rén姓xìng名míng。肃sù曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén乃nǎi襄xiāng阳yáng人rén，姓xìng庞páng，名míng统tǒng，字zì士shì元yuán，道dào号hào凤fèng雏chú先xiān生shēng。」权quán曰yuē：「孤gū亦yì闻wén其qí名míng久jiú矣yǐ。今jīn既jì来lái此cǐ，可kě即jí请qǐng来lái相xiāng见jiàn。」于yú是shì鲁lǔ肃sù邀yāo请qǐng庞páng统tǒng入rù见jiàn孙sūn权quán，施shī礼lǐ毕bì。权quán见jiàn其qí人rén浓nóng眉méi掀xiān鼻bí，黑hēi麺miàn短duǎn髯rán，形xíng容róng古gǔ怪guài，心xīn中zhōng不bù喜xǐ。

This was good news for Sun, who asked the man’s name, and when he heard it was P‘ang T‘ung, he replied, “Yes; I know him by reputation; let him come.” Whereupon P‘ang T‘ung was invited to the Palace and introduced. The formal salutations over, Sun Ch'üan was disappointed with the man’s appearance, which was indeed extraordinary. He had bushy eyebrows, a turned-up nose, a dark skin and a stubby beard. So he was prejudiced against him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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乃nǎi问wèn曰yuē：「公gōng平píng生shēng所suǒ学xué，以yǐ何hé为wéi主zhǔ？」统tǒng曰yuē：「不bú必bì拘jū执zhí，随suí机jī应yìng变biàn。」权quán曰yuē：「公gōng之zhī才cái学xué，比bǐ公gōng瑾jǐn何hé如rú？」统tǒng笑xiào曰yuē：「某mǒu之zhī才cái学xué，与yǔ公gōng瑾jǐn大dà不bù相xiāng同tóng。」权quán平píng生shēng最zuì喜xǐ周zhōu瑜yú，见jiàn统tǒng轻qīng之zhī，心xīn中zhōng愈yù不bú乐lè，乃nǎi谓wèi统tǒng曰yuē：「公gōng且qiě退tuì。待dài有yǒu用yòng公gōng之zhī时shí，却què来lái相xiāng请qǐng。」

“What have you studied,” asked he, “and what are you master of?” P‘ang T‘ung replied, “One must not be narrow and obstinate; one must change with circumstances.” “How does your learning compare with that of Chou Yü?” asked Sun. “My learning is not to be compared with his in the least; mine is far greater.” Now Sun Ch'üan had always loved his late general and he could not bear to hear him disparaged. This speech of P‘ang’s only increased his dislike. So he said, “You may retire, Sir; I will send for you when I can employ you.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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统tǒng长cháng叹tàn一yī声shēng而ér出chū。鲁lǔ肃sù曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng何hé不bú用yòng庞páng士shì元yuán？」权quán曰yuē：「狂kuáng士shì也yě，用yòng之zhī何hé益yì？」肃sù曰yuē：「赤chì壁bì鏖áo兵bīng之zhī时shí，此cǐ人rén曾céng献xiàn连lián环huán策cè，成chéng第dì一yī功gōng。主zhǔ公gōng想xiǎng必bì知zhī之zhī。」权quán曰yuē：「此cǐ时shí乃nǎi曹cáo操cāo自zì欲yù钉dīng船chuán，未wèi必bì此cǐ人rén之zhī功gōng也yě。吾wú誓shì不bú用yòng之zhī。

P‘ang T‘ung uttered one long sigh and went away. When he had gone Lu Su said, “My lord, why not employ him?” “What good would result; he is just one of those mad fellows.” “He did good service at the Red Wall fight, however, for it Iwas he who got Ts‘ao Ts‘ao to chain his ships together.” “It was simply that Ts‘ao wished to chain his ships together. No credit was due to this fellow. In any case I give you my word that I will not employ him. That much is certain.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」鲁lǔ肃sù出chū谓wèi庞páng统tǒng曰yuē：「非fēi肃sù不bú荐jiàn足zú下xià，奈nài吴wú侯hóu不bù肯kěn用yòng公gōng。公gōng且qiě耐nài心xīn。」统tǒng低dī头tóu长cháng叹tàn不bù语yǔ。肃sù曰yuē：「公gōng莫mò非fēi无wú意yì于yú吴wú中zhōng乎hū？」统tǒng不bù答dá。肃sù曰yuē：「公gōng抱bào匡kuāng济jì之zhī才cái，何hé往wǎng不bú利lì？可kě实shí对duì肃sù言yán，将jiāng欲yù何hé往wǎng？」统tǒng曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù投tóu曹cáo操cāo去qù也yě。」肃sù曰yuē：「此cǐ明míng珠zhū暗àn投tóu矣yǐ。

Lu Su went out and explained to P‘ang T‘ung that the failure was not due to lack of recommendation, but simply a whim of Sun Ch'üan’s and he must put up with it. The disappointed suitor hung his head and sighed many times without speaking. “I fear you are doomed to constant disappointment here,” said Lu Su. “There is nothing you can hope for, eh?” But still P‘ang T‘ung was silent. “With your wonderful gifts of course you will be successful whithersoever you may go. You may take my word for that. But to whom will you go?” “I think I will join Ts‘ao Ts‘ao,” said P‘ang T‘ung suddenly.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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可ké往wǎng荆jīng州zhōu投tóu刘liú皇huáng叔shū，必bì然rán重zhòng用yòng。」统tǒng曰yuē：「统tǒng意yì实shí欲yù如rú此cǐ，前qián言yán戏xì耳ěr。」肃sù曰yuē：「某mǒu当dàng作zuò书shū奉fèng荐jiàn。公gōng辅fǔ玄xuán德dé，必bì令lìng孙sūn、刘liú两liǎng家jiā，无wú相xiāng攻gōng击jī，同tóng力lì破pò曹cáo。」统tǒng曰yuē：「此cí某mǒu平píng生shēng之zhī素sù志zhì也yě。」乃nǎi求qiú肃sù书shū，迳jìng往wǎng荆jīng州zhōu来lái见jiàn玄xuán德dé。

“That would be flinging a gleaming pearl into darkness. Rather go to Liu Pei, who would appreciate you and employ you fittingly.” “The truth is that I have been thinking of this for a long time,” said P‘ang T‘ung. “I was only joking just now.” “I will give you a letter to Liu Pei, and if you go to him you must try to maintain peace between him and my lord and get them to act together against Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.” “That has been the one desire of my life.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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此cǐ时shí孔kǒng明míng按àn察chá四sì郡jùn未wèi回huí。门mén吏lì传chuán报bào江jiāng东dōng名míng士shì庞páng统tǒng，特tè来lái相xiāng投tóu。玄xuán德dé久jiǔ闻wén统tǒng名míng，便biàn教jiào请qǐng入rù相xiāng见jiàn。统tǒng见jiàn玄xuán德dé，长cháng揖yī不bú拜bài，玄xuán德dé见jiàn统tǒng貌mào陋lòu，心xīn中zhōng亦yì不bú悦yuè，乃nǎi问wèn统tǒng曰yuē：「足zú下xià远yuǎn来lái不bú易yì？」统tǒng不bù即jí取qǔ出chū鲁lǔ肃sù书shū并bìng孔kǒng明míng投tóu呈chéng，但dàn答dá曰yuē：「闻wén皇huáng叔shū招zhāo贤xián纳nà士shì，特tè来lái相xiāng投tóu。

He took the letter offered by Lu Su and soon made his way to Chingchou. He arrived at a moment that K‘ung-ming was absent on an inspection journey, but the doorkeeper announced him and said he had come to throw in his lot with Liu Pei. He was received, for he was no stranger in name. When P‘ang T‘ung was admitted he made the ordinary salutation but did not make an obeisance and this, coupled with his ugly face, did not please his host. “You have come a long and arduous journey,” said Liu Pei. At this point the suitor should have produced his letters from K‘ung-ming and Lu Su, but did not. Instead he replied, “I hear, O Imperial Uncle, that you are welcoming the wise and receiving scholars, wherefore I have come to join your service.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「荆jīng楚chǔ稍shāo定dìng，苦kǔ无wú闲xián职zhí。此cǐ去qù东dōng南nán数shù百bái里lǐ，有yǒu一yī县xiàn名míng耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn，缺quē一yī县xiàn宰zǎi，屈qū公gōng任rèn之zhī。如rú后hòu有yǒu缺quē，却què当dāng重zhòng用yòng。」

“The country is decently peaceful now and unfortunately there is no office vacant. But away to the northeast there is a small magistracy, Leiyanghsien, which needs a chief. I can offer you that post until there should be something more fitting.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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统tǒng思sī玄xuán德dé待dài我wǒ何hé薄báo，欲yù以yǐ才cái学xué动dòng之zhī；见jiàn孔kǒng明míng不bú在zài，只zhǐ得dé勉mián强qiǎng相xiāng辞cí而ér去qù。统tǒng到dào耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn，不bù理lǐ政zhèng事shì，终zhōng日rì饮yín酒jiǔ为wèi乐lè；一yī应yīng钱qián粮liáng词cí讼sòng，并bìng不bù理lǐ会huì。有yǒu人rén报bào知zhī玄xuán德dé，言yán庞páng统tǒng将jiāng耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn事shì侭jǐn废fèi。玄xuán德dé怒nù曰yuē：「竖shù儒rú焉yān敢gǎn乱luàn吾wú法fǎ度dù！」遂suì唤huàn张zhāng飞fēi分fēn付fù：「引yǐn从cóng人rén去qù荆jīng南nán诸zhū县xiàn巡xún视shì。

P‘ang T‘ung thought this rather poor welcome for a man of his talent. But his friend was absent, so he could do nothing but control his annoyance and accept. He took his leave and started. But when he arrived at his post he paid no attention to business at all; he gave himself up entirely to dissipation. The taxes were not collected nor were lawsuits decided. News of this reaching Liu Pei, he was angry and said, “Here is this stiff-necked pedant throwing my administration into disorder.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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如rú有yǒu不bù公gōng不bù法fá者zhě，就jiù便biàn究jiū问wèn。恐kǒng于yú事shì有yǒu不bù明míng处chù，可ké与yǔ孙sūn干gàn同tóng去qù。」

So he sent Chang Fei to the district with orders to make a general inspection of the whole district and look into any irregularities and disorders. But as he thought there might be some tact needed Sun Ch‘ien was also sent as coadjutor. In due course the inquisitors arrived at Leiyanghsien, where they were received by the officials and welcomed by the people at the boundary. But the magistrate did not appear.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng飞fēi领lǐng了le言yán语yǔ，与yǔ孙sūn干gàn同tóng至zhì耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn。军jūn民mín官guān吏lì，皆jiē出chū郭guō迎yíng接jiē，独dú不bú见jiàn县xiàn令lìng。飞fēi问wèn曰yuē：「县xiàn令lìng何hé在zài？」同tóng僚liáo覆fù曰yuē：「庞páng县xiàn令lìng自zì到dào任rèn及jí今jīn，将jiāng百bǎi余yú日rì，县xiàn中zhōng之zhī事shì，并bìng不bù理lǐ问wèn，每měi日rì饮yín酒jiǔ，自zì旦dàn及jí夜yè，只zhǐ在zài醉zuì乡xiāng。今jīn日rì宿sù酒jiǔ未wèi醒xǐng，犹yóu卧wò不bù起qǐ。」

“Where is the magistrate?” asked Chang Fei. “Ever since his arrival, a hundred days ago and more, he has attended to no business, but spends his days from morn to night in wine-bibbing and is always intoxicated. Just now he is sleeping off a debauch and is not yet risen.”

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张zhāng飞fēi大dà怒nù，欲yù擒qín之zhī。孙sūn干gàn曰yuē：「庞páng士shì元yuán乃nǎi高gāo明míng之zhī人rén，未wèi可kě轻qīng忽hū。且qiě到dào县xiàn问wèn之zhī。如rú果guǒ于yú理lǐ不bú当dàng，治zhì罪zuì未wèi晚wǎn。」飞fēi乃nǎi入rù县xiàn，正zhèng厅tīng上shàng坐zuò定dìng，教jiào县xiàn令lìng来lái见jiàn。统tǒng衣yī冠guān不bù整zhěng，扶fú醉zuì而ér出chū。飞fēi怒nù曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng以yí汝rǔ为wéi人rén，令lìng作zuò县xiàn宰zǎi，汝rǔ焉yān敢gán侭jǐn废fèi县xiàn事shì？」统tǒng笑xiào曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn以yǐ吾wú废fèi了le县xiàn中zhōng何hé事shì？

This raised Chang Fei’s choler and he would have dismissed the offender forthwith had not his colleague said, “P‘ang T‘ung is a man of great ability and it would be wrong to deal with him thus summarily. Let us enquire into it. If he is really so guilty we will punish his offence.” So they went to the magistracy, took their seats in the hall of justice and summoned the magistrate before them. He came with dress all disordered and still under the influence of wine. “My brother took you for a decent man,” said Chang Fei, angrily, “and sent you here as magistrate. How dare you throw the affairs of the district into disorder?” “Do you think I have done as you say, General?” said P‘ang T‘ung. “What affairs have I disordered?”

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」飞fēi曰yuē：「汝rǔ到dào任rèn百bǎi余yú日rì，终zhōng日rì在zài醉zuì乡xiāng，安ān得dé不bú废fèi政zhèng事shì？」统tǒng曰yuē：「量liàng百bái里lí小xiǎo县xiàn，些xiē许xǔ公gōng事shì，何hé难nán决jué断duàn？将jiāng军jūn少shǎo坐zuò，待dài我wǒ发fā落luò。」随suí即jí唤huàn公gōng吏lì，将jiāng百bǎi余yú日rì所suǒ积jī公gōng务wù，都dōu取qǔ来lái剖pōu断duàn，吏lì皆jiē纷fēn然rán赍jī抱bào案àn卷juàn，上shàng厅tīng诉sù词cí。被bèi告gào人rén等děng，环huán跪guì阶jiē下xià。

“You have been here over a hundred days and spent the whole time in dissipation. Is not that disorderly?” “Where would be the difficulty in dealing with the business of a trifling district like this? I pray you, General, to sit down for a while till I have settled the cases.”

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统tóng手shǒu中zhōng批pī判pàn，口kǒu中zhōng发fā落luò，耳ěr内nèi听tīng词cí，麹qū直zhí分fēn明míng，并bìng无wú分fēn毫háo差chā错cuò，民mín皆jiē叩kòu首shǒu拜bài伏fú。不bú到dào半bàn日rì，将jiāng百bǎi余yú日rì之zhī事shì，侭jǐn断duàn毕bì了le，投tóu笔bǐ于yú地dì，而ér对duì张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「所suǒ废fèi之zhī事shì何hé在zài？曹cáo操cāo、孙sūn权quán，吾wú视shì之zhī若ruò掌zhǎng上shàng观guān文wén，量liàng此cí小xiǎo县xiàn，何hé足zú介jiè意yì！」

Thereupon he bade the clerks bring in all the arrears and he would settle them at once. So they brought in the piles of papers and ordered the suitors to appear. They came and knelt in the hall while the magistrate, pencil in hand, noted this and minuted that, all the while listening to the pleadings. Soon all the difficulties and disputes were adjusted, and never a mistake was made, as the satisfied bows of the people proved. By midday the whole of the cases were disposed of and the arrears of the hundred days settled and decided. This done the magistrate threw aside his pencil and turned to the inquisitors saying, “Where is the disorder? When I can take on Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and Sun Ch'üan as easily as I can read this paper, what attention from me is needed for the business of this paltry place?”

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飞fēi大dà惊jīng，下xià席xí谢xiè曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng大dà才cái，小xiǎo子zi失shī敬jìng。吾wú当dāng于yú兄xiōng长zhǎng处chù极jí力lì举jǔ荐jiàn。」统tóng乃nǎi将jiāng出chū鲁lǔ肃sù荐jiàn书shū。飞fēi曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng初chū见jiàn吾wú兄xiōng，何hé不bù将jiāng出chū？」统tǒng曰yuē：「若ruò便biàn将jiāng出chū，似sì乎hū专zhuān藉jí荐jiàn书shū来lái干gān谒yè矣yǐ。」飞fēi顾gù谓wèi孙sūn干gàn曰yuē：「非fēi公gōng则zé失shī一yī大dà贤xián也yě。」遂suì辞cí统tǒng回huí荆jīng州zhōu见jiàn玄xuán德dé，具jù说shuō庞páng统tǒng之zhī才cái。

Chang Fei was astonished at the man’s ability, rose from his seat and crossed over saying, “You are indeed a marvel, Master. I have not treated you respectfully enough but now I shall commend you to my brother with all my might.” Then P‘ang T‘ung drew forth Lu Su’s letter and showed it to Chang Fei. “Why did you not show this to my brother when you first saw him?” asked Chang Fei. “If I had had a chance I would have done so. But is it likely that one would just take advantage of a letter of commendation to make a visit?” Chang Fei turned to his colleague and said, “You just saved a wise man for us.” They left the magistracy and returned to Liu Pei to whom they related what had happened. Liu Pei then seemed to be conscious of his error and said, “I have been wrong; I have behaved unjustly to a sage.”

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玄xuán德dé大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「屈qū待dài大dà贤xián，吾wú之zhī过guò也yě！」飞fēi将jiāng鲁lǔ肃sù荐jiàn书shū呈chéng上shàng。玄xuán德dé拆chāi视shì之zhī。书shū略lüè曰yuē：「庞páng士shì元yuán非fēi百bái里lǐ之zhī才cái，使shí处chǔ治zhì中zhōng别bié驾jià之zhī任rèn，始shǐ当dāng展zhǎn其qí骥jì足zú。如rú以yǐ貌mào取qǔ之zhī，恐kǒng负fù所suǒ学xué，终zhōng为wèi他tā人rén所suǒ用yòng，实shí可kě惜xī也yě。」

Chang Fei then gave his brother the letter in which Lu Su had recommended P‘ang T‘ung. Opening it he read:—“P‘ang Shih-yüan is not the sort of man to be met with in any day’s march. Employ him in some capacity where extraordinary talent is required and his powers will declare themselves. Beware of judging him by his looks or you may lose the advantage of his abilities and some other will gain him. This would be a misfortune.”

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玄xuán德dé看kàn毕bì，正zhèng在zài嗟jiē叹tàn，忽hū报bào孔kǒng明míng回huí。玄xuán德dé接jiē入rù，礼lǐ毕bì。孔kǒng明míng先xiān问wèn曰yuē：「庞páng军jūn师shī近jìn日rì无wú恙yàng否fǒu？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「近jìn治zhì耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn，好háo酒jiǔ废fèi事shì。」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「士shì元yuán非fēi百bái里lǐ之zhī才cái，胸xiōng中zhōng之zhī学xué，胜shèng亮liàng十shí倍bèi。亮liàng曾céng有yǒu荐jiàn书shū在zài士shì元yuán处chù，曾céng达dá主zhǔ公gōng否fǒu？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「今jīn日rì方fāng得dé子zi敬jìng书shū，却què未wèi见jiàn先xiān生shēng之zhī书shū。

While he was feeling cast down at the mistake he had made, as shown by the letter, they announced the return of K‘ung-ming. Soon he entered the hall and the first question he put after the formal salutations was “Is Instructor-General P‘ang quite well?” “He is in charge of Leiyang,” replied Yüan-tê, “where he is given to wine and neglects his business.” K‘ung-ming laughed. “My friend P‘ang has extraordinary abilities and ten times my knowledge. I gave him a letter for you, my lord. Did he present it?” “This very day I have received a letter, but from Lu Su. I have had no letter written by you.”

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「大dà贤xián若ruò处chù小xiǎo任rèn，往wáng往wáng以yí酒jiǔ糊hú涂tú，倦juàn于yú视shì事shì。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「若ruò非fēi吾wú弟dì所suǒ言yán，险xiǎn失shī大dà贤xián。」随suí即jí令lìng张zhāng飞fēi往wáng耒lěi阳yáng县xiàn请qǐng庞páng统tǒng到dào荆jīng州zhōu，玄xuán德dé下xià阶jiē请qǐng罪zuì。统tǒng方fāng将jiāng出chū孔kǒng明míng所suǒ荐jiàn之zhī书shū。玄xuán德dé看kàn书shū中zhōng之zhī意yì，言yán凤fèng雏chú到dào日rì，宜yí即jí重zhòng用yòng。

“When a man of transcendant abilities is sent to a paltry post he always turns to wine out of simple ennui,” said K‘ung-ming.

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玄xuán德dé喜xǐ曰yuē：「昔xī司sī马mǎ德dé操cāo言yán：『伏fú龙lóng、凤fèng雏chú，两liǎng人rén得dé一yī，可kě安ān天tiān下xià。』今jīn吾wú二èr人rén皆jiē得dé，汉hàn室shì可kě兴xīng矣yǐ。」遂suì拜bài庞páng统tǒng为wèi副fù军jūn师shī中zhōng郎láng将jiāng，与yú孔kǒng明míng共gòng赞zàn方fāng略lüè，教jiào练liàn军jūn士shì，听tīng候hòu征zhēng伐fá。

“If it had not been for what my brother said, I should have lost a great man,” said Yüan-tê. Then he lost no time, but sent Chang Fei off to the north to request P‘ang T‘ung to come to Chingchou. When he arrived Liu Pei went out to meet him and at the foot of the steps asked pardon for his mistake. Then P‘ang T‘ung produced the letter that K‘ung-ming had given him. What Yüan-tê read therein was this:—“As soon as the “Phoenix Fledgeling” shall arrive he should be given an important post.” Liu Pei rejoiced indeed as he read it, for had not Ssŭma Hui said of the two men, Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Fledgeling, that any man who obtained the help of either of them could restore the empire when he would? As he now had them both surely the Hans would rise again. Then he appointed P‘ang T‘ung as Chuko Liang’s assistant and gave him general’s rank, and the two famous strategists began training the army for its work of subjugation.

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早záo有yǒu人rén报bào到dào许xǔ昌chāng，言yán刘liú备bèi有yǒu诸zhū葛gě亮liàng、庞páng统tǒng为wèi谋móu士shì，招zhāo军jūn买mái马mǎ，积jī草cǎo屯tún粮liáng，连lián结jié东dōng吴wú，早záo晚wǎn必bì兴xīng兵bīng北běi伐fá。曹cáo操cāo闻wén之zhī，遂suì聚jù谋móu士shì商shāng议yì南nán征zhēng。荀xún攸yōu进jìn曰yuē：「周zhōu瑜yú新xīn死sǐ，可kě先xiān取qǔ孙sūn权quán，次cì攻gōng刘liú备bèi。」操cāo曰yuē：「我wǒ若ruò远yuǎn征zhēng，恐kóng马mǎ腾téng来lái袭xí许xǔ都dōu。

News of these doings came to the capital and Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was told of Liu Pei’s two strategists and of the army in training and the stores he was accumulating and the league between his two chief enemies. And he knew that he had to expect an attack sooner or later. So he summoned his strategists to a council. Said Hsün Yu, “Sun Ch'üan should be first attacked, because of the recent death of their ablest general Chou Yü. Liu Pei will follow.”

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前qián在zài赤chì壁bì之zhī时shí，军jūn中zhōng有yǒu讹é言yán，亦yì传chuán西xī凉liáng入rù寇kòu之zhī事shì，今jīn不bù可kě不bù防fáng也yě。」荀xún攸yōu曰yuē：「以yǐ愚yú所suǒ见jiàn，不bú若ruò降jiàng诏zhào，加jiā马mǎ腾téng为wèi征zhēng南nán将jiāng军jūn，使shí讨tǎo孙sūn权quán；诱yòu入rù京jīng师shī，先xiān除chú此cǐ人rén，则zé南nán征zhēng无wú患huàn矣yǐ。」操cāo大dà喜xǐ，即jí日rì遣qiǎn人rén赍jī诏zhào至zhì西xī凉liáng召zhào马mǎ腾téng。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao replied, “If I go on such a distant expedition, Ma T'êng will fall upon the capital. While I was at Ch‘ihpi there were sinister rumours of this and I must guard against it.” Hsün Yu said, “The best thing that occurs to stupid me is to obtain for Ma the title of 'Subduer of the South' and send him against Wu. Thus he can be enticed to the capital and got rid of. Then you can have no fear of marching southward.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao approved and soon Ma T'êng was summoned from Hsiliang, in the west.

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却què说shuō腾téng字zì寿shòu成chéng，汉hàn伏fú波bō将jiāng军jūn马mǎ援yuán之zhī后hòu。父fù名míng肃sù，字zì子zi硕shuò，桓huán帝dì时shí为wèi天tiān水shuǐ阑lán干gān县xiàn尉wèi；后hòu失shī官guān流liú落luò陇lǒng西xī，与yǔ羌qiāng人rén杂zá处chǔ，遂suì娶qǔ羌qiāng女nǚ生shēng腾téng。腾téng身shēn长cháng八bā尺chǐ，体tǐ貌mào雄xióng异yì，禀bǐng性xìng温wēn良liáng，人rén多duō敬jìng之zhī。灵líng帝dì未wèi年nián，羌qiāng人rén多duō叛pàn，腾téng招zhāo募mù民mín兵bīng破pò之zhī。

Said Hsün Yu, “Sun Ch'üan should be first attacked, because of the recent death of their ablest general Chou Yü. Liu Pei will follow.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao replied, “If I go on such a distant expedition, Ma T'êng will fall upon the capital. While I was at Ch‘ihpi there were sinister rumours of this and I must guard against it.” Hsün Yu said, “The best thing that occurs to stupid me is to obtain for Ma the title of 'Subduer of the South' and send him against Wu. Thus he can be enticed to the capital and got rid of. Then you can have no fear of marching southward.”

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初chū平píng中zhōng年nián，因yīn讨tǎo贼zéi有yǒu功gōng，拜bài征zhēng西xī将jiāng军jūn，与yǔ镇zhèn西xī将jiāng军jūn韩hán遂suì为wèi兄xiōng弟dì。

Ma T'êng, called also Ma Shou-ch'êng, was a descendant of the famous leader Ma Yüan, styled General, “Queller of the Waves.” His father’s name was Ma Su. He had held a minor magistracy in the reign of Emperor Huan, but had lost it and drifted west into Shênsi where he got amongst the Ch‘iang, one of whose women he took to wife. She bore him a son, Ma T'êng. Ma T'êng was rather over the common height, and bold-looking. He was of a mild disposition and very popular. But in the reign of Emperor Ling these Ch‘iangs made trouble and then Ma T'êng raised a force and put it down. For his services he received the tile of General, “Corrector of the West.” He and Han Sui, who was known as “Guardian of the West,” were pledged brothers.

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当dāng日rì奉fèng诏zhào，乃nái与yú长zháng子zí马mǎ超chāo商shāng议yì曰yuē：「吾wú自zì与yú董dǒng承chéng受shòu衣yī带dài诏zhào以yǐ来lái，与yǔ刘liú玄xuán德dé约yuē共gòng讨tǎo贼zéi，不bú幸xìng董dǒng承chéng已yí死sǐ，玄xuán德dé屡lǚ败bài。我wǒ又yòu僻pì处chù西xī凉liáng，未wèi能néng协xié助zhù玄xuán德dé。今jīn闻wén玄xuán德dé已yǐ得dé荆jīng州zhōu，我wǒ正zhèng欲yù展zhǎn昔xī日rì之zhī志zhì，而ér曹cáo操cāo反fǎn来lái召zhào我wǒ，当dāng是shì如rú何hé？

On receipt of the summons to the capital he took his eldest son, Ma Ch‘ao, into his confidence and told him some of his former life. “When Tung Ch'êng got the Girdle Edict” from the Emperor, we formed a society, of which Liu Pei was one, pledged to put down rebellion. However, we accomplished nothing, for Tung was put to death and Liu was unfortunate, while I escaped to the west. However, I hear that Liu Pei now holds Chingchou and I am inclined to carry out the plan we made so long ago. But here I am summoned by Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and what is to be done?”

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」马mǎ超chāo曰yuē：「操cāo奉fèng天tiān子zi之zhī命mìng以yǐ召zhào父fù亲qīn，今jīn若ruò不bù往wǎng，彼bǐ必bì以yǐ逆nì命mìng责zé我wó矣yǐ。当dāng乘chéng其qí来lái召zhào，竟jìng往wǎng京jīng师shī，于yú中zhōng取qǔ事shì，则zé昔xī日rì之zhī志zhì可ké展zhán也yě。」

Ma Ch‘ao replied, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao has the command of the Emperor to call you and if you do not go that will mean disobeying an imperial command and you will be punished. Obey the summons in so far as to go to the capital, where you may be able to arrange to carry out your original intention.”

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马mǎ腾téng兄xiōng子zi马mǎ岱dài谏jiàn曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo心xīn怀huái叵pǒ测cè，叔shū父fù若ruò往wǎng，死sǐ遭zāo其qí害hài。」超chāo曰yuē：「儿ér愿yuàn侭jín起qǐ西xī凉liáng之zhī兵bīng，随suí父fù亲qīn杀shā入rù许xǔ昌chāng，为wèi天tiān下xià除chú害hài，有yǒu何hé不bù可kě？」腾téng曰yuē：「汝rǔ自zì统tǒng羌qiāng兵bīng保báo守shǒu西xī凉liáng，只zhǐ教jiào次cì子zi马mǎ休xiū、马má铁tiě并bìng姪zhí马mǎ岱dài随suí我wǒ同tóng往wǎng。曹cáo操cāo见jiàn有yóu汝rǔ在zài西xī凉liáng，又yòu有yǒu韩hán遂suì相xiāng助zhù，谅liàng不bù敢gǎn加jiā害hài于yú我wó也yě。

But his nephew, Ma Tai, held other opinions and opposed this. Said he, “Ts‘ao’s designs are unfathomable and if you go, Uncle, I fear you will suffer.” “Let me lead the army against the capital,” said Ma Ch‘ao. “Can we not purge the empire of evil?” But his father said, “You must take command of the Ch‘iang troops for the defence of our territory here. I will take with me your two brothers and your cousin. When Ts‘ao knows that you have the Ch‘iang at your call and that Han Sui is prepared to assist, he will hardly dare to work any harm to me.”

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」超chāo曰yuē：「父fù亲qīn若ruò往wǎng，切qiè不bù可kě轻qīng入rù京jīng师shī。当dāng随suí机jī应yìng变biàn，观guān其qí动dòng静jìng。」腾téng曰yuē：「吾wú自zì有yǒu区qū处chù，不bú必bì多duō虑lǜ。」

“Father, if you must go be careful not to enter the city till you know exactly what plots and machinations are afoot.” “I will certainly take great care, so do not be too anxious,” said the father. The order of march was prepared. The governor took five companies, with his two sons as leaders of the van and his nephew bringing up the rear. These set out along the tortuous road to the capital. At twenty li distance they camped.

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于yú是shì马mǎ腾téng乃nái引yǐn西xī凉liáng兵bīng五wǔ千qiān，先xiān教jiào马mǎ休xiū、马má铁tiě为wèi前qián部bù，留liú马mǎ岱dài在zài后hòu接jiē应yīng，迤yí洒sǎ望wàng许xǔ昌chāng而ér来lái，离lí许xǔ昌chāng二èr十shí里lǐ屯tún住zhù军jūn马mǎ。曹cáo操cāo听tīng知zhī马mǎ腾téng已yǐ到dào，唤huàn门mén下xià侍shì郎láng黄huáng奎kuí分fēn付fù曰yuē：「目mù今jīn马mǎ腾téng南nán征zhēng，吾wú命mìng汝rǔ为wèi行xíng军jūn参cān谋móu，先xiān至zhì马mǎ腾téng寨zhài中zhōng劳láo军jūn，可kě对duì马mǎ腾téng说shuō：西xī凉liáng路lù远yuǎn，运yùn粮liáng甚shèn难nán，不bù能néng多duō带dài人rén马mǎ。

“Father, if you must go be careful not to enter the city till you know exactly what plots and machinations are afoot.” “I will certainly take great care, so do not be too anxious,” said the father. The order of march was prepared. The governor took five companies, with his two sons as leaders of the van and his nephew bringing up the rear. These set out along the tortuous road to the capital. At twenty li distance they camped. When Ts‘ao heard of Ma T'êng’s arrival he called to him Huang K‘uei, one of his officers, and said to him, “Ma T'êng is to be sent against the south and I shall send you as adviser. You are first to go to his camp and express my congratulations on his arrival and say that as Hsiliang is so distant and transport very difficult, he is not to take too large an army of his own. I will send a large force. Also tell him to come in soon for audience of the Emperor. I will send him supplies.”

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我wǒ当dāng更gèng遣qiǎn大dà兵bīng，协xié同tóng前qián进jìn。来lái日rì教jiào他tā入rù城chéng麺miàn君jūn，吾wú就jiù应yìng付fù粮liáng草cáo与yǔ之zhī。」

When Ts‘ao heard of Ma T'êng’s arrival he called to him Huang K‘uei, one of his officers, and said to him, “Ma T'êng is to be sent against the south and I shall send you as adviser. You are first to go to his camp and express my congratulations on his arrival and say that as Hsiliang is so distant and transport very difficult, he is not to take too large an army of his own. I will send a large force. Also tell him to come in soon for audience of the Emperor. I will send him supplies.”

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奎kuí领lǐng命mìng，来lái见jiàn马mǎ腾téng。腾téng置zhì酒jiǔ相xiāng待dài。奎kuí酒jiǔ半bàn酣hān而ér言yán曰yuē：「吾wú父fù黄huáng琬wán死sǐ于yú李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì之zhī难nán，尝cháng怀huái痛tòng恨hèn。不bù想xiǎng今jīn日rì又yòu遇yù欺qī君jūn之zhī贼zéi。」腾téng曰yuē：「谁shuí为wèi欺qī君jūn之zhī贼zéi？」奎kuí曰yuē：「欺qī君jūn者zhě操cāo贼zéi也yě。公gōng岂qǐ不bù知zhī之zhī而ér问wèn我wǒ耶yé？」腾téng恐kǒng是shì操cāo使shǐ来lái相xiāng探tàn，急jí止zhǐ之zhī曰yuē：「耳ěr目mù较jiào近jìn，休xiū得dé乱luàn言yán。

With these instructions Huang K‘uei went to Ma T'êng, who brought out wine and entertained him well. In his cups the messenger grew confidential and said, “My father perished at the hands of Li and Kuo and I have always nourished resentment. Now there is another rebel in power wronging our prince.” “Who is that?” asked Ma. “The wrong doer is that rebel Ts‘ao, of course. Do you mean to say you do not know?” However, Ma was careful. He thought it very likely that these words were but a trap for him so he pretended to be greatly shocked and begged his guest to be careful lest he be overheard.

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」奎kuí叱chì曰yuē：「公gōng竟jìng忘wàng却què衣yī带dài诏zhào乎hū？」腾téng见jiàn他tā说shuō出chū心xīn事shì，乃nǎi密mì以yǐ实shí情qíng告gào之zhī。奎kuí曰yuē：「操cāo欲yù公gōng入rù城chéng麺miàn君jūn，必bì非fēi好hǎo意yì。公gōng不bù可kě轻qīng入rù。来lái日rì当dāng勒lēi兵bīng城chéng下xià。待dài曹cáo操cāo出chū城chéng点diǎn军jūn，就jiù点diǎn军jūn处chù斩zhǎn之zhī，大dà事shì济jì矣yǐ。」

But he cared not. “Then you have quite forgotten the 'Girdle Edict,' eh?” shouted he. Ma T'êng began to see he was sincere and presently became confidential in turn and told his guest all his schemes. “He wants you to go in to audience; there is no good intention there. Do not go,” said Huang K‘uei. “You lead your men up close to the city and get Ts‘ao Ts‘ao to come and review them and when he comes, assassinate him.”

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二èr人rén商shāng议yì已yǐ定dìng，黄huáng奎kuí回huí家jiā，恨hèn气qì未wèi息xī。其qí妻qī再zài三sān问wèn之zhī，奎kuí不bù肯kěn言yán。不bú料liào其qí妾qiè李lǐ春chūn香xiāng，与yǔ奎kuí妻qī弟dì苗miáo泽zé私sī通tōng。泽zé欲yù得dé春chūn香xiāng，正zhèng无wú计jì可kě施shī。妾qiè见jiàn黄huáng奎kuí愤fèn恨hèn，遂suì对duì泽zé曰yuē：「黄huáng侍shì郎láng今jīn日rì商shāng议yì军jūn情qíng回huí，意yì甚shèn愤fèn恨hèn，不bù知zhī为wèi何hé？

They two settled how this plan could be worked out and the messenger, still hot with anger and excitement, returned to his home.

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」泽zé曰yuē：「汝rú可ké以yǐ言yán挑tiāo之zhī曰yuē：『人rén皆jiē说shuō刘liú皇huáng叔shū仁rén德dé，曹cáo操cāo奸jiān雄xióng，何hé也yě？』看kàn他tā说shuō甚shèn言yán语yǔ。」是shì夜yè黄huáng奎kuí果guǒ到dào春chūn香xiāng房fáng中zhōng。妾qiè以yǐ言yán挑tiāo之zhī。奎kuí乘chéng醉zuì言yán曰yuē：「汝rú乃nǎi妇fù人rén，尚shàng知zhī邪xié正zhèng，何hé况kuàng我wǒ乎hū？吾wú所suǒ恨hèn者zhě，欲yù杀shā曹cáo操cāo也yě。」妾qiè曰yuē：「若ruò欲yù杀shā之zhī，如rú何hé下xià手shǒu？

Seeing him so disturbed in mind his wife asked him what was wrong. But he would tell her nothing. However, he had a concubine, born of the Li family, called “Fragrance of the Spring.” And it happened that she had an intrigue with the wife’s younger brother, Miao-tsê, who much desired to marry her. The concubine who also saw her lord’s displeasure, spoke of it to her paramour, and he told her she could probably draw from him what was wrong by a leading question. “Ask him what is the truth about two men, Liu Pei and Ts‘ao Ts‘ao? Who is the wicked one.”

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」奎kuí曰yuē：「吾wú已yǐ约yuē定dìng马mǎ将jiāng军jūn，明míng日rì在zài城chéng外wài点diǎn兵bīng时shí杀shā之zhī。」妾qiè告gào于yú苗miáo泽zé，泽zé报bào知zhī曹cáo操cāo。操cāo便biàn密mì唤huàn曹cáo洪hóng，许xú褚chǔ分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ；又yòu唤huàn夏xià侯hóu渊yuān、徐xú晃huǎng分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。各gè人rén领lǐng命mìng去qù了le，一yī麺miàn先xiān将jiāng黄huáng奎kuí一yī家jiā老láo小xiǎo拏ná下xià。

That evening Huang K‘uei went to the apartments of his concubine and she presently put the question proposed by her lover. Her lord, still rather intoxicated, said, “You are only a woman; still you know right from wrong as well as I. My enemy and the man I would slay if I could, is Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.” “But why? And if you wish to slay him, why do you not do something?” said she. “I have done something. I have settled with General Ma to assassinate Ts‘ao at the review.” “Fragrance of the Spring” of course told her paramour, who told Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, and he made his arrangements to defeat the scheme. He called up certain trusty captains and gave them orders for the morrow and, this done, he arrested Huang K‘uei and all his household.

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次cì日rì，马mǎ腾téng领lǐng著zhù西xī凉liáng兵bīng马mǎ，将jiāng次cì近jìn城chéng，只zhǐ见jiàn前qián麺miàn一yī簇cù红hóng旗qí，打dǎ著zhù丞chéng相xiàng旗qí号hào。马mǎ腾téng只zhǐ道dào曹cáo操cāo自zì来lái点diǎn军jūn，拍pāi马mǎ向xiàng前qián。忽hū听tīng得dé一yī声shēng砲pào响xiǎng，红hóng旗qí开kāi处chù，弓gōng弩nǔ齐qí发fā。一yī将jiāng当dāng先xiān，乃nǎi曹cáo洪hóng也yě。马mǎ腾téng急jí拨bō马mǎ回huí时shí，两liǎng下xià喊hǎn声shēng又yòu起qǐ。

Next day, as arranged, Ma and his western men came close up to the wall and among the flags and banners he discerned that of the Minister himself, whereby he knew that he would hold the review in person.

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左zuǒ边biān许xú褚chǔ杀shā来lái，右yòu边biān夏xià侯hóu渊yuān杀shā来lái，后hòu麺miàn又yòu是shì徐xú晃huáng领lǐng兵bīng杀shā至zhì，截jié断duàn西xī凉liáng军jūn马mǎ，将jiāng马mǎ腾téng父fù子zǐ三sān人rén困kùn在zài垓gāi心xīn。

So he rode forward. Suddenly a bomb exploded and at this signal there appeared bodies of armed men right and left and in front, so that the western men were quite hemmed in. Ma T'êng then saw the mistake he had made and he and his two sons fought valiantly to free themselves from the trap. The youngest son soon fell. Father and son rode this way and that, seeking a way out, but failed on every side. Both were sorely wounded and when their steeds fell from their many arrow wounds, both were captured.

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马mǎ腾téng见jiàn不bú是shì头tóu，奋fèn力lì冲chōng杀shā。马má铁tié早zǎo被bèi乱luàn箭jiàn射shè死sǐ。马mǎ休xiū随suí著zhù马mǎ腾téng左zuǒ冲chōng右yòu突tū，不bù能néng得dé出chū。二èr人rén身shēn带dài重zhòng伤shāng，坐zuò下xià马mǎ又yòu被bèi箭jiàn射shè倒dào，父fù子zǐ二èr人rén俱jù被bèi执zhí。曹cáo操cāo教jiào将jiāng黄huáng奎kuí与yú马mǎ腾téng父fù子zǐ，一yī齐qí绑bǎng至zhì。黄huáng奎kuí大dà叫jiào：「无wú罪zuì！」操cāo教jiào苗miáo泽zé对duì证zhèng。马mǎ腾téng大dà骂mà曰yuē：「竖shù儒rú误wù我wǒ大dà事shì！

Ma T'êng and his son, and the miserable wretch who could not keep his counsel, were brought before Ts‘ao. Huang loudly protested his innocence. Ts‘ao then called in the witness Miao-tsê. “That worthless scoundrel has spoiled all my plans!” cried Ma T'êng. “Now I cannot slay the rebel and purge my country. But it is the will of God.”

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我wǒ不bù能néng为wéi国guó杀shā贼zéi，是shì乃nǎi天tiān也yě！」操cāo命mìng牵qiān出chū。马mǎ腾téng骂mà不bù绝jué口kǒu，与yǔ其qí子zi马mǎ休xiū，及jí黄huáng奎kuí一yī同tóng遇yù害hài。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn马mǎ腾téng曰yuē：

Father and son were dragged forth, the father uttering volleys of abuse all the time. And so three men came to harm in this adventure. The son and father share one niche of fame, For purest loyalty their praise the same. To their own hurt the rebels they withstood, Content to die to make their pledges good. In blood the solemn oath they did indite To slay the wicked and preserve the right. A worthy father’s worthy son by western bride, Old Fu-po’s name his grandson glorified.

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父fù子zǐ齐qí芳fāng烈liè，忠zhōng贞zhēn著zhù一yī门mén。

Father and son alike in fierce renown, Loyalty and truth distinguished their whole house.

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捐juān生shēng图tú国guó难nàn，誓shì死sǐ答dá君jūn恩ēn。

They gave their lives to save the state in peril, Swearing to die to repay their lord's grace.

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嚼jué血xuè盟méng言yán在zài，诛zhū奸jiān义yì状zhuàng存cún。

Biting blood their pledge remains, their righteous writ to slay the traitor stands.

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西xī凉liáng推tuī世shì胄zhòu，不bú愧kuì伏fú波bō孙sūn。

Xiliang honors their noble line— No shame to the grandson of Fubo.

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苗miáo泽zé告gào操cāo曰yuē：「不bú愿yuàn加jiā赏shǎng，只zhǐ求qiú李lǐ春chūn香xiāng为wèi妻qī。」操cāo笑xiào曰yuē：「你nǐ为wèi了le一yī妇fù人rén，害hài了le你ní姐jiě夫fū一yī家jiā，留liú此cǐ不bú义yì之zhī人rén何hé用yòng！」便biàn教jiào将jiāng苗miáo泽zé、李lǐ春chūn香xiāng与yǔ黄huáng奎kuí一yī家jiā老láo小xiǎo并bìng斩zhǎn于yú市shì。观guān者zhě无wú不bú叹tàn息xī。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

“I desire no other reward than the lady, 'Fragrance of the Spring' as wife,” said the betrayer. Ts‘ao smiled and said, “For the sake of a woman then you have brought a whole household to death. What advantage would there be in preserving such a miscreant?” So he bade the executioners put both the traitor and the woman to death, with the Huang household. Those who saw the fearful vengeance sighed at its cruelty. Through passion base a loyal man was slain, And she who shared his passion shared his fate; The man they served was pitiless in hate, And thus a mean man’s treachery was vain.

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苗miáo泽zé因yīn私sī害hài荩jìn臣chén，春chūn香xiāng未wèi得dé反fǎn伤shāng身shēn。

Miao Ze, for private lust, slew a loyal minister; Chunxiang gained nothing but brought harm on herself.

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奸jiān雄xióng亦yì不bù相xiāng容róng恕shù，枉wǎng自zì图tú谋móu作zuò小xiǎo人rén。

The crafty hero showed no mercy either— Vain were the schemes of such a petty man.

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曹cáo操cāo教jiào招zhāo安ān西xī凉liáng兵bīng马mǎ谕yù之zhī曰yuē：「马mǎ腾téng父fù子zǐ谋móu反fǎn，不bú干gàn众zhòng人rén之zhī事shì。」一yī麺miàn使shǐ人rén分fēn付fù把bǎ住zhù关guān隘ài，休xiū教jiào走zǒu了le马mǎ岱dài。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao did not desire to rouse the rancour of the men of Hsiliang, wherefore he proclaimed to them, “The intended treachery of your leaders was theirs alone.” However, he sent to secure the passes so that Ma Tai should not escape.

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且qiě说shuō马mǎ岱dài自zì引yǐn一yī千qiān兵bīng在zài后hòu。早záo有yóu许xǔ昌chāng城chéng外wài逃táo回huí军jūn士shì、报bào知zhī马mǎ岱dài。岱dài大dà惊jīng，只zhǐ得dé弃qì了le兵bīng马mǎ，扮bàn作zuò客kè商shāng，连lián夜yè逃táo遁dùn去qù了le。曹cáo操cāo杀shā了le马mǎ腾téng等děng，便biàn决jué意yì南nán征zhēng。忽hū人rén报bào曰yuē：「刘liú备bèi调diào练liàn军jūn马mǎ，收shōu拾shí器qì械xiè，将jiāng欲yù取qǔ川chuān。」操cāo惊jīng曰yuē：「若ruò刘liú备bèi收shōu川chuān，则zé羽yǔ翼yì成chéng矣yǐ。将jiāng何hé以yǐ图tú之zhī？」

As has been said, Ma Tai led the rearguard. Before long the fugitives from the main army came and told him what had occurred at the capital. This frightened him so much that he abandoned his army and escaped disguised as a trader.

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言yán未wèi毕bì，阶jiē下xià一yī人rén进jìn言yán曰yuē：「某móu有yǒu一yī计jì，使shǐ刘liú备bèi、孙sūn权quán不bù能néng相xiāng愿yuàn；江jiāng南nán、西xī川chuān皆jiē归guī丞chéng相xiàng。」正zhèng是shì：

Having slain Ma T'êng, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao decided to set out on his expedition to the south. But then came the disquieting news of the military preparations of Liu Pei, whose objective was said to be Ssuch‘uan. This caused him alarm, for, as he said, the bird’s wings would be fully grown if he obtained possession of the west. He recognised the difficulty, but from among his counsellors there arose one who said, “I know how to prevent Liu Pei and Sun Ch'üan from helping each other and both Chiangnan and Hsich'üan will be yours.” Chill death struck down the heroes of the west, Calamity approached the bold men of the south. The next chapter will unfold the scheme.

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西xī川chuān豪háo杰jié方fāng遭zāo戮lù，南nán国guó英yīng雄xióng又yòu受shòu殃yāng。

The heroes of Xichuan had just been put to death, When the bold men of the south met calamity again.

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未wèi知zhī献xiàn计jì者zhě是shì谁shuí，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

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