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

第dì六liù十shí一yī回huí 赵zhào云yún截jié江jiāng夺duó阿ā斗dòu　　　孙sūn权quán遗yí书shū退tuì老lǎo瞒mán

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却què说shuō庞páng统tǒng、法fǎ正zhèng二èr人rén，劝quàn玄xuán德dé就jiù席xí间jiān杀shā刘liú璋zhāng，西xī川chuān唾tuò手shóu可kě得dé。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú初chū入rù蜀shǔ中zhōng，恩ēn信xìn未wèi立lì，此cǐ事shì决jué不bù可kě行xíng。」二èr人rén再zài三sān说shuō之zhī，玄xuán德dé只zhǐ是shì不bù从cóng。次cì日rì，复fù与yǔ刘liú璋zhāng宴yàn于yú城chéng中zhōng，彼bí此cǐ细xì叙xù衷zhōng麹qū，情qíng好hǎo甚shèn密mì，酒jiǔ至zhì半bàn酣hān，庞páng统tóng与yú法fǎ正zhèng商shāng议yì曰yuē：「事shì已yǐ至zhì此cǐ，由yóu不bù得dé主zhǔ公gōng了liǎo。

In spite of the persuasion of P‘ang T‘ung and Fa Chêng, Liu Pei steadily refused to sanction the assassination of his host, even if thereby he was to gain possession of the land of Shu. The next day there was another banquet, this time in the city, whereat host and guest unbosomed themselves freely to each other and became exceedingly friendly and affectionate. All were mellow with wine, and P‘ang T‘ung, talking with Fa Chêng said, “Since our master will have nothing to do with our scheme we had better set Wei Yen’s sword-play to work and take advantage of the confusion to kill Liu Chang.”

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」便biàn教jiào魏wèi延yán登dēng堂táng舞wǔ剑jiàn，乘chéng势shì杀shā刘liú璋zhāng，延yán遂suì拔bá剑jiàn进jìn曰yuē：「筵yán间jiān无wú以yǐ为wéi乐lè，愿yuàn舞wǔ剑jiàn为wèi戏xì。」庞páng统tǒng便biàn呼hū众zhòng武wǔ士shì入rù，列liè于yú堂táng下xià，只zhǐ待dài魏wèi延yán下xià手shǒu，刘liú璋zhāng手shǒu下xià诸zhū将jiāng，见jiàn魏wèi延yán舞wǔ剑jiàn筵yán前qián，又yòu见jiàn阶jiē下xià武wǔ士shì手shǒu按àn刀dāo靶bǎ，直zhí视shì堂táng上shàng，从cóng事shì张zhāng任rèn亦yì掣chè剑jiàn舞wǔ曰yuē：「舞wǔ剑jiàn必bì须xū有yǒu对duì，某mǒu愿yuàn与yǔ魏wèi将jiāng军jūn同tóng舞wǔ。」

Wei Yen came in shortly afterward, with his sword drawn, and said, “There being no other distraction at this banquet, may I show you a little fencing to amuse you?” Thereupon P‘ang T‘ung called up some of the armed men and ranged them along the lower part of the hall till Wei should fall on. At these preparations the officers of Liu Chang stared with questioning eyes toward the chief seats at the upper end, and one of them, Chang Jên, drew his sword, saying, “An opponent is needed to make fencing a succees, so he and I will display our skill at the same time.”

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二èr人rén对duì舞wǔ于yú筵yán前qián。魏wèi延yán目mù视shì刘liú封fēng，封fēng亦yì拔bá剑jiàn助zhù舞wǔ，于yú是shì刘liú𪻺、冷lěng苞bāo、邓dèng贤xián各gè掣chè剑jiàn出chū曰yuē：「我wó等děng当dāng群qún舞wǔ，以yǐ助zhù一yī笑xiào。」玄xuán德dé大dà惊jīng，急jí掣chè左zuǒ右yòu所suǒ佩pèi之zhī剑jiàn，立lì于yú席xí上shàng曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng弟dì相xiāng逢féng痛tòng饮yǐn，并bìng无wú疑yí忌jì，又yòu非fēi鸿hóng门mén会huì上shàng，何hé用yòng舞wǔ剑jiàn？不bú弃qì剑jiàn者zhě立lì斩zhǎn！

So they began. Presently, at a glance from Wei Yen, Liu Fêng came up and took position at his side. At once three of the officers of Shu followed suit, saying, “And we three will come in too; it may add to your amusement and help to raise a laugh.” But to Liu Pei matters began to take on a serious look. Drawing the two swords he wore, one on the right side and the other on the left, he stood out in the banquet hall and cried, “We brothers have perhaps honoured our meeting with a little too much wine; there is nothing to say against that, but this is no Hung-mên Gathering, where murder was done. Put up your swords or I will slay you!”

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」刘liú璋zhāng亦yì叱chì曰yuē：「兄xiōng弟dì相xiāng聚jù，何hé必bì带dài刀dāo？」命mìng侍shì卫wèi者zhé侭jǐn去qù佩pèi剑jiàn。众zhòng皆jiē纷fēn然rán下xià堂táng。玄xuán德dé唤huàn诸zhū将jiàng士shì上shàng台tái，以yí酒jiǔ赐cì之zhī，曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng弟dì同tóng宗zōng骨gǔ肉ròu，共gòng议yì大dà事shì，并bìng无wú二èr心xīn。汝rú等děng勿wù疑yí。」诸zhū将jiāng皆jiē拜bài谢xiè。刘liú璋zhāng执zhí玄xuán德dé之zhī手shǒu而ér泣qì曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng之zhī恩ēn，誓shì不bù敢gǎn忘wàng！」二èr人rén欢huān饮yǐn至zhì晚wǎn而ér散sàn。

“Why wear swords at all at a meeting of two brothers?” cried Liu Chang, at the same time telling his servants to surround his officers and take away their weapons. Disarmed, they sulkily withdrew, and then Liu Pei called all the captains to the upper end of the banquet hall, gave them wine and said, You need have no doubts; we two brothers, of the same bone and blood, have talked over the great design and we are one in purpose.” The officers bowed and retired. Liu Chang took his guest by the hand, saying, “Brother, I shall never forget your kindness.” They sat drinking till late, both feeling very happy. When at length Liu Pei reached his camp he blamed his strategist for having caused the confusion.

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玄xuán德dé归guī寨zhài，责zé庞páng统tǒng曰yuē：「公gōng等děng奈nài何hé欲yù陷xiàn备bèi于yú不bú义yì耶yé？今jīn后hòu断duàn勿wù为wèi此cǐ。」统tǒng嗟jiē叹tàn而ér退tuì。

“Why did you endeavour to force me into committing a great wrong?” said Liu. “There must be no repetition of this.” P‘ang T‘ung retired, sighing. When Liu Chang reached his own camp his captains waited on him and said, “Sir, you saw the real meaning of that occurrence at the banquet, we suppose. We think it prudent for you to retire at once into the city.”

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却què说shuō刘liú璋zhāng归guī寨zhài，刘liú𪻺等děng曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng见jiàn今jīn日rì席xí上shàng光guāng景jǐng乎hū？不bù如rú早zǎo回huí，免miǎn生shēng后hòu患huàn。」刘liú璋zhāng曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng刘liú玄xuán德dé，非fēi比bǐ他tā人rén。」众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「虽suī玄xuán德dé无wú此cǐ心xīn，他tā手shǒu下xià人rén皆jiē欲yù并bìng西xī川chuān，以yǐ图tú富fù贵guì。」璋zhāng曰yuē：「汝rú等děng无wú间jiàn吾wú兄xiōng弟dì之zhī情qíng。」遂suì不bù听tīng，日rì与yǔ玄xuán德dé欢huān叙xù。

“My brother is different from ordinary men,” replied Liu Chang. “He may not incline toward murder himself, but those about him have but one desire—that is to exploit this land of ours to their own advantage.” “Do not try to sow dissension between us and make us quarrel,” said their chief.

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忽hū报bào张zhāng鲁lú整zhěng顿dùn兵bīng马mǎ，将jiāng犯fàn葭jiā萌méng关guān。刘liú璋zhāng便biàn请qǐng玄xuán德dé往wǎng拒jù之zhī。玄xuán德dé慨kǎi然rán领lǐng诺nuò，即jí日rì引yín本běn部bù兵bīng望wàng葭jiā萌méng关guān去qù了le。众zhòng将jiāng劝quàn刘liú璋zhāng令lìng大dà将jiàng紧jín守shǒu各gè处chù关guān隘ài，以yǐ防fáng玄xuán德dé兵bīng变biàn。璋zhāng初chū时shí不bù从cóng，后hòu因yīn众zhòng人rén苦kǔ劝quàn，乃nǎi令lìng白bái水shuǐ都dū督dū杨yáng怀huái、高gāo沛pèi二èr人rén，把bá守shǒu涪fú水shuǐ关guān。刘liú璋zhāng自zì回huí成chéng都dū。

And he took no heed of their remonstrance. One day, when he and Liu Pei were enjoying together relaxation from cares of state, the news came that Chang Lu was about to invade Shu at the Chiaming Pass. Thereupon the Prefect begged Liu Pei to go and defend it. He consented and left immediately with his own especial band. At once Liu Chang’s officers took advantage of the guest’s departure to urge the Prefect to place his own trusty men in command at various strategic points, so as to guard against any attempts of the visitors to seize the land. At first Liu Chang was unwilling and refused, but as they prayed him most earnestly to do this he yielded and consented to take some steps to safeguard himself. He sent Yang Huai, the commander at Paishui, and Kao P‘ei to garrison Foushui Pass.

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玄xuán德dé到dào葭jiā萌méng关guān，严yán禁jìn军jūn士shì，广guǎng施shī恩ēn惠huì，以yǐ收shōu民mín心xīn。

So Liu Chang returned to Ch'êngtu and his guest, Liu Pei, went away to the point where invasion threatened. Arrived there, he soon won the hearts of the people by the strict discipline he maintained over his men and by his gracious manner.

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早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò报bào入rù东dōng吴wú。吴wú侯hóu孙sūn权quán会huì文wén武wǔ商shāng议yì。顾gù雍yōng进jìn曰yuē：「刘liú备bèi分fēn兵bīng远yuǎn涉shè山shān险xiǎn而ér去qù，未wèi易yì往wǎng还huán。何hé不bú差chà一yī军jūn先xiān截jié川chuān口kǒu，断duàn其qí归guī路lù，后hòu侭jín起qǐ东dōng吴wú之zhī兵bīng，一yī鼓gǔ而ér下xià荆jīng襄xiāng？此cǐ不bù可kě失shī之zhī机jī会huì也yě。」权quán曰yuē：「此cǐ计jì大dà妙miào！」

News of these doings in Shu duly reached Wu, and the Marquis summoned his counsellors as to his countermove. Then Ku Yung spoke, saying, “I have an infallible plan to propose. Liu Pei and his army are now far away and separated from us by difficult country. Therefore he cannot return quickly, and my advice is to occupy the passes so that he cannot get through. Then send all your force against Chingchou and Hsiangyang and they will surely fall to you.”

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正zhèng商shāng议yì间jiān，忽hū屏píng后hòu一yī人rén大dà喝hē而ér出chū曰yuē：「进jìn此cǐ计jì者zhé可ké斩zhǎn之zhī！欲yù害hài吾wú女nǚ之zhī命mìng耶yé？」众zhòng惊jīng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi吴wú国guó太tài也yě。国guó太tài怒nù曰yuē：「吾wú一yī生shēng唯wéi有yǒu一yī女nǚ，嫁jià与yǔ刘liú备bèi。今jīn若ruò动dòng兵bīng，吾wú女nǚ性xìng命mìng如rú何hé？」因yīn叱chì孙sūn权quán曰yuē：「汝rú掌zhǎng父fù兄xiōng之zhī业yè，坐zuò领lǐng八bā十shí一yī州zhōu，尚shàng自zì不bù足zú，乃nǎi顾gù小xiǎo利lì而ér不bú念niàn骨gǔ肉ròu！

“The plan seems excellent,” said Sun Ch'üan. But just then a voice was heard from behind the screen crying, “You may just put to death the man who proposed that scheme for trying to compass the death of my daughter.” Every one started with surprise. It was the Dowager’s voice. Further, she looked very angry as she entered, saying, “What is to become of my only daughter, who is the wife of Liu Pei?”

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」孙sūn权quán诺nuò诺nuò连lián声shēng，答dá曰yuē：「老láo母mǔ之zhī训xùn，岂qí敢gán有yǒu违wéi！」遂suì叱chì退tuì众zhòng官guān。国guó太tài恨hèn恨hèn而ér入rù。孙sūn权quán立lì于yú轩xuān下xià，自zì思sī：「此cǐ机jī会huì一yī失shī，荆jīng襄xiāng何hé日rì可kě得dé？」

She turned her wrathful eyes to Sun and said, “You were heir to your father and brother and obtained possession of all this district without the least effort. Yet you are dissatisfied, and would forget the claims of your own flesh and blood and sacrifice my daughter for the sake of adding a little to your lands.” “No, no!” murmured Sun, ashamed. “I would never think of going contrary to my mother’s wishes and orders.” He abruptly dismissed the assembly, and when they had gone the old lady, still nursing her wrath, retired to her own apartments. Left alone beneath the portico, Sun Ch'üan sighed sadly. “This chance missed! When will those provinces be mine?” thought he.

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正zhèng渖shěn吟yín间jiān，只zhǐ见jiàn张zhāng昭zhāo入rù问wèn曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng有yǒu何hé忧yōu疑yí？」孙sūn权quán曰yuē：「正zhèng思sī适shì间jiān之zhī事shì。」张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「此cǐ极jí易yì也yě。今jīn差chà心xīn腹fù将jiāng一yī人rén，只zhǐ带dài五wú百bǎi军jūn，潜qián入rù荆jīng州zhōu，下xià一yī封fēng密mì书shū与yǔ郡jùn主zhǔ，只zhǐ说shuō国guó太tài病bìng危wēi，欲yù见jiàn亲qīn女nǚ，取qǔ郡jùn主zhǔ星xīng夜yè回huí东dōng吴wú。玄xuán德dé平píng生shēng只zhí有yǒu一yī子zi，就jiù教jiào带dài来lái。

While still deep in reverie, Chang came up, saying, “What grieves my lord?” “No great matter; only this last failure to gain my ends.” “The difficulty may be easily removed,” said Chang. “Choose some trusty man and charge him with a secret letter to the Princess saying that her mother is dangerously ill. Give him a half company as escort and tell him to make his way privily into Chingchou and deliver the letter. Hearing her mother wants her she will rush home at once, and she might bring with her the only son of Yüan-tê. He will be glad enough to exchange Chingchou for his son. If he will not, you can still send the army.”

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那nà时shí玄xuán德dé定dìng把bǎ荆jīng州zhōu来lái换huàn阿ā斗dǒu。如rú其qí不bù然rán，一yī任rèn动dòng兵bīng，更gèng有yǒu何hé碍ài？」权quán曰yuē：「此cǐ计jì大dà妙miào！吾wú有yǒu一yī人rén，姓xìng周zhōu名míng善shàn，最zuì有yóu胆dǎn量liàng；自zì幼yòu穿chuān房fáng入rù户hù，多duō随suí吾wú兄xiōng。今jīn可kě差chà他tā去qù。」昭zhāo曰yuē：「切qiè勿wù泄xiè漏lòu。只zhī此cǐ便biàn令lìng起qǐ行xíng。」

“That sounds like a good plan,” said Sun. “Further, I have the man to carry it out successfully. He is that Chou Shan, who was a burglar when he was younger and a bold one. He used to accompany my brother. He is the man to go.” “Keep it a secret, then,” said Chang, “and let him start quickly.”

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于yú是shì密mì遣qiǎn周zhōu善shàn，将jiāng五wú百bǎi人rén，扮bàn为wèi客kè商shāng，分fēn作zuò五wǔ船chuán；更gèng诈zhà修xiū国guó书shū，以yǐ备bèi盘pán诘jí。船chuán内nèi暗àn藏cáng兵bīng器qì。周zhōu善shàn领lǐng命mìng，取qǔ荆jīng州zhōu水shuǐ路lù而ér来lái。船chuán泊pō江jiāng边biān，善shàn自zì入rù荆jīng州zhōu，令lìng门mén吏lì报bào孙sūn夫fū人rén。夫fū人rén命mìng周zhōu善shàn入rù，善shàn呈chéng上shàng密mì书shū。夫fū人rén见jiàn说shuō国guó太tài病bìng危wēi，洒sǎ泪lèi动dòng问wèn。

It was decided that Chou Shan should take with him about half a company of soldiers disguised as ordinary traders. He had five vessels and distributed his men among them, while weapons were hidden in the holds. A letter was forged to look like a veritable letter from the court of Wu. Chou Shan set out along the river route for Chingchou and was not long on the way. He anchored his ships under the bank, landed and went into the city to the residence, where he bade the doorkeepers announce him. He was admitted and led into the presence of the Lady Sun and presently gave her the secret letter. When she read that her mother was in danger of death she began to weep bitterly and questioned the messenger closely. Chou invented a long story that the Dowager was really fretting for a sight of her daughter and if she did not go quickly it would be too late. He added that she was to take little O-tou with her that her mother might see him once before she died.

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周zhōu善shàn拜bài诉sù曰yuē：「国guó太tài好hǎo生shēng病bìng重zhòng，旦dàn夕xī只zhǐ是shì思sī念niàn夫fū人rén。倘tǎng去qù得dé迟chí，恐kǒng不bù能néng相xiāng见jiàn。就jiù教jiào夫fū人rén带dài阿ā斗dǒu去qù见jiàn一yī麺miàn。」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「皇huáng叔shū引yǐn兵bīng远yuǎn出chū，我wǒ今jīn欲yù回huí，须xū使shǐ人rén知zhī会huì军jūn师shī，方fāng可ké以yǐ行xíng。」周zhōu善shàn曰yuē：「若ruò军jūn师shī回huí言yán道dào：『须xū报bào知zhī皇huáng叔shū，候hòu了le回huí命mìng，方fāng可kě下xià船chuán』，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？

The Lady Sun replied, “You know that the Imperial Uncle is far away on military service and I ought to inform the chief of the army before returning home.”

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」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「若ruò不bù辞cí而ér去qù，恐kóng有yóu阻zǔ当dāng。」周zhōu善shàn曰yuē：「大dà江jiāng之zhī中zhōng，已yí准zhǔn备bèi下xià船chuán只zhī。只zhǐ今jīn便biàn请qǐng夫fū人rén上shàng车chē出chū城chéng。」孙sūn夫fū人rén听tīng知zhī母mǔ病bìng危wēi，如rú何hé不bù慌huāng？便biàn将jiāng七qī岁suì孩hái儿ér阿ā斗dǒu，载zài在zài车chē中zhōng；随suí行xíng带dài三sān十shí余yú人rén，各gè跨kuà刀dāo剑jiàn上shàng马mǎ离lí荆jīng州zhōu城chéng，便biàn来lái江jiāng边biān上shàng船chuán。

“But what will you do if he says he must inform your husband and await his consent?” said Chou. “If I went without asking permission—but I fear that is impossible.”

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府fǔ中zhōng人rén欲yù报bào时shí，孙sūn夫fū人rén已yǐ到dào沙shā头tóu镇zhèn，下xià在zài船chuán中zhōng了le。

“My ships are all ready in the river and you have only to drive through the city,” said Chou. Naturally the news of her mother’s illness greatly disturbed the young wife. In a short time her carriage was ready and she mounted, taking O-tou with her. She took an escort of thirty men, all armed, and was soon at the river side and had embarked before the palace people could report what she was doing. But just as the ships were starting, a voice was heard, shouting, “Do not start yet; let me bid my lady farewell.”

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周zhōu善shàn方fāng欲yù开kāi船chuán，只zhǐ听tīng得dé岸àn上shàng有yǒu人rén大dà叫jiào：「且qiě休xiū开kāi船chuán，容róng与yǔ夫fū人rén饯jiàn行xíng！」视shì之zhī，乃nǎi赵zhào云yún也yě。原yuán来lái赵zhào云yún巡xún哨shào方fāng回huí，听tīng得dé这zhè个ge消xiāo息xī，吃chī了le一yī惊jīng，只zhǐ带dài四sì五wǔ骑qí旋xuán风fēng般bān沿yán江jiāng赶gǎn来lái。周zhōu善shàn手shǒu执zhí长zhǎng戈gē，大dà喝hē曰yuē：「汝rǔ何hé人rén，敢gǎn当dāng主zhú母mǔ！」叱chì令lìng军jūn士shì一yī齐qí开kāi船chuán，各gè将jiāng军jūn器qì出chū来lái，排pái列liè在zài船chuán上shàng。

The voice was Chao Yün’s; he had just returned from an inspection trip and they had at once told him of Lady Sun’s sudden departure. As soon as he had recovered from his surprise he dashed down to the river bank like a whirlwind, with only half a dozen followers. He arrived only just in time; the boat was starting and Chou Shan stood in the prow, a long spear in his hand. “Who are you that you dare hinder the movements of your mistress?” cried Chou. Chou bade his men cast off and get under way, and also to prepare their weapons to fight. The ship moved off with a fair wind and a strong current beneath her keel.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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风fēng顺shùn水shuǐ急jí，船chuán皆jiē随suí流liú而ér去qù。赵zhào云yún沿yán江jiāng赶gǎn叫jiào：「任rèn从cóng夫fū人rén去qù。只zhí有yǒu一yī句jù话huà拜bài禀bǐng。」

But Chao Yün followed along the bank. “My lady may go or not as she pleases,” cried he, “but I have one word to say to her.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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周zhōu善shàn不bù睬cǎi，只zhǐ催cuī船chuán速sù进jìn。赵zhào云yún沿yán江jiāng赶gǎn到dào十shí余yú里lǐ，忽hū见jiàn江jiāng滩tān斜xié揽lǎn一yī只zhī渔yú船chuán在zài那nà里lǐ。赵zhào云yún弃qì马mǎ执zhí枪qiāng，跳tiào上shàng渔yú船chuán。只zhí两liǎng人rén驾jià船chuán前qián来lái，望wàng著zhù夫fū人rén所suǒ坐zuò大dà船chuán追zhuī赶gǎn。周zhōu善shàn教jiào军jūn士shì放fàng箭jiàn。赵zhào云yún以yǐ枪qiāng拨bō之zhī，箭jiàn皆jiē纷fēn纷fēn落luò水shuǐ。离lí大dà船chuán悬xuán隔gé丈zhàng余yú，吴wú兵bīng用yòng枪qiāng乱luàn刺cì。

Chou Shan turned a deaf ear and only urged his men to get greater speed on the ship. Chao Yün followed down the bank for some ten or more li. Then he saw a fishing boat made fast to the bank. He at once dismounted, cast off the rope, took his spear and leaped into the boat. Then he made the two men row him toward the vessel in which sat Lady Sun. As he approached, the men of Wu threatened him with their spears. Thereupon he threw his spear into the bottom of the boat, drew the glittering steel blade he wore, dashed aside the opposing spears and leaped upon the larger vessel. The men of Wu fell back in surprise and fear, and Chao went down into the body of the ship. There sat the Lady Sun with little O-tou in her arms.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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赵zhào云yún弃qì枪qiāng在zài小xiǎo船chuán上shàng，掣chè所suǒ佩pèi「青qīng釭gāng剑jiàn」在zài手shǒu，分fēn开kāi枪qiāng搠shuò，望wàng吴wú船chuán涌yǒng身shēn一yī跳tiào，早zǎo登dēng大dà船chuán。吴wú兵bīng侭jǐn皆jiē惊jīng倒dǎo。

“Why this rude intrusion?” said she angrily.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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赵zhào云yún入rù舱cāng中zhōng，见jiàn夫fū人rén抱bào阿ā斗dǒu于yú怀huái中zhōng，喝hē赵zhào云yún曰yuē：「何hé故gù无wú礼lǐ！」云yún插chā剑jiàn声shēng喏nuò曰yuē：「主zhú母mǔ欲yù何hé往wǎng？何hé故gù不bú令lìng军jūn师shī知zhī会huì？」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「我wó母mǔ亲qīn病bìng在zài危wēi笃dǔ，无wú暇xiá报bào知zhī。」云yún曰yuē：「主zhú母mǔ探tàn病bìng，何hé故gù带dài小xiáo主zhǔ人rén去qù？」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「阿ā斗dǒu是shì吾wú子zǐ，留liú在zài荆jīng州zhōu，无wú人rén看kàn觑qù。」云yún曰yuē：「主zhú母mǔ差chà矣yǐ。

The warrior sheathed his sword and said humbly, “Whither may my mistress be going, and why goes she privily?” “My mother is ill and on the point of death; I had no time to inform any person of my departure,” said the Lady Sun.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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主zhǔ人rén一yī生shēng，只zhí有yǒu这zhè点dián骨gǔ血xuè。小xiǎo将jiàng在zài当dāng阳yáng长zháng坂bǎn坡pō百bǎi万wàn军jūn中zhōng救jiù出chū。今jīn日rì夫fū人rén却què抱bào将jiāng去qù，是shì何hé道dào理lǐ？」夫fū人rén怒nù曰yuē：「量liàng汝rú只zhǐ是shì帐zhàng下xià一yī武wǔ夫fū，安ān敢gán管guán我wǒ家jiā事shì！」云yún曰yuē：「夫fū人rén要yào去qù便biàn去qù，只zhǐ留liú下xià小xiáo主zhǔ人rén。」夫fū人rén喝hē曰yuē：「汝rǔ半bàn路lù辄zhé入rù船chuán中zhōng，必bì有yóu反fǎn意yì！

“But why take the young master if you are going merely to see a sick person?” said Chao. “O-tou is my son and I would not leave him behind to be neglected.” “Mistress, you have acted wrongly. My lord has but this one son of his body and I rescued him from among many legions in the great battle at Ch‘angpan Slope. There is no reason for you to take him away.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」云yún曰yuē：「若ruò不bù留liú下xià小xiáo主zhǔ人rén，纵zòng然rán万wàn死sǐ，亦yì不bù敢gǎn放fàng夫fū人rén去qù。」

The Lady Sun took refuge in anger. “You leave my family affairs alone, you common soldier,” cried she. “My lady, if you will go, then go, but leave the young master behind.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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夫fū人rén喝hē侍shì婢bì向xiàng前qián揪jiū捽zuó，被bèi赵zhào云yún推tuī倒dào，就jiù怀huái中zhōng夺duó了le阿ā斗dǒu，抱bào出chū船chuán头tóu上shàng。欲yù要yào傍bàng岸àn，又yòu无wú帮bāng手shǒu；欲yù要yào行xíng凶xiōng，又yòu恐kǒng碍ài于yú道dào理lǐ，进jìn退tuì不bù得dé。夫fū人rén喝hē侍shì婢bì夺duó阿ā斗dǒu，赵zhào云yún一yī手shǒu抱bào定dìng阿ā斗dǒu，一yī手shǒu仗zhàng剑jiàn，人rén不bù敢gǎn近jìn。周zhōu善shàn在zài后hòu艄shāo挟xié住zhù舵duò，只zhǐ顾gù放fàng船chuán下xià水shuǐ。风fēng顺shùn水shuǐ急jí，望wàng中zhōng流liú而ér去qù。

“You are a rebel, jumping on board the ship like that!” shrieked the Lady Sun. “If you will not leave the young lord behind I refuse to let you go, come what may,” said Chao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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赵zhào云yún孤gū掌zhǎng难nán鸣míng，只zhǐ护hù得dé阿ā斗dǒu，安ān能néng移yí舟zhōu傍bàng岸àn？

The Lady Sun called in her maids to seize him, but he just pushed them off. Then he took the boy from her arms and ran out to the prow of the ship. He tried to get the vessel in to the bank, but no one would aid him, and he thought it would be wrong to begin to slay indiscriminately. He knew not what to do in such a quandary. And the Lady Sun was screaming to her maids to take the boy away from Chao. But he kept too firm a grip on the child, and the good sword in his other hand kept every one at bay. Chou Shan was at the helm, giving all his attention to getting the ship out into the current and away down the river. He steered for the middle of the stream, where the wind was strong. Chao Yün, one hand taken up with holding the boy, was quite unable to get the vessel in toward the shore.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng在zài危wēi急jí，忽hū见jiàn下xià流liú头tóu港gǎng内nèi一yī字zì儿ér排pái出chū十shí余yú只zhǐ船chuán来lái，船chuán上shàng麾huī旗qí擂léi鼓gǔ。赵zhào云yún自zì思sī：「今jīn番fān中zhōng了le东dōng吴wú之zhī计jì！」只zhǐ见jiàn当dāng头tóu船chuán上shàng一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，手shǒu执zhí长cháng矛máo，高gāo声shēng大dà叫jiào：「嫂sáo嫂sǎo留liú下xià姪zhí儿ér！」原yuán来lái张zhāng飞fēi巡xún哨shào，听tīng得dé这zhè个ge消xiāo息xī，急jí来lái油yóu江jiāng夹jiā口kǒu，正zhèng撞zhuàng著zhù吴wú船chuán，急jí忙máng截jié住zhù。

Just as things looked most desperate, Chao saw a string of ships filing out from a creek lower down the stream, flags fluttering and drums beating. He thought that certainly all was over and he was about to fall a victim to a stratagem of Wu, when he noticed a mighty warrior standing in the prow of the leading craft. He was armed with a long spear, and it was Chang Fei. He also shouted to his sister-in-law to leave the child. Chang Fei had been out scouting when he heard the news of his sister-in-law’s sudden departure, and he at once made for the Yu River with the intention of intercepting her flight. He had arrived just in the nick of time to cut off the ships of Wu. Very soon, sword in hand, he had boarded the vessel. As he came on board Chou drew his sword and advanced toward him, but one sweep of Chang’s blade laid him on the deck dead. And the grim warrior flung his head at the feet of the Lady Sun.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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当dāng下xià张zhāng飞fēi提tí剑jiàn跳tiào上shàng吴wú船chuán。周zhōu善shàn见jiàn张zhāng飞fēi上shàng船chuán，提tí刀dāo来lái迎yíng，被bèi张zhāng飞fēi手shóu起qǐ一yī剑jiàn砍kǎn倒dào，提tí头tóu掷zhì于yú孙sūn夫fū人rén前qián。夫fū人rén大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「叔shū叔shū何hé故gù无wú礼lǐ？」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「嫂sáo嫂sǎo不bù以yí俺ǎn哥gē哥gē为wèi重zhòng，私sī自zì归guī家jiā，这zhè便biàn无wú礼lǐ！」夫fū人rén曰yuē：「吾wú母mǔ病bìng重zhòng，甚shèn是shì危wēi急jí。若ruò等déng你nǐ哥gē哥gē回huí来lái，须xū误wù了le我wǒ事shì。

“Why this very unseemly behaviour?” cried the Lady Sun, now quite frightened. “Sister,” said Chang, “you thought very little of my brother when you set out on this mad journey. That was behaving rudely.” “My mother is very ill; it is a matter of life and death,” cried she. “If I had waited for your brother’s permission to go I should have been too late. If you do not let me go now I will throw myself into the river.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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若ruò你nǐ不bú放fàng我wǒ回huí去qù，我wǒ情qíng愿yuàn投tóu江jiāng而ér死sǐ！」

The two soldiers took counsel together. It was hardly the correct thing for servants to force their lord’s wife into committing suicide. Suppose they kept the child and let the vessel go. Then they said, “O Lady, we cannot allow the wife of our exalted brother to die a death of shame and so we will take our leave. We trust you will not forget our brother and that you will return quickly.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng飞fēi与yǔ赵zhào云yún商shāng议yì：「若ruò逼bī死sǐ夫fū人rén，非fēi为wéi臣chén下xià之zhī道dào。只zhǐ护hù著zhù阿ā斗dǒu过guò船chuán去qù罢bà。」乃nǎi谓wèi夫fū人rén曰yuē：「俺ǎn哥gē哥gē大dà汉hàn皇huáng叔shū，也yě不bù辱rǔ没mò嫂sáo嫂sǎo。今jīn日rì相xiāng别bié，若ruò思sī哥gē哥gē恩ēn义yì，早záo早zǎo回huí来lái。」说shuō罢bà，抱bào了le阿ā斗dǒu，自zì与yǔ赵zhào云yún回huí船chuán，放fàng孙sūn夫fū人rén五wú只zhǐ船chuán去qù了le。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn子zi龙lóng曰yuē：

Taking the child with them they left the vessel, and the five ships of Wu continued their voyage down stream. One poet has praised the conduct of Chao Yün:— Some years before, Chao saved O-tou, What time his mother died; Again like service he performs, Upon the Yangtse’s tide. The men of Wu all in the ship, Were stricken down with fear, Search all the world, you never find Of bold Chao Yün the peer. Another has eulogised Chang Fei:— At Long Slope Bridge, With rage Fei boiled, Like wild beast roared, And men recoiled. From danger now His prince is saved. On history’s page His name is graved.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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昔xī年nián救jiù主zhǔ在zài当dāng阳yáng，今jīn日rì飞fēi身shēn向xiàng大dà江jiāng。

In bygone years he saved his lord at Dangyang, Today he leaps to face the Great River.

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船chuán上shàng吴wú兵bīng皆jiē胆dǎn裂liè，子zi龙lóng英yīng勇yǒng世shì无wú双shuāng！

Aboard the ships the Wu troops' courage shattered; Zilong's heroism is unmatched in all the world!

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又yòu有yǒu诗shī赞zàn翼yì德dé曰yuē：

Another poem in praise of Yide says:

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长zháng坂bǎn桥qiáo边biān怒nù气qì腾téng，一yī声shēng虎hǔ啸xiào退tuì曹cáo兵bīng。

Beside Changban Bridge his fury surged, One tiger-roar sent Cao's forces retreating.

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今jīn朝zhāo江jiāng上shàng扶fú危wēi主zhǔ，青qīng史shǐ应yīng传chuán万wàn载zài名míng。

Today upon the river he upheld his lord in peril; In annals green his name should endure for ten thousand years.

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二èr人rén欢huān喜xǐ回huí船chuán。行xíng不bú数shù里lǐ，孔kǒng明míng引yǐn大dà队duì船chuán只zhī接jiē来lái。见jiàn阿ā斗dóu已yǐ夺duó回huí，大dà喜xǐ。三sān人rén并bìng马mǎ而ér归guī。孔kǒng明míng自zì申shēn文wén书shū往wǎng葭jiā萌méng关guān，报bào知zhī玄xuán德dé。

Quite satisfied with their success the two warriors sailed homeward. Before they had gone far they met K‘ung-ming with a squadron of ships. He was very pleased to find they had recovered the child and they three joyfully returned to Chingchou, whence an account of the whole adventure was written to Liu Pei.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孙sūn夫fū人rén回huí吴wú，具jù说shuō张zhāng飞fēi与yǔ赵zhào云yún杀shā了le周zhōu善shàn，截jié江jiāng夺duó了le阿ā斗dǒu。孙sūn权quán大dà怒nù曰yuē：「今jīn吾wú妹mèi已yǐ归guī，与yú彼bǐ不bù亲qīn，杀shā周zhōu善shàn之zhī雠chóu，如rú何hé不bú报bào！」唤huàn集jí文wén武wǔ商shāng议yì，起qǐ军jūn攻gōng取qǔ荆jīng州zhōu。正zhèng商shāng议yì调diào兵bīng，忽hū报bào曹cáo操cāo起qǐ军jūn四sì十shí万wàn来lái报bào赤chì壁bì之zhī雠chóu。孙sūn权quán大dà惊jīng，且qiě按àn下xià荆jīng州zhōu，商shāng议yì拒jù敌dí曹cáo操cāo。

When the Lady Sun reached her home she related the story of the death of Chou Shan and the carrying off of the child. Naturally Sun Ch'üan was very wrath at the miscarriage of his scheme and he resolved to attack Chingchou in revenge for his messenger’s murder. “Now that my sister has returned home there is no longer any family tie to prevent the attack, and I will take full measure of revenge for the death of my henchman,” said Sun. So he called the council to consider the expedition. But before they could decide upon any plan their deliberations were suddenly cut short by the news that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was coming down upon the south with forty legions, burning to avenge his defeat at Ch‘ihpi (Red Wall). All thoughts now turned toward repelling his attack.

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人rén报bào长zháng史shǐ张zhāng纮hóng辞cí疾jí回huí家jiā，今jīn已yǐ病bìng故gù，有yǒu哀āi书shū上shàng呈chéng。权quán拆chāi视shì之zhī，书shū中zhōng劝quàn孙sūn权quán迁qiān秣mò陵líng，言yán秣mò陵líng山shān川chuān有yǒu帝dì王wáng之zhī气qì，可kě速sù迁qiān于yú此cǐ，以yǐ为wéi万wàn世shì之zhī业yè。

The Recorder Chang Hung, who had retired to his home ill, had just died and his testament was sent to his lord to read. Therein he advised Sun Ch'üan to remove the seat of government to Moling, where the scenery seemed to bear the impress of kingly dignity, befitting a man who cherished the ambition of founding an enduring dynasty. Sun read this document out to his councillors at this meeting, not without some tears in memory of the writer. He told them he could not withstand such advice, and he at once gave orders to surround with a wall the city which he intended henceforth to make his capital.

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孙sūn权quán览lǎn书shū哭kū谓wèi众zhòng家jiā曰yuē：「张zhāng子zi网wǎng劝quàn我wǒ迁qiān居jū秣mò陵líng，吾wú如rú何hé不bù从cóng？」即jí命mìng迁qiān治zhì建jiàn业yè，筑zhù石shí头tou城chéng。吕lǚ蒙méng进jìn曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo兵bīng来lái，可kě于yú濡rú须xū水shuí口kǒu筑zhù坞wù以yǐ拒jù之zhī。」诸zhū将jiāng皆jiē曰yuē：「上shàng岸àn击jī贼zéi，跣xiǎn足zú入rù船chuán，何hé用yòng筑zhù城chéng？」蒙méng曰yuē：「兵bīng有yǒu利lì钝dùn，战zhàn无wú必bì胜shèng。

As a protection against Ts‘ao the Admiral Lu Mêng proposed building a rampart at Port Juhsü. Some other officers opposed this, saying, “When the enemy appears you will have to land in order to attack him, and after that you will return to your ships. What is the use of a rampart?” Lü Mêng replied, “One must prepare against possibilities. Soldiers vary in keenness and sometimes lose battles. If an urgent occasion arises the men may be unable to reach the water’s edge, and how then are they to embark? They will then need shelter.” Sun Ch‘üan said, “Provision against eventualities, such as he proposes, is good. Against a distant risk provide, and sorrow walks not by your side.” So they sent many legions of men to build ramparts at Juhsü, and as the work ceased not day or night the wall was soon completed.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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如rú猝cù然rán遇yù敌dí，步bù骑qí相xiāng促cù，人rén尚shàng不bù暇xiá及jí水shuǐ，何hé能néng入rù船chuán乎hū？」权quán曰yuē：「『人rén无wú远yuǎn虑lǜ，必bì有yǒu近jìn忧yōu』。子zi明míng之zhī见jiàn甚shèn远yuǎn。」便biàn差chà军jūn数shù万wàn筑zhù濡rú须xū坞wù。晓xiǎo夜yè并bìng工gōng，刻kè期qī告gào竣jùn。

In the capital Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s influence and glory waxed daily greater. Tung Chao proposed that the title of Kung (Duke) should be conferred upon him. He said, “In all history no one has rendered such services as you have, O Minister, not even Duke Chou or Lü Wang. These thirty years you have exposed yourself to all risks, been 'combed by the wind and bathed by the rain' and you have swept evil from the land, succoured the distressed and restored the Hans. Who of all statesmen can rank with you? It would be fitting for you to become the Duke of Wei and receive the Nine Gifts, that your merit and virtue be known to all.”

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo在zài许xǔ都dōu，威wēi福fú日rì甚shèn。长zháng史shí董dǒng昭zhāo进jìn曰yuē：「自zì古gú以yǐ来lái，人rén臣chén未wèi有yǒu如rú丞chéng相xiàng之zhī功gōng者zhě。虽suī周zhōu公gōng、吕lǚ望wàng，莫mò可kě及jí也yě。栉zhì风fēng沐mù雨yǔ，三sān十shí余yú年nián，扫sǎo荡dàng群qún凶xiōng，与yú百bǎi姓xìng除chú害hài，使shǐ汉hàn室shì复fù存cún，岂qí可ké与yǔ诸zhū臣chén宰zǎi同tóng列liè乎hū？合hé受shòu魏wèi公gōng之zhī位wèi，加jiā『九jiǔ锡xī』以yǐ彰zhāng功gōng德dé。」你nǐ道dào那nà「九jiǔ锡xī」：

Now the Nine Gifts, or signs of honour, were:— Chariots and Horses (gilt chariots and war chariots drawn by eight horses); Court Dress; Music at Banquets, etc.; Red Doors; Steps to the Daïs; Guards (300 at the gates); Axes; Bow and Arrows (red-lacquered bow with 100 arrows); Libation Vessels.

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一yī，车chē马mǎ；

First, carriages and horses;

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二èr，衣yī服fú；

Second, robes and garments;

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三sān，乐lè县xiàn；

Third, musical instruments;

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四sì，朱zhū户hù；

Fourth, vermilion gates;

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五wǔ，纳nà陛bì；

Fifth, stepped entrance to the hall;

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六liù，虎hǔ贲bēn；

Sixth, tiger guards;

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七qī，𫓧钺yuè；

Seventh, battle-axes;

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八bā，弓gōng矢shǐ；

Eighth, bows and arrows;

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九jiǔ，秬jù鬯chàng圭guī瓒zàn；

Ninth, black millet wine and jade-handled libation cup;

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侍shì中zhōng荀xún彧yù曰yuē：「不bù可kě。丞chéng相xiàng本běn兴xīng义yì兵bīng，匡kuāng扶fú汉hàn室shì，当dāng秉bǐng忠zhōng贞zhēn之zhī志zhì，守shǒu谦qiān退tuì之zhī节jié。君jūn子zǐ爱ài人rén以yǐ德dé，不bù宜yí如rú此cǐ。」曹cáo操cāo闻wén言yán，勃bó然rán变biàn色sè。董dǒng昭zhāo曰yuē：「岂qí可ké以yǐ一yī人rén而ér阻zǔ众zhòng望wàng？」遂suì上shàng表biáo请qǐng尊zūn操cāo为wèi魏wèi公gōng，加jiā九jiǔ锡xī。荀xún彧yù叹tàn曰yuē：「吾wú不bù想xiǎng今jīn日rì见jiàn此cǐ事shì！」

However, all the courtiers were not of one mind. Said Hsün Yü, “This should not be done, O Minister. You raised a force by an appeal to the innate sense of righteousness of the people, and with that force you restored the Han authority. Now you should remain loyal and humble. The virtuous man loves men with a virtuous love and would not act in this way. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao did not take this opposition kindly. Tung Chao said, “How can we disappoint the hopes of many because of the words of one?” So a memorial went to the Throne and Ts‘ao’s ambitions and desires were gratified with the title of Duke of Wei. The Nine Gifts were added. “I did not think to see this day,” said Hsün, sighing.

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操cāo闻wén深shēn恨hèn之zhī，以yǐ为wéi不bú助zhù己jí也yě。建jiàn安ān十shí七qī年nián冬dōng十shí月yuè，曹cáo操cāo兴xīng兵bīng下xià江jiāng南nán，就jiù命mìng荀xún彧yù同tóng行háng。彧yù已yǐ知zhī操cāo有yǒu杀shā己jǐ之zhī心xīn，托tuō病bìng止zhǐ于yú寿shòu春chūn。忽hū曹cáo操cāo使shǐ人rén送sòng饮yǐn食shí一yī盒hé至zhì。盒hé上shàng有yǒu操cāo亲qīn笔bǐ封fēng记jì。开kāi盒hé视shì之zhī，并bìng无wú一yī物wù。彧yù会huì其qí意yì，遂suì服fú毒dú而ér亡wáng。年nián五wǔ十shí岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

This remark was repeated to the newly created Duke and angered him. He took it to mean that Hsün Yü would no longer aid him or favour his designs. In the winter of the seventeenth year, Ts‘ao decided to send an army to conquer Wu, and he ordered Hsün Yü to go with it. Hsün Yü understood from this that Ts‘ao wished his death, so he declined the appointment on the plea of illness. While he was at home he received one day a box such as one sent with presents of dainties. It was addressed in Ts‘ao’s own handwriting. Opening it he found therein nothing. He understood; he took poison and died. He was fifty-two years of age. Wên-jo’s talents were to all men known, 'Twas sad that at the door of power he tripped. Posterity is wrong to class him with the noble Liu, For, nearing death, he dared not face his lord of Han. News of his death came to Ts‘ao in the form of the ordinary letter of mourning. Then he was sorry and gave orders for an imposing funeral. He also obtained for the dead man the posthumous title of Marquis.

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文wén若ruò才cái华huá天tiān下xià闻wén，可kě怜lián失shī足zú在zài权quán门mén。

Wenruo's talents were famed throughout the realm— Pitiful that he stumbled into the gates of power.

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后hòu人rén漫màn把bǎ留liú侯hóu比bǐ，临lín殁mò无wú颜yán见jiàn汉hàn君jūn。

Later generations rashly likened him to the Marquis of Liu; At death he had no face to see the lord of Han.

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其qí子zi荀xún恽yùn，发fā哀āi书shū报bào曹cáo操cāo。操cāo甚shèn懊ào悔huǐ，命mìng厚hòu葬zàng之zhī，谥shì日rì敬jìng侯hóu。

His son Xun Yun sent a mourning letter to inform Cao Cao. Cao Cao was deeply remorseful and ordered him buried with full honours, conferring the posthumous title Marquis Jing.

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且qiě说shuō曹cáo操cāo大dà军jūn至zhì濡rú须xū，先xiān差chà曹cáo洪hóng领lǐng三sān万wàn铁tié甲jiá马mǎ军jūn，哨shào至zhì江jiāng边biān。回huí报bào云yún：「遥yáo望wàng沿yán江jiāng一yī带dài，旗qí旛fān无wú数shù，不bù知zhī兵bīng聚jù何hé处chù。」操cāo放fàng心xīn不bú下xià，自zì领lǐng兵bīng前qián进jìn，就jiù濡rú须xū口kǒu排pái开kāi军jūn阵zhèn。操cāo领líng百bǎi余yú人rén上shàng山shān坡pō，遥yáo望wàng战zhàn船chuán，各gè分fēn队duì伍wǔ，依yī次cì排pái列liè。旗qí分fēn五wǔ色sè，兵bīng器qì鲜xiān明míng。

The northern army reached Juhsü, whence he sent a reconnaisance of three legions down to the river. On the river he saw displayed a fleet of ships all arranged in admirable order, the divisions being marked by distinctive flags. The equipment glittered in the sunlight. In the centre was a large ship whereon was a huge umbrella, and beneath the shade sat Sun Ch'üan in the midst of his staff.

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当dāng中zhōng大dà船chuán上shàng青qīng罗luó伞sǎn下xià，坐zuò著zhù孙sūn权quán。左zuǒ右yòu文wén武wǔ，侍shì立lì两liǎng傍bàng。操cāo以yǐ鞭biān指zhǐ曰yuē：「生shēng子zi当dāng如rú孙sūn仲zhòng谋móu！若ruò刘liú景jǐng升shēng儿ér子zi豚tún犬quán耳ěr！」

“That is the sort of son to have;” said Ts‘ao in admiration, “not such piglets and puppies as Liu Piao’s.”

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忽hū一yī声shēng响xiǎng动dòng，南nán船chuán一yī齐qí飞fēi奔bēn过guò来lái。濡rú须xū坞wù内nèi又yòu一yī军jūn出chū，冲chōng动dòng曹cáo兵bīng。曹cáo操cāo军jūn马mǎ退tuì后hòu便biàn走zǒu，止zhǐ喝hē不bú住zhù。忽hū有yǒu千qiān百bǎi骑qí赶gǎn到dào山shān边biān，为wéi首shóu马mǎ上shàng一yī人rén，碧bì眼yán紫zǐ髯rán。众zhòng人rén认rèn得de正zhèng是shì孙sūn权quán。权quán自zì引yǐn一yī队duì马mǎ军jūn来lái击jī曹cáo操cāo。操cāo大dà惊jīng，急jí回huí马mǎ时shí，东dōng吴wú大dà将jiàng韩hán当dāng、周zhōu泰tài两liǎng骑qí马mǎ直zhí冲chōng将jiāng上shàng来lái。

Suddenly, at the explosion of a bomb, the ships got under way and came flying toward him, while a force moved out of Juhsü. Ts‘ao’s men at once retired in great haste. A company led by the grey-eyed, red-bearded Sun Ch'üan made straight for Ts‘ao, who hastily retreated. But he was sore pressed by other captains and it had gone hard with him but that Hsu Chu came to his rescue and fought with the men of Wu till his master could escape. Hsü Chu fought some score bouts before he could draw off and return to his own side.

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操cāo背bèi后hòu许xú褚chǔ纵zòng马má舞wǔ刀dāo，敌dí住zhù二èr将jiāng，曹cáo操cāo得dé脱tuō归guī寨zhài。许xú褚chú与yǔ二èr将jiāng战zhàn三sān十shí合hé方fāng回huí。操cāo回huí寨zhài，重zhòng赏sháng许xú褚chǔ，责zé骂mà众zhòng将jiāng：「临lín敌dí先xiān退tuì，挫cuò吾wú锐ruì气qì！后hòu若ruò如rú此cǐ，侭jǐn皆jiē斩zhán首shǒu！」

When Ts‘ao returned to camp he conferred rich rewards upon his henchman who had saved him and he reprimanded his other captains for their too hasty retirement. “You blunt the keen spirits of the men, and if you do such a thing again I will put you to death,” said he.

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是shì夜yè三sān更gēng时shí分fēn，忽hū寨zhài外wài喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn。操cāo急jí上shàng马mǎ，见jiàn四sì下xià里lí火huó起qǐ，却què被bèi吴wú兵bīng劫jié入rù大dà寨zhài。杀shā至zhì天tiān明míng，曹cáo兵bīng退tuì五wǔ十shí余yú里lǐ下xià寨zhài。操cāo心xīn中zhōng郁yù闷mèn，闲xián看kàn兵bīng书shū。程chéng昱yù曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng既jì知zhī兵bīng法fǎ，岂qǐ不bù知zhī『兵bīng贵guì神shén速sù』乎hū？丞chéng相xiàng起qǐ兵bīng，迁qiān延yán日rì久jiǔ，故gù孙sūn权quán得dé以yí准zhǔn备bèi。夹jiā濡rú须xū水shuí口kǒu为wèi坞wù，难nán于yú攻gōng击jī。

About midnight that night there arose great commotion at the gates of the camp, and when Ts‘ao went outside he found that the enemy had crept up secretly and started a conflagration. They forced their way into the stockade and went hither and thither, slaying till morning broke. Then Ts‘ao and his army retired. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was greatly distressed by this misfortune. He was sitting in his tent poring over the Book of War when Ch'êng Yü came in to see him.

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不bú若ruò且qiě退tuì兵bīng回huí许xǔ都dōu，别bié作zuò良liáng图tú。」

“O Minister,” said Ch'êng, “you who know so thoroughly the art of war, have you forgotten the maxim to strike quickly? You had your army ready, but you postponed action and allowed your enemies to build them ramparts at Juhsü. Now you will find it hard to capture the place. It would be better now to retreat on the capital and await a more propitious moment.”

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操cāo不bù应yīng。程chéng昱yù出chū。操cāo伏fú几jǐ而ér卧wò，忽hū闻wén潮cháo声shēng汹xiōng涌yǒng，如rú万wàn马mǎ争zhēng奔bēn之zhī状zhuàng。操cāo急jí视shì之zhī，见jiàn大dà江jiāng中zhōng推tuī出chū一yī轮lún红hóng日rì，光guāng华huá射shè目mù；仰yǎng望wàng天tiān上shàng，又yòu有yóu两liǎng轮lún太tài阳yáng对duì照zhào。忽hū见jiàn江jiāng心xīn那nà轮lún红hóng日rì，直zhí飞fēi起qǐ来lái，坠zhuì于yú寨zhài前qián山shān中zhōng，其qí声shēng如rú雷léi。猛měng然rán惊jīng觉jué，原yuán来lái在zài帐zhàng中zhōng做zuò了le一yī梦mèng。帐zhàng前qián军jūn报bào道dào午wǔ时shí。

Ts‘ao listened, but said nothing; after a time Ch'êng went away. Ts‘ao remained seated in his tent, leaning on a small table by his side. And he fell asleep. Suddenly he heard a sound as of a rushing stream or galloping squadrons of horse, and out of the river in front of him arose a huge red sun, so bright that his eyes were dazzled by it. Looking up at the sky he saw two other suns as if reflections of this one. And as he wondered the first sun suddenly flew up and then dropped among the hills in front of his camp with a roar like thunder. This woke him. He was in his tent and had been dreaming, and the sentry at his tent door was just reporting noon.

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曹cáo操cāo教jiào备bèi马mǎ，引yín五wǔ十shí余yú骑qí，迳jìng奔bēn出chū寨zhài。至zhì梦mèng中zhōng所suǒ见jiàn落luò日rì山shān边biān，正zhèng看kàn之zhī间jiān，忽hū见jiàn一yī簇cù人rén马mǎ，当dāng先xiān一yī人rén，金jīn盔kuī金jīn甲jiǎ。操cāo视shì之zhī，乃nǎi孙sūn权quán也yě。

Soon he had his horse saddled and rode out, with a small escort, toward the spot he had seen in his dream. As he stood gazing around him a troop of horse came along with Sun Ch'üan at their head. He wore a glittering helmet and was clad in silver armour. Seeing his chief enemy he showed no sign of haste or dismay, but reined in his steed on a rise and, pointing with his whip at Ts‘ao, said, “Behold the all-powerful Minister who holds the capital in the hollow of his hand. He has reached the acme of wealth and good fortune and yet he is not content, but must needs come to encroach upon our southern country.”

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权quán见jiàn操cāo至zhì，也yě不bù慌huāng忙máng，在zài山shān上shàng勒lēi住zhù马mǎ，以yǐ鞭biān指zhǐ操cāo曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng坐zuò镇zhèn中zhōng原yuán，富fù贵guì已yǐ极jí，何hé故gù贪tān心xīn不bù足zú，又yòu来lái侵qīn我wǒ江jiāng南nán？」操cāo答dá曰yuē：「汝rǔ为wéi臣chén下xià，下xià尊zūn王wáng室shì。吾wú奉fèng天tiān子zi诏zhào，特tè来lái讨táo汝rǔ！」孙sūn权quán笑xiào曰yuē：「此cǐ言yán岂qǐ不bù羞xiū乎hū？天tiān下xià岂qǐ不bù知zhī你nǐ挟xié天tiān子zi，令lìng诸zhū侯hóu？

Ts‘ao replied, “You are disobedient, and the command of the Emperor is to exterminate you.”

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吾wú非fēi不bù尊zūn汉hàn朝cháo，正zhèng欲yù讨táo汝rú以yǐ正zhèng国guó家jiā耳ěr！」

“What words!” cried Sun with a laugh. “Are you not ashamed? Every one knows that you control every act of the Emperor and you tyrannise over the nobles. I am no rebel against the dynasty, but I do desire to capture you and reform the government.”

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操cāo大dà怒nù，叱chì诸zhū将jiāng上shàng山shān捉zhuō孙sūn权quán。忽hū一yī声shēng鼓gú响xiǎng，山shān背bèi后hòu两liǎng彪biāo军jūn出chū：右yòu边biān韩hán当dāng、周zhōu泰tài，左zuǒ边biān陈chén武wǔ、潘pān璋zhāng。四sì员yuán将jiāng带dài三sān千qiān弓gōng弩nú手shǒu乱luàn射shè，矢shǐ如rú雨yǔ发fā。操cāo急jí引yǐn众zhòng将jiāng回huí走zǒu。背bèi后hòu四sì将jiāng赶gǎn来lái甚shèn急jí。赶gǎn到dào半bàn路lù，许xú褚chú引yǐn众zhòng虎hǔ卫wèi军jūn敌dí住zhù，救jiù回huí曹cáo操cāo。吴wú兵bīng齐qí奏zòu凯kǎi歌gē，回huí濡rú须xū去qù了le。

Ts‘ao grew angry at this speech and bade his captains go over and take Sun prisoner. But before they could obey, two troops of soldiers marched out to the sound of beating drums, and arrows and crossbow bolts began to fall like raindrops around Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. He turned to retire, and the archers and bowmen followed him. However, presently appeared Hsü Chu, with the Tiger Guard, who rescued Ts‘ao and took him back to his camp. The men of Wu had scored a victory and they marched back to Juhsü.

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操cāo还hái营yíng自zì思sī：「孙sūn权quán非fēi等děng闲xián人rén物wù。红hóng日rì之zhī应yīng，久jiǔ后hòu必bì为wèi帝dì王wáng。」于yú是shì心xīn中zhōng有yǒu退tuì兵bīng之zhī意yì。又yòu恐kǒng东dōng吴wú耻chǐ笑xiào，进jìn退tuì未wèi决jué。两liǎng边biān又yòu相xiāng拒jù了le月yuè余yú，战zhàn了le数shù场chǎng，互hù相xiāng胜shèng负fù。直zhí至zhì来lái年nián正zhēng月yuè，春chūn雨yǔ连lián绵mián，水shuí港gǎng皆jiē满mǎn，军jūn士shì多duō在zài泥ní水shuǐ之zhī中zhōng，困kùn苦kǔ异yì常cháng。操cāo心xīn甚shèn忧yōu。当dāng日rì正zhèng在zài寨zhài中zhōng，与yǔ众zhòng谋móu士shì商shāng议yì。

Alone in his camp, Ts‘ao thought, “This Sun Ch'üan certainly is no ordinary man, and by the presage of the sun in my dream he will become an emperor.” He began to think it would be well to retire from the expedition, only that he feared the men of Wu would exult over him. So the two armies remained facing each other a whole month, fighting occasional skirmishes and battles in which victory fell sometimes to the one and sometimes to the other.

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或huò劝quàn操cāo收shōu兵bīng；或huò云yún目mù今jīn春chūn暖nuǎn，正zhèng好hǎo相xiāng持chí，不bù可kě退tuì归guī。操cāo犹yóu豫yù未wèi决jué。忽hū报bào东dōng吴wú有yóu使shǐ赍jī书shū到dào。操cāo启qǐ视shì之zhī。书shū略lüè曰yuē：「孤gū与yǔ丞chéng相xiàng，彼bí此cǐ皆jiē汉hàn朝cháo臣chén宰zǎi。丞chéng相xiàng不bù思sī报bào国guó安ān民mín，乃nǎi妄wàng动dòng干gān戈gē，残cán虐nüè生shēng灵líng，岂qǐ仁rén人rén之zhī所suǒ为wèi哉zāi？即jí日rì春chūn水shuǐ方fāng生shēng，公gōng当dāng速sù去qù。如rú其qí不bù然rán，复fù有yǒu赤chì壁bì之zhī祸huò矣yǐ。

And so it went on till the new year and the spring rains filled the watercourses to overflowing and the soldiers were wading in deep mud. Their sufferings were extreme and Ts‘ao became sad at heart. At the council board his officers were divided, some being for retirement and others anxious to hold on till the warm weather. Their chief could not make up his mind. Then there came a messenger from Wu bearing a letter, which read: “You and I, O Minister, are both servants of Han, but you are careless for the tranquillity of the people and think only of battle, thereby causing great suffering. Is this conduct worthy of a kindly man? “But spring with its heavy rains is at hand and you would be wise to retire while you can. If not, you may expect a repetition of the misfortune at Red Wall. It would be well to consider this.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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公gōng宜yí自zì思sī焉yān。」

And on the back of the letter was a note in two lines running thus: “No tranquillity for me while you live.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

61-70

书shū背bèi后hòu又yòu批pī两liǎng行xíng云yún：「足zú下xià不bù死sǐ，孤gū不bù得dé安ān。」曹cáo操cāo看kàn毕bì，大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「孙sūn仲zhòng谋móu不bù欺qī我wó也yě。」重zhòng赏shǎng来lái使shǐ，遂suì下xià令lìng班bān师shī，命mìng庐lú江jiāng太tài守shǒu朱zhū光guāng镇zhèn守shóu皖wǎn城chéng，自zì引yǐn大dà军jūn回huí许xǔ昌chāng。孙sūn权quán亦yì收shōu军jūn回huí秣mò陵líng。权quán与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng商shāng议yì：「曹cáo操cāo虽suī然rán北běi去qù，刘liú备bèi尚shàng在zài葭jiā萌méng关guān未wèi还hái。何hé不bù引yǐn拒jù曹cáo操cāo之zhī兵bīng，以yí取qǔ荆jīng州zhōu？

Ts‘ao read the letter and laughed. “Chung-mou, you cannot beguile me!” said he. He rewarded the messenger and issued orders to retreat. The Prefect of Luchiang was left to guard Huanch'êng; the army marched for the capital. Sun Ch'üan returned to Moling. At a meeting of his advisers he said, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao has marched north, Liu Pei is at Chiaming: why should I not lead the army that has just repulsed the northern men to take Chingchou?” Thereupon Chang Chao offered another plan saying, “Do not move a man; I know how to keep Liu Pei from returning to Chingchou.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」张zhāng昭zhāo献xiàn计jì曰yuē：「且qiě未wèi可kě动dòng兵bīng。某móu有yǒu一yī计jì，使shǐ刘liú备bèi不bù能néng再zài还hái荆jīng州zhōu。」正zhèng是shì：

Mêng-te’s army march away, Chung-mou’s thoughts then southward stray. The scheme proposed by Chang will be unfolded in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

61-72

孟mèng德dé雄xióng兵bīng方fāng退tuì北běi，仲zhòng谋móu壮zhuàng志zhì又yòu图tú南nán。

Mengde's mighty host had just withdrawn north, Zhongmou's lofty ambitions turned to scheme for the south.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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不bù知zhī张zhāng昭zhāo说shuō出chū甚shèn计jì来lái，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