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

第dì六liù十shí八bā回huí 甘gān宁níng百bǎi骑qí劫jié魏wèi营yíng　　　左zuǒ慈cí掷zhì杯bēi戏xì曹cáo操cāo

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却què说shuō孙sūn权quán在zài濡rú须xū口kǒu收shōu拾shí军jūn马mǎ，忽hū报bào曹cáo操cāo自zì汉hàn中zhōng领lǐng兵bīng四sì十shí万wàn前qián来lái救jiù合hé淝féi。孙sūn权quán与yǔ谋móu士shì计jì议yì，先xiān拨bō董dǒng袭xí、徐xú盛shèng二èr人rén领líng五wǔ十shí只zhǐ大dà船chuán，在zài濡rú须xū口kǒu埋mái伏fú；令lìng陈chén武wǔ带dài领lǐng人rén马mǎ，往wǎng来lái江jiāng岸àn巡xún哨shào。张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「今jīn曹cáo操cāo远yuǎn来lái，必bì须xū先xiān挫cuò其qí锐ruì气qì。

Sun Ch'üan was occupied in ordering his army at Juhsük‘ou when he heard of the coming of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao with forty legions to the relief of Hofei. He told off a fleet of fifty large ships to lie in the port while Ch'ên Wu went up and down the river banks on the look-out. “It would be well to inflict a defeat upon Ts‘ao’s men before they recover from the long march; it would dishearten them,” said Chang Chao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」权quán乃nǎi问wèn帐zhàng下xià曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo远yuǎn来lái，谁shuí敢gǎn当dāng先xiān破pò敌dí，以yǐ挫cuò其qí锐ruì气qì？」凌líng统tǒng出chū曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn往wǎng。」权quán曰yuē：「带dài多duō少shǎo军jūn去qù﹖」统tǒng曰yuē：「三sān千qiān人rén足zú矣yǐ。」甘gān宁níng曰yuē：「只zhǐ须xū百bǎi骑qí，便biàn可kě破pò敌dí，何hé必bì三sān千qiān？」凌líng统tǒng大dà怒nù。两liǎng个gè就jiù在zài孙sūn权quán麺miàn前qián争zhēng竞jìng起qǐ来lái。权quán曰yuē：「曹cáo军jūn势shì大dà，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。

Looking around at the officers in his tent, Sun Ch'üan said, “Who is bold enough to go forth and fight this Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and so take the keen edge off the spirit of his army?” And Ling Tʻung offered. “I will go,” said he. “How many men do you require?” “Three companies will suffice,” replied Ling. But Kan Ning struck in, saying, “Only a hundred horse would be needed; why send three companies?” Ling Tung was angry, and he and Kan Ning began to wrangle even in the presence of their chief. “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s army is too strong to be attacked recklessly,” said Sun Ch‘üan.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」乃nǎi命mìng凌líng统tǒng带dài三sān千qiān军jūn出chū濡rú须xū口kǒu去qù哨shào探tàn，遇yù曹cáo兵bīng，便biàn与yǔ交jiāo战zhàn。

Finally he gave the commission to Ling Tung with his three companies, bidding him reconnoitre just outside Juhsük‘ou, and fight the enemy if he met him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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凌líng统tóng领lǐng命mìng，引yǐn著zhù三sān千qiān人rén马mǎ，离lí濡rú须xū坞wù。尘chén头tóu起qǐ处chù，曹cáo兵bīng早zǎo到dào。先xiān锋fēng张zhāng辽liáo与yǔ凌líng统tǒng交jiāo锋fēng，斗dòu五wǔ十shí合hé，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù。孙sūn权quán恐kǒng凌líng统tóng有yǒu失shī，令lìng吕lǚ蒙méng接jiē应yīng回huí营yíng。甘gān宁níng见jiàn凌líng统tǒng回huí，即jí告gào权quán曰yuē：「宁níng今jīn夜yè只zhǐ带dài一yì百bǎi人rén马mǎ去qù劫jié曹cáo营yíng；若ruò折zhé了le一yī人rén一yī骑qí，也yě不bú算suàn功gōng。

Marching out, they very soon saw a great cloud of dust, which marked the approach of an army. As soon as they came near enough, Chang Liao, who led the van, engaged with Ling Tʻung, and they fought half a hundred bouts without sign of victory for either. Then Sun Ch'üan began to fear for his champion, so he sent Lü Mêng to extricate him from the battle and escort him home. When Ling had come back, his rival went to Sun Ch'üan and said, “Now let me have the hundred horsemen and I will raid the enemy’s camp this night. If I lose a man or a mount I will claim no merit.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」孙sūn权quán壮zhuàng之zhī，乃nǎi调diào拨bō帐zhàng下xià一yì百bǎi精jīng锐ruì马mǎ兵bīng付fù宁níng，又yòu以yí酒jiú五wǔ十shí瓶píng，羊yáng肉ròu五wǔ十shí斤jīn，赏shǎng赐cì军jūn士shì。甘gān宁níng回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng。教jiào一yì百bǎi人rén皆jiē列liè坐zuò，先xiān将jiāng银yín碗wǎn斟zhēn酒jiǔ，自zì吃chī两liáng碗wǎn。乃nái语yú百bǎi人rén曰yuē：「今jīn夜yè奉fèng命mìng劫jié寨zhài，请qǐng诸zhū公gōng各gè满mán饮yǐn一yī觞shāng，努nǔ力lì向xiàng前qián。」众zhòng人rén闻wén言yán，麺miàn麺miàn相xiāng觑qù。

Sun Ch'üan commended his courage and chose a hundred of his best veterans, whom he placed under Kan Ning’s command for the raid. He also gave him as a feast for the soldiers fifty flasks of wine and fifty catties of mutton. Returning to the tents, Kan Ning drew up his little force and made them sit down in rows. Then he filled two silver goblets with wine, solemnly drank to them and said, “Comrades, tonight our orders are to raid the camp of the enemy. Wherefore fill your goblets and call up all your strength for the task.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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甘gān宁níng见jiàn众zhòng人rén有yǒu难nán色sè，乃nǎi拔bá剑jiàn在zài手shǒu，怒nù叱chì曰yuē：「我wǒ为wèi上shàng将jiàng，且qiě不bù惜xī命mìng；汝rú等děng何hé得dé迟chí疑yí！」众zhòng人rén见jiàn甘gān宁níng作zuò色sè，皆jiē起qǐ拜bài曰yuē：「愿yuàn效xiào死sǐ力lì。」

But the men did not welcome his words; instead they looked one at another uncertain. Seeing them in this mood, Kan Ning adopted a fierce tone, drew his sword and cried, “What are you waiting for? If I, a leader of rank, can risk my life, cannot you?” Moved by the angry face of the leader, the men rose, bowed their heads and said they would fight to the last.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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甘gān宁níng将jiāng酒jiǔ肉ròu与yú百bǎi人rén共gòng饮yǐn。食shí侭jǐn，约yuē至zhì二èr更gèng时shí候hòu，取qǔ白bái鹅é翎líng一yì百bǎi根gēn，插chā于yú盔kuī上shàng为wèi号hào；都dōu披pī甲jiǎ上shàng马mǎ，飞fēi奔bēn曹cáo操cāo寨zhài边biān，拔bá开kāi鹿lù角jiǎo，大dà喊hǎn一yī声shēng，杀shā入rù寨zhài中zhōng，迳jìng奔bēn中zhōng军jūn来lái杀shā曹cáo操cāo。原yuán来lái中zhōng军jūn人rén马mǎ，以yǐ车chē仗zhàng伏fú路lù，穿chuān连lián围wéi得dé铁tié桶tǒng相xiāng似sì，不bù能néng得dé进jìn。甘gān宁níng只zhǐ将jiāng百bǎi骑qí，左zuǒ冲chōng右yòu突tū。

Then the wine and meat were distributed to them and each one ate his fill. The second watch was chosen as the hour to start, and each man stuck a white goose plume in his cap whereby they could recognise each other in the darkness. At the time appointed they buckled on their armour, mounted and, galloping away, quickly came to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s camp. Hastily throwing aside the “deer-horns,” they burst in with a yell that rose to the very heavens. They made straight for the centre, hoping to slay Ts‘ao himself. But the men of the leader’s brigade had made a rampart of their carts within which they were sheltered as if in an iron tun, so that the raiders failed to find a way in. However, the leader and his small force dashed hither and thither, cutting and slashing, till Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s men were quite bewildered and frightened. They had no notion of the number of their assailants. All their efforts only increased the confusion. Wherefore the hundred men had it all their own way and rushed from point to point slaying whomever they met. But soon the drums beat in every camp and torches were lit and shouts arose, and it was time for the raiders to get away.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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曹cáo兵bīng惊jīng慌huāng，正zhèng不bù知zhī敌dí兵bīng多duō少shǎo，自zì相xiāng扰rǎo乱luàn。那nà甘gān宁níng百bǎi骑qí，在zài营yíng内nèi横héng驰chí骤zhòu，逢féng著zhù便biàn杀shā。各gè营yíng鼓gǔ噪zào，举jú火huǒ如rú星xīng，喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn。甘gān宁níng从cóng寨zhài之zhī南nán门mén杀shā出chū，无wú人rén敢gǎn当dāng。孙sūn权quán令lìng周zhōu泰tài引yǐn一yī枝zhī兵bīng来lái接jiē应yīng。甘gān宁níng将jiāng百bǎi骑qí回huí到dào濡rú须xū。操cāo兵bīng恐kóng有yǒu埋mái伏fú，不bù敢gǎn追zhuī袭xí。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

Kan Ning led his little body of men out through the south gate with never a man trying to stop him, and rode for his own camp. He met Chou T‘ai, who had been sent to help him in case of need; but the need had not arisen, and the hundred heroes with their leader rode back in triumph. There was no pursuit. Apoem was written praising this exploit:— The drums of war make earth to shake When Wu comes near e‘en devils quake. Men long will tell of that night raid, That Kan Ning’s goose-plumed warriors made.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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鼙pí鼓gǔ声shēng喧xuān震zhèn地dì来lái，吴wú师shī到dào处chù鬼guǐ神shén哀āi。

Drums roar and shake the earth as they come; The host of Wu strikes terror, spirits dumb.

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百bǎi翎líng直zhí贯guàn曹cáo军jūn寨zhài，侭jǐn说shuō甘gān宁níng虎hǔ将jiàng才cái。

A hundred-feathered shafts pierce Cao's camp straight through; All praise brave Gan Ning for a tiger's might he knew.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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甘gān宁níng引yín百bǎi骑qí到dào寨zhài，不bù折zhé一yī人rén一yī骑qí；至zhì营yíng门mén，令lìng百bǎi人rén皆jiē击jī鼓gǔ吹chuī笛dí，口kǒu称chēng：「万wàn岁suì！」欢huān声shēng大dà震zhèn。孙sūn权quán自zì来lái迎yíng接jiē。甘gān宁níng下xià马mǎ拜bài伏fú。权quán扶fú起qǐ，携xié宁níng手shǒu曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn此cǐ去qù，足zú使shí老lǎo贼zéi惊jīng骇hài。非fēi孤gū相xiāng舍shě，正zhèng欲yù观guān卿qīng胆dán耳ěr。」即jí赐cì绢juàn千qiān匹pǐ，利lì刃rèn百bái口kǒu。宁níng拜bài受shòu讫qì，遂suì分fēn赏sháng百bǎi人rén。

On his return, Kan Ning took the tale of his men at the camp gate, not a man nor a horse was missing. He entered to the sound of drum and fife and the shouting of his men. “ Wan Shui! Long Life!” shouted they, as Sun Ch'üan came to welcome them. Kan Ning dismounted and prostrated himself. His lord raised him, and took him by the hand, saying, “This expedition of yours must have given those rebels a shaking. I had not yielded to your desire only I wished to give you the opportunity to manifest your valour. I did not wish to let you be sacrificed.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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权quán语yǔ诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「孟mèng德dé有yǒu张zhāng辽liáo，孤gū有yǒu甘gān兴xīng霸bà，足zú以yǐ相xiāng敌dí也yě。」

Kan Ning’s exploit was rewarded with gifts, a thousand rolls of silk and a hundred good swords, all of which he distributed among his soldiers. Sun Ch'üan was very proud of his subordinate’s doughty deed, and said, “Mêng-tê may have his Chang Liao, but I can match him with my friend Kan Ning.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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次cì日rì。张zhāng辽liáo引yǐn兵bīng搦nuò战zhàn。凌líng统tǒng见jiàn甘gān宁níng有yǒu功gōng，奋fèn然rán曰yuē：「统tǒng愿yuàn敌dí张zhāng辽liáo。」权quán许xǔ之zhī。统tǒng遂suì领lǐng兵bīng五wǔ千qiān，离lí濡rú须xū。权quán自zì引yǐn甘gān宁níng临lín阵zhèn观guān战zhàn。对duì阵zhèn圆yuán处chù，张zhāng辽liáo出chū马mǎ，左zuó有yóu李lí典diǎn，右yòu有yǒu乐lè进jìn。凌líng统tǒng纵zòng马mǎ提tí刀dāo，出chū至zhì阵zhèn前qián。张zhāng辽liáo使shǐ乐lè进jìn出chū迎yíng。两liǎng个gè斗dòu至zhì五wǔ十shí合hé，未wèi分fēn胜shèng败bài。

Soon Chang Liao came to proffer another challenge, and Ling T‘ung, impatient at being excelled by his rival and enemy, begged that he might go out to fight. His request was granted, and he marched out a short distance from Juhsü with half a legion. Sun Ch'üan, with Kan Ning in his train, went out to look on at the encounter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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曹cáo操cāo闻wén知zhī，亲qīn自zì策cè马mǎ到dào门mén旗qí下xià来lái看kàn，见jiàn二èr将jiāng酣hān斗dòu，乃nǎi令lìng曹cáo休xiū暗àn放fàng冷lěng箭jiàn。曹cáo休xiū便biàn闪shán往wǎng张zhāng辽liáo背bèi后hòu，开kāi弓gōng一yī箭jiàn，正zhèng中zhōng凌líng统tǒng坐zuò下xià马mǎ。那nà马mǎ直zhí立lì起qǐ来lái，把bǎ凌líng统tǒng掀xiān翻fān在zài地dì。乐lè进jìn连lián亡wáng持chí枪qiāng来lái刺cì。枪qiāng还hái未wèi到dào，只zhǐ听tīng得dé弓gōng弦xián响xiǎng处chù，一yī箭jiàn射shè中zhōng乐lè进jìn麺miàn门mén，翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ。

When both armies had come out on the plain and were arrayed, Chang Liao, with Li Tien and Yüeh Chin, one on either side, advanced to the front. Ling T‘ung, sword in hand, galloped out towards him and, at his chief’s command, Yüeh Chin took the challenge and went to open the combat. They fought half a hundred bouts and neither seemed to have the better of the other. Then Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, hearing of the great contest going on, rode up to the battlefield and took position under the great standard, whence he could see the fighting. Seeing both combatants were waxing desperate, he thought to decide the struggle by an unfair blow. He bade Ts‘ao Hsiu let fly a secret arrow, which he did by creeping up under cover of Chang Liao. It struck Ling T‘ung’s steed, which reared and threw its rider. Yüeh Chin dashed forward to thrust at the fallen warrior with his spear, but before the blow could be given the twang of another bow was heard and an arrow speeding by hit Yüeh Chin full in the face. He fell from his horse.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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两liǎng军jūn齐qí出chū，各gè救jiù一yī将jiāng回huí营yíng，鸣míng金jīn罢bà战zhàn。凌líng统tǒng回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng拜bài谢xiè孙sūn权quán。权quán曰yuē：「放fàng箭jiàn救jiù你ní者zhě，甘gān宁níng也yě。」凌líng统tóng乃nǎi顿dùn首shǒu拜bài宁níng曰yuē：「不bù想xiǎng公gōng能néng如rú此cǐ垂chuí恩ēn！」自zì此cí与yǔ甘gān宁níng结jié为wéi生shēng死sǐ之zhī交jiāo，再zài不bù为wéi𫫇ě。

Then both sides rushed forward to rescue their champions; the gongs clanged, and the combat ceased. Ling T‘ung returned to his camp and reported himself to his master. “The arrow that saved you was shot by Kan Ning,” said Sun Ch'üan. Ling T‘ung turned to his rival and bowed low. “I could not have supposed you would have rendered me such a service, Sir,” said he to Kan Ning. This episode ended the strife and enmity between the two men, who thereafter swore perpetual friendship.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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且qiě说shuō曹cáo操cāo见jiàn乐lè进jìn中zhōng箭jiàn，乃nǎi自zì到dào帐zhàng中zhōng调tiáo治zhì。次cì日rì，分fēn兵bīng五wǔ路lù来lái袭xí濡rú须xū：操cāo自zì领lǐng中zhōng路lù；左zuǒ一yī路lù张zhāng辽liáo，二èr路lù李lí典diǎn；右yòu一yī路lù徐xú晃huǎng，二èr路lù庞páng德dé。每měi路lù各gè带dài一yī万wàn人rén马mǎ，杀shā奔bēn江jiāng边biān来lái。时shí董dǒng袭xí、徐xú盛shèng二èr将jiāng在zài船chuán上shàng；见jiàn五wǔ路lù军jūn马mǎ来lái到dào，诸zhū军jūn各gè有yǒu惧jù色sè。徐xú盛shèng曰yuē：「食shí君jūn之zhī禄lù，忠zhōng君jūn之zhī事shì，何hé惧jù哉zāi？

On the other side Ts‘ao saw to it that his captain’s wound was dressed, and next day he launched an attack against Juhsü along five different lines. He himself led one army; the other armies were led by Chang Liao, Li Tien, Hsü Huang and P‘ang Tê. Each army was one legion strong, and they marched to give battle on the river bank. The crews and fighting men of the Wu naval squadron were greatly frightened by the approach of these armies.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」遂suì引yín猛měng士shì数shù百bǎi人rén，用yòng小xiǎo船chuán渡dù过guò江jiāng边biān，杀shā入rù李lí典diǎn军jūn中zhōng去qù了le。董dǒng袭xí在zài船chuán上shàng，令lìng众zhòng军jūn擂léi鼓gǔ呐nà喊hǎn助zhù威wēi。忽hū然rán江jiāng上shàng猛měng风fēng大dà作zuò，白bái浪làng掀xiān天tiān，波bō涛tāo汹xiōng涌yǒng。军jūn士shì见jiàn大dà船chuán将jiāng覆fù，争zhēng下xià脚jiǎo舰jiàn逃táo命mìng。董dǒng袭xí仗zhàng剑jiàn大dà喝hē曰yuē：「将jiāng受shòu君jūn命mìng，在zài此cǐ防fáng贼zéi，怎zén敢gǎn弃qì船chuán而ér去qù﹖」立lì斩zhǎn下xià船chuán军jūn士shì十shí余yú人rén。

“You have eaten of the bread of your prince and you must give loyal service; why fear?” said Hsü Huang. Thereupon he put some hundreds of his best men into small boats, went along the bank and broke into the legion under Li Tien. Meanwhile their comrades on the ships beat drums and cheered them on. But a great storm came on, lashing the river to fury, and the waves rolled mountains high. The larger ships rolled as if they would overturn, and the men were frightened. They started to get down into the bulkier cargo-boats to save their lives. But Tung Hsi threatened them with his sword, cutting down some half score of the mutineers. “My orders are to hold this point against the enemy;” shouted he, “we dare not abandon the ships.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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须xū臾yú，风fēng急jí船chuán覆fù，董dǒng袭xí竟jìng死sǐ于yú江jiāng口kóu水shuǐ中zhōng。徐xú盛shèng在zài李lí典diǎn军jūn中zhōng，往wǎng来lái冲chōng突tū。

However, the wind increased, and presently the bold Tung Hsi was thrown into the river by the rolling of his ship and was drowned.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō陈chén武wǔ听tīng得dé江jiāng边biān厮sī杀shā，引yǐn一yī军jūn来lái，正zhèng与yǔ庞páng德dé相xiāng遇yù，两liǎng军jūn混hùn战zhàn。孙sūn权quán在zài濡rú须xū坞wù中zhōng，听tīng得dé曹cáo兵bīng杀shā到dào江jiāng边biān，亲qīn自zì与yǔ周zhōu泰tài引yǐn军jūn前qián来lái助zhù战zhàn。正zhèng见jiàn徐xú盛shèng在zài李lí典diǎn军jūn中zhōng搅jiǎo做zuò一yī团tuán厮sī杀shā，便biàn麾huī军jūn杀shā入rù接jiē应yīng。却què被bèi张zhāng辽liáo、徐xú晃huáng两liǎng枝zhī军jūn，把bǎ孙sūn权quán困kùn在zài垓gāi心xīn。

Hsü Huang dashed hither and thither among Li Tien’s men, slaying right and left. Ch'ên Wu, hearing the noise of battle, set out for the river bank. On his way he met P‘ang Tê and the legion under him. A mêlée ensued. Then Sun Ch'üan with Chou T‘ai and his men joined in.

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曹cáo操cāo上shàng高gāo阜fù处chù看kàn见jiàn孙sūn权quán被bèi围wéi，急jí令lìng许xú褚chǔ纵zòng马mǎ持chí刀dāo杀shā入rù军jūn中zhōng，把bǎ孙sūn权quán军jūn冲chōng作zuò两liǎng段duàn，彼bí此cǐ不bù能néng相xiāng救jiù。

The small force from the ships that had attacked Li Tien was now surrounded. So Sun Ch'üan gave the signal for an onslaught that should rescue them. This failed, and Sun Ch'üan was himself surrounded in turn and soon in desperate straits. From a height, Ts‘ao saw his difficulties and sent in Hsu Ch‘u to cut Sun Ch'üan’s column in halves so that neither half could aid the other.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō周zhōu泰tài从cóng军jūn中zhōng杀shā出chū，到dào江jiāng边biān不bú见jiàn孙sūn权quán，勒lēi回huí马mǎ，从cóng外wài又yòu杀shā入rù阵zhèn中zhōng，问wèn本běn部bù军jūn：「主zhǔ公gōng何hé在zài？」军jūn人rén以yí手shóu指zhǐ兵bīng马mǎ厚hòu处chù，曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng被bèi围wéi甚shèn急jí！」周zhōu泰tài挺tǐng身shēn杀shā入rù，寻xún见jiàn孙sūn权quán。泰tài曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng可kě随suí泰tài杀shā出chū。」于yú是shì泰tài在zài前qián，权quán在zài后hòu，奋fèn力lì冲chōng突tū。

When Chou T‘ai had cut his way out of the press and reached the river-side he looked for his master. But he was nowhere visible, so he dashed once again into the battle. Coming to his own men, he asked where Sun Ch'üan was. They pointed to where the press was most dense. Chou T‘ai stiffened and dashed in. Presently he reached his lord’s side and cried out, “My lord, follow me and I will hack a way out.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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泰tài到dào江jiāng边biān，回huí顾gù又yòu不bú见jiàn孙sūn权quán，乃nǎi复fù翻fān身shēn杀shā入rù围wéi中zhōng，又yòu寻xún见jiàn孙sūn权quán。权quán曰yuē：「弓gōng弩nǔ齐qí发fā，不bù能néng得dé出chū，如rú何hé﹖」泰tài曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng在zài前qián，某mǒu在zài后hòu，可ké以yǐ出chū围wéi。」

Chou T‘ai fought his way out to the river bank. Then he turned to look, and Sun Ch'üan was not behind him. So he turned back, forced his way in and once again found his way to his master’s side. “I cannot get out; the arrows are too thick,” said Sun Ch‘üan. “Then go first, my lord, and I will follow.”

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孙sūn权quán乃nǎi纵zòng马mǎ前qián行xíng。周zhōu泰tài左zuǒ右yòu遮zhē护hù，身shēn被bèi数shù枪qiāng，箭jiàn透tòu重zhòng铠kǎi，救jiù得dé孙sūn权quán。到dào江jiāng边biān，吕lǚ蒙méng引yǐn一yī枝zhī水shuǐ军jūn前qián来lái接jiē应yīng下xià船chuán。权quán曰yuē：「吾wú亏kuī周zhōu泰tài三sān番fān冲chōng杀shā。得dé脱tuō重chóng围wéi。但dàn徐xú盛shèng在zài垓gāi心xīn，如rú何hé得dé脱tuō﹖」周zhōu泰tài曰yuē：「吾wú再zài救jiù去qù。」遂suì轮lún枪qiāng复fù翻fān身shēn杀shā入rù重chóng围wéi之zhī中zhōng，救jiù出chū徐xú盛shèng。二èr将jiāng各gè带dài重zhòng伤shāng。

Sun Ch'üan then urged his steed as fast as he could go and Chou T‘ai kept off all pursuit. He sustained many wounds and the arrows rattled on his helmet, but he got clear at last and Sun Ch'üan was safe. As they neared the river bank, Lü Mêng came up with some of the naval force and escorted Sun Ch'üan down to the ships. “I owe my safety to Chou T‘ai, who thrice came to my aid,” said Sun Ch'üan. “But Hsü Shêng is still in the thick of the fight, and how can we save him?” “I will go to his rescue,” cried Chou. Whirling his spear, Chou again plunged into the battle and presently brought his colleague safely out of the press. Both were severely wounded.

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吕lǚ蒙méng教jiào军jūn士shì乱luàn箭jiàn射shè住zhù岸àn上shàng兵bīng，救jiù二èr将jiāng下xià船chuán。

Lü Mêng ordered his men to keep up a rapid flight of arrows so as to command the bank, and in this way the two leaders were enabled to get on board the ships.

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却què说shuō陈chén武wú与yǔ庞páng德dé大dà战zhàn，后hòu麺miàn又yòu无wú应yīng兵bīng，被bèi庞páng德dé赶gǎn到dào谷gú口kǒu，树shù林lín丛cóng密mì；陈chén武wǔ再zài欲yù回huí身shēn交jiāo战zhàn，被bèi树shù株zhū抓zhuā住zhù袍páo袖xiù，不bù能néng迎yíng敌dí，为wèi庞páng德dé所suǒ杀shā。曹cáo操cāo见jiàn孙sūn权quán走zǒu脱tuō了le，自zì策cè马mǎ驱qū兵bīng，赶gǎn到dào江jiāng边biān对duì射shè。吕lǚ蒙méng箭jiàn侭jǐn。正zhèng慌huāng间jiān，忽hū对duì江jiāng一yī队duì船chuán到dào，为wéi首shǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，乃nǎi孙sūn策cè女nǚ婿xù陆lù逊xùn，自zì引yǐn十shí万wàn兵bīng到dào；

Now Ch'ên Wu had engaged the legion under P‘ang Tê. Being inferior in force and no aid being forthcoming, Ch‘ên Wu was forced into a valley where the trees and undergrowth were very dense. He tried to turn, but was caught by the branches and while so entangled he was killed.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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一yī阵zhèn射shè退tuì曹cáo兵bīng，乘chéng势shì登dēng岸àn追zhuī杀shā曹cáo兵bīng，复fù夺duó战zhàn马mǎ数shù千qiān匹pǐ。曹cáo兵bīng伤shāng者zhě，不bú计jì其qí数shù，大dà败bài而ér回huí。于yú乱luàn军jūn中zhōng寻xún见jiàn陈chén武wǔ尸shī首shǒu。

When Ts‘ao saw that Sun had escaped from the battle to the river bank he urged his steed forward in pursuit. He sent flights of arrows toward the fugitives. By this time Lü Mêng’s men had emptied their quivers, and he began to be very anxious. But just then a fleet of ships sailed up led by Lu Hsün, the son-in-law of Sun Ts'ê, who came with ten legions and drove back Ts‘ao’s men. Then he landed to pursue. He captured many thousands of horses and slew many men, so that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was quite defeated and retired.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn权quán知zhī陈chén武wú已yǐ亡wáng，董dǒng袭xí又yòu渖shěn江jiāng而ér死sǐ，哀āi痛tòng至zhì切qiè，令lìng人rén入rù水shuǐ中zhōng寻xún见jiàn董dǒng袭xí尸shī首shǒu，与yǔ陈chén武wǔ尸shī一yī齐qí厚hòu葬zàng之zhī；又yòu感gǎn周zhōu泰tài救jiù护hù之zhī功gōng，设shè宴yàn款kuǎn之zhī。权quán亲qīn自zì把bá盏zhǎn，抚fǔ其qí背bèi，泪lèi流liú满mǎn麺miàn，曰yuē：「卿qīng两liǎng番fān相xiāng救jiù，不bù惜xī性xìng命mìng，被bèi枪qiāng数shù十shí，肤fū如rú刻kè划huà，孤gū亦yì何hé心xīn不bú待dài卿qīng以yí骨gǔ肉ròu之zhī恩ēn，委wěi卿qīng以yǐ兵bīng马mǎ之zhī重zhòng乎hū？

Then they sought and found the body of Ch'ên Wu among the slain. Sun Ch'üan was much grieved when he came to know that Ch'ên Wu had been slain and Tung Hsi drowned, and wept sore. Men were sent to seek for Tung Hsi’s body, which at last was found. Both captains were buried with great honours. As a recompense for Chou T‘ai’s services in his rescue, Sun Ch'üan prepared in his honour a great banquet, where he himself offered Chou a goblet of wine and complimented and embraced him while the tears coursed down his cheeks.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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卿qīng乃nǎi孤gū之zhī功gōng臣chén，孤gū当dāng与yǔ卿qīng共gòng荣róng辱rǔ同tóng休xiū戚qī也yě。」言yán罢bà，令lìng周zhōu泰tài解jiě衣yī与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng视shì之zhī。皮pí肉ròu肌jī肤fū，如rú同tóng刀dāo剜wān，盘pán根gēn遍biàn体tǐ。孙sūn权quán手shóu指zhǐ其qí痕hén，一yī一yī问wèn之zhī。周zhōu泰tài具jù言yán战zhàn斗dòu被bèi伤shāng之zhī状zhuàng。一yī处chù伤shāng令lìng吃chī一yī觥gōng酒jiǔ。是shì日rì周zhōu泰tài大dà醉zuì。权quán以yǐ青qīng罗luó伞sǎn赐cì之zhī，令lìng出chū入rù张zhāng盖gài，以yǐ为wéi显xiǎn耀yào。

“Twice you saved my life, careless of your own,” cried he, “and you have received many wounds. It is as if your skin had been engraved and painted. What sort of a man should I be if I did not treat you as one of my own flesh and blood? Can I regard you, noble Sir, merely as a unit in my army? You are my meritorious minister. I share the glory you have won and mine are your joys and sorrows.” Then he bade Chou T‘ai open his dress and exhibit his wounds for all the assembly to see. The skin was gashed all over as if his body had been scored with a knife. Sun Ch'üan pointed to the wounds one after another and asked how each one had been received. And, as Chou told him, for every wound Sun Ch'üan made him drink off a goblet of wine till he became thoroughly intoxicated. Sun Ch'üan then presented him with a black silk parasol and bade him use it on all occasions as a sign of the glory that was his.

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权quán在zài濡rú须xū，与yǔ操cāo相xiāng拒jù月yuè余yú，不bù能néng取qǔ胜shèng。张zhāng昭zhāo、顾gù雍yōng上shàng言yán：「曹cáo操cāo势shì大dà，不bù可kě力lì取qǔ；若ruò与yú久jiǔ战zhàn，大dà损sǔn士shì卒zú；不bú若ruò求qiú和hé安ān民mín为wèi上shàng。」孙sūn权quán从cóng其qí言yán，令lìng步bú骘zhì往wǎng曹cáo营yíng求qiú和hé，许xǔ年nián纳nà岁suì贡gòng。操cāo见jiàn江jiāng南nán急jí未wèi可kě下xià，乃nǎi从cóng之zhī，令lìng：「孙sūn权quán先xiān撤chè人rén马mǎ，吾wú然rán后hòu班bān师shī。

But Sun Ch'üan found his opponents too much for him; at the end of a month the two armies were both at Juhsü and neither had won a victory. Then said Chang Chao and Ku Yung, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is too strong and we cannot overcome him by mere force. If the struggle continue longer you will only lose more men. You had better seek to make peace.”

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」步bú骘zhì回huí覆fù，权quán只zhǐ留liú蒋jiǎng钦qīn、周zhōu泰tài守shǒu濡rú须xū口kǒu，侭jǐn发fā大dà兵bīng上shàng船chuán回huí秣mò棱léng。

Sun Ch'üan followed this advice and despatched Pu Chih on a peace mission to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s camp. He was ordered to offer a yearly tribute. Ts‘ao also saw that Chiangnan was too strong to be overcome, and consented. He insisted that Sun Ch'üan should first send away his army and then he would retire. The messenger returned with this message and Sun Ch'üan sent away the greater part, leaving only Chou T‘ai and Chiang Ch‘in to hold Juhsü. The army returned to Moling. Ts‘ao left Ts‘ao Jên and Chang Liao in charge of Hofei and marched to Hsüch‘ang.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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操cāo留liú曹cáo仁rén、张zhāng辽liáo屯tún合hé淝féi，班bān师shī回huí许xǔ昌chāng。文wén武wǔ众zhòng官guān皆jiē议yì立lì曹cáo操cāo为wèi魏wèi王wáng。尚shàng书shū崔cuī琰yǎn力lì言yán不bù可kě。众zhòng官guān曰yuē：「汝rǔ独dú不bú见jiàn荀xún文wén若ruò乎hū？」琰yǎn大dà怒nù曰yuē：「时shí乎hū！时shí乎hū！会huì当dāng有yǒu变biàn！任rèn自zì为wéi之zhī！」有yóu与yú琰yǎn不bù和hé者zhě，告gào知zhī操cāo。操cāo大dà怒nù，收shōu琰yǎn下xià狱yù问wèn之zhī。琰yán虎hǔ目mù虬qiú髯rán，只zhǐ是shì大dà骂mà曹cáo操cāo欺qī君jūn奸jiān贼zéi。

On arrival, all Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s officers persuaded him to become Prince of Wei. Only the president of a Board, Ts‘ui Yen, spoke strongly against the scheme. “You are, then, the only man who knows not the fate of Hsün Wên-yo,” said his colleagues. “Such times! Such deeds!” cried Ts‘ui Yen. “You are guilty of rebellion, but you may commit it yourselves. I will bear no part in it.” Certain enemies told Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, and Ts‘ui Yen was thrown into prison. At his trial he glared like a tiger and his very beard curled with contempt; he raged and cursed at Ts‘ao Ts‘ao for a betrayer of his prince, and a rebel. The interrogating magistrate reported his conduct to Ts‘ao, who ordered Ts‘ui to be beaten to death in prison. Ts‘ui Yen was born in Ch‘ingho. Firm and unyielding was he, With beard crisp curling and gleaming eyes, Which showed the man of stone and iron within. He drave the evil from his presence, And his glory is fair and high. For loyalty to his lord of Han, His fame shall increase as the ages roll.

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廷tíng尉wèi白bái操cāo，操cāo令lìng杖zhàng杀shā崔cuī琰yǎn在zài狱yù中zhōng。后hòu人rén有yǒu赞zàn曰yuē﹕

The Chief Justice reported this to Cao; Cao ordered Cui Yan beaten to death in prison. Later generations praised him, saying:

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清qīng河hé崔cuī琰yǎn，天tiān性xìng坚jiān刚gāng。

Cui Yan of Qinghe, by nature firm and strong;

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虬qiú髯rán虎hǔ目mù，铁tiě石shí心xīn肠cháng。

Bearded as a dragon, tiger-eyed, a heart of iron stone;

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奸jiān邪xié辟pì易yì，声shēng节jié显xiǎn昂áng。

Wicked and treacherous shrink before him, his fame and rectitude stand high;

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忠zhōng心xīn汉hàn主zhǔ，千qiān古gǔ名míng扬yáng！

Loyal in heart to the Lord of Han, his name shines through the ages!

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建jiàn安ān二èr十shí一yī年nián，夏xià五wǔ月yuè，群qún臣chén表biǎo奏zòu献xiàn帝dì，颂sòng魏wèi公gōng曹cáo操cāo功gōng德dé，极jí天tiān际jì地dì，伊yī、周zhōu莫mò及jí，宜yí进jìn爵jué为wèi王wáng。献xiàn帝dì即jí令lìng钟zhōng繇yáo草cǎo诏zhào，册cè立lì曹cáo操cāo为wèi魏wèi王wáng。曹cáo操cāo假jiǎ意yì上shàng书shū三sān辞cí。

On arrival, all Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s officers persuaded him to become Prince of Wei. Only the president of a Board, Ts‘ui Yen, spoke strongly against the scheme. “You are, then, the only man who knows not the fate of Hsün Wên-yo,” said his colleagues.

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诏zhào三sān报bào不bù许xǔ，操cāo乃nǎi拜bài命mìng受shòu魏wèi王wáng之zhī爵jué，冕miǎn十shí二èr旒liú，乘chéng金jīn根gēn车chē，驾jià六liù马mǎ，用yòng天tiān子zi车chē服fú銮luán仪yí，出chū警jǐng入rù跸bì，于yú邺yè郡jùn盖gài魏wèi王wáng宫gōng，议yì立lì世shì子zi。操cāo大dà妻qī丁dīng夫fū人rén无wú出chū。妾qiè刘liú氏shì生shēng子zi曹cáo昂áng，因yīn征zhēng张zhāng绣xiù时shí死sǐ于yú宛wǎn城chéng。卞biàn氏shì所suǒ生shēng四sì子zi：长zhǎng曰yuē丕pī，次cì曰yuē彰zhāng，三sān曰yuē植zhí，四sì曰yuē熊xióng。

In the twenty-first year of the period “Established Tranquillity,” in the fifth month of that year, a great memorial signed by many officers went up to the Emperor Hsien, praying that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao be granted the title of prince for his manifest merits and signal services to the state, exceeding those rendered by any minister before him. The memorial was approved, and a draft Edict was prepared by the famous Chung Yu. Thrice Ts‘ao Ts‘ao with seeming modesty pretended to decline the honour, but thrice was his refusal rejected. Finally he made his obeisance and was enrolled as “Prince of Wei” with the usual insignia and privileges, a head-dress (or coronet) with twelve strings of beads and a chariot with gilt shafts, drawn by six steeds. But he arrogantly used an imperial chariot with bells and had the roads cleared when he passed along. He built himself a palace at Yehchün.

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于yú是shì黜chù丁dīng夫fū人rén，而ér立lì卞biàn氏shì为wèi魏wèi王wáng妃fēi。

Ts‘ui Yen was born in Ch‘ingho. Firm and unyielding was he, With beard crisp curling and gleaming eyes, Which showed the man of stone and iron within. He drave the evil from his presence, And his glory is fair and high. For loyalty to his lord of Han, His fame shall increase as the ages roll.

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第dì三sān子zi曹cáo植zhí，字zì子zi建jiàn，极jí聪cōng明míng，举jú笔bǐ成chéng章zhāng，操cāo欲yù立lì之zhī为wéi后hòu嗣sì。长zháng子zǐ曹cáo丕pī，恐kǒng不bù得dé立lì，乃nǎi问wèn计jì于yú中zhōng大dà夫fū贾jiá诩xǔ。诩xǔ教jiào如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。自zì是shì但dàn凡fán操cāo出chū征zhēng，诸zhū子zi送sòng行xíng，曹cáo植zhí乃nǎi称chēng述shù功gōng德dé，发fā言yán成chéng章zhāng；惟wéi曹cáo丕pī辞cí父fù，只zhǐ是shì流liú涕tì而ér拜bài，左zuǒ右yòu皆jiē感gǎn伤shāng。于yú是shì操cāo疑yí植zhí乖guāi巧qiǎo，诚chéng心xīn不bù及jí丕pī也yě。

Then he began to discuss the appointment of an heir-apparent. His real wife, of the Ting family, was without issue, but a concubine had borne him a son, Ts‘ao Ang, who had been killed in battle at the siege of Wanch'êng. A second concubine, of the P‘ien family, had borne him four sons, P‘ei, Chang, Chih and Hsiung. Wherefore he elevated her to the rank of princess-consort in place of the Lady Ting. The third son, Chih, also known as Tzu-chien, was very clever and a ready master of composition. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao wished him to be named the heir. Then the eldest son sought from the high officer Chia Hsü a plan to secure his rights of primogeniture, and Hsü told him to do so-and-so. Thereafter, whenever the father went out on any military expedition, Ts‘ao Chih wrote fulsome panegyrics, but Ts‘ao Chih wept so copiously at bidding his father farewell that the courtiers were deeply affected and remarked that though the one son was crafty and clever he was not so sincerely filial as the other. Ts‘ao P‘ei also bought over his father’s immediate attendants, who then rang the praises of his virtues so loud that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was strongly disposed to name him as the heir after all.

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丕pī又yòu使shǐ人rén买mái嘱zhǔ近jìn侍shì，皆jiē言yán丕pī之zhī德dé。操cāo欲yù立lì后hòu嗣sì，踌chóu躇chú不bú定dìng，乃nǎi问wèn贾jiá诩xǔ曰yuē：「孤gū欲yù立lì后hòu嗣sì，当dāng立lì谁shuí？」贾jiá诩xǔ不bù答dá，操cāo问wèn其qí故gù。诩xǔ曰yuē：「正zhèng有yóu所suǒ思sī，故gù不bù能néng即jí答dá耳ěr。」操cāo曰yuē：「何hé有yǒu思sī？」诩xǔ对duì曰yuē：「思sī袁yuán本běn初chū、刘liú景jǐng升shēng父fù子zí也yě。」操cāo大dà笑xiào，遂suì立lì长zháng子zǐ曹cáo丕pī为wèi王wáng世shì子zi。

Then he began to discuss the appointment of an heir-apparent. His real wife, of the Ting family, was without issue, but a concubine had borne him a son, Ts‘ao Ang, who had been killed in battle at the siege of Wanch'êng. A second concubine, of the P‘ien family, had borne him four sons, P‘ei, Chang, Chih and Hsiung. Wherefore he elevated her to the rank of princess-consort in place of the Lady Ting. The third son, Chih, also known as Tzu-chien, was very clever and a ready master of composition. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao wished him to be named the heir. Then the eldest son sought from the high officer Chia Hsü a plan to secure his rights of primogeniture, and Hsü told him to do so-and-so. Thereafter, whenever the father went out on any military expedition, Ts‘ao Chih wrote fulsome panegyrics, but Ts‘ao Chih wept so copiously at bidding his father farewell that the courtiers were deeply affected and remarked that though the one son was crafty and clever he was not so sincerely filial as the other. Ts‘ao P‘ei also bought over his father’s immediate attendants, who then rang the praises of his virtues so loud that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was strongly disposed to name him as the heir after all. After hesitating a long time, the matter was referred to Chia Hsü. “I wish to name my heir; who shall it be?” Chia Hsü would not say, and Ts‘ao Ts‘ao asked why. “I was just recalling the past in my mind and could not reply at once,” said Chia. “What were you recalling?” “I was thinking of two fathers: Yüan Pên-ch‘u (Yüan Shao) and Liu Chinghsing (Liu Piao) and their sons.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao smiled. Soon after this he declared his eldest son his heir.

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冬dōng十shí月yuè，魏wèi王wáng宫gōng成chéng，差chà人rén住zhù各gè处chù收shōu取qǔ奇qí花huā异yì果guǒ，栽zāi植zhí后hòu苑yuàn。有yóu使shí者zhě到dào吴wú地dì，见jiàn了le孙sūn权quán，传chuán魏wèi王wáng令lìng旨zhǐ，再zài往wǎng温wēn州zhōu取qǔ柑gān子zi。时shí孙sūn权quán正zhèng尊zūn让ràng魏wèi王wáng，便biàn令lìng人rén于yú本běn城chéng选xuǎn了le大dà柑gān子zi四sì十shí余yú担dān，星xīng夜yè送sòng往wǎng邺yè郡jùn。

In the tenth month the building of the palace of the new Prince of Wei was completed and the furnishing begun. From all parts were collected rare flowers and uncommon trees to beautify the gardens. One agent went into Wu and saw Sun Ch'üan, to whom he presented a letter from Ts‘ao Ts‘ao asking that he might be allowed to proceed to Wênchow to get some oranges. At that period Sun Ch'üan was in a most complaisant mood toward Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, so from the orange trees in his own city he picked forty very fine fruits and sent them immediately to Yehchün.

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至zhì中zhōng途tú，挑tiāo担dàn役yì夫fū疲pí困kùn，歇xiē于yú山shān脚jiǎo下xià，见jiàn一yī先xiān生shēng，眇miǎo一yī眼yǎn，跛bǒ一yī足zú，头tóu戴dài白bái藤téng冠guān，身shēn穿chuān青qīng懒lǎn衣yī，来lái与yú脚jiǎo夫fū作zuò礼lǐ，言yán曰yuē：「你ní等děng挑tiāo担dàn劳láo苦kǔ，贫pín道dào都dōu替tì你nǐ挑tiāo一yī肩jiān何hé如rú？」众zhòng人rén大dà喜xǐ。于yú是shì先xiān生shēng每měi担dān各gè挑tiāo五wú里lǐ。但dàn是shì先xiān挑tiāo过guò的de担dān儿ér都dōu轻qīng了le。众zhòng皆jiē惊jīng疑yí。

On the way, one of the bearers of the oranges fell ill and they had to stop at the foot of a certain hill. There came along an elderly man, blind of one eye and lame of one leg, who wore a white rattan head-dress and a black loose robe. He saluted the bearers and stayed to talk. Presently he said, “Your burdens are heavy, O porters; may this old Taoist lend you a shoulder? What do you say?”

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先xiān生shēng临lín去qù，与yú领lǐng柑gān子zi官guān说shuō：「贫pín道dào乃nǎi魏wèi王wáng乡xiāng中zhōng故gù人rén；姓xìng左zuǒ，名míng慈cí，字zì元yuán放fàng，道dào号hào乌wū角jiǎo先xiān生shēng。如rú你nǐ到dào邺yè郡jùn，可kě说shuō左zuǒ慈cí申shēn意yì。」遂suì拂fú袖xiù而ér去qù。

Naturally they were pleased enough, and the amiable wayfarer bore each load for five li. When they resumed their burdens they noticed that they seemed lighter than before, and they felt rather suspicious. When the Taoist was taking his leave of the officer in charge of the party, he said, “I am an old friend from the same village as Prince Wei. My name is Tso Tz'ŭ, my commoner name being Yüan-fang. Among Taoists I bear the appellation of ‘Blackhorn.' When you get to the end of your journey you may say that I was enquiring after your lord.”

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取qǔ柑gān人rén至zhì邺yè郡jùn见jiàn操cāo，呈chéng上shàng柑gān子zi。操cāo亲qīn剖pōu之zhī，但dàn只zhǐ空kōng壳ké，内nèi并bìng无wú肉ròu。操cāo大dà惊jīng，问wèn取qǔ柑gān人rén。取qǔ柑gān人rén以yí左zuǒ慈cí之zhī事shì对duì。操cāo未wèi肯kěn信xìn。门mén吏lì忽hū报bào：「有yǒu一yī先xiān生shēng，自zì称chēng左zuǒ慈cí，求qiú见jiàn大dà王wáng。」操cāo召zhào入rù。取qǔ柑gān人rén曰yuē：「此cǐ正zhèng途tú中zhōng所suǒ见jiàn之zhī人rén。

He shook down his sleeves and left. In due course the orange bearers reached the new palace and the oranges were presented. But when Ts‘ao cut one open it was but an empty shell of a thing; there was no pulp beneath the rind. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was rather puzzled and called in the porters, who told him of their falling in with the mysterious Taoist on the way. But Ts‘ao scouted the idea of that being the reason. But just then the warden of the gate sent to say that a certain Taoist was at the gate and wished to see the prince. “Send him in,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

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」操cāo叱chì之zhī曰yuē：「汝rú以yǐ何hé妖yāo术shù，摄shè吾wú佳jiā果guǒ﹖」慈cí笑xiào曰yuē：「岂qí有yóu此cǐ事shì﹖」取qǔ柑gān剖pōu之zhī，内nèi皆jiē有yǒu肉ròu，其qí味wèi甚shèn甜tián。但dàn操cāo自zì剖pōu者zhě，皆jiē空kōng壳ké。

“He is the man we met on the way,” said the porters when he appeared. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao said curtly, “What sorcery have you been exercising on my beautiful fruit?” “How could such a thing happen?” said the Taoist. Thereupon he cut open an orange and showed it full of pulp, most delicious to the taste. But when Ts‘ao cut open another that again was empty, nothing but rind.

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操cāo愈yù惊jīng，乃nǎi赐cì左zuǒ慈cí坐zuò而ér问wèn之zhī。慈cí索suó酒jiǔ肉ròu，操cāo令lìng与yǔ之zhī，饮yín酒jiú五wǔ斗dòu不bú醉zuì，肉ròu食shí全quán羊yáng不bù饱bǎo。操cāo问wèn曰yuē：「汝rú有yǒu何hé术shù，以yǐ至zhì于yú此cǐ﹖」慈cí曰yuē：「贫pín道dào于yú西xī川chuān嘉jiā陵líng峨é嵋méi山shān中zhōng，学xué道dào三sān十shí年nián，忽hū闻wén石shí壁bì中zhōng有yǒu声shēng呼hū我wǒ之zhī名míng；及jí视shì则zé又yòu不bú见jiàn。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was more than ever perplexed. He bade his visitor be seated, and, as Tso Tz'ŭ asked for refreshment, wine and food were brought in. The Taoist ate ravenously, consuming a whole sheep, and drank in proportion. Yet he showed no sign of intoxication or repletion. “By what magic are you here?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

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如rú此cí者zhě数shù日rì，忽hū有yǒu天tiān雷léi震zhèn碎suì石shí壁bì，得dé天tiān书shū三sān卷juǎn，名míng曰yuē『遁dùn甲jiǎ天tiān书shū』。上shàng卷juàn名míng『天tiān遁dùn』，中zhōng卷juàn名míng『地dì遁dùn』，下xià卷juàn名míng『人rén遁dùn』。天tiān遁dùn能néng腾téng云yún跨kuà风fēng，飞fēi升shēng太tài虚xū；地dì遁dùn能néng穿chuān山shān透tòu石shí；人rén遁dùn能néng云yún游yóu四sì海hǎi，藏cáng形xíng变biàn身shēn，飞fēi剑jiàn掷zhì刀dāo，取qǔ人rén首shǒu级jí。

Thereupon he cut open an orange and showed it full of pulp, most delicious to the taste. But when Ts‘ao cut open another that again was empty, nothing but rind. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was more than ever perplexed. He bade his visitor be seated, and, as Tso Tz'ŭ asked for refreshment, wine and food were brought in. The Taoist ate ravenously, consuming a whole sheep, and drank in proportion. Yet he showed no sign of intoxication or repletion. “By what magic are you here?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

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大dà王wáng位wèi极jí人rén臣chén，何hé不bú退tuì步bù，跟gēn贫pín道dào往wǎng峨é嵋méi山shān中zhōng修xiū行xíng？当dāng以yǐ三sān卷juǎn天tiān书shū相xiāng绶shòu。」操cāo曰yuē：「我wǒ亦yì久jiǔ思sī急jí流liú勇yǒng退tuì，奈nài朝cháo廷tíng未wèi得dé其qí人rén耳ěr。」慈cí笑xiào曰yuē：「益yì州zhōu刘liú玄xuán德dé乃nǎi帝dì室shì之zhī胄zhòu，何hé不bú让ràng此cǐ位wèi与yǔ之zhī？不bù然rán，贫pín道dào当dāng飞fēi剑jiàn取qú汝rǔ之zhī头tóu也yě。」操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「此cǐ正zhèng是shì刘liú备bèi细xì作zuò！」喝hē左zuǒ右yòu拏ná下xià。

“I am but a poor Taoist. I went into Hsich‘uan (Ssuch‘uan) and on Mount Omi I studied the Way for thirty long years. One day I heard my name called from out the rocky wall of my cell. I looked, but could see nothing. The same thing happened next day, and so on for many days. Then suddenly, with a roar like thunder, the rock split asunder and I saw a sacred book in three volumes called “The Supreme Book of Magic.” From the first volume I learned to ascend to the clouds astride the wind, to sail up into the great void itself; from the second to pass through mountains and penetrate rocks; from the third, to float light as vapour, over the seas, to become invisible at will or change my shape, to fling swords and project daggers so as to decapitate a man from a distance. You, O Prince, have reached the acme of glory; why not now withdraw and, like me, become a disciple of the Taoists? Why not travel to Mount Omi and there mend your ways so that I may bequeath my three volumes to you?” “Oft have I reflected upon this course and struggled against my fate, but what can I do? There is no one to maintain the government,” replied Ts‘ao. “There is Liu Yüan-tê, a scion of the dynastic family; could you not make way for him? If you do not, I may have to send one of my flying swords after your head one day.” “You are one of his secret agents,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, suddenly enraged. “Seize him!” cried he to his lictors.

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慈cí大dà笑xiào不bù止zhǐ。操cāo令lìng十shí数shù狱yù卒zú，捉zhuō下xià拷kǎo之zhī。狱yù卒zú著zhù力lì痛tòng打dǎ，看kàn左zuǒ慈cí时shí，却què齁hōu齁hōu熟shú睡shuì，全quán无wú痛tòng楚chǔ。操cāo怒nù，命mìng取qǔ大dà枷jiā，铁tiě钉dīng钉dīng了le，铁tié锁suó锁suǒ了le，送sòng入rù牢láo中zhōng监jiān收shōu，令lìng人rén看kān守shǒu。只zhǐ见jiàn枷jiā锁suó侭jǐn落luò，左zuǒ慈cí卧wò于yú地dì上shàng，并bìng无wú伤shāng损sǔn。连lián监jiān禁jìn七qī日rì，不bù与yú饮yǐn食shí。及jí看kàn时shí，慈cí端duān坐zuò于yú地dì上shàng，麺miàn皮pí转zhuǎn红hóng。

They did so, while the Taoist laughed. And he continued to laugh as they dragged him down to the dungeons, where they beat him cruelly. And when they had finished, the Taoist lay there gently respiring in a sound sleep, just as if he felt nothing whatever. This enraged Ts‘ao Ts‘ao still more, and he bade them put the priest into the large wooden collar and nail it securely and then chain him in a cell. And he set guards over him, and the guards saw the collar and chains just fall off while the victim lay fast asleep not injured in the least. The Taoist lay in prison seven days without food or water, and when they went to look at him he was sitting upright on the ground, quite well and rosy looking.

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狱yù卒zú报bào知zhī曹cáo操cāo，操cāo取qǔ出chū问wèn之zhī。慈cí曰yuē：「我wǒ数shù十shí年nián不bù食shí，亦yì不bù妨fáng；日rì食shí千qiān羊yáng，亦yì能néng侭jǐn。」操cāo无wú可kě奈nài何hé。

The gaolers reported these things to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, who had the prisoner brought in. “I do not mind going without food for years,” said the victim, when Ts‘ao Ts‘ao questioned him, “yet I could eat a thousand sheep in a day.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was at the end of his resources, he could prevail nothing against such a man.

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是shì日rì，诸zhū官guān皆jiē至zhì王wáng宫gōng大dà宴yàn。正zhèng行xíng酒jiǔ间jiān，左zuǒ慈cí足zú穿chuān木mù履lǚ，立lì于yú筵yán箭jiàn。众zhòng官guān惊jīng怪guài。左zuǒ慈cí曰yuē：「大dà王wáng今jīn日rì水shuǐ陆lù俱jù备bèi，大dà宴yàn群qún臣chén，四sì方fāng异yì物wù极jí多duō，内nèi中zhōng欠qiàn少shǎo何hé物wù，贫pín道dào愿yuàn取qǔ之zhī。」操cāo曰yuē：「我wǒ要yào龙lóng肝gān作zuò羹gēng，汝rǔ能néng取qú否fǒu？」慈cí曰yuē：「有yǒu何hé难nán哉zāi！

That day there was to be a great banquet at the new palace, and guests came in crowds. When the banquet was in progress and the wine cup passing freely, suddenly the same Taoist appeared. He had wooden clogs on his feet. All faces turned in his direction and not a few were afraid; others wondered. Standing there in front of the great assembly, the Taoist said, “O powerful Prince, here to-day you have every delicacy on the table and a glorious company of guests. You have rare and beautiful objects from all parts of the world. Is there anything lacking? If there be anything you would like, name it and I will get it for you.” Ts‘ao replied, “Then I want a dragon’s liver to make soup: can you get that?”

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」取qǔ墨mò笔bǐ于yú粉fěn墙qiáng上shàng划huà一yī条tiáo龙lóng，以yǐ袍páo袖xiù一yī拂fú，龙lóng腹fù自zì开kāi。左zuǒ慈cí于yú龙lóng腹fù中zhōng提tí出chū龙lóng肝gān一yī副fù，鲜xiān血xuè尚shàng流liú。操cāo不bú信xìn，叱chì之zhī曰yuē：「汝rǔ先xiān藏cáng于yú袖xiù中zhōng耳ěr！」慈cí曰yuē：「即jí今jīn天tiān寨zhài，草cǎo木mù枯kū死sǐ；大dà王wáng要yào甚shèn好hǎo花huā，随suí意yì所suǒ欲yù。」操cāo曰yuē：「吾wú只zhǐ要yào牡mǔ丹dān花huā。」慈cí曰yuē：「易yì耳ěr。

“Where’s the difficulty?” replied Tso Tz‘ŭ. With a pencil the Taoist immediately sketched a dragon on the whitewashed wall of the banquet hall. Then he flicked his sleeve over it, the dragon’s belly opened of itself and therefrom Tso took the liver all fresh and bloody.

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」令lìng取qǔ大dà花huā盆pén放fàng筵yán前qián，以yí水shuǐ噀xùn之zhī。顷qǐng刻kè发fā出chū牡mǔ丹dān一yī株zhū，开kāi放fàng双shuāng花huā。众zhòng官guān大dà惊jīng，邀yāo慈cí同tóng坐zuò而ér食shí。

“You had the liver hidden in your sleeve,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, incredulous. “Then there shall be another test,” said the Taoist. “It is winter and every plant outside is dead. What flower would you like, O Prince. Name any one you will.” “I want a peony,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “Easy,” said the Taoist. At this request they brought out a flower-pot, which was placed in full view of the guests. Then he spurted some water over it, and in a very short time up came a peony with two fully expanded flowers.

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少sháo顷qǐng，庖páo人rén进jìn鱼yú脍kuài。慈cí曰yuē：「脍kuài必bì松sōng江jiāng鲈lú鱼yú者zhě方fāng美měi。」操cāo曰yuē：「千qiān里lǐ之zhī隔gé，安ān能néng取qǔ之zhī﹖」慈cí曰yuē：「此cǐ亦yì何hé难nán取qǔ！」教jiào把bǎ钓diào竿gān取qǔ来lái，于yú堂táng下xià鱼yú池chí中zhōng钓diào之zhī。顷qǐng刻kè钓diào出chū数shù十shí尾wěi大dà鲈lú鱼yú，放fàng在zài殿diàn上shàng。操cāo曰yuē：「吾wú池chí中zhōng原yuán有yóu此cǐ鱼yú。

The guests were astonished, and they asked the Taoist to be seated and gave him wine and food. The cook sent in some minced fish. “The best mince is made from the perch of the Sung River,” said the Taoist. “How can you get fish a thousand li away?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “Not at all difficult. Tell someone to get a rod and hook, and fish in the pond just below this banquet hall.” They did so, and very soon several beautiful perch lay on the steps.

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」慈cí曰yuē：「大dà王wáng何hé相xiāng欺qī耶yé﹖天tiān下xià鲈lú鱼yú只zhí两liǎng腮sāi，惟wéi松sōng江jiāng鲈lú鱼yú有yǒu四sì腮sāi，此cí可kě辨biàn也yě。」众zhòng官guān视shì之zhī，果guǒ是shì四sì腮sāi。慈cí曰yuē：「烹pēng松sōng江jiāng鲈lú鱼yú，须xū紫zǐ芽yá姜jiāng方fāng可kě。」操cāo曰yuē：「汝rǔ亦yì能néng取qǔ之zhī否fǒu﹖」慈cí曰yuē：「易yì耳ěr。」令lìng取qǔ金jīn盆pén一yí个gè，慈cí以yǐ衣yī覆fù之zhī。须xū臾yú，得dé紫zǐ芽yá姜jiāng满mǎn盆pén，进jìn上shàng操cāo前qián。

“I have always kept some of these in my ponds, of course,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “O Prince, do you think to deceive me? All perch have two gills except the Sung perch, which has two pairs. That is the distinguishing feature.' ” The guests crowded round to look, and, surely enough, the fish had four gills.

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操cāo以yí手shóu取qǔ之zhī，忽hū盆pén内nèi有yǒu书shū一yī本běn，题tí曰yuē「孟mèng德dé新xīn书shū。」操cāo取qǔ视shì之zhī，一yī字zì不bú差chà。操cāo大dà疑yí。慈cí取qǔ桌zhuō上shàng玉yù杯bēi，满mǎn斟zhēn佳jiā酿niàng进jìn操cāo曰yuē：「大dà王wáng可ké饮yín此cí酒jiǔ，寿shòu有yǒu千qiān年nián。」操cāo曰yuē：「汝rú可kě先xiān饮yǐn。」

“To cook this perch one needs purple sprout ginger though,” said the Taoist. “Can you also produce that?” asked Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “Easily.” He told them to bring in a silver bowl, which the magician filled with water. Very soon the ginger filled the bowl, and he presented it to the host. Ts‘ao put out his hand to pick some, when suddenly a book appeared in the bowl and the title was “Mêngtê's New Treatise (on the Art of War).” He took it out and read it over. Not a word of his treatise was missing. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao became more and mystified. Tso Tz‘u took up a jade cup that stood on the table, filled it with fine wine and presented it to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. “Drink this, O Prince, and you will live a thousand years.” “Drink of it first yourself,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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慈cí遂suì拔bá冠guān上shàng玉yù簪zān，于yú杯bēi中zhōng一yī划huà，将jiāng酒jiǔ分fēn为wéi两liǎng半bàn；自zì饮yǐn一yí半bàn，将jiāng一yí半bàn奉fèng操cāo。操cāo叱chì之zhī。慈cí掷zhì杯bēi于yú空kōng中zhōng，化huà成chéng一yī白bái鸠jiū，遶rào殿diàn而ér飞fēi。众zhòng官guān仰yǎng视shì之zhī，左zuǒ慈cí不bù知zhī所suó往wǎng。左zuǒ右yòu忽hū报bào：「左zuǒ慈cí出chū宫gōng门mén去qù了le。」操cāo曰yuē：「如rú此cǐ妖yāo人rén，必bì当dāng除chú之zhī！否fǒu则zé必bì将jiāng为wéi害hài。」遂suì命mìng许xú褚chú引yǐn三sān百bái铁tié甲jiǎ军jūn追zhuī擒qín之zhī。

The Taoist took the jade pin from his head-dress and drew it across the cup as if dividing the wine into two portions. Then he drank one half and handed the cup with the other half to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. But he angrily refused it. The Taoist then threw the cup into the air, where it was transformed into a white dove which circled round the banquet hall and then flew away. All faces were turned upward following the flight of the dove, and so no one had noticed the going of the Taoist. But he was gone; and soon the gate warden reported that he had left the palace. Said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, “A magician like this ought to be put to death or he will do some mischief.”

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褚chǔ上shàng马má引yǐn军jūn赶gǎn至zhì城chéng门mén，望wàng见jiàn左zuǒ慈cí穿chuān木mù履lǚ在zài前qián，慢màn步bù而ér行xíng。诸zhū飞fēi马mǎ追zhuī之zhī，却què只zhǐ追zhuī不bú上shàng。直zhí赶gǎn到dào一yī山shān中zhōng，有yǒu牧mù羊yáng小xiǎo童tóng，赶gǎn著zhù一yī群qún羊yáng而ér来lái，慈cí走zǒu入rù羊yáng群qún内nèi。褚chú取qǔ箭jiàn射shè之zhī，慈cí即jí不bú见jiàn，褚chú侭jǐn杀shā羊yáng群qún而ér回huí。

The redoubtable Hsü Ch‘u and a company of armed men were sent to arrest the Taoist. They saw the Taoist, still wearing his wooden clogs, not far ahead but striding along quickly. Hsü Ch‘u rode after him, but in spite of all his horse could do, he could not come up with him. He kept up the chase right to the hills, when he met a shepherd lad with a flock of sheep. And there walked the Taoist among the sheep. The Taoist disappeared. The angry warrior slew the whole flock of sheep, while the shepherd lad looked on weeping.

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牧mù羊yáng小xiǎo童tóng守shǒu羊yáng而ér哭kū。忽hū见jiàn羊yáng头tóu在zài地dì上shàng作zuò人rén言yán，唤huàn小xiǎo童tóng曰yuē：「汝rú可kě将jiāng羊yáng头tóu都dōu凑còu在zài死sǐ羊yáng腔qiāng子zi上shàng。」小xiǎo童tóng大dà惊jīng，掩yǎn麺miàn而ér走zǒu。忽hū闻wén有yǒu人rén在zài后hòu呼hū曰yuē：「不bù须xū惊jīng走zǒu，还hái汝rǔ活huó羊yáng。」小xiǎo童tóng回huí顾gù，见jiàn左zuǒ慈cí已yǐ将jiāng地dì上shàng死sǐ羊yáng凑còu活huó，赶gǎn将jiāng来lái了le。小xiǎo童tóng急jí欲yù问wèn时shí，左zuǒ慈cí已yǐ拂fú袖xiù而ér去qù；其qí行xíng如rú飞fēi，倏shū忽hū不bú见jiàn。

Suddenly the boy heard a voice from one of the severed heads, telling him to replace the heads on the bodies of his sheep. Instead of doing so, he fled in terror, covering his face. Then he heard a voice calling to him, “Do not run away; you shall have your sheep again.” He turned, and lo! the sheep were all alive again and Tso Tz‘u was driving them along. The boy began to question him, but the Taoist made no reply. With a flick of his sleeves he was gone.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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小xiǎo童tóng归guī告gào主zhǔ人rén，主zhǔ人rén不bù敢gán隐yǐn讳huì，报bào知zhī曹cáo操cāo。操cāo划huà影yǐng图tú形xíng，各gè处chù捉zhuō拏ná左zuǒ慈cí。三sān日rì之zhī内nèi，城chéng内nèi城chéng外wài，所suǒ捉zhuō眇miǎo一yī目mù，跛bǒ一yī足zú，白bái藤téng冠guān，青qīng懒lǎn衣yī，穿chuān木mù履lǚ先xiān生shēng，都dōu一yì般bān模mú样yàng者zhě，有yǒu三sān四sì百bǎi个gè。哄hōng动dòng街jiē市shì。操cāo令lìng众zhòng将jiāng，将jiāng猪zhū羊yáng血xuè泼pō之zhī，押yā送sòng城chéng南nán教jiào场chǎng。曹cáo操cāo亲qīn引yín甲jiǎ兵bīng五wú百bǎi人rén围wéi住zhù，侭jǐn皆jiē斩zhǎn之zhī。

The shepherd lad went home and told all these marvels to his master. He could not conceal such a story, and it reached Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Then sketches of the Taoist were sent everywhere with orders to arrest him. Within three days were arrested in the city and outside three or four hundred persons all blind of one eye, lame of one leg, and wearing a rattan head-dress, a black loose robe and wooden clogs. They were all alike and all answered to the description of the missing Taoist.

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人rén人rén颈jǐng腔qiāng内nèi各gè起qǐ一yī道dào青qīng气qì，飞fēi到dào半bàn天tiān，聚jù成chéng一yī处chù，化huà成chéng一yí个gè左zuǒ慈cí，向xiàng空kōng招zhāo白bái鹤hè一yī只zhī骑qí坐zuò，拍pāi手shǒu大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「土tú鼠shǔ随suí金jīn虎hǔ，奸jiān雄xióng一yí旦dàn休xiū！」

There was a great hubbub in the street. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao ordered his officer to sprinkle the crowd of Taoists with the blood of pigs and dogs in order to exorcise the witchcraft and take them away to the drill ground on the south of the city. Thither he followed them with his guards, who surrounded the crowd of arrested persons and slew every one. But from the neck of each one, after the head was severed, there floated up into the air a wreath of black vapour, and all these wreaths drifted toward a centre where they joined up into the image of another Tso Tz'ŭ, who presently beckoned to him a white crane out of the sky, mounted it and sat as on a horse. Clapping his hands, the Taoist cried merrily, “The rats of the earth follow the golden tiger, and one morning the doer of evil shall be no more.”

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操cāo令lìng众zhòng将jiāng以yǐ弓gōng箭jiàn射shè之zhī，忽hū然rán狂kuáng风fēng大dà作zuò，走zǒu石shí扬yáng沙shā；所suó斩zhǎn之zhī尸shī，皆jiē跳tiào起qǐ来lái，手shǒu提tí其qí头tóu，奔bēn上shàng演yán武wǔ厅tīng来lái打dǎ曹cáo操cāo。文wén官guān武wǔ将jiàng，掩yǎn麺miàn惊jīng倒dǎo，各gè不bù相xiāng顾gù。正zhèng是shì：

The soldiers shot arrows at both bird and man. At this a tremendous storm burst over the city. Stones were driven along, sand was whirled about and all the corpses arose from the ground, each holding his own head in his hands. They rushed toward Ts‘ao Ts‘ao as if to strike him. The officials covered their eyes, and none dared to look another in the face. The power of a bold, bad man will overturn a State, The art of a necromancer produces wonders great. Read the next chapter and you will know the fate of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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奸jiān雄xióng权quán势shì能néng倾qīng国guó，道dào士shì仙xiān机jī更gèng异yì人rén。

The tyrant's power could topple a state, But the priest's mystic arts outshine mortal men.

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未wèi知zhī曹cáo操cāo性xìng命mìng如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated