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

第dì七qī十shí二èr回huí 诸zhū葛gé亮liàng智zhì取qǔ汉hàn中zhōng　　　曹cáo阿ā瞒mán兵bīng退tuì斜xié谷gǔ

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却què说shuō徐xú晃huáng引yǐn军jūn渡dù汉hàn水shuǐ，王wáng平píng苦kǔ谏jiàn不bù听tīng，渡dù过guò汉hàn水shuǐ扎zhā营yíng。黄huáng忠zhōng、赵zhào云yún告gào玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「某móu等děng各gè引yín本běn部bù兵bīng去qù迎yíng曹cáo兵bīng。」玄xuán德dé应yīng允yǔn。二èr人rén引yǐn兵bīng而ér行xíng。忠zhōng谓wèi云yún曰yuē：「今jīn徐xú晃huǎng恃shì勇yǒng而ér来lái，且qiě休xiū与yǔ敌dí；待dài日rì暮mù兵bīng疲pí，你ní我wǒ分fēn兵bīng两liǎng路lù击jī之zhī可ké也yě。」云yún然rán之zhī，各gè引yǐn一yī军jūn据jù住zhù寨zhài栅zhà。

In spite of the most earnest dissuasion, Hsü Huang crossed the river and camped. Huang Chung and Chao Yün asked to be allowed to go against the host of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, and Yüan-tê gave his consent. Then said Huang Chung, “Hsü Huang has been bold enough to come; we will not go out against him till evening, when his men are fatigued. Then we will fall upon him one on either side.” Chao Yün consented, and each retired to a stockade. Hsü Huang appeared and for a long time tried to draw them into a fight, but they refused to go forth. Then Hsü ordered his bowmen to begin to shoot straight before them, and the arrows and bolts fell in the Shu camp.

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徐xú晃huáng引yǐn兵bīng从cóng辰chén时shí搦nuò战zhàn，直zhí至zhì申shēn时shí，蜀shǔ兵bīng不bú动dòng。晃huáng侭jǐn教jiào弓gōng弩nú手shǒu向xiàng前qián，望wàng蜀shǔ营yíng射shè去qù。黄huáng忠zhōng谓wèi赵zhào云yún曰yuē：「徐xú晃huǎng令lìng弓gōng弩nǔ射shè者zhě，其qí军jūn必bì将jiāng退tuì也yě；可kě乘chéng时shí击jī之zhī。」言yán未wèi已yǐ，忽hū报bào曹cáo兵bīng后hòu队duì果guǒ然rán退tuì动dòng。于yú是shì蜀shǔ营yíng鼓gǔ声shēng大dà震zhèn：黄huáng忠zhōng领lǐng兵bīng左zuǒ出chū，赵zhào云yún领lǐng兵bīng右yòu出chū。两liǎng下xià夹jiā攻gōng，徐xú晃huǎng大dà败bài。

Huang said, “He must be thinking of retreat or he would not shoot thus. Now is our time to smite him.” Then the scouts reported that the rearmost bodies of the enemy had begun to retreat. The drums of Shu rolled a deafening peal and the armies came to the attack, one on either side, and the double fight began. Defeated, the flying soldiers were forced to the Han Waters, where many were drowned. But their leader escaped, and when he got back to camp he blamed his colleague Wang P‘ing for not having come to his aid.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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军jūn士shì逼bī入rù汉hàn水shuǐ，死sí者zhě无wú数shù。晃huáng死sǐ战zhàn得dé脱tuō，回huí营yíng责zé王wáng平píng曰yuē：「汝rǔ见jiàn吾wú军jūn势shì将jiāng危wēi，如rú何hé不bú救jiù？」平píng曰yuē：「我wǒ若ruò来lái救jiù，此cǐ寨zhài亦yì不bù能néng保bǎo。我wǒ曾céng谏jiàn公gōng休xiū去qù，公gōng不bù肯kěn听tīng，以yǐ致zhì此cǐ败bài。」晃huǎng大dà怒nù，欲yù杀shā王wáng平píng。平píng当dāng夜yè引yín本běn部bù军jūn就jiù营yíng中zhōng放fàng起qí火huǒ来lái，曹cáo兵bīng大dà乱luàn，徐xú晃huǎng弃qì营yíng而ér走zǒu。

“Had I done so, the camps would have been left unguarded,” said Wang P‘ing. “I tried to dissuade you from going, but you would not hear me, and you brought about this reverse yourself.” Hsü Huang in his wrath tried to slay Wang, but he escaped to his own camp. In the night a fire broke out and great confusion reigned in the lines. Hsü ran away, but Wang crossed the river and surrendered to Chao Yün, who led him to Yüan-tê. He told Yüan-tê all about the Han Waters and the country near by.

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王wáng平píng渡dù汉hàn水shuǐ来lái投tóu赵zhào云yún，云yún引yǐn见jiàn玄xuán德dé。王wáng平píng侭jǐn言yán汉hàn水shuǐ地dì理lǐ。玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「孤gū得dé王wáng子zǐ均jūn，取qǔ汉hàn中zhōng无wú疑yí矣yǐ。」遂suì命mìng王wáng平píng为wèi偏piān将jiāng军jūn，领lǐng乡xiāng导dáo使shǐ。

“I shall surely capture Hanchung now that you are here to help me, friend Wang,” said Yüan-tê. He gave Wang P‘ing an appointment as a supernumerary leader and guide.

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却què说shuō徐xú晃huǎng逃táo回huí见jiàn操cāo，说shuō王wáng平píng反fǎn去qù降jiàng刘liú备bèi矣yǐ。操cāo大dà怒nù，亲qīn统tǒng大dà军jūn来lái夺duó汉hàn水shuǐ寨zhài栅zhà。赵zhào云yún恐kǒng孤gū军jūn难nán立lì，遂suì退tuì于yú汉hàn水shuǐ之zhī西xī。两liǎng军jūn隔gé水shuǐ相xiāng拒jù。玄xuán德dé与yú孔kǒng明míng来lái观guān形xíng势shì。孔kǒng明míng见jiàn汉hàn水shuǐ上shàng流liú头tóu，有yǒu一yī带dài土tǔ山shān，可kě伏fú千qiān余yú人rén；乃nǎi回huí到dào营yíng中zhōng，唤huàn赵zhào云yún分fēn付fù：「汝rú可ké引yín五wú百bǎi人rén，皆jiē带dài鼓gú角jiǎo，伏fú于yú土tǔ山shān之zhī下xià；

Wang P‘ing’s defection, when Hsü Huang told him, made Ts‘ao Ts‘ao very angry. He placed himself at the head of a force and tried to retake the bank of the river. Chao Yün, thinking his men too few, retired to the west side, and the two armies lay on opposite sides of the stream. Yüan-tê and his adviser came down to view the position. The latter saw in the upper course of the stream a hill which might well screen a thousand men, so he returned to camp, called in Chao Yün and bade him lead half that number, with drums and horns, and place them in ambush behind the hill, to await certain orders which would come some time during the night or at dawn. When he heard a detonation he was not to appear, only give a long roll of the drums at every report.

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或huò半bàn夜yè，或huò黄huáng昏hūn，只zhǐ听tīng我wǒ营yíng中zhōng砲pào响xiǎng，砲pào响xiǎng一yī番fān，擂léi鼓gǔ一yī番fān，只zhǐ不bú要yào出chū战zhàn。」子zi龙lóng受shòu计jì去qù了le。孔kǒng明míng却què在zài高gāo山shān上shàng暗àn窥kuī。

Chao Yün departed to play his part in the drama, while K‘ung-ming went to a hill whence he could overlook the scene.

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次cì日rì，曹cáo兵bīng到dào来lái搦nuò战zhàn，蜀shǔ营yíng中zhōng一yī人rén不bù出chū，弓gōng弩nǔ亦yì都dōu不bù发fā。曹cáo兵bīng自zì回huí。当dāng夜yè更gēng深shēn，孔kǒng明míng见jiàn曹cáo营yíng灯dēng火huǒ方fāng息xī，军jūn士shì歇xiē定dìng，遂suì放fàng号hào。子zi龙lóng听tīng得dé，令lìng鼓gú角jiǎo齐qí鸣míng。曹cáo兵bīng惊jīng慌huāng，只zhǐ疑yí劫jié寨zhài。及jí至zhì出chū营yíng，不bú见jiàn一yī军jūn。方fāng才cái回huí营yíng欲yù歇xiē，号hào又yòu响xiǎng，鼓gú角jiǎo又yòu鸣míng，呐nà喊hǎn震zhèn地dì，山shān谷gǔ应yīng声shēng。曹cáo兵bīng彻chè夜yè不bù安ān。

When next the men of Ts‘ao approached the camp of Shu and offered battle not a man came out, nor was an arrow or a bolt shot. They retired without any result. But in the depths of the night, when all the lights in the camp were extinguished and all appeared tranquil and restful, K‘ung-ming exploded a bomb, and at once Chao Yün beat his drums and blared his trumpets. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s men awoke in alarm, thinking it was a night raid. They rushed out, but there was no enemy, and as the hubbub ceased they went back to sleep. Soon after there was another bomb, and again the drums and the trumpets seeming to shake the earth itself, and the fearsome roar echoing along the valleys and from the hills again scared Ts‘ao’s soldiers. Thus the night passed in constant alarms. The next night was the same, and the next. On the fourth day Ts‘ao broke up his camp, marched his men thirty li to the rear and pitched his camp in a clear, wide space among the hills.

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一yī连lián三sān夜yè，如rú此cǐ惊jīng疑yí，操cāo心xīn怯qiè，拔bá寨zhài退tuì三sān十shí里lǐ，就jiù空kōng阔kuò处chù扎zhā营yíng。孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo虽suī知zhī兵bīng法fǎ，不bù知zhī诡guǐ计jì。」遂suì请qǐng玄xuán德dé亲qīn渡dù汉hàn水shuǐ，背bèi水shuǐ结jié营yíng。玄xuán德dé问wèn计jì，孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「可kě如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。」

K‘ung-ming was pleased at the result of his ruse. Said he, smiling, “Ts‘ao is skilled in war, but still he is not proof against all deceitful tricks.” The men of Shu then crossed the river and camped with the stream behind them. When Yüan-tê asked the next move he was told, but also told to keep the plan a secret.

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曹cáo操cāo见jiàn玄xuán德dé背bèi水shuǐ下xià寨zhài，心xīn中zhōng疑yí惑huò，使shǐ人rén来lái下xià战zhàn书shū。孔kǒng明míng批pī来lái日rì决jué战zhàn。次cì日rì，两liǎng军jūn会huì于yú中zhōng路lù五wǔ界jiè山shān前qián，列liè成chéng阵zhèn势shì。操cāo出chū马mǎ立lì于yú门mén旗qí下xià，两liǎng行xíng布bú列liè龙lóng凤fèng旌jīng旗qí，擂léi鼓gǔ三sān通tōng，唤huàn玄xuán德dé答dá话huà。玄xuán德dé引yǐn刘liú封fēng、孟mèng达dá并bìng川chuān中zhōng诸zhū将jiāng而ér出chū。操cāo扬yáng鞭biān大dà骂mà曰yuē：「刘liú备bèi忘wàng恩ēn失shī义yì、反fǎn叛pàn朝cháo廷tíng之zhī贼zéi！

Seeing his enemy thus encamped, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao became doubtful and anxious, and, to bring things to a decision, he sent a written declaration of war, to which K‘ung-ming replied that they would fight a battle on the morrow. On the morrow the armies faced each other half way between the two camps in front of The Hill of Five Frontiers, and there they arrayed. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao presently rode up and stood beside his banner; with his officers right and left and the dragon and phoenix banners fluttering in the wind. His drums rolled thrice, and then he summoned Liu Pei to a parley. Yüan-tê rode out supported by his officers. Then Ts‘ao insolently flourished his whip and vilified his opponent. “Liu Pei, you have forgotten kindness and lost the sense of right; you are a rebel against the government.” Yüan-tê answered, “I am related to the imperial family, and I hold an edict authorising me to seize all rebels. You have dared to lift up your hand against the Empress, made yourself a prince and arrogantly presume to an imperial chariot. If you are not a rebel, what are you?”

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」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú乃nǎi大dà汉hàn宗zōng亲qīn，奉fèng诏zhào讨tǎo贼zéi。汝rǔ上shàng弑shì母mǔ后hòu，自zì立lì为wèi王wáng，僭jiàn用yòng天tiān子zi銮luán舆yú，非fēi反fǎn而ér何hé？」操cāo怒nù，命mìng徐xú晃huǎng出chū马mǎ来lái战zhàn。刘liú封fēng出chū迎yíng。交jiāo战zhàn之zhī时shí，玄xuán德dé先xiān走zǒu入rù阵zhèn。封fēng敌dí晃huǎng不bú住zhù，拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。操cāo下xià令lìng：「捉zhuō得dé刘liú备bèi，便biàn为wèi西xī川chuān之zhī王wáng。」大dà军jūn齐qí呐nà喊hǎn杀shā过guò阵zhèn来lái。

Then Ts‘ao ordered Hsü Huang out to give battle, and Liu Fêng went to meet him. As the combat began, Yüan-tê retired within the ranks of his array. Liu Fêng was no match for his opponent, and fled. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao issued an order to capture Liu Pei. At this the army of the king of the west country uttered one great roar of rage. Then Ts‘ao’s men came surging on. The men of Shu fled toward the river abandoning everything, even throwing aside their weapons, which littered the road. But as Ts‘ao’s men pressed forward, he suddenly clanged the gongs, called a halt and drew off.

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蜀shǔ兵bīng望wàng汉hàn水shuǐ而ér逃táo，侭jǐn弃qì营yíng寨zhài；马má匹pǐ军jūn器qì，丢diū满mǎn道dào上shàng。曹cáo军jūn皆jiē争zhēng取qǔ。操cāo急jí鸣míng金jīn收shōu军jūn。众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「某móu等děng正zhèng待dài捉zhuō刘liú备bèi，大dà王wáng何hé故gù收shōu军jūn？」操cāo曰yuē：「吾wú见jiàn蜀shǔ兵bīng背bèi汉hàn水shuǐ安ān营yíng，其qí可kě疑yí一yī也yě；多duō弃qì马má匹pǐ军jūn器qì，其qí可kě疑yí二èr也yě。可kě急jí退tuì军jūn，休xiū取qǔ衣yī物wù。」遂suì下xià令lìng曰yuē：「妄wàng取qǔ一yī物wù者zhě立lì斩zhǎn。火huǒ速sù退tuì兵bīng。

“Why did you call us off, O Prince, just as we were on the point of success?” “Because I saw the enemy had encamped with the river in their rear, which was very suspicious. They also abandoned their steeds and weapons, which made me doubt. Wherefore I could only retire. But retain your armour. Let not a man take off his harness on pain of death. Now retire as quickly as you can march.”

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」曹cáo兵bīng方fāng回huí头tóu时shí，孔kǒng明míng号hào旗qí举jú起qǐ：玄xuán德dé中zhōng军jūn领lǐng兵bīng便biàn出chū，黄huáng忠zhōng左zuǒ边biān杀shā来lái，赵zhào云yún右yòu边biān杀shā来lái。曹cáo兵bīng大dà溃kuì而ér逃táo，孔kǒng明míng连lián夜yè追zhuī赶gǎn。

As Ts‘ao Ts‘ao turned about to retire, K‘ung-ming hoisted the signal to attack, and the retreating soldiers were harassed on every side both night and day till they were all disordered. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao ordered his army to take refuge in Nanch‘êng.

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操cāo传chuán令lìng军jūn回huí南nán郑zhèng。只zhǐ见jiàn五wǔ路lù火huó起qǐ：原yuán来lái魏wèi延yán、张zhāng飞fēi得dé严yán颜yán代dài守shǒu阆láng中zhōng，分fēn兵bīng杀shā来lái，先xiān得dé了le南nán郑zhèng。操cāo心xīn惊jīng，望wàng阳yáng平píng关guān而ér走zǒu。玄xuán德dé大dà兵bīng追zhuī至zhì南nán郑zhèng、褒bāo州zhōu。安ān民mín已yǐ毕bì，玄xuán德dé问wèn孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo此cǐ来lái，何hé败bài之zhī速sù也yě？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「操cāo平píng生shēng为wéi人rén多duō疑yí，虽suī能néng用yòng兵bīng，疑yí则zé多duō败bài。吾wú以yǐ疑yí兵bīng胜shèng之zhī。

Presently they saw flames rising all around, and soon it was known that their city of refuge was in the hands of their enemies. Disappointed and saddened, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao bade them march to Yangp‘ing Pass. But Yüan-tê with the main army followed them to Paochou in the Nanch'êng district and there pacified the people and restored confidence. “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was exceedingly quickly overcome this time,” said Liu Pei; “how was that?” “He has always been of a suspicious nature,” said K‘ung-ming, “and that has led to many failures although he is a good leader of men. I have defeated him by playing upon his doubts.”

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」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「今jīn操cāo退tuì守shǒu阳yáng平píng关guān，其qí势shì已yǐ孤gū，先xiān生shēng将jiāng何hé策cè以yǐ退tuì之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「亮liàng已yǐ算suàn定dìng了le。」便biàn差chà张zhāng飞fēi、魏wèi延yán分fēn兵bīng两liǎng路lù去qù截jié曹cáo操cāo粮liáng道dào，令lìng黄huáng忠zhōng、赵zhào云yún分fēn兵bīng两liǎng路lù去qù放fàng火huǒ烧shāo山shān。四sì路lù军jūn将jiāng，各gè引yǐn乡xiāng导dǎo官guān军jūn去qù了le。

“He is rather weakened now,” said Liu Pei. “Can you not devise a plan to drive him away finally?” “That is all thought out.” “Next Chang Fei and Wei Yen were sent along two different roads to cut off Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s supplies. Two other cohorts were bidden to go and fire the hills. All these four had natives of the place to act as guides and show the way.

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo退tuì守shǒu阳yáng平píng关guān，令lìng军jūn哨shào探tàn。回huí报bào曰yuē：「今jīn蜀shǔ兵bīng将jiāng远yuǎn近jìn小xiǎo路lù，侭jǐn皆jiē塞sāi断duàn；砍kǎn柴chái去qù处chù，侭jǐn放fàng火huǒ烧shāo绝jué；不bù知zhī兵bīng在zài何hé处chù。」操cāo正zhèng疑yí惑huò间jiān，又yòu报bào张zhāng飞fēi、魏wèi延yán分fēn兵bīng劫jié粮liáng。操cāo问wèn曰yuē：「谁shuí敢gǎn敌dí张zhāng飞fēi？」许xú褚chǔ曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn往wǎng！」操cāo令lìng许xú褚chú引yǐn一yī千qiān精jīng兵bīng，去qù阳yáng平píng关guān路lù上shàng护hù接jiē粮liáng草cǎo。

The scouts sent out from Yangpʻing Pass returned to report that the roads far and near were blocked by the men of Shu and every place seemed to be burning. They had not seen any soldiers. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao knew not what to do. Then they told him that his stores were being plundered by Chang Fei and Wei Yen. At this, he called for a volunteer to drive off the plunderers; and Hsü Ch‘u offered. He was given a company of veterans, and went up to act as escort of the grain wagons. The officers in charge of the transport were very glad to get a guard of such renown.

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解jiě粮liáng官guān接jiē著zhù，喜xǐ曰yuē：「若ruò非fēi将jiāng军jūn到dào此cǐ，粮liáng不bù得dé到dào阳yáng平píng矣yǐ。」遂suì将jiāng车chē上shàng的de酒jiǔ肉ròu，献xiàn与yú许xú褚chǔ。褚chǔ痛tòng饮yǐn，不bù觉jué大dà醉zuì，便biàn乘chéng酒jiǔ兴xìng，催cuī粮liáng车chē行háng。解jiě粮liáng官guān曰yuē：「日rì已yǐ暮mù矣yǐ，前qián褒bāo州zhōu之zhī地dì，山shān势shì险xián𫫇ě，未wèi可kě过guò去qù。」褚chǔ曰yuē：「吾wú有yǒu万wàn夫fū之zhī勇yǒng，岂qǐ惧jù他tā人rén哉zāi！今jīn夜yè乘chéng著zhù月yuè色sè，正zhèng好háo使shǐ粮liáng车chē行háng走zǒu。

“Except for you, O General, the grain could never reach Yangp‘ing.” They entertained Hsü Ch‘u with the wine and food on the carts; and he ate and drank copiously, so that he became very intoxicated. And in that state he insisted on marching, urging the convoy to start at once.

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」许xú褚chǔ当dāng先xiān，横héng刀dāo纵zòng马mǎ，引yǐn军jūn前qián进jìn。二èr更gèng以yǐ后hòu，往wǎng褒bāo州zhōu路lù上shàng而ér来lái。行xíng至zhì半bàn路lù，忽hū山shān凹āo里lí鼓gú角jiǎo震zhèn天tiān，一yī枝zhī军jūn当dāng住zhù。为wéi首shǒu大dà将jiàng，乃nǎi张zhāng飞fēi也yě；挺tǐng矛máo纵zòng马mǎ，直zhí取qú许xú褚chǔ。褚chú舞wǔ刀dāo来lái迎yíng，却què因yīn酒jiǔ醉zuì，敌dí不bú住zhù张zhāng飞fēi；战zhàn不bú数shù合hé，被bèi飞fēi一yī矛máo刺cì中zhōng肩jiān膀bǎng，翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ；军jūn士shì急jí忙máng救jiù起qǐ，退tuì后hòu便biàn走zǒu。

“The sun has nearly set,” said the transport officers, “and the road near Paochou is bad and dangerous, so that we cannot pass there at night.” “I can face any danger,” boasted the drunken captain; “I am brave as a myriad men put together. What do you think I fear? Beside, there is a good moon to-night, just the sort of thing to take grain carts along by.' ” Hsü Ch‘u took the lead, sword in hand. By the second watch they were passing Paochou. About half the train had passed when the rolling drums and the blare of horns came down to them through a rift in the hills. It was soon followed by the appearance of a cohort led by Chang Fei. With spear ready, he came racing down straight for Hsü Ch‘u, who, whirling his sword, dashed to the front to meet him.

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张zhāng飞fēi侭jǐn夺duó粮liáng草cǎo车chē辆liàng而ér回huí。

But Hsu Ch‘u was too drunk to stand against such a warrior. After a few bouts he received a spear thrust in the shoulder, turned round in his saddle and fell from his horse. His men rushed to his help, and they carried him away as they retreated, while Chang Fei took the whole transport train of fodder and forage away to his own camp.

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却què说shuō众zhòng将jiāng保bǎo著zhù许xú褚chǔ，回huí见jiàn曹cáo操cāo。操cāo令lìng医yī士shì疗liáo治zhì金jīn疮chuāng，一yī麺miàn亲qīn自zì提tí兵bīng来lái与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng决jué战zhàn。玄xuán德dé引yǐn军jūn出chū迎yíng。两liǎng阵zhèn对duì圆yuán，玄xuán德dé令lìng刘liú封fēng出chū马mǎ。操cāo骂mà曰yuē：「卖mài履lǘ小xiǎo儿ér，常cháng使shí假jiǎ子zi拒jù敌dí！吾wú若ruò唤huàn黄huáng须xū儿ér来lái，汝rú假jiǎ子zi为wèi肉ròu泥ní矣yǐ！」刘liú封fēng大dà怒nù，挺tǐng枪qiāng骤zhòu马mǎ，迳jìng取qǔ曹cáo操cāo。操cāo令lìng徐xú晃huǎng来lái迎yíng，封fēng诈zhà败bài而ér走zǒu。

The defeated escort carried their wounded leader back to Ts‘ao’s camp, where he was placed in the care of physicians. Then Ts‘ao himself led out his army to fight a decisive battle with the men of Shu. Yüan-tê went out to meet him, and, when both sides were arrayed, Liu Fêng went out to challenge. Ts‘ao at once let loose a torrent of taunts and reproaches. “Seller of shoes, you are always sending out this pretended son of yours to fight for you. If I only call my youngster, your so-called son will be chopped to mincemeat.”

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操cāo引yǐn兵bīng追zhuī赶gǎn，蜀shǔ兵bīng营yíng中zhōng，四sì下xià砲pào响xiǎng，鼓gú角jiǎo齐qí鸣míng。操cāo恐kóng有yǒu伏fú兵bīng，急jí教jiào退tuì军jūn。曹cáo兵bīng自zì相xiāng践jiàn踏tà，死sí者zhě极jí多duō。奔bēn回huí阳yáng平píng关guān，方fāng才cái歇xiē定dìng，蜀shǔ兵bīng赶gǎn到dào城chéng下xià，东dōng门mén放fàng火huǒ，西xī门mén呐nà喊hǎn；南nán门mén放fàng火huǒ，北běi门mén擂léi鼓gǔ。操cāo大dà惧jù，弃qì关guān而ér走zǒu。蜀shǔ兵bīng从cóng后hòu追zhuī袭xí。

These words enraged Liu Fêng, who raised his spear and galloped toward Ts‘ao. Ts‘ao bade Hsü Huang do battle with the young man, and Fêng at once ran away. Ts‘ao led on his legions, but he was harassed by the explosion of bombs, the beating of drums and the blare of trumpets that came from every side. He concluded that he was being led into an ambush, and he hastened to retire. The retreat was unfortunate, for the soldiers trampled upon each other and many were killed. Anon they all ran off to Yangpʻing Pass as quickly as they could. But the men of Shu came right up to the walls of the city, and some burned the east gate while others shouted at the west. Others, again, burned the north gate while drums rolled at the south. Leader and led were alike harassed and frightened, and presently they left the Pass and ran away. They were pursued and sore smitten.

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操cāo正zhèng走zǒu之zhī间jiān，前qián麺miàn张zhāng飞fēi引yǐn一yī枝zhī兵bīng截jié住zhù，赵zhào云yún引yǐn一yī枝zhī兵bīng从cóng背bèi后hòu杀shā来lái，黄huáng忠zhōng又yòu引yǐn兵bīng从cóng褒bāo州zhōu杀shā来lái。操cāo大dà败bài。诸zhū将jiāng保bǎo护hù曹cáo操cāo，夺duó路lù而ér走zǒu。方fāng逃táo至zhì斜xié谷gǔ界jiè口kǒu，前qián麺miàn尘chén头tóu忽hū起qǐ，一yī枝zhī兵bīng到dào。操cāo曰yuē：「此cǐ军jūn若ruò是shì伏fú兵bīng，吾wú休xiū矣yǐ！」及jí兵bīng将jiāng近jìn，乃nǎi操cāo次cì子zi曹cáo彰zhāng也yě。

The road to safety was not easy. In one direction Chang Fei barred the way, while Chao Yün and Huang Chung came and attacked from different points. Ts‘ao’s army lost many men, and he was severely defeated. His officers gathered about him and took him off toward Hsiehku. Here a great cloud of dust was seen in the distance. “If that is an ambush it is the last of me,” sighed Ts‘ao.

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彰zhāng字zì子zi文wén，少shǎo善shàn骑qí射shè；膂lǚ力lì过guò人rén，能néng手shǒu格gé猛měng兽shòu。操cāo尝cháng戒jiè之zhī曰yuē：「汝rǔ不bù读dú书shū而ér好hǎo弓gōng马mǎ，此cí匹pǐ夫fū之zhī勇yǒng，何hé足zú贵guì乎hū？」彰zhāng曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū当dāng学xué卫wèi青qīng、霍huò去qù病bìng，立lì功gōng沙shā漠mò，长cháng驱qū数shù十shí万wàn众zhòng，纵zòng横héng天tiān下xià；何hé能néng作zuò博bó士shì耶yé？」操cāo尝cháng问wèn诸zhū子zi之zhī志zhì。彰zhāng曰yuē：「好hǎo为wèi将jiāng。」操cāo问wèn：「为wèi将jiāng何hé如rú？

The soldiers came nearer, and then Ts‘ao recognised not a enemy but his second son, Chang. As a lad Chang was a good horseman and an expert archer. He was more powerful than most men and could overcome a wild beast with his bare hands. Ts‘ao did not approve of the young man’s bent, and often warned him to study instead.

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」彰zhāng曰yuē：「披pī坚jiān执zhí锐ruì，临lín难nàn不bú顾gù，身shēn先xiān士shì卒zú；赏shǎng必bì行xíng，罚fá必bì信xìn。」操cāo大dà笑xiào。建jiàn安ān二èr十shí三sān年nián，代dài郡jùn乌wū桓huán反fǎn，操cāo令lìng彰zhāng引yǐn兵bīng五wǔ万wàn讨tǎo之zhī；临lín行xíng戒jiè之zhī曰yuē：「『居jū家jiā为wéi父fù子zi，受shòu事shì为wéi君jūn臣chén』。法fǎ不bú徇xùn情qíng，尔ěr宜yí深shēn戒jiè。」彰zhāng到dào代dài北běi，身shēn先xiān战zhàn阵zhèn，直zhí杀shā至zhì桑sāng干gàn，北běi方fāng皆jiē平píng；

“You do not study, but only love your bow and your horse; this is the courage of a mere person. Think you that this makes for an honourable career?” But Chang replied, “The really noble man ought to imitate such grand men as Wei Ching and Ho Ch‘u-ping. They won their reputation in the Shamo Desert, where they led a mighty host able to overrun the whole world and go anywhere. What have I to do with scholarship?” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao used to ask his sons what career they found admirable, and Chang always replied that he would be a leader of armies. “But what should a leader be like?” asked Ts‘ao. “He should be inbued with firmness and courage; never turn aside from a difficulty, but be in the van of his officers and men. Rewards should be certain; and so should punishments.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao smiled with pleasure. In the twenty-third year of the period, Wu Huan of Taichün revolted, and Ts‘ao Ts‘ao sent this son with five legions to suppress him. Just as he was leaving, his father read him a homily on his duty. “At home we are father and son, but when a task is given you you have to consider your duty as a servant of your ruler. The law knows no kindness, and you must beware.”

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因yīn闻wén操cāo在zài阳yáng平píng败bài阵zhèn，故gù来lái助zhù战zhàn。操cāo见jiàn彰zhāng至zhì，大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「我wǒ黄huáng须xū儿ér来lái，破pò刘liú备bèi必bì矣yǐ！」遂suì勒lēi兵bīng复fù回huí，于yú斜xié谷gǔ界jiè口kǒu安ān营yíng。有yǒu人rén报bào玄xuán德dé，言yán曹cáo彰zhāng到dào。玄xuán德dé问wèn曰yuē：「谁shuí敢gǎn去qù战zhàn曹cáo彰zhāng？」刘liú封fēng曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn往wǎng。」孟mèng达dá又yòu说shuō要yào去qù。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén同tóng去qù，看kàn谁shuí成chéng功gōng。

When the expedition reached the north of Tai he led the array and smote as far as Sangkan, and peace was restored. He had lately heard that his father was at Yangpʻing Pass, and had come to help him to fight.

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」各gè引yǐn兵bīng五wǔ千qiān来lái迎yíng：刘liú封fēng在zài先xiān，孟mèng达dá在zài后hòu。曹cáo彰zhāng出chū马má与yǔ封fēng交jiāo战zhàn，只zhǐ三sān合hé，封fēng大dà败bài而ér回huí。孟mèng达dá引yǐn兵bīng前qián进jìn，方fāng欲yù交jiāo锋fēng，只zhǐ见jiàn曹cáo兵bīng大dà乱luàn。原yuán来lái马mǎ超chāo、吴wú兰lán两liǎng军jūn杀shā来lái，曹cáo兵bīng惊jīng动dòng。孟mèng达dá引yǐn兵bīng夹jiā攻gōng。马mǎ超chāo士shì卒zú，蓄xù锐ruì日rì久jiǔ，到dào此cǐ耀yào武wǔ扬yáng威wēi，势shì不bù可kě当dāng。曹cáo兵bīng败bài走zǒu。

His coming greatly pleased his father, who said, “Now that my callow-bearded son has arrived, we can destroy Liu Pei for certain.” Then the army was marched back again and pitched camp at Hsiehku. Someone told Yüan-tê of the arrival of Ts‘ao Chang, and he asked for a volunteer to go out against him. Liu Fêng offered. Mêng Ta also desired to go, and Yüan-tê decided to let both go. “Vie with each other,” said he.

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曹cáo彰zhāng正zhèng遇yù吴wú兰lán，两liǎng个gè交jiāo锋fēng，不bú数shù合hé，曹cáo彰zhāng一yī戟jǐ刺cì吴wú兰lán于yú马mǎ下xià。三sān军jūn混hùn战zhàn。操cāo收shōu兵bīng于yú斜xié谷gǔ界jiè口kǒu扎zhā住zhù。

Each captain had half a legion, and Liu Fêng led the way. Ts‘ao Chang rode out and engaged him, and in the third bout Fêng was overcome and ran off. Then Mêng Ta advanced, and a battle was just beginning when he saw that Ts‘ao’s men were in confusion. The cause was the sudden coming of Ma Ch‘ao and Wu Lan. Before the enemy had recovered from the panic, Mêng Ta attacked on another side. Ma Ch‘ao’s men, who had been nursing their courage for a long time, fought brilliantly, so that none could withstand their onslaught, and they won the day. But in combat with Ts‘ao Chang, Wu Lan received a spear thrust and fell.

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操cāo屯tún兵bīng日rì久jiǔ，欲yù要yào进jìn兵bīng，又yòu被bèi马mǎ超chāo拒jù守shǒu；欲yù收shōu兵bīng回huí，又yòu恐kǒng被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng耻chǐ笑xiào，心xīn中zhōng犹yóu豫yù不bù决jué。适shì庖páo官guān进jìn鸡jī汤tāng。操cāo见jiàn碗wǎn中zhōng有yǒu鸡jī肋lèi，因yīn而ér有yóu感gǎn于yú怀huái。正zhèng渖shěn吟yín间jiān，夏xià侯hóu惇dūn入rù帐zhàng，禀bíng请qǐng夜yè间jiān口kǒu号hào。操cāo随suí口kǒu曰yuē：「鸡jī肋lèi！鸡jī肋lèi！」惇dūn传chuán令lìng众zhòng官guān，都dōu称chēng「鸡jī肋lèi」。

After a great fight, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s army was led off and went into camp at Hsiehku. Here Ts‘ao remained many days, prevented from advancing by Ma Ch‘ao and fearing ridicule if he should retreat. One day, while he was anxiously trying to decide what to do, his cook sent in some chicken broth. He noticed in the broth some chicken tendons, and this simple fact led him into a train of reflection. He was still deep in thought when Hsiahou Tun entered his tent to ask the watchword for that night. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao at once involuntarily replied, “Chicken tendon.”

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行xíng军jūn主zhǔ簿bù杨yáng修xiū，见jiàn传chuán「鸡jī肋lèi」二èr字zì，便biàn教jiào随suí行xíng军jūn士shì，各gè收shōu拾shí行xíng装zhuāng，准zhǔn备bèi归guī程chéng。有yǒu人rén报bào知zhī夏xià侯hóu惇dūn。惇dūn大dà惊jīng，遂suì请qǐng杨yáng修xiū至zhì帐zhàng中zhōng问wèn曰yuē：「公gōng何hé收shōu拾shí行xíng装zhuāng？」修xiū曰yuē：「以yǐ今jīn夜yè号hào令lìng，便biàn知zhī魏wèi王wáng不bú日rì将jiāng退tuì兵bīng归guī也yě：鸡jī肋lèi者zhě，食shí之zhī无wú肉ròu，弃qì之zhī有yǒu味wèi。

The word was passed on in orders. When the Recorder Yang Hsiu saw the order that the watchword was “chicken tendon” he told all his men to pack up their belongings ready for the march. One who saw this went and told Hsiahou Tun, who sent for Yang Hsiu and asked why he had packed up.

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今jīn进jìn不bù能néng胜shèng，退tuì恐kǒng人rén笑xiào，在zài此cǐ无wú益yì，不bù如rú早zǎo归guī。来lái日rì魏wèi王wáng必bì班bān师shī矣yǐ。故gù先xiān收shōu拾shí行xíng装zhuāng，免miǎn得de临lín行xíng慌huāng乱luàn。」夏xià侯hóu惇dūn曰yuē：「公gōng真zhēn知zhī魏wèi王wáng肺fèi腑fú也yě！」遂suì亦yì收shōu拾shí行xíng装zhuāng。于yú是shì寨zhài中zhōng诸zhū将jiāng，无wú不bù准zhǔn备bèi归guī计jì。当dāng夜yè曹cáo操cāo心xīn乱luàn，不bù能néng稳wěn睡shuì，遂suì手shǒu提tí钢gāng斧fǔ，遶rào寨zhài私sī行xíng。

He replied, “By to-night’s orders I see that the prince is soon going to retire. Chicken tendons' are tasteless things to eat, and yet it is a pity to waste them. Now if we advance we cannot conquer, and if we retire we fear we shall look ridiculous. There being no advantage here, the best course is to retire. You will certainly see the Prince of Wei retreat before long. I have made my preparations so as not to be hurried and confused at the last moment.” “You seem to know the prince’s inmost heart,” said Hsiahou Tun, and he bade his servants pack. The other captains seeing this, also made preparations for departure.

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只zhǐ见jiàn夏xià侯hóu惇dūn寨zhài内nèi军jūn士shì，各gè准zhǔn备bèi行xíng装zhuāng。操cāo大dà惊jīng，急jí回huí帐zhàng召zhào惇dūn问wèn其qí故gù。惇dūn曰yuē：「主zhǔ簿bù杨yáng德dé祖zǔ，先xiān知zhī大dà王wáng欲yù归guī之zhī意yì。」操cāo唤huàn杨yáng修xiū问wèn之zhī，修xiū以yǐ鸡jī肋lèi之zhī意yì对duì。操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「汝rú怎zén敢gǎn造zào言yán，乱luàn我wǒ军jūn心xīn！」喝hē刀dāo斧fú手shǒu推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī，将jiāng首shǒu级jí号hào令lìng于yú辕yuán门mén外wài。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s mind was too perturbed for sleep. In the night he got up, took a steel battle-axe in his hand and wandered privily through the camp. When he got to Hsiahou Tun’s tents he saw everything packed and ready for a move. Much surprised, he made his way back to his own tent and sent for that officer. “Why is everything in your camp packed as if ready for the march?” “Yang Hsiu, the Recorder, seems to have private knowledge of the Prince’s design to retire,” said he. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao summoned Yang Hsiu and questioned him, and Yang replied with the chicken tendon incident. “How dare you invent such a story and disturb the hearts of my army?” Ts‘ao called in his lictors and told them to take the man away and behead him and hang his head at the camp gate.

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原yuán来lái杨yáng修xiū为wéi人rén恃shì才cái放fàng旷kuàng，数shù犯fàn曹cáo操cāo之zhī忌jì。操cāo尝cháng造zào花huā园yuán一yī所suǒ；造zào成chéng，操cāo往wǎng观guān之zhī，不bú置zhì褒bāo贬biǎn，只zhí取qú笔bǐ于yú门mén上shàng书shū一yī「活huó」字zì而ér去qù。人rén皆jiē不bù晓xiǎo其qí意yì。修xiū曰yuē：「『门mén』内nèi添tiān『活huó』字zì，乃nǎi『阔kuò』字zì也yě。丞chéng相xiàng嫌xián园yuán门mén阔kuò耳ěr。」于yú是shì再zài筑zhù墙qiáng围wéi。改gǎi造zào停tíng当dàng，又yòu请qǐng操cāo观guān之zhī。

The victim was a man of acute and ingenious mind, but inclined to show off. His lack of restraint over his tongue had often wounded Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s susceptibilities. Once Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was having a pleasance laid out, and when it was completed he went to inspect the work. He uttered no word of praise or blame; he just wrote the word “alive” on the gate and left. Nobody could guess what he meant till Yang Hsiu heard of it.

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操cāo大dà喜xǐ，问wèn曰yuē：「谁shuí知zhī吾wú意yì？」左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「杨yáng修xiū也yě。」操cāo虽suī称chēng美měi，心xīn甚shèn忌jì之zhī。又yòu一yī日rì，塞sài北běi送sòng酥sū一yī盒hé至zhì。操cāo自zì写xiě「一yī合hé酥sū」三sān字zì于yú盒hé上shàng，置zhì之zhī案àn头tóu。修xiū入rù见jiàn之zhī，竟jìng取qǔ匙shi与yǔ众zhòng分fēn食shí讫qì。操cāo问wèn其qí故gù，修xiū答dá曰yuē：「盒hé上shàng明míng书shū『一yī人rén一yī口kǒu酥sū』，岂qí敢gǎn违wéi丞chéng相xiàng之zhī命mìng乎hū？

“Gate” with “alive” inside it makes the word for “wide,” said he. “The minister thinks the gates are too wide.” Thereupon they rebuilt the outer walls on an altered plan. When complete, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was asked to go and see it. And he was then delighted. “But who guessed what I meant?” said he. “Yang Hsiu,” replied his men. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao thereafter lauded Yang’s ingenuity, but in his heart he feared.

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」操cāo虽suī喜xǐ笑xiào，而ér心xīn𫫇ě之zhī。

Another time Ts‘ao Ts‘ao received a box of cream cheese from Saipei (Mongolia). Ts‘ao Ts‘ao just scribbled three words on the top and left it on the table. The words seemed to have no meaning. But Yang Hsiu happened to come in, saw the box and at once handed a spoonful of the contents to each guest in the room. When Ts‘ao asked why he did this, he explained that that was the interpretation of the words on the box, which, resolved into primary symbols, read, “Each man a mouthful.” “Could I possibly disobey your orders?” said he. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao laughed with the others, but hatred was in his heart.

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操cāo恐kǒng人rén暗àn中zhōng谋móu害hài己jǐ身shēn，常cháng分fēn付fù左zuǒ右yòu：「吾wú梦mèng中zhōng好hǎo杀shā人rén；凡fán吾wú睡shuì著zhù，汝rú等děng切qiè勿wù近jìn前qián。」一yī日rì，昼zhòu寝qǐn帐zhàng中zhōng，落luò被bèi于yú地dì。一yī近jìn侍shì慌huāng取qǔ覆fù盖gài。操cāo跃yuè起qǐ拔bá剑jiàn斩zhǎn之zhī，复fù上shàng床chuáng睡shuì；半bàn晌shǎng而ér起qǐ，佯yáng惊jīng问wèn：「何hé人rén杀shā吾wú近jìn侍shì？」众zhòng以yǐ实shí对duì。操cāo痛tòng哭kū，命mìng厚hòu葬zàng之zhī。人rén皆jiē以yǐ为wéi操cāo果guǒ梦mèng中zhōng杀shā人rén；

Ts‘ao lived in constant fear of assassination, and said to his attendants, “Let none of you come near me when I am sleeping, for I am like to slay people in my dreams.”

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惟wéi修xiū知zhī其qí意yì，临lín葬zàng时shí指zhǐ而ér叹tàn曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng非fēi在zài梦mèng中zhōng，君jūn乃nǎi在zài梦mèng中zhōng耳ěr！」操cāo闻wén而ér愈yù𫫇ě之zhī。

One day he was enjoying a siesta, and his quilt fell off. One of the attendants saw it and hastened to cover him again. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao suddenly leaped from the couch, cut down the intruder with his sword and lay down again to sleep. Some time after he awoke, simulated surprise and asked who had killed his attendant. When they told him, he wept aloud for the dead man and had him buried in a fine grave. Most people thought that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had slain the man while asleep, but Yang Hsiu knew better, and at the funeral of the victim he remarked, “The minister was in no dream, but the gentleman in him was asleep.” This only increased the hatred.

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操cāo第dì三sān子zi曹cáo植zhí，爱ài修xiū之zhī才cái，常cháng邀yāo修xiū谈tán论lùn，终zhōng夜yè不bù息xī。操cāo与yǔ众zhòng商shāng议yì，欲yù立lì植zhí为wèi世shì子zi。曹cáo丕pī知zhī之zhī，密mì请qǐng朝cháo歌gē长zhǎng吴wú质zhì入rù内nèi府fǔ商shāng议yì；因yīn恐kóng有yǒu人rén知zhī觉jué，乃nǎi用yòng大dà簏lù藏cáng吴wú质zhì于yú中zhōng，只zhǐ说shuō是shì绢juàn疋pǐ在zài内nèi，载zài入rù府fǔ中zhōng。修xiū知zhī其qí事shì，迳jìng来lái告gào操cāo。操cāo令lìng人rén于yú丕pī府fǔ门mén伺cì察chá之zhī。丕pī慌huāng告gào吴wú质zhì，质zhì曰yuē：「无wú忧yōu也yě。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s third son, Chih, took great delight in Yang Hsiu’s cleverness and often invited him, when they would talk the whole night.

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明míng日rì用yòng大dà簏lù装zhuāng绢juàn再zài入rù以yǐ惑huò之zhī。」丕pī如rú其qí言yán，以yǐ大dà簏lù载zài绢juàn入rù。使shí者zhě搜sōu看kàn簏lù中zhōng，果guǒ绢juàn也yě，回huí报bào曹cáo操cāo。操cāo因yīn疑yí修xiū谮zèn害hài曹cáo丕pī，愈yù𫫇ě之zhī。

When Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was considering the nomination of his heir and desired to name Chih, Ts‘ao P‘ei got to hear of the proposal to set him aside in favour of his younger brother, so he secretly requested the Master of the Court Singers, Wu Chih, to come and discuss this matter. Then fearing that someone might see his visitor, he got a large basket made, in which his friend was smuggled into the palace. He gave out that the basket contained rolls of silk. Yang Hsiu heard the truth and informed Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, who sent men to watch at the gates. Ts‘ao P‘ei, in alarm, told Wu Chih, who told him not to be afraid but to fill a basket actually with rolls of silk on the morrow and have it carried in as before. The searchers peeped into the basket and found the rolls of silk. They told Ts‘ao Ts‘ao the result of their search, and he began to think Yang Hsiu was plotting against his son. This also added to his hatred.

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操cāo欲yù试shì曹cáo丕pī、曹cáo植zhí之zhī才cái干gàn。一yī日rì，令lìng各gè出chū邺yè城chéng门mén；却què密mì使shǐ人rén分fēn付fù门mén吏lì，令lìng勿wù放fàng出chū。曹cáo丕pī先xiān至zhì。门mén吏lì阻zǔ之zhī，丕pī只zhǐ得dé退tuì回huí。植zhí闻wén知zhī，问wèn于yú修xiū。修xiū曰yuē：「君jūn奉fèng王wáng命mìng而ér出chū，如rú有yóu阻zǔ当dāng者zhě，竟jìng斩zhǎn之zhī可ké也yě。」植zhí然rán其qí言yán。及jí至zhì门mén，门mén吏lì阻zǔ住zhù。植zhí叱chì曰yuē：「吾wú奉fèng王wáng命mìng，谁shuí敢gán阻zǔ当dāng！」立lì斩zhǎn之zhī。

Another time Ts‘ao, wishing to compare the abilities of his two sons P‘ei and Chih, told them both to go out of the city, at the same time ordering the gate wardens to forbid their exit. Ts‘ao P‘ei first came to the gate, was stopped by the wardens and returned to his palace. But his brother Chih consulted Yang Hsiu, who said, “You have received orders from the prince to go out; simply cut down any who may try to prevent you.” When Ts‘ao Chih went to the gate and was stopped, he shouted out to the wardens, “I have the prince’s order to go out; dare you stop me?”

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于yú是shì曹cáo操cāo以yǐ植zhí为wèi能néng。后hòu有yǒu人rén告gào操cāo曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi杨yáng修xiū之zhī所suǒ教jiào也yě。」操cāo大dà怒nù，因yīn此cǐ亦yì不bù喜xǐ植zhí。

“How dare he throw dust in my eyes like this?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Yang Hsiu very nearly lost his life for his share in that business. Now sending him to execution on the charge of destroying the morale of the soldiers was only a subterfuge. Yang Hsiu was but thirty-four when he met his end.

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修xiū又yòu尝cháng为wèi曹cáo植zhí作zuò答dá教jiào十shí余yú条tiáo，但dàn操cāo有yǒu问wèn，植zhí即jí依yī条tiáo答dá之zhī。操cāo每méi以yǐ军jūn国guó之zhī事shì问wèn植zhí，植zhí对duì答dá如rú流liú。操cāo心xīn中zhōng甚shèn疑yí。后hòu曹cáo丕pī暗àn买mǎi植zhí左zuǒ右yòu，偷tōu答dá教jiào来lái告gào操cāo。操cāo见jiàn了le大dà怒nù曰yuē：「匹pǐ夫fū安ān敢gǎn欺qī我wǒ耶yé！」此cǐ时shí已yí有yǒu杀shā修xiū之zhī心xīn，今jīn乃nǎi借jiè惑huò乱luàn军jūn心xīn之zhī罪zuì杀shā之zhī。修xiū死sǐ年nián三sān十shí四sì岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

He slew the man who would have prevented him. Wherefore Ts‘ao Ts‘ao considered his younger son the more able. But when some other person told him that the device came from Yang Hsiu, he was angry and took a dislike to his son Chih. Yang Hsiu also used to coach Chih in preparing replies to likely questions, which were learned by heart and quoted when necessary. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was always asking this son his opinion on military matters, and Chih always had a fluent reply ready. His father was not without suspicions, which were turned into certainties when the eldest son gave his father the written replies which he had bribed a servant to filch from his brother’s apartments. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was quite angry. “How dare he throw dust in my eyes like this?” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Yang Hsiu very nearly lost his life for his share in that business. Now sending him to execution on the charge of destroying the morale of the soldiers was only a subterfuge. Yang Hsiu was but thirty-four when he met his end. Talented was Yang Hsiu, Born of an illustrious stock, His pen traced wonderful characters, In his breast were beautiful words. When he talked, his hearers were astonished, His alert responses overpast every one. He died because of misdirected genius And not because he foretold retreat.

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聪cōng明míng杨yáng德dé祖zǔ，世shì代dài继jì簪zān缨yīng。

Wise was Yang Dezhu, whose line for generations bore the tasseled cap.

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笔bǐ下xià龙lóng蛇shé走zǒu，胸xiōng中zhōng锦jǐn绣xiù成chéng。

His pen set dragons and serpents racing; within his breast fine brocade was woven.

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开kāi谈tán惊jīng四sì座zuò，捷jié对duì冠guān群qún英yīng。

When he spoke, he astounded all four seats; swift in reply, he surpassed the brightest.

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身shēn死sǐ因yīn才cái误wù，非fēi关guān欲yù退tuì兵bīng。

He died because his talent led him astray—it had nothing to do with urging retreat.

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曹cáo操cāo既jì杀shā杨yáng修xiū，佯yáng怒nù夏xià侯hóu惇dūn，亦yì欲yù斩zhǎn之zhī。众zhòng官guān告gào免miǎn。操cāo乃nǎi叱chì退tuì夏xià侯hóu惇dūn，下xià令lìng来lái日rì进jìn兵bīng。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao thus put to death the prime mover and simulated anger against Hsiahou Tun. He threatened to execute him, but listened to those who begged him to show mercy. “Get out of this!” said he.

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次cì日rì，兵bīng出chū斜xié谷gǔ界jiè口kǒu，前qián麺miàn一yī军jūn相xiāng迎yíng，为wéi首shǒu大dà将jiàng乃nǎi魏wèi延yán也yě。操cāo招zhāo魏wèi延yán归guī降xiáng，延yán大dà骂mà。操cāo令lìng庞páng德dé出chū战zhàn。二èr将jiāng正zhèng斗dòu间jiān，曹cáo寨zhài内nèi火huó起qǐ。人rén报bào马mǎ超chāo劫jié了le中zhōng后hòu二èr寨zhài。操cāo拔bá剑jiàn在zài手shǒu曰yuē：「诸zhū将jiāng退tuì后hòu者zhé斩zhǎn！」众zhòng将jiāng努nǔ力lì向xiàng前qián。魏wèi延yán诈zhà败bài而ér走zǒu，操cāo方fāng麾huī军jūn回huí战zhàn马mǎ超chāo，自zì立lì马mǎ于yú高gāo阜fù处chù，看kàn两liǎng军jūn争zhēng战zhàn。

Next he issued an order to advance on the morrow. The army moved out of the valley and came face to face with the men of Shu led by Wei Yen. He summoned Wei to surrender, but received abuse and contumely in return. P‘ang Tê went out to fight Wei Yen, but while the combat was in progress fires broke out in Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s camp and a soldier came flying to say that the rear and centre camps had been seized by Ma Ch‘ao. Fearing lest this should lead to a rout, he drew his sword and stood before the army crying out, “Death for any officer who flinches!”

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忽hū一yī彪biāo军jūn撞zhuàng至zhì麺miàn前qián，大dà叫jiào：「魏wèi延yán在zài此cǐ！」拈niān弓gōng搭dā箭jiàn，射shè中zhōng曹cáo操cāo。操cāo翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ。延yán弃qì弓gōng绰chuò刀dāo，骤zhòu马mǎ上shàng山shān坡pō来lái杀shā曹cáo操cāo。刺cì斜xié里lí闪shǎn出chū一yī将jiāng，大dà叫jiào：「休xiū伤shāng吾wú主zhǔ！」视shì之zhī，乃nǎi庞páng德dé也yě。德dé奋fèn力lì向xiàng前qián，战zhàn退tuì魏wèi延yán，保bǎo操cāo前qián行xíng。马mǎ超chāo已yǐ退tuì。

Wherefore they pressed forward valiantly, and Wei Yen, pretending defeat, retreated. Having driven back this army, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao gave the signal to turn toward camp and fight with Ma Ch‘ao. He took up his station on the top of a hill whence he could survey the field. Suddenly a cohort appeared just below him, and the leader cried, “Wei Yen is here!” Wei fitted an arrow to his bow, shot and wounded Ts‘ao Ts‘ao just in the raphe of his lip. He turned and fell. Wei Yen threw aside his bow, seized his sword and came charging up the hill to finish his enemy. But with a shout P‘ang Tê flashed in. “Spare my lord!” cried he. He rushed up and drove Wei Yen backward. Then they took Ts‘ao Ts‘ao away. Ma Ch‘ao also retired, and the wounded prince slowly returned to his own camp.

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操cāo带dài伤shāng归guī寨zhài：原yuán来lái被bèi魏wèi延yán射shè中zhōng人rén中zhōng，折zhé却què门mén牙yá两liǎng个gè，急jí令lìng医yī士shì调tiáo治zhì。方fāng忆yì杨yáng修xiū之zhī言yán，随suí将jiāng修xiū尸shī收shōu回huí厚hòu葬zàng，就jiù令lìng班bān师shī；却què教jiào庞páng德dé断duàn后hòu。操cāo卧wò于yú毡zhān车chē之zhī中zhōng，左zuǒ右yòu虎hǔ贲bēn军jūn护hù卫wèi而ér行xíng。忽hū报bào斜xié谷gǔ山shān上shàng两liǎng边biān火huó起qǐ，伏fú兵bīng赶gǎn来lái。曹cáo兵bīng人rén人rén惊jīng恐kǒng。正zhèng是shì：

As has been said, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was wounded full in the face, and the arrow knocked out two of his front teeth. When in the hands of the physicians he lay thinking over Yang Hsiu’s words. In a repentant mood he had the remains decently interred. Then he gave the order to retreat. P‘ang Tê was the rear guard. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao set out homeward in a padded carriage, escorted by his Tiger Guard. Before they had gone far, there was an alarm of fire and ambush. The soldiers were all fear-stricken. 'Twas something like the danger once at T‘ung Kuan met, Or like the fight at Red Cliff which Ts‘ao could n‘er forget. How Ts‘ao Ts‘ao fared will next be told.

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依yī稀xī昔xī日rì潼tóng关guān厄è，彷páng佛fó当dāng年nián赤chì壁bì危wēi。

Faintly like the peril at Tongguan in days past, as if the crisis at Red Cliff in former years.

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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.

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