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

第dì七qī十shí八bā回huí 治zhì风fēng疾jí神shén医yī身shēn死sǐ　　　传chuán遗yí命mìng奸jiān雄xióng数shù终zhōng

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却què说shuō汉hàn中zhōng王wáng闻wén关guān公gōng父fù子zǐ遇yù害hài，哭kū倒dào于yú地dì；众zhòng文wén武wǔ急jí救jiù，半bàn晌shǎng方fāng醒xǐng，扶fú入rù内nèi殿diàn。孔kǒng明míng劝quàn曰yuē：「主zhǔ上shàng少shǎo忧yōu：自zì古gǔ道dào：『死sǐ生shēng有yǒu命mìng。』关guān公gōng平píng日rì刚gāng而ér自zì矜jīn，故gù今jīn日rì有yóu此cǐ祸huò。主zhǔ上shàng且qiě宜yí保báo养yǎng尊zūn体tǐ，徐xú图tú报bào雠chóu。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「孤gū与yǔ关guān、张zhāng二èr弟dì桃táo园yuán结jié义yì时shí，誓shì同tóng生shēng死sǐ。

As has been said, the Prince of Hanchung swooned on hearing the terrible news of the death of the two Kuans, father and son. His officers went to his help, and when he had recovered sufficiently they led him to his private apartments. “My lord, control your grief,” said K‘ung-ming. “Life and death are fixed by fate. Kuan Yü brought the evil upon himself by his harshness and haughtiness. You must now take care of your health and mature your vengeance.”

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今jīn云yún长zháng已yǐ亡wáng，孤gū岂qǐ能néng独dú享xiǎng富fù贵guì乎hū！」言yán未wèi已yǐ，只zhǐ见jiàn关guān兴xīng号hào恸tòng而ér来lái。玄xuán德dé见jiàn了le，大dà叫jiào一yī声shēng，又yòu哭kū绝jué于yú地dì。众zhòng官guān救jiù醒xǐng。一yī日rì哭kū绝jué三sān五wǔ次cì，三sān日rì水shuǐ浆jiāng不bú进jìn，只zhǐ是shì痛tòng哭kū；泪lèi湿shī衣yī襟jīn，斑bān斑bān成chéng血xuè。孔kǒng明míng与yǔ众zhòng官guān再zài三sān劝quàn解jiě。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「孤gū与yǔ东dōng吴wú，誓shì不bù同tóng日rì月yuè也yě！

“When we swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden we pledged ourselves to live or die together. What enjoyment of riches and honours is there for me now that my brother is gone?” Just then he saw Kuan Yü's son, Hsing, coming in in deep distress. At sight of the youth, Liu Pei uttered a great cry and again sank to the earth. By and by he came to, and spent the whole day weeping and swooning at intervals. For three days he refused all nourishment, and he wept so bitterly that his garments were wetted, and there were spots of blood. K‘ung-ming and the others tried every means to soothe him, but he was inconsolable.

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「闻wén东dōng吴wú将jiāng关guān公gōng首shǒu级jí献xiàn与yǔ曹cáo操cāo，操cāo以yǐ王wáng侯hóu礼lǐ祭jì葬zàng之zhī。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「此cǐ何hé意yì也yě？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「此cǐ是shì东dōng吴wú欲yù移yí祸huò于yú曹cáo操cāo，操cāo知zhī其qí谋móu，故gù以yǐ厚hòu礼lǐ葬zàng关guān公gōng，令lìng主zhǔ上shàng归guī怨yuàn于yú吴wú也yě。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn即jí提tí兵bīng问wèn罪zuì于yú吴wú，以yí雪xuě吾wú恨hèn！

“I swear I will not live under the same heaven as Sun Ch'üan,” cried he.

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」孔kǒng明míng谏jiàn曰yuē：「不bù可kě：方fāng今jīn吴wú欲yù令lìng我wǒ伐fá魏wèi，魏wèi亦yì欲yù令lìng我wǒ伐fá吴wú：各gè怀huái谲jué计jì，伺sì隙xì而ér乘chéng。主zhǔ上shàng只zhǐ宜yí按àn兵bīng不bú动dòng，且qié与yǔ关guān公gōng发fā丧sāng。待dài吴wú、魏wèi不bù和hé，乘chéng时shí而ér伐fá之zhī，可ké也yě。」众zhòng官guān又yòu再zài三sān劝quàn谏jiàn，玄xuán德dé方fāng才cái进jìn膳shàn，传chuán旨zhǐ川chuān中zhōng大dà小xiǎo将jiàng士shì，侭jǐn皆jiē挂guà孝xiào。汉hàn中zhōng王wáng亲qīn出chū南nán门mén招zhāo魂hún祭jì葬zàng，号háo哭kū终zhōng日rì。

“It is said that the head of your brother has been sent to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, but Ts‘ao has buried the remains with the rites of a princely noble,” said K‘ung-ming. “Why did he do that?” asked Yüan-tê. ” “Because he thought thereby to bring evil upon Ts‘ao. But Ts‘ao saw through the subterfuge and has buried your brother with great honour so that your anger may burn against Wu.' “I want to send my armies to punish Wu and appease my wrath,” said Yüan-tê. “No; you may not do that. Wu wishes to move you to smite Wei, and Wei wishes you to attack Wu, each harbouring the malevolent design of taking advantage of the quarrel. You would do well, my lord, to keep your armies at home. Put on mourning for Kuan Yü, and wait till Wei and Wu are at war. That will be your time.” The other officers supported K‘ung-ming, and Yüan-tê listened. Presently his grief spent itself, and he began to take food again. An edict was promulgated enjoining mourning dress upon all officials. The prince went outside the south gate to summon the spirit home, and sacrificed and wailed a whole day for the dead warrior, his brother.

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo在zài洛luò阳yáng，自zì葬zàng关guān公gōng后hòu，每měi夜yè合hé眼yǎn便biàn见jiàn关guān公gōng。操cāo甚shèn惊jīng惧jù，问wèn于yú众zhòng官guān。众zhòng官guān曰yuē：「洛luò阳yáng行xíng宫gōng旧jiù殿diàn多duō妖yāo，可kě造zào新xīn殿diàn居jū之zhī。」操cāo曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù起qǐ一yī殿diàn，名míng建jiàn始shǐ殿diàn。恨hèn无wú良liáng工gōng。」贾jiá诩xǔ曰yuē：「洛luò阳yáng良liáng工gōng有yǒu苏sū越yuè者zhě，最zuì有yóu巧qiǎo思sī。」操cāo召zhào入rù，令lìng划huà图tú像xiàng。

Although Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had given honourable burial to the remains of Kuan Yü, yet he was continually haunted by the dead man’s spirit. Every night when he closed his eyes he saw Kuan the Noble as he knew him so well in the flesh. These visions made him nervous, and he sought the advice of his officers. Some suggested the building of new rooms for his own use.

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苏sū越yuè划huà成chéng九jiǔ间jiān大dà殿diàn，前qián后hòu廊láng庑wǔ楼lóu阁gé，呈chéng与yǔ操cāo。操cāo视shì之zhī曰yuē：「汝rǔ划huà甚shèn合hé孤gū意yì，但dàn恐kǒng无wú栋dòng梁liáng之zhī材cái。」苏sū越yuè曰yuē：「此cǐ去qù离lí城chéng三sān十shí里lǐ，有yǒu一yī潭tán，名míng跃yuè龙lóng潭tán。前qián有yǒu一yī祠cí，名míng跃yuè龙lóng祠cí。祠cí傍bàng有yǒu一yī株zhū大dà梨lí树shù，高gāo十shí余yú丈zhàng，堪kān作zuò建jiàn始shǐ殿diàn之zhī梁liáng。」

“There is much witchcraft and malign influence in this old palace at Loyang; build new rooms for your own occupation,” said they. “I would, and it should be called 'Chienshih,' or 'The Firm Foundation,' ” said he. “But where is the architect?” They told him there was one Su Yüeh, a very cunning artificer. He was called and set to work on the plans for a nine chien pavilion for Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s own use. It had verandahs and upper rooms as well. His plans pleased Ts‘ao greatly. “You have planned just such a place as I wished, only where will you find the main beam for such a building?” “I know a certain tree that will serve,” said the architect. “About thirty li from the city there is the Pool of the Leaping Dragon. Near it is a shrine, and beside that grows a fine pear tree. It is over a hundred feet high, and that will serve for the roof tree.

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操cāo大dà喜xǐ，即jí令lìng人rén工gōng到dào彼bí砍kǎn伐fá。次cì日rì，回huí报bào此cǐ树shù锯jù解jiě不bù开kāi，斧fú砍kǎn不bú入rù，不bù能néng斩zhǎn伐fá。操cāo不bú信xìn，亲qīn领lǐng数shù百bǎi骑qí，直zhí至zhì跃yuè龙lóng祠cí前qián下xià马mǎ，仰yǎng观guān那nà树shù，亭tíng亭tíng如rú华huá盖gài，直zhí侵qīn云yún汉hàn，并bìng无wú麹qū节jié。操cāo命mìng砍kǎn之zhī，乡xiāng老lǎo数shù人rén前qián来lái谏jiàn曰yuē：「此cǐ树shù已yǐ数shù百bǎi年nián矣yǐ，常cháng有yǒu神shén人rén居jū其qí上shàng，恐kǒng未wèi可kě伐fá。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao at once sent men to fell the tree. But after one whole day’s labour the men came back to say they could make no impression on it neither with saw nor axe. Ts‘ao, doubting their word, went to see. When he had dismounted and stood by the tree he could not but admire its size and proportions, as it rose above him tall, straight and unbranched till the wide-spreading and symmetrical top reached into the clouds. But he bade the men attack it again. Then a few aged men of the village came and said, “The tree has stood here some centuries and is the haunt of a spirit. We think it should not be cut down.”

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」操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「吾wú平píng生shēng游yóu历lì普pǔ天tiān之zhī下xià，四sì十shí余yú年nián，上shàng至zhì天tiān子zi，下xià至zhì庶shù人rén，无wú不bú惧jù孤gū；是shì何hé妖yāo神shén，敢gǎn违wéi孤gū意yì！」言yán讫qì，拔bá所suǒ佩pèi剑jiàn亲qīn自zì砍kǎn之zhī：铮zhēng然rán有yǒu声shēng，血xuè溅jiàn满mǎn身shēn。操cāo愕è然rán大dà惊jīng，掷zhì剑jiàn上shàng马mǎ，回huí至zhì宫gōng内nèi。是shì夜yè二èr更gèng，操cāo睡shuì卧wò不bù安ān，坐zuò于yú殿diàn中zhōng，隐yín几jǐ而ér寐mèi。

Ts‘ao grew annoyed. “I have gone to and fro in the world now some forty years, and there is no one, from the Emperor to the commoner, who does not fear me. What spirit is there who dares oppose my wish?” Drawing the sword he was wearing, he went up to the tree and slashed at the trunk. The tree groaned as he struck, and blood stains spattered his dress. Terror-stricken, he threw down the sword, mounted his horse and galloped off.

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忽hū见jiàn一yī人rén披pī发fà仗zhàng剑jiàn，身shēn穿chuān皂zào衣yī，直zhí至zhì麺miàn前qián，指zhǐ操cāo喝hē曰yuē：「吾wú乃nǎi梨lí树shù之zhī神shén也yě。汝rǔ盖gài建jiàn始shǐ殿diàn，意yì欲yù篡cuàn逆nì，却què来lái伐fá吾wú神shén木mù！吾wú知zhī汝rǔ数shù侭jǐn，特tè来lái杀shā汝rǔ！」操cāo大dà惊jīng，急jí呼hū：「武wǔ士shì安ān在zài？」皂zào衣yī人rén仗zhàng剑jiàn欲yù砍kǎn操cāo。操cāo大dà叫jiào一yī声shēng，忽hū然rán惊jīng觉jué，头tóu脑nǎo疼téng痛tòng不bù可ké忍rěn；急jí传chuán旨zhǐ遍biàn求qiú良liáng医yī；治zhì疗liáo不bù能néng痊quán可kě。

But that evening when he retired to rest he could not sleep. He rose, went into the outer room and sat there leaning on a low table. Suddenly a man appeared with his hair unbound, dressed in black and carrying a naked sword. The visitor came straight toward Ts‘ao stopped in front of him and, pointing, cried out, “Behold the Spirit of the pear tree. You may desire to build your chien-shih pavilion and you may contemplate rebellion, but when you began to attack my sacred tree the number of your days was accomplished. I am come now to slay you.”

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众zhòng官guān皆jiē忧yōu。

“Where are the guards?” shouted Ts‘ao in terror.

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华huá歆xīn入rù奏zòu曰yuē：「大dà王wáng知zhī有yǒu神shén医yī华huà佗tuó否fǒu？」操cāo曰yuē：「即jí江jiāng东dōng医yī周zhōu泰tài者zhě乎hū？」歆xīn曰yuē：「是shì也yě。」操cāo曰yuē：「虽suī闻wén其qí名míng，未wèi知zhī其qí术shù。」歆xīn曰yuē：「华huà佗tuó字zì元yuán化huà，沛pèi国guó谯qiáo郡jùn人rén也yě。其qí医yī术shù之zhī妙miào，世shì所suó罕hán有yǒu。但dàn有yǒu患huàn者zhě，或huò用yòng药yào，或huò用yòng针zhēn，或huò用yòng灸jiǔ，随suí手shǒu而ér愈yù。

The figure struck at him with the sword. Ts‘ao cried out and then awoke. His head was aching unbearably. They sought the best physicians for him, but they failed to relieve the terrible pain. Sympathy for their lord was universal among Ts‘ao’s subordinates. Hua Hsin one day said to his master, “My lord, have you heard of Hua T‘o?” “Do you mean him of Chiangtung who cured Chou T‘ai?” “Yes; that is he,” replied Hua Hsin. “I have heard something of his fame, but I know nothing of his capabilities in his art.”

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若ruò患huàn五wǔ脏zàng六liù腑fǔ之zhī疾jí，药yào不bù能néng效xiào者zhě，以yǐ麻má肺fèi汤tāng饮yǐn之zhī，令lìng病bìng者zhě如rú醉zuì死sǐ，却què用yòng尖jiān刀dāo剖pōu开kāi其qí腹fù，以yǐ药yào汤tāng洗xǐ其qí脏zàng腑fǔ，病bìng人rén略lüè无wú疼téng痛tòng。洗xǐ毕bì，然rán后hòu以yǐ药yào线xiàn缝fèng口kǒu，用yòng药yào敷fū之zhī，或huò一yí月yuè，或huò二èr十shí日rì，即jí平píng复fù矣yǐ。其qí神shén妙miào如rú此cǐ。一yī日rì，佗tuó行xíng于yú道dào上shàng，闻wén一yī人rén呻shēn吟yín之zhī声shēng。佗tuó曰yuē：『此cí饮yǐn食shí不bú下xià之zhī病bìng。

“He is very clever; there are few so skilful. If one is ill and calls him in he knows immediately whether to use drugs, or the needle, or the cautery, and the patient finds relief at once. Let one suffer from an internal complaint and drugs are ineffectual, with a dose of hashish he throws the patient into a state of perfect insensibility and then opens the abdomen and washes the affected organs with a medicament. The patient feels no pain. When the cleansing is complete, he sews up the wound with thread, dresses it, and in a month or less the patient is well. This shows you how skilful he is.

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』问wèn之zhī果guǒ然rán。佗tuó令lìng取qǔ蒜suàn虀jī汁zhī三sān升shēng饮yǐn之zhī，吐tǔ蛇shé一yī条tiáo，长zhǎng二èr三sān尺chǐ，饮yǐn食shí即jí下xià。广guǎng陵líng太tài守shǒu陈chén登dēng，心xīn中zhōng烦fán懑mèn，麺miàn赤chì，不bù能néng饮yǐn食shí，求qiú佗tuó医yī治zhì。佗tuó以yǐ药yào饮yǐn之zhī，吐tǔ虫chóng三sān升shēng，皆jiē赤chì头tóu，首shóu尾wěi动dòng摇yáo。登dēng问wèn其qí故gù。佗tuó曰yuē：『此cǐ因yīn多duō食shí鱼yú腥xīng，故gù有yóu此cǐ毒dú。今jīn日rì虽suī愈yù，三sān年nián之zhī后hòu，必bì将jiāng复fù发fā，不bù可kě救jiù也yě。

“One day Hua was travelling, when he heard a man by the wayside groaning with pain.

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』后hòu陈chén登dēng果guǒ三sān年nián而ér死sǐ。又yòu有yǒu一yī人rén眉méi间jiān生shēng一yī瘤liú，痒yǎng不bù可kě当dāng，令lìng佗tuó视shì之zhī。佗tuó曰yuē：『内nèi有yǒu飞fēi物wù。』人rén皆jiē笑xiào之zhī。佗tuó以yǐ刀dāo割gē开kāi，一yī黄huáng雀què飞fēi去qù，病bìng者zhě即jí愈yù。有yǒu一yī人rén被bèi犬quán咬yǎo足zú指zhǐ，随suí长zhǎng肉ròu二èr块kuài，一yī痛tòng一yī痒yǎng，俱jù不bù可ké忍rěn。佗tuó曰yuē：『痛tòng者zhě内nèi有yǒu针zhēn十shí个gè，痒yáng者zhě内nèi有yǒu黑hēi白bái棋qí子zi二èr枚méi。』人rén皆jiē不bú信xìn。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao summoned him, and as soon as he arrived Hua T‘o felt the pulse and made careful examination. “Prince, your headaches are due to a malignant humour within the brain case. The humour is too thick to get out. Swallowing drugs will do no good. But I propose to administer a dose of hashish, then open the brain case and remove the thickened humour. That will be a radical cure.” “You mean you want to kill me,” cried Ts‘ao angrily. ”

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佗tuó以yǐ刀dāo割gē开kāi，果guǒ应yīng其qí言yán。此cǐ人rén真zhēn扁biǎn鹊què、仓cāng公gōng之zhī流liú也yě。现xiàn居jū金jīn城chéng，离lí此cǐ不bù远yuǎn，大dà王wáng何hé不bú召zhào之zhī？」

“ 'That is dyspepsia,' said he. And further questions confirmed the diagnosis. He prescribed long draughts of the juice of garlic as an emetic, and the man vomited a worm; after this he was quite well. One Ch'ên Têng, the Prefect of Kuangling, suffered from a heavy feeling at the heart. His face was red and congested, and he had no appetite. Hua gave him a drug, and he threw up many internal wriggling parasites with red heads. The Prefect asked what had caused the trouble, and Hua told him that he ate too much strong-smelling fish. He could cure him this once, but in three years the disease would recur, and then nothing could save him. Three years later Ch‘en died. Another man had a tumour between the eyes, and it itched intolerably. Hua examined it and said there was a bird in it. The tumour was opened, and, surely enough, a canary flew out. The patient was relieved. A dog bit a man’s toe, and two tumourous growths ensued, one of which itched intolerably and the other pained severely. Hua said the painful one contained several needles, and the other a couple of wei-ch‘i pips. He opened the two swellings, and the contents were as he had said. Really he is of the same class of leech as Pien Ch‘iao and Ts‘ang Kung. He lives at Chinch'êng, not far away, and could be here very soon.”

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操cāo即jí差chà人rén星xīng夜yè请qǐng华huà佗tuó入rù内nèi，令lìng诊zhěn脉mài视shì疾jí。佗tuó曰yuē：「大dà王wáng头tóu脑nǎo疼téng痛tòng，因yīn患huàn风fēng而ér起qǐ。病bìng根gēn在zài脑nǎo袋dài中zhōng，风fēng涎xián不bù能néng出chū。枉wǎng服fú汤tāng药yào，不bù可kě治zhì疗liáo。某móu有yǒu一yī法fǎ：先xiān饮yǐn麻má肺fèi汤tāng，然rán后hòu用yòng利lì斧fú砍kǎn开kāi脑nǎo袋dài，取qǔ出chū风fēng涎xián，方fāng可kě除chú根gēn。」操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「汝rǔ要yào杀shā孤gū耶yé！

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao summoned him, and as soon as he arrived Hua T‘o felt the pulse and made careful examination. “Prince, your headaches are due to a malignant humour within the brain case. The humour is too thick to get out. Swallowing drugs will do no good. But I propose to administer a dose of hashish, then open the brain case and remove the thickened humour. That will be a radical cure.” “You mean you want to kill me,” cried Ts‘ao angrily. ”

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」佗tuó曰yuē：「大dà王wáng曾céng闻wén关guān公gōng中zhòng毒dú箭jiàn，伤shāng其qí右yòu臂bì，某mǒu刮guā骨gǔ疗liáo毒dú，关guān公gōng略lüè无wú惧jù色sè；今jīn大dà王wáng小xiáo可kě之zhī疾jí，何hé多duō疑yí焉yān？」操cāo曰yuē：「臂bì痛tòng可kě刮guā，脑nǎo袋dài安ān可ké砍kǎn开kāi？汝rǔ必bì与yǔ关guān公gōng情qíng熟shú，乘chéng此cǐ机jī会huì，欲yù报bào雠chóu耳ěr！」呼hū左zuǒ右yòu拏ná下xià狱yù中zhōng，拷kǎo问wèn其qí情qíng。贾jiá诩xǔ谏jiàn曰yuē：「似shì此cǐ良liáng医yī，世shì罕hǎn其qí匹pǐ，未wèi可kě废fèi也yě。

“O Prince, you have heard how I cured Kuan Yü of the poison that had got into his bones? I scraped them, and he did not hesitate a moment. Your malady is trifling, and why do you mistrust me?”

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」操cāo叱chì曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén欲yù乘chéng机jī害hài我wǒ，正zhèng与yǔ吉jí平píng无wú异yì！」急jí令lìng追zhuī拷kǎo。

“A painful arm may be scraped, but how can you cut open a man’s head? The fact is you have conspired with some of Kuan’s friends to take this opportunity to make away with me in revenge for his death.” He told his lictors to hale Hua T‘o to gaol, and there he was tortured to try to find who were his accomplices. Chia Hsü pleaded for him on account of his rare skill, but his intervention was of no avail. “The man wants to get a chance to kill me; he is the same sort of scoundrel as Chi P‘ing.” The wretched physician was subjected to worse sufferings.

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华huà佗tuó在zài狱yù，有yǒu一yī狱yù卒zú，姓xìng吴wú，人rén皆jiē称chēng为wéi「吴wú押yā狱yù」。此cǐ人rén每měi日rì以yí酒jiǔ食shí供gòng奉fèng华huà佗tuó。佗tuó感gǎn其qí恩ēn，乃nǎi告gào曰yuē：「我wǒ今jīn将jiāng死sǐ，恨hèn有yǒu《青qīng囊náng书shū》，未wèi传chuán于yú世shì。感gǎn公gōng厚hòu意yì，无wú可kě为wèi报bào；我wǒ修xiū一yī书shū，公gōng可ké遣qiǎn人rén送sòng与yú我wǒ家jiā，取qǔ《青qīng囊náng书shū》来lái赠zèng公gōng，以yǐ继jì吾wú术shù。

His gaoler was a certain Wu, nicknamed “The Gaoler” by nearly everybody. He was kindly disposed to Hua and saw that he was well fed. Hua T‘o conceived a liking for his gaoler and said to him one day, “I am doomed, I know. The pity is that my Black Bag treatise on medicine may be lost. You have been most kind to me, and as I have no other way of recompensing you I will give you a letter to my wife telling her to send the Black Bag, and I will give it to you that you may carry on my art.”

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」吴wú押yā狱yù大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「我wǒ若ruò得dé此cǐ书shū，弃qì了le此cǐ役yì，医yī治zhì天tiān下xià病bìng人rén，以yǐ传chuán先xiān生shēng之zhī德dé。」佗tuó即jí修xiū书shū付fù吴wú押yā狱yù。吴wú押yā狱yù直zhí至zhì金jīn城chéng，问wèn佗tuó之zhī妻qī取qǔ了le《青qīng囊náng书shū》，回huí至zhì狱yù中zhōng，付fù与yǔ华huà佗tuó。检jiǎn看kàn毕bì，佗tuó即jí将jiāng书shū赠zèng与yǔ吴wú押yā狱yù。吴wú押yā狱yù持chí回huí家jiā中zhōng藏cáng之zhī。旬xún日rì之zhī后hòu，华huà佗tuó竟jìng死sǐ于yú狱yù中zhōng。

Wu rejoiced greatly, thinking that he would throw up the menial position of gaoler and travel about the country healing sick folk, and so he told Hua T‘o to write the letter and promised to carry on his work. The letter was written and given to Wu “The Gaoler,” who lost no time in sending a man to Hua T‘o’s house for the Black Bag. After Hua T‘o had read through the book carefully, he presented it to Wu, who took it home and hid it away.

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吴wú押yā狱yù买mǎi棺guān殡bìn殓liàn讫qì，脱tuō了le差chāi役yì回huí家jiā，欲yù取qǔ《青qīng囊náng书shū》看kàn习xí，只zhǐ见jiàn其qí妻qī正zhèng将jiāng书shū在zài那nà里lǐ焚fén烧shāo。吴wú押yā狱yù大dà惊jīng，连lián忙máng抢qiǎng夺duó，全quán卷juán已yǐ被bèi烧shāo毁huǐ，只zhǐ剩shèng得dé一yī两liǎng叶yè。吴wú押yā狱yù怒nù骂mà其qí妻qī。妻qī曰yuē：「纵zòng然rán学xué得dé与yǔ华huà佗tuó一yì般bān神shén妙miào，只zhǐ落luò得de死sǐ于yú牢láo中zhōng，要yào他tā何hé用yòng？」吴wú押yā狱yù嗟jiē叹tàn而ér止zhǐ。

Not many days after this, Hua T‘o died in prison. “The Gaoler” bought a coffin and had him buried. This done, he quitted the prison and went home. But when he asked for the book he found that his wife had discovered it and was using it to light the fire. He snatched away what was left of it, but a whole volume was missing, and what was left amounted only to a few pages. He vented his anger in cursing his wife, and she retorted, saying, “If you become such a learned person as Hua T‘o you will only die in prison like him. What good did it all do him?”

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因yīn此cǐ《青qīng囊náng书shū》不bù曾céng传chuán于yú世shì，所suǒ传chuán者zhé止zhǐ阉yān鸡jī猪zhū等déng小xiáo法fǎ，乃nǎi烧shāo剩shèng一yī两liǎng叶yè中zhōng所suǒ载zài也yě。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

It struck Wu that there was something in what she said, and he ceased grumbling at her. But the upshot of all this was that the learning in the “Treatise of the Black Bag” was finally lost to the world, for what was left only contained a few recipes relating to domestic animals.

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华huà佗tuó仙xiān术shù比bí长zhǎng桑sāng，神shén识shí如rú窥kuī垣yuán一yī方fāng。

Hua Tuo's divine art rivals Changsang's; his spirit-vision peers through walls as through a pane.

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惆chóu怅chàng人rén亡wáng书shū亦yì绝jué，后hòu人rén无wú复fù见jiàn青qīng囊náng。

Alas, the man is gone, the book is lost; nevermore shall later generations see the Black Bag.

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo自zì杀shā华huà佗tuó之zhī后hòu，病bìng势shì愈yù重zhòng，又yòu忧yōu吴wú、蜀shǔ之zhī事shì。正zhèng虑lǜ间jiān，近jìn臣chén忽hū奏zòu东dōng吴wú遣qián使shǐ上shàng书shū。操cāo取qǔ书shū拆chāi视shì之zhī。略lüè曰yuē：

Hua T‘o was the ablest of leeches Like Chang Sung, who overtopped all, He saw what diseases were lurking Within a man’s outermost wall. Alas! that he died, and his writings Passed beyond any man’s ken, With the famous Black Bag that contained them, For he was a healer of men. Meanwhile, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao became worse, the uncertainty of the intentions of his rivals aggravating his disease not a little. Then they said an envoy had come with letters from Wu, the gist of which was satisfactory, as it ran like this:—

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臣chén孙sūn权quán久jiǔ知zhī天tiān命mìng已yǐ归guī王wáng上shàng，伏fú望wàng早zǎo正zhèng大dà位wèi，遣qiǎn将jiāng剿jiǎo灭miè刘liú备bèi，扫sǎo平píng两liǎng川chuān，臣chén即jí率lǜ群qún下xià纳nà土tǔ归guī降xiáng矣yǐ。

“Thy servant, Sun Ch'üan, has long seen whom destiny indicates as master of all, and looks forward with confidence to his early accession to the dignity. If he will send his armies to destroy Liu Pei and sweep rebellion from the west, his servant at the head of his armies will submit and accept his land as a fief.”

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操cāo观guān毕bì大dà笑xiào，出chū示shì群qún臣chén曰yuē：「是shì儿ér欲yù使shǐ吾wú居jū炉lú火huǒ上shàng耶yé！」侍shì中zhōng陈chén群qún等děng奏zòu曰yuē：「汉hàn室shì久jiú已yǐ衰shuāi微wēi，殿diàn下xià功gōng德dé巍wēi巍wēi，生shēng灵líng仰yǎng望wàng。今jīn孙sūn权quán称chēng臣chén归guī命mìng，此cǐ天tiān人rén之zhī应yīng，异yì气qì齐qí声shēng。殿diàn下xià宜yí应yìng天tiān顺shùn人rén，早zǎo正zhèng大dà位wèi。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao laughed as he read this, and he said to his officers, “Is this youth trying to put me on a furnace?” But his attendants seriously replied, “O Prince, the Hans have been feeble too long, while your virtues and merits are like the mountains. All the people look to you, and when Sun Ch'üan acknowledges himself as your minister he is but responsive to the will of God and the desire of men. It is wrong that you oppose when such contrary influences work to a common end, and you must soon ascend to the high place.”

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」操cāo笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú事shì汉hàn多duō年nián，虽suī有yǒu功gōng德dé及jí民mín，然rán位wèi至zhì于yú王wáng，名míng爵jué已yǐ极jí，何hé敢gǎn更gèng有yǒu他tā望wàng？苟gǒu天tiān命mìng在zài孤gū，孤gū为wèi周zhōu文wén王wáng矣yǐ。」司sī马mǎ懿yì曰yuē：「今jīn孙sūn权quán既jì称chēng臣chén归guī附fù，王wáng上shàng可kě封fēng官guān赐cì爵jué，令lìng拒jù刘liú备bèi。」操cāo从cóng之zhī，表biǎo封fēng孙sūn权quán为wèi骠piào骑qí将jiāng军jūn南nán昌chāng侯hóu，领lǐng荆jīng州zhōu牧mù。即jí日rì遣qián使shǐ赍jī诰gào勅chì赴fù东dōng吴wú去qù讫qì。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao smiled. “I have served the Hans for many years; and if I have acquired some merit, yet I have been rewarded with a princedom and high rank. I dare not aspire to greater things. If the finger of heaven points to me, then shall I be as Wên Wang of Chou.” “As Sun Ch'üan acknowledges himself your servant and promises obedience, you, my lord, can confer a title upon him and assign to him the duty of attacking Liu Pei,” said Ssŭma I. Approving of the suggestion, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao gave Sun Ch'üan the title of “ P‘iao-ch‘i , General of Cavalry, and Marquis of Nanch‘ang,” and appointed him to the governorship of Ching-chou. Forthwith this command was sent away to Sun Ch'üan.

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操cāo病bìng势shì转zhuǎn加jiā。忽hū一yī夜yè梦mèng三sān马mǎ同tóng槽cáo而ér食shí，及jí晓xiǎo，问wèn贾jiá诩xǔ曰yuē：「孤gū向xiàng日rì曾céng梦mèng三sān马mǎ同tóng槽cáo，疑yí是shì马mǎ腾téng父fù子zǐ为wèi祸huò；今jīn腾téng已yí死sǐ，昨zuó宵xiāo复fù梦mèng三sān马mǎ同tóng槽cáo。主zhǔ何hé吉jí凶xiōng？」诩xǔ曰yuē：「禄lù马mǎ吉jí兆zhào也yě。禄lù马mǎ归guī于yú曹cáo，王wáng上shàng何hé必bì疑yí乎hū？」操cāo因yīn此cǐ不bù疑yí。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s condition grew worse daily. One night he had a dream of three horses feeding out of the same manger. Next day he told it to Chia Hsü, adding that he thought it betokened some evil through the Ma family. How did he interpret the dream? “It is auspicious to dream of lu (pay) and ma (horses),” replied Chia Hsü. “And naturally such things come to the ts‘ao (a manger, eating place). I do not think you need feel any misgivings.” Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was comforted. Ts‘ao dreamed three steeds together fed, The vision seers could not explain, None guessed how soon, when Ts‘ao was dead, One dynasty would rule again. Ah, yes; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had vainly wrought; Of none avail each wicked wile, For, later, in Wei court, there fought Against him one with equal guile.

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三sān马mǎ同tóng槽cáo事shì可kě疑yí，不bù知zhī已yǐ植zhí晋jìn根gēn基jī。

Three horses at one manger—strange to tell, yet the foundation of Jin was rooted there as well.

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曹cáo瞒mán空kōng有yǒu奸jiān雄xióng略lüè，岂qǐ识shí朝cháo中zhōng司sī马mǎ师shī？

Vain was Cao the Machiavellian's might: how could he know the Sima in the court's own sight?

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是shì夜yè操cāo卧wò寝qǐn室shì，至zhì三sān更gēng，觉jué头tóu目mù昏hūn眩xuàn，乃nái起qǐ，伏fú几jǐ而ér卧wò。忽hū闻wén殿diàn中zhōng声shēng如rú裂liè帛bó，操cāo惊jīng视shì之zhī，忽hū见jiàn伏fú皇huáng后hòu、董dǒng贵guì人rén、二èr皇huáng子zi并bìng伏fú完wán、董dǒng承chéng等děng二èr十shí余yú人rén，浑hún身shēn血xuè污wū，立lì于yú愁chóu云yún之zhī内nèi，隐yín隐yǐn闻wén索suǒ命mìng之zhī声shēng。操cāo急jí拔bá剑jiàn望wàng空kōng砍kǎn去qù，忽hū然rán一yī声shēng响xiǎng亮liàng，震zhèn塌tā殿diàn宇yǔ西xī南nán一yī角jiǎo。

That night Ts‘ao Ts‘ao became worse. As he lay on his couch he felt dizzy and could not see, so he rose and sat by a table, upon which he leaned. It seemed to him that someone shrieked, and, peering into the darkness, he perceived the forms of many of his victims. And all were bloodstained. They stood in the obscurity and whispered, demanding his life. He rose, lifted his sword and threw it wildly into the air. Just then there was a loud crash, and the south-west corner of the new building came down. And Ts‘ao Ts‘ao fell with it. His attendants raised him and bore him to another palace, where he might lie at peace.

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操cāo惊jīng倒dǎo于yú地dì，近jìn侍shì救jiù出chū，迁qiān于yú别bié宫gōng养yǎng病bìng。次cì夜yè又yòu闻wén殿diàn外wài男nán女nǚ哭kū声shēng不bù绝jué。至zhì晓xiǎo，操cāo召zhào群qún臣chén入rù曰yuē：「孤gū在zài戎róng马mǎ之zhī中zhōng，三sān十shí余yú年nián，未wèi尝cháng信xìn怪guài异yì之zhī事shì。今jīn日rì为wèi何hé如rú此cǐ？」群qún臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「大dà王wáng当dāng命mìng道dào士shì设shè醮jiào修xiū禳ráng。」操cāo叹tàn曰yuē：「圣shèng人rén云yún：『获huò罪zuì于yú天tiān，无wú所suó祷dáo也yě。』孤gū天tiān命mìng已yí侭jǐn，安ān可kě救jiù乎hū？

But he found no peace. The next night was disturbed by the ceaseless wailing of women’s voices. When day dawned, Ts‘ao sent for his officers, and said to them: “Thirty years have I spent in the turmoil of war and have always refused belief in the supernatural. But what does all this mean?” “O Prince, you should summon the Taoists to offer sacrifices and prayers,” said they. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao sighed. “The wise man said, 'He who offends against heaven has no one to pray to.' I feel that my fate is accomplished, my days have run and there is no help.”

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」遂suì不bù允yǔn设shè醮jiào。

But he would not consent to call in the priests. Next day his symptoms were worse. He was panting and could no longer see distinctly. He sent hastily for Hsiahou Tun, who came at once. But as he drew near the doors he too saw the shadowy forms of the slain Empress and her children and many other victims of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s cruelty. He was overcome with fear and fell to the ground. The servants raised him and led him away, very ill.

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次cì日rì，觉jué气qì冲chōng上shàng焦jiāo，目mù不bú见jiàn物wù，急jí召zhào夏xià侯hóu惇dūn商shāng议yì。惇dūn至zhì殿diàn门mén前qián，忽hū见jiàn伏fú皇huáng后hòu、董dǒng贵guì人rén、二èr皇huáng子zi、伏fú完wán、董dǒng承chéng等děng，立lì在zài阴yīn云yún之zhī中zhōng。惇dūn大dà惊jīng昏hūn倒dào，左zuǒ右yòu扶fú出chū，自zì此cǐ得dé病bìng。操cāo召zhào曹cáo洪hóng、陈chén群qún、贾jiá诩xǔ、司sī马mǎ懿yì等děng，同tóng至zhì卧wò榻tà前qián，嘱zhú以yǐ后hòu事shì。

Then Ts‘ao called in four of his trusty advisers, Ts‘ao Hung, Ch'ên Chün. Chia Hsü and Ssŭma I, that they might hear his last wishes. Ts‘ao Hung, speaking for the four, said, “Take good care of your precious self, O Prince, that you may quickly recover. ”

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曹cáo洪hóng等děng顿dùn首shǒu曰yuē：「大dà王wáng善shàn保bǎo玉yù体tǐ，不bú日rì定dìng当dàng霍huò然rán。」操cāo曰yuē：「孤gū纵zòng横héng天tiān下xià三sān十shí余yú年nián，群qún雄xióng皆jiē灭miè，止zhí有yǒu江jiāng东dōng孙sūn权quán，西xī蜀shǔ刘liú备bèi，未wèi曾céng剿jiǎo除chú。孤gū今jīn病bìng危wēi，不bù能néng再zài与yǔ卿qīng等děng相xiāng叙xù，特tè以yǐ家jiā事shì相xiāng托tuō。孤gū长zháng子zǐ曹cáo昂áng，刘liú氏shì所suǒ生shēng，不bú幸xìng早zǎo年nián殁mò于yú宛wǎn城chéng。今jīn卞biàn氏shì生shēng四sì子zi：丕pī、彰zhāng、植zhí、熊xióng。

But Ts‘ao Ts‘ao said, “Thirty and more years have I gone up and down, and many a bold man has fallen before me. The only ones that remain are Sun Ch'üan and Liu Pei. I have not yet slain them. Now I am very ill, and I shall never again stand before you; wherefore my family affairs must be settled. My first born fell in battle, when he was young. The Lady P‘ien bore four sons to me, as you know. The third, Chih, was my favourite, but he was vain and unreliable, fond of wine and lax in morals. Therefore he is not my heir. My second son, Chang, is valiant, but imprudent. The fourth is weakly and may not live long. My eldest, P‘ei, is steady and serious; he is fit to succeed me, and I look to you to support him.”

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孤gū平píng生shēng所suǒ爱ài第dì三sān子zi植zhí，为wéi人rén虚xū华huá少shǎo诚chéng实shí，嗜shì酒jiǔ放fàng纵zòng，因yīn此cǐ不bú立lì；次cì子zi曹cáo彰zhāng，勇yǒng而ér无wú谋móu；四sì子zi曹cáo熊xióng，多duō病bìng难nán保bǎo；惟wéi长zháng子zǐ曹cáo丕pī，笃dǔ厚hòu恭gōng谨jǐn，可kě继jì我wǒ业yè。卿qīng等děng宜yí辅fú佐zuǒ之zhī。」

But Ts‘ao Ts‘ao said, “Thirty and more years have I gone up and down, and many a bold man has fallen before me. The only ones that remain are Sun Ch'üan and Liu Pei. I have not yet slain them. Now I am very ill, and I shall never again stand before you; wherefore my family affairs must be settled. My first born fell in battle, when he was young. The Lady P‘ien bore four sons to me, as you know. The third, Chih, was my favourite, but he was vain and unreliable, fond of wine and lax in morals. Therefore he is not my heir. My second son, Chang, is valiant, but imprudent. The fourth is weakly and may not live long. My eldest, P‘ei, is steady and serious; he is fit to succeed me, and I look to you to support him.”

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曹cáo洪hóng等děng涕tì泣qì领lǐng命mìng而ér出chū。操cāo令lìng近jìn侍shì取qǔ平píng日rì所suǒ藏cáng名míng香xiāng，分fēn赐cì诸zhū侍shì妾qiè，且qié嘱zhǔ曰yuē：「吾wú死sǐ之zhī后hòu，汝rú等děng须xū勤qín习xí女nǚ工gōng，多duō造zào丝sī履lǚ，卖mài之zhī可ké以yǐ得dé钱qián自zì给jǐ。」又yòu命mìng诸zhū妾qiè多duō居jū于yú铜tóng雀què台tái中zhōng，每měi日rì设shè祭jì，必bì令lìng女nǚ伎jì奏zòu乐yuè上shàng食shí。

Ts‘ao Hung and the others wept as they heard these words, and they left the chamber. Then Ts‘ao Ts‘ao bade his servants bring some of the Tibetan incense that he burned every day, and he handed out sticks to his handmaids. And he said to them, “After my death you must diligently attend to your womanly labours. You can make silken shoes for sale, and so earn your own living.” He also bade them go on living in the Bronze Bird Pavilion and celebrate a daily sacrifice for him, with music by the singing women, and presentation of the eatables laid before his tablet.

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又yòu遗yí命mìng于yú彰zhāng德dé府fú讲jiáng武wǔ城chéng外wài，设shè立lì疑yí冢zhǒng七qī十shí二èr，勿wù令lìng后hòu人rén知zhī吾wú葬zàng处chù，恐kǒng为wéi人rén所suǒ发fā掘jué故gù也yě。嘱zhǔ毕bì，长cháng叹tàn一yī声shēng，泪lèi如rú雨yǔ下xià。须xū臾yú，气qì绝jué而ér死sǐ。寿shòu六liù十shí六liù岁suì，时shí建jiàn安ān二èr十shí五wǔ年nián春chūn正zhēng月yuè也yě。后hòu人rén有yǒu《邺yè中zhōng歌gē》一yī篇piān，叹tàn曹cáo操cāo云yún：

Next he commanded that seventy-two sites for a tomb should be selected near Wuch'êng in the Changtê Prefecture, that no one should know his actual burying place, lest his remains should be digged up. And when these final orders had been given he sighed a few times shed some tears and died. He was sixty-six, and passed away in the first month of the twenty-fifth year (210 A.D. ).

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邺yè则zé邺yè城chéng水shuǐ彰zhāng水shuǐ，定dìng有yǒu异yì人rén从cóng此cí起qǐ。

Ye is the city, water makes the name clear; a singular man shall rise from here.

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雄xióng谋móu韵yùn事shì与yǔ文wén心xīn，君jūn臣chén兄xiōng弟dì而ér父fù子zǐ。

Bold strategy, fine deeds, a literary mind—lord and ministers, brothers, yet as father and son entwined.

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英yīng雄xióng未wèi有yǒu俗sú胸xiōng中zhōng，出chū没mò岂qǐ随suí人rén眼yán底dǐ？

No hero harbors an ordinary heart; how could his comings and goings follow common sight?

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功gōng首shǒu罪zuì魁kuí非fēi两liǎng人rén，遗yí臭chòu流liú芳fāng本běn一yī身shēn。

Chief in merit, chief in guilt—yet not two men; foul stench and fragrant name stem from one self, not ten.

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文wén章zhāng有yǒu神shén霸bà有yǒu气qì，岂qǐ能néng苟góu尔ěr化huà为wèi群qún？

His writings have a spirit, his sway has awe; how could he dwindle to the common craw?

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横héng流liú筑zhù台tái距jù太tài行xíng，气qì与yú理lǐ势shì相xiāng低dī昂áng。

Across the flowing stream he built a terrace facing Taihang; its qi and the realm's true tendency rose and fell, matched in weight.

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安ān有yǒu斯sī人rén不bú作zuò逆nì，小xiǎo不bù为wéi霸bà大dà不bù王wáng？

How could such a man not turn rebel at the end—small, no overlord; great, no king to ascend?

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霸bà王wáng降jiàng作zuò儿ér女nǚ鸣míng，无wú可kě奈nài何hé中zhōng不bù平píng。

A hegemon's voice sank to a child's laments; in helpless rage, his heart was torn from its intents.

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向xiàng帐zhàng明míng知zhī非fēi有yǒu益yì，分fēn香xiāng未wèi可kě谓wèi无wú情qíng。

Calling to his tent he knew it would not aid his case; yet dividing incense cannot be called a loveless grace.

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呜wū呼hū！古gǔ人rén作zuò事shì无wú巨jù细xì，寂jì寞mò豪háo华huá皆jiē有yǒu意yì。

Alas! The men of old in all they did, great or small, in lonely silence or in splendor, had intent in all.

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书shū生shēng轻qīng议yì冢zhǒng中zhōng人rén，冢zhǒng中zhōng笑xiào尔ěr书shū生shēng气qì！

Bookish scholars lightly judge the man in the tomb; the man in the tomb laughs at your bookish gloom!

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo身shēn亡wáng，文wén武wú百bǎi官guān，侭jǐn皆jiē举jǔ哀āi；一yī麺miàn遣qiǎn人rén赴fù世shì子zi曹cáo丕pī、鄢yān陵líng侯hóu曹cáo彰zhāng、临lín淄zī侯hóu曹cáo植zhí、萧xiāo怀huái侯hóu曹cáo熊xióng处chù报bào丧sāng。众zhòng官guān用yòng金jīn棺guān银yín椁guǒ将jiāng操cāo入rù殓liàn，星xīng夜yè举jǔ灵líng榇chèn赴fù邺yè郡jùn来lái。曹cáo丕pī闻wén知zhī父fù丧sàng，放fàng声shēng痛tòng哭kū，率lǜ大dà小xiǎo官guān员yuán出chū城chéng十shí里lǐ，伏fú道dào迎yíng榇chèn入rù城chéng，停tíng于yú偏piān殿diàn。官guān僚liáo挂guà孝xiào，聚jù哭kū于yú殿diàn上shàng。

Acertain poet composed a song on Yehch'êng expressing sympathy for Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, which is given here:— Istood in Yeh and saw the River Chang Go gliding by. Methought no common man E‘er rose from such a place. Or he was great In war, a poet, or an artist skilled. Perchance a model minister, or son, Or famous for fraternal duty shown. The thoughts of heroes are not ours to judge, Nor are their actions for our eyes to see. A man may stand the first in merit; then His crimes may brand him chief of criminals. And so his reputation’s fair and foul; His literary gifts may bear the mark Of genius; he may be a ruler born; But this is certain; he will stand above His fellows, herding not with common men. Takes he the field, then is he bold in fight; Would he a mansion build, a palace springs. In all things great, his genius masters him. And such was Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. He could never be Obedient; he a rebel was, foredoomed. He seized and ruled, but hungered for more power; Became a prince, and still was not content. And yet this man of glorious career When gripped by sickness, wept as might a child. Full well he knew, when on the bed of death, That all is vanity and nothing worth. His latest acts were kindly. Simple gifts Of fragrant incense gave he to the maids. Ah me! The ancients' splendid deeds or secret thoughts We may not measure with our puny rule. But criticise them, pedants, as ye may The mighty dead will smile at what you say. As Ts‘ao Ts‘ao breathed his last the whole of those present raised a great wailing and lamentation. The news was sent to the members of the family, the heir, Ts‘ao Pei, the Marquis of Yenling, Ts‘ao Chang, the Marquis of Lintzŭ, Ts‘ao Chih, and the Marquis of Hsiaohuai, Ts‘ao Hsiung. They wrapped the body in its shroud, enclosed it in a silver shell and laid it in a golden coffin, which was sent at once home to Yehchün. The eldest son wept aloud at the tidings and went out with all his following to meet the procession and escort the body of his father into his home. The coffin was laid in a great hall beside the main building, and all the officials in deep mourning wailed in the hall.

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忽hū一yī人rén挺tǐng身shēn而ér出chū曰yuē：「请qǐng世shì子zi息xī哀āi，且qiě议yì大dà事shì。」众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi中zhōng庶shù子zi司sī马mǎ孚fú也yě。孚fú曰yuē：「魏wèi王wáng既jì薨hōng，天tiān下xià震zhèn动dòng；当dāng早zǎo立lì嗣sì王wáng，以yǐ安ān众zhòng心xīn，何hé但dàn哭kū泣qì耶yé？」群qún臣chén曰yuē：「世shì子zi宜yí嗣sì位wèi，但dàn未wèi得dé天tiān子zi诏zhào命mìng，岂qí可kě造zào次cì而ér行xíng？

Suddenly one stood out from the ranks of the mourners and said, “I would request the heir to cease lamentation for the dead and devote himself to the present needs of state.” It was Ssŭma Fu, and he continued, “The death of the prince will cause an upheaval in the empire, and it is essential that the heir should assume his dignity without loss of time. There is not mourning alone to be seen to.”

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」兵bīng部bú尚shàng书shū陈chén矫jiǎo曰yuē：「王wáng薨hōng于yú外wài，爱ài子zi私sī立lì，彼bí此cǐ生shēng变biàn，则zé社shè稷jì危wēi矣yǐ。」遂suì拔bá剑jiàn割gē下xià袍páo袖xiù，厉lì声shēng曰yuē：「即jí今jīn日rì便biàn请qǐng世shì子zi嗣sì位wèi。众zhòng官guān有yǒu异yì议yì者zhě，以yí此cǐ袍páo为wèi例lì！」百bǎi官guān悚sǒng惧jù。忽hū报bào华huá歆xīn自zì许xǔ昌chāng飞fēi马mǎ而ér至zhì。众zhòng皆jiē大dà惊jīng。须xū臾yú华huá歆xīn入rù。众zhòng问wèn其qí来lái意yì。

The others replied. “The succession is settled, but the investiture can hardly proceed without the necessary edict. That must be secured.” Said Ch'ên Chiao, who was President of the Board of War, “As the prince died away from home it may be that his favourite son will presume to succeed, and dangerous disputes will ensue.” He slashed off the sleeves of his robe with a sword and shouted fiercely, “We will invest the prince forthwith, and any who do not agree let him be treated as this robe.” Still fear held most of the assembly. Then arrived Hua Hsin post haste from the capital. They wondered what his sudden arrival meant. Soon he entered the hall and said, “The Prince of Wei is dead and the world is in commotion; why do you not invest his successor quickly?”

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歆xīn曰yuē：「今jīn魏wèi王wáng薨hōng逝shì，天tiān下xià震zhèn动dòng，何hé不bù早záo请qǐng世shì子zi嗣sì位wèi？」众zhòng官guān曰yuē：「正zhèng因yīn不bù及jí候hòu诏zhào命mìng，方fāng议yì欲yù以yǐ王wáng后hòu卞biàn氏shì慈cí旨zhǐ立lì世shì子zi为wèi王wáng。」歆xīn曰yuē：「吾wú已yǐ于yú汉hàn帝dì处chù索suǒ得dé诏zhào命mìng在zài此cǐ。」众zhòng皆jiē踊yǒng跃yuè称chēng贺hè。歆xīn于yú怀huái中zhōng取qǔ出chū诏zhào命mìng开kāi读dú。原yuán来lái华huá歆xīn谄chǎn事shì魏wèi，故gù草cáo此cǐ诏zhào，威wēi逼bī献xiàn帝dì降jiàng之zhī；

“We await the command,” cried they in chorus, “and also the princess-consort’s order concerning the heirship.” “I have procured the Imperial edict here,” cried he, pulling it out from his breast. They all began to congratulate him. And he read the edict. Hua Hsin had always been devoted to Wei, and so he drafted this edict and got it sealed by the Emperor Hsien almost by force. However, there it was; and therein Ts‘ao P‘ei was named as “Prince of Wei, First Minister of State and Governor of Ichou.”

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帝dì只zhǐ得dé听tīng从cóng，故gù下xià诏zhào即jí封fēng曹cáo丕pī为wèi魏wèi王wáng、丞chéng相xiàng、冀jì州zhōu牧mù。丕pī即jí日rì登dēng位wèi，受shòu大dà小xiǎo官guān僚liáo拜bài舞wú起qǐ居jū。

Ts‘ao P‘ei thereupon took his seat in the princely place and received the congratulations of all the officers. This was followed by a banquet.

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正zhèng宴yàn会huì庆qìng贺hè间jiān，忽hū报bào鄢yān陵líng侯hóu曹cáo彰zhāng，自zì长cháng安ān领lǐng十shí万wàn大dà军jūn来lái到dào。丕pī大dà惊jīng，遂suì问wèn群qún臣chén曰yuē：「黄huáng须xū小xiǎo弟dì，平píng日rì性xìng刚gāng，深shēn通tōng武wǔ艺yì。今jīn提tí兵bīng远yuǎn来lái，必bì与yǔ孤gū争zhēng王wáng位wèi也yě。如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」忽hū阶jiē下xià一yī人rén应yīng声shēng出chū曰yuē：「臣chén请qíng往wǎng见jiàn鄢yān陵líng侯hóu，以yǐ片piàn言yán折zhé之zhī。」众zhòng皆jiē曰yuē：「非fēi大dà夫fū莫mò能néng解jié此cǐ祸huò也yě。」正zhèng是shì：

However, all was not to pass too smoothly. While the banquet was in progress the news came that Ts‘ao Chang, with an army of ten legions, was approaching. In a state of consternation the new prince turned to his courtiers, saying “What shall I do? This young brother of mine, always obstinate and determined and with no little military skill, is marching hither with an army to contest my inheritance.' ” “Let me go to see the marquis; I can make him desist,” said one of the guests. The others cried, “Only yourself, O Exalted One, can save us in this peril!” Quarrel 'tween two sons of Ts‘ao Just as in the House of Shao. If you would know who proposed himself as envoy, read the next chapter.

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试shì看kàn曹cáo氏shì丕pī彰zhāng事shì，几jǐ作zuò袁yuán家jiā谭tán尚shàng争zhēng。

Look at the strife of Cao's Pi and Zhang laid bare: it nearly mirrored Yuan's Tan and Shang in their despair.

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未wèi知zhī此cǐ人rén是shì谁shuí，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

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