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

第dì九jiǔ回huí 除chú暴bào徒tú吕lǚ布bù助zhù司sī徒tú　　犯fàn长zhǎng安ān李lǐ傕jué听tīng贾jiǎ诩xǔ

9-1

却què说shuō那nà撞zhuàng倒dào董dǒng卓zhuó的de人rén，正zhèng是shì李lǐ儒rú。当dāng下xià李lǐ儒rú扶fú起qí董dǒng卓zhuó，至zhì书shū院yuàn中zhōng坐zuò定dìng。卓zhuó曰yuē：「汝rǔ为wèi何hé来lái此cǐ？」儒rú曰yuē：「儒rú适shì至zhì府fǔ门mén，知zhī太tài师shī怒nù入rù后hòu园yuán，寻xún问wèn吕lǚ布bù。因yīn急jí走zǒu来lái，正zhèng遇yù吕lǚ布bù奔bēn出chū云yún：『太tài师shī杀shā我wǒ！』儒rú慌huāng赶gǎn入rù园yuán中zhōng劝quàn解jiě，不bú意yì误wù撞zhuàng恩ēn相xiāng。死sǐ罪zuì！死sǐ罪zuì！」卓zhuó曰yuē：「叵pǒ耐nài逆nì贼zéi！

The person who collided with the irate Tung Cho was his most trusty adviser Li Ju. Li had not fallen in spite of the shock and at once helped his master to regain his feet and led him inside to the library, where they sat down. “What were you coming about?” “Happening to be passing your gates I heard that you had gone into your private garden to look for your adopted son. Then came Lü Pu running and crying out that you wanted to kill him, and I was coming in as fast as I could to intercede for him when I accidentally collided with you. I am very sorry. I deserve death.” “The wretch! How could I bear to see him toying with my fair one? I will be the death of him yet.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-2

戏xì吾wú爱ài姬jī，誓shì必bì杀shā之zhī！」儒rú曰yuē：「恩ēn相xiāng差chà矣yǐ：昔xī楚chǔ庄zhuāng王wáng『绝jué缨yīng』之zhī会huì，不bù究jiū戏xì爱ài姬jī之zhī蒋jiǎng雄xióng，后hòu为wèi秦qín兵bīng所suǒ困kùn，得dé其qí死sǐ力lì相xiāng救jiù。今jīn貂diāo蝉chán不bú过guò一yī女nǘ子zǐ，而ér吕lǚ布bù乃nǎi太tài师shī心xīn腹fù猛měng将jiàng也yě。太tài师shī若ruò就jiù此cǐ机jī会huì，以yǐ蝉chán赐cì布bú，布bù感gǎn大dà恩ēn，必bì以yí死sǐ报bào太tài师shī。太tài师shī请qǐng自zì三sān思sī。」

“Your Graciousness is making a mistake. It is the ‘plucked tassel’ story over again. But if you remember Prince Chuang of Ch‘u made no fuss about the liberties taken with his lady love, although the hat-tassel in her hand betrayed the culprit. His restraint stood him in good stead, for the same man saved his life when he was hemmed in by the hosts of Ts‘in. After all Cicada is only a woman, but Lü Pu is your trustiest friend and most dreaded commander. If you took this chance of making the girl over to him, your kindness would win his undying gratitude. I beg you, Sir, to think over it well.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-3

卓zhuó渖shěn吟yín良liáng久jiǔ曰yuē「汝rǔ言yán亦yì是shì我wǒ当dāng思sī之zhī。」

Tung Cho hesitated a long time; he sat murmuring to himself. Presently he said, “What you say is right. I must think over it.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-4

儒rú谢xiè而ér出chū。卓zhuó入rù后hòu堂táng唤huàn貂diāo蝉chán问wèn曰yuē「汝rǔ何hé与yú吕lǚ布bù私sī通tōng耶yé」蝉chán泣qì曰yuē「妾qiè在zài后hòu园yuán看kàn花huā吕lǚ布bù突tū至zhì。妾qiè方fāng惊jīng避bì布bù曰yuē『我wó乃nǎi太tài师shī之zhī子zi何hé必bì相xiāng避bì』提tí戟jí赶gǎn妾qiè至zhì凤fèng仪yí亭tíng。妾qiè见jiàn其qí心xīn不bù良liáng恐kǒng为wèi所suǒ逼bī欲yù投tóu荷hé池chí自zì侭jìn却què被bèi这zhè厮sī抱bào住zhù。正zhèng在zài生shēng死sǐ之zhī间jiān得dé太tài师shī来lái救jiù了le性xìng命mìng。」

Li Ju felt satisfied. He took leave of his master and went away. Cho went to his private rooms and called Cicada. “What were you doing there with Lü Pu?” said he. She began to weep. “Thy handmaid was in the garden among the flowers, when he rushed in on me. I was frightened and ran away. He asked why I ran away from a son of the family and pursued me right to the pavilion, where you saw us. He had that halberd in his hand all the time. I felt he was a vicious man and would force me to his will so I tried to throw myself into the lily pond, but he caught me in his arms and held me so that I was helpless. Luckily just at that moment you came and saved my life.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-5

董dǒng卓zhuó曰yuē：「我wǒ今jīn将jiāng汝rǔ赐cì与yú吕lǚ布bù，何hé如rú？」貂diāo蝉chán大dà惊jīng，哭kū曰yuē：「妾qiè身shēn已yǐ事shì贵guì人rén，今jīn忽hū欲yù下xià赐cì家jiā奴nú，妾qiè宁níng死sǐ不bù辱rǔ！」遂suì掣chè壁bì间jiān宝bǎo剑jiàn欲yù自zì刎wěn。卓zhuó慌huāng夺duó剑jiàn拥yōng抱bào曰yuē：「吾wú戏xì汝rǔ！」貂diāo蝉chán倒dào于yú卓zhuó怀huái，掩yǎn麺miàn大dà哭kū曰yuē：「此cǐ必bì李lǐ儒rú之zhī计jì也yě！儒rú与yǔ布bù交jiāo厚hòu，故gù设shè此cǐ计jì；

“Suppose I send you to him.” She shrieked with terror. “After having been yours to be given to a mere slave! Never! I would rather die.” And with this she snatched down a dagger hanging on the wall to kill herself. Tung Cho plucked it from her hand and, throwing his arms about her, cried, “I was only joking.” She lay back on his breast hiding her face and sobbing bitterly. “This is the doing of that Li Ju,” said she. “He is much too thick with Lü Pu. He suggested that, I know. Little he cares for your reputation or my life. Oh! I would like to eat him alive.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-6

却què不bú顾gù惜xī太tài师shī体tǐ麺miàn与yǔ贱jiàn妾qiè性xìng命mìng。妾qiè当dāng生shēng噬shì其qí肉ròu！」卓zhuó曰yuē：「吾wú安ān忍rén舍shé汝rǔ耶yé？」蝉chán曰yuē：「虽suī蒙méng太tài师shī怜lián爱ài，但dàn恐kóng此cǐ处chù不bù宜yí久jiǔ居jū，必bì被bèi吕lǚ布bù所suǒ害hài。」卓zhuó曰yuē：「吾wú明míng日rì和hé你nǐ归guī郿méi坞wù去qù，同tóng受shòu快kuài乐lè，慎shèn勿wù忧yōu疑yí。」蝉chán方fāng收shōu泪lèi拜bài谢xiè。次cì日rì，李lǐ儒rú入rù见jiàn曰yuē：「今jīn日rì良liáng辰chén，可kě将jiāng貂diāo蝉chán送sòng与yú吕lǚ布bù。」

“Do you think I could bear to lose you?” “Though you love me yet I must not stay here. That Lü Pu will do me some harm if I do. I fear him.” “We will go to Meiwu to-morrow, you and I, and we will be happy together and have no cares.” She dried her tears and thanked him. Next day Li Ju came again to persuade Tung Cho to send the damsel to Lü Pu. “This is a propitious day,” said he.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-7

卓zhuó曰yuē「布bù与yú我wó有yǒu父fù子zǐ之zhī分fēn不bú便biàn赐cì与yǔ。我wó只zhǐ不bù究jiū其qí罪zuì。汝rǔ传chuán我wǒ意yì以yí好hǎo言yán慰wèi之zhī可ké也yě。」儒rú曰yuē「太tài师shī不bù可kě为wèi妇fù人rén所suǒ惑huò。」卓zhuó变biàn色sè曰yuē「汝rǔ之zhī妻qī肯kén与yú吕lǚ布bù否fǒu貂diāo蝉chán之zhī事shì再zài勿wù多duō言yán言yán则zé必bì斩zhǎn。」李lǐ儒rú出chū仰yǎng天tiān叹tàn曰yuē「吾wú等děng皆jiē死sǐ于yú妇fù人rén之zhī手shóu矣yǐ。」

“He and I standing in the relation of father and son I cannot very well do that,” said Tung Cho. “But I will say no more about his fault. You may tell him so and soothe him as well as you can.” “You are not being beguiled by the woman, are you?” said Li. Tung Cho coloured. “Would you like to give your wife to some body else? Do not talk about this any further. It would be better not to.” Li left the chamber. When he got outside he cast his eyes up to heaven, saying, “We are dead men, slain by the hand of this girl.” When a certain student of history reached this episode he wrote a verse or two:— Just introduce a woman, Conspiracies succeed; Of soldiers, or their weapons, There really is no need. They fought their bloody battles, And doughty deeds were done; But in a garden summer house The victory was won.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-8

后hòu人rén读dú书shū至zhì此cǐ，有yǒu诗shī叹tàn之zhī曰yuē：

Later readers, reaching this point, sigh in verse:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-9

司sī徒tú妙miào算suàn托tuō红hóng裙qún，不bú用yòng干gān戈gē不bú用yòng兵bīng。

The Minister's brilliant plan entrusted to a beauty of red skirts, needing neither spear nor sword, nor arrayed hosts.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-10

三sān战zhàn虎hǔ牢láo徒tú费fèi力lì，凯kǎi歌gē却què奏zòu凤fèng仪yí亭tíng。

Three battles at Hulao were spent in vain; the song of triumph was played at the Phoenix Pavilion.

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9-11

董dǒng卓zhuó即jí日rì下xià令lìng还hái郿méi坞wù，百bǎi官guān俱jù拜bài送sòng。貂diāo蝉chán在zài车chē上shàng，遥yáo见jiàn吕lǚ布bù于yú稠chóu人rén之zhī内nèi，眼yǎn望wàng车chē中zhōng。貂diāo蝉chán虚xū掩yǎn其qí麺miàn，如rú痛tòng哭kū之zhī状zhuàng。车chē已yǐ去qù远yuǎn，布bù缓huǎn辔pèi于yú土tǔ冈gāng之zhī上shàng，眼yǎn望wàng车chē尘chén，叹tàn惜xī痛tòng恨hèn。忽hū闻wén背bèi后hòu一yī人rén问wèn曰yuē：「温wēn侯hóu何hé不bù从cóng太tài师shī去qù，乃nǎi在zài此cǐ遥yáo望wàng而ér发fā叹tàn？」布bú视shì之zhī，乃nǎi司sī徒tú王wáng允yún也yě。

The order was given to journey to Meiwu and the whole body of officers assembled to add lustre to the start. Cicada, from her carriage, saw Lü Pu among the crowd. She at once dropped her eyes and assumed an appearance of deepest melancholy. After the cavalcade started and when her carriage had almost disappeared in the distance, the disappointed lover reined in his steed on a mount whence he could watch the dust that rose around it. Unutterable sadness filled his heart.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-12

相xiāng见jiàn毕bì，允yǔn曰yuē：「老lǎo夫fū日rì来lái因yīn染rǎn微wēi恙yàng，闭bì门mén不bù出chū，故gù久jiǔ未wèi得dé与yǔ将jiāng军jūn一yī见jiàn。今jīn日rì太tài师shī驾jià归guī郿méi坞wù，只zhǐ得dé扶fú病bìng出chū送sòng，却què喜xǐ得dé晤wù将jiāng军jūn。请qǐng问wèn将jiāng军jūn，为wèi何hé在zài此cǐ长cháng叹tàn？」布bù曰yuē：「正zhèng为wèi公gōng女nǘ耳ěr。」允yǔn佯yáng惊jīng曰yuē：「许xǔ多duō时shí尚shàng未wèi与yǔ将jiāng军jūn耶yé？」布bù曰yuē：「老lǎo贼zéi自zì宠chǒng幸xìng久jiú矣yǐ！」

Suddenly a voice said, “Why do you not accompany the Minister, Marquis, instead of standing here and sighing?” It was Wan Yün. “I have been confined to the house by illness these few days,” continued he, “so I have not seen you. But I had to struggle out to-day to see the Minister set off. This meeting is most fortunate. But why were you sighing?” “Just on account of that damsel of yours,” said Lü Pu. Feigning great astonishment he said, “So long a time and yet not given to you!” “The old ruffian has fallen in love with her himself.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-13

允yǔn佯yáng大dà惊jīng曰yuē「不bú信xìn有yóu此cǐ事shì」布bù将jiāng前qián事shì一yī一yī告gào允yǔn。允yún仰yǎng麺miàn跌diē足zú半bàn晌shǎng不bù语yǔ良liáng久jiú乃nǎi言yán曰yuē「不bú意yì太tài师shī作zuò此cǐ禽qín兽shòu之zhī行xíng」因yīn挽wǎn布bù手shǒu曰yuē「且qiě到dào寒hán舍shè商shāng议yì。」

“Surely this cannot be true.” Lü Pu related the whole story while Wang Yün listened, silent, but stamping on the ground as with irritation and perplexity. After a long time he said, “I did not think he was such a beast.” Taking Lü Pu by the hand he said, “Come to my house and we will talk it over.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-14

布bù随suí允yǔn归guī。允yǔn延yán入rù密mì室shì，置zhì酒jiú款kuǎn待dài。布bú又yòu将jiāng凤fèng仪yí亭tíng相xiāng遇yù之zhī事shì，细xì说shuō一yī遍biàn。允yǔn曰yuē：「太tài师shī淫yín吾wú之zhī女nǚ，夺duó将jiāng军jūn之zhī妻qī，诚chéng为wèi天tiān下xià耻chǐ笑xiào——非fēi笑xiào太tài师shī，笑xiào允yún与yǔ将jiāng军jūn耳ěr！然rán允yún老lǎo迈mài无wú能néng之zhī辈bèi，不bù足zú为wèi道dào；可kě惜xī将jiāng军jūn盖gài世shì英yīng雄xióng，亦yì受shòu此cǐ污wū辱rú也yě！」布bú怒nù气qì冲chōng天tiān，拍pāi案àn大dà叫jiào。

So they went away togther to the house and retired to a secret room. After some refreshments, Lü Pu told the whole story of the episode in the garden just as it happened. “He seems to have corrupted my little girl and has stolen your wife. He will be an object of shame and ridicule to the whole world. And those who do not laugh at him will laugh at you and me. Alas! I am old and powerless and can do nothing. More’s the pity! But you, Commander, you are a warrior, the greatest hero in the world. Yet you have been put to this shame and exposed to this contempt.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-15

允yǔn急jí曰yuē：「老lǎo夫fū失shī语yǔ，将jiāng军jūn息xī怒nù。」布bù曰yuē：「誓shì当dāng杀shā此cí老lǎo贼zéi，以yí雪xuě吾wú耻chǐ！」允yǔn急jí掩yǎn其qí口kǒu曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn勿wù言yán，恐kóng累lěi及jí老lǎo夫fū。」布bù曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū生shēng居jū天tiān地dì间jiān，岂qǐ能néng郁yù郁yù久jiǔ居jū人rén下xià！」允yǔn曰yuē：「以yǐ将jiāng军jūn之zhī才cái，诚chéng非fēi董dǒng太tài师shī所suó可kě限xiàn制zhì。

Awave of fierce wrath rolled up in Lü Pu. Banging the table he shouted and roared. His host ostentatiously tried to calm him saying, “I forgot myself. I should not have spoken like that. Do not be so angry, I pray.” “I will kill the wretch, I swear it. In no other way can I wash away my shame.” “No, no! Do not say such a thing,” said Wang, putting his hand over the other’s mouth. “You will bring trouble on poor me.” “When a man is born great he cannot be patient for long under another man’s domination,” said Lü Pu. “It needs some one greater than the Minister to limit the scope of such talents as yours.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-16

」布bù曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù杀shā此cí老lǎo贼zéi，奈nài是shì父fù子zǐ之zhī情qíng，恐kóng惹rě后hòu人rén议yì论lùn。」允yǔn微wēi笑xiào曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn自zì姓xìng吕lǚ，太tài师shī自zì姓xìng董dǒng。掷zhì戟jǐ之zhī时shí，岂qí有yǒu父fù子zǐ情qíng耶yé？」布bú奋fèn然rán曰yuē：「非fēi司sī徒tú言yán，布bù几jǐ自zì误wù！」允yǔn见jiàn其qí意yì已yǐ决jué，便biàn说shuō之zhī曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn若ruò扶fú汉hàn室shì，乃nǎi忠zhōng臣chén也yě，青qīng史shǐ传chuán名míng，流liú芳fāng百bǎi世shì；

Lü Pu said, “I would not mind killing the old wretch were it not for the relation in which we stand. I fear to provoke the hostile criticism of posterity.” His host smiled. “Your name is Lü; his is Tung. Where was the paternal feeling when he threw the halberd at you?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-17

将jiāng军jūn若ruò助zhù董dǒng卓zhuó，乃nái反fǎn臣chén也yě，载zài之zhī史shí笔bǐ，遗yí臭chòu万wàn年nián。」布bú避bì席xí下xià拜bài曰yuē：「布bú意yì已yǐ决jué，司sī徒tú勿wù疑yí。」允yǔn曰yuē：「但dàn恐kǒng事shì或huò不bù成chéng，反fǎn招zhāo大dà祸huò。」布bù拔bá带dài刀dāo，剌lá臂bì出chū血xiě为wèi誓shì。允yǔn跪guì谢xiè曰yuē：「汉hàn祀sì不bù斩zhǎn，皆jiē出chū将jiāng军jūn之zhī赐cì也yě。切qiè勿wù泄xiè漏lòu！临lín期qī有yǒu计jì，自zì当dāng相xiāng报bào。」布bù慨kǎi诺nuò而ér去qù。

“I had been misled if you had not said that,” said Lü hotly. Wang Yün saw the effect of his words and continued, “It would be a loyal deed to restore the House of Han, and history would hand down your name to posterity perpetually fragrant. If you lend your aid to Tung Cho you will be a traitor and your name will stink through all the ages.” Lü Pu rose from his place and bowed to Wang Yün. “I have decided,” said he. “You need not fear, Sir.” “But yet you may fail and bring upon yourself misfortune,” said Wang. Lü Pu drew his dagger and pricking his arm swore by the blood that flowed. Wang fell on his knees and thanked him. “Then the Han sacrifices will not be cut off and you will be their saviour. But this must remain a secret and I will tell you how the plot shall be worked out.” Lü Pu took leave with great emotion.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-18

允yǔn即jí请qǐng仆pū射shè士shì孙sūn瑞ruì、司sī隶lì校xiào尉wèi黄huáng琬wǎn商shāng议yì。瑞ruì曰yuē：「方fāng今jīn主zhǔ上shàng有yǒu疾jí新xīn愈yù，可ké遣qiǎn一yī能néng言yán之zhī人rén，往wǎng郿méi坞wù请qǐng卓zhuó议yì事shì；一yī麺miàn以yǐ天tiān子zi密mì诏zhào付fù吕lǚ布bù，使shǐ伏fú甲jiǎ兵bīng于yú朝cháo门mén之zhī内nèi，引yǐn卓zhuó入rù诛zhū之zhī：此cǐ上shàng策cè也yě。」琬wǎn曰yuē：「何hé人rén敢gǎn去qù？」瑞ruì曰yuē：「吕lǚ布bù同tóng郡jùn骑qí都dū尉wèi李lǐ肃sù，以yí董dǒng卓zhuó不bù迁qiān其qí官guān，甚shèn是shì怀huái怨yuàn。

Wang Yün took into his confidence two colleagues, Sun Jui and Huang Yüan. The former said, “The moment is favourable. The Emperor has just recovered from his illness and we can despatch an able talker to Meiwu to persuade Tung Cho to come here to discuss affairs. Meanwhile we will obtain a secret decree as authority for Lü Pu. Lay an ambush just inside the palace gates to kill Cho as he enters. This is the best plan to adopt.” “But who would dare to go?” “Li Su would go. He belongs to the same district as Lü Pu and is very angry with the Minister for not advancing him. His going would excite no suspicions.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-19

若ruò令lìng此cǐ人rén去qù，卓zhuó必bì不bù疑yí。」允yǔn曰yuē：「善shàn。」请qíng吕lǚ布bú共gòng议yì。布bù曰yuē：「昔xī日rì劝quàn吾wú杀shā丁dīng建jiàn阳yáng，亦yì此cǐ人rén也yě。今jīn若ruò不bú去qù，吾wú先xiān斩zhǎn之zhī。」使shǐ人rén密mì请qǐng肃sù至zhì。布bù曰yuē：「昔xī日rì公gōng说shuō布bù，使shǐ杀shā丁dīng建jiàn阳yáng而ér投tóu董dǒng卓zhuó；今jīn卓zhuó上shàng欺qī天tiān子zi，下xià虐nüè生shēng灵líng，罪zuì𫫇ě贯guàn盈yíng，人rén神shén共gòng愤fèn。

“Good,” said Wang Yün. “Let us see what Lü Pu thinks of it.” When Pu was consulted he told them that this man’s persuasion had led him to kill Ting, his former benefactor. “If he refuse this mission I will kill him,” said he. So they sent for Li Su. When he arrived Lü Pu said, “Formerly you talked me into killing Ting and going over to Tung Cho. Now we find Tung Cho means evil for the Emperor and is an oppressor of the people. His iniquities are many and he is hated of gods and men. You go to Meiwu, say you have a command from the Emperor to summon Tung Cho to the palace. He will come and he will be put to death. You will have the credit of being loyal and restoring the Hans. Will you undertake this?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-20

公gōng可kě传chuán天tiān子zi诏zhào往wǎng郿méi坞wù，宣xuān卓zhuó入rù朝cháo，伏fú兵bīng诛zhū之zhī，力lì扶fú汉hàn室shì，共gòng作zuò忠zhōng臣chén。尊zūn意yì若ruò何hé？」肃sù曰yuē：「我wǒ亦yì欲yù除chú此cǐ贼zéi久jiú矣yǐ，恨hèn无wú同tóng心xīn者zhé耳ěr。今jīn将jiāng军jūn若ruò此cǐ，是shì天tiān赐cì也yě，肃sù岂qí敢gán有yǒu二èr心xīn？」遂suì折shé箭jiàn为wéi誓shì，允yǔn曰yuē：「公gōng若ruò能néng干gàn此cǐ事shì，何hé患huàn不bù得dé显xiǎn官guān？」

“I also wish to slay him,” was the reply. “But I could not find any to assist me. How can I hesitate? Your intervention is directly from heaven.” And he snapped an arrow in twain as register of his oath. “If this succeed, what glorious rank will be yours!” said Wang Yün.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-21

允yǔn曰yuē「公gōng若ruò能néng干gàn此cǐ事shì何hé患huàn不bù得dé显xiǎn官guān」次cì日rì李lǐ肃sù引yǐn十shí数shù骑qí前qián到dào郿méi坞wù。人rén报bào天tiān子zi有yǒu诏zhào卓zhuó叫jiào唤huàn入rù。李lǐ肃sù入rù拜bài。卓zhuó曰yuē「天tiān子zi有yǒu何hé诏zhào」肃sù曰yuē「天tiān子zi病bìng体tǐ新xīn痊quán欲yù会huì文wén武wǔ于yú未wèi央yāng殿diàn议yì将jiāng禅chán位wèi于yú太tài师shī故gù有yóu此cǐ诏zhào。」卓zhuó曰yuē「王wáng允yǔn之zhī意yì若ruò何hé」肃sù曰yuē「王wáng司sī徒tú已yǐ命mìng人rén筑zhù『受shòu禅chán台tái』只zhí等déng主zhǔ公gōng来lái。」

Next day Li Su, with a small escort, set out for Meiwu and announced himself as bearer of a decree. He was conducted into Tung Cho’s presence. After he had made his obeisance Tung asked what the decree was. “His Majesty has recovered and wishes his ministers to meet him in the palace to consider the question of his abdication in your favour. That is what this summons means.” “What does Wang Yün think of the scheme?” “Wang Yün has already begun the construction of the Terrace of Abdication and only awaits my lord’s arrival.” “Last night I dreamed a dragon coiled round my body,” said Tung Cho greatly pleased, “and now I get this happy tidings! I must not neglect the opportunity.” So he gave instructions for the safekeeping of his city and announced his intention of starting on the morrow. “When I am Emperor you shall be my Precursor,” said he. “Your minister thanks you,” said Li.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-22

卓zhuó大dà喜xǐ曰yuē「吾wú夜yè梦mèng一yī龙lóng罩zhào身shēn今jīn果guǒ得dé此cí喜xǐ信xìn。时shí哉zāi不bù可kě失shī」便biàn命mìng心xīn腹fù将jiāng李lǐ傕jué郭guō汜sì张zhāng济jì樊fán稠chóu四sì人rén领lǐng飞fēi熊xióng军jūn三sān千qiān守shǒu郿méi坞wù自zì己jǐ即jí日rì排pái驾jià回huí京jīng顾gù谓wèi李lǐ肃sù曰yuē「吾wú为wèi帝dì汝rǔ当dāng为wèi执zhí金jīn吾wú。」肃sù拜bài谢xiè称chēng臣chén。卓zhuó入rù辞cí其qí母mǔ。母mǔ时shí年nián九jiǔ十shí余yú矣yǐ问wèn曰yuē「吾wú儿ér何hé往wǎng」

Cho went to bid farewell to his aged mother. “Whither are you going, my son?” “I go to receive the abdication of Han; and soon you will be Empress Dowager.” “I have been feeling nervous and creepy these few days. It is a bad sign.” “Any one about to become the mother of the State must have premonitions,” said her son.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-23

卓zhuó曰yuē「儿ér将jiāng往wǎng受shòu汉hàn禅chán母mǔ亲qīn早záo晚wǎn为wèi太tài后hòu也yě」母mǔ曰yuē「吾wú近jìn日rì肉ròu颤chàn心xīn惊jīng恐kǒng非fēi吉jí兆zhào。」卓zhuó曰yuē「将jiāng为wéi国guó母mú岂qǐ不bú预yù有yǒu惊jīng报bào」遂suì辞cí母mǔ而ér行xíng。临lín行xíng谓wèi貂diāo蝉chán曰yuē「吾wú为wèi天tiān子zi当dāng立lì汝rǔ为wèi贵guì妃fēi。」貂diāo蝉chán已yǐ明míng知zhī就jiù里lí假jiǎ作zuò欢huān喜xǐ拜bài谢xiè。

He left her with these words. Just before starting he said to Cicada, “When I am Emperor, you shall be Kuei-fei , the first of my ladies.” She bowed low thanking him, but she knew and inwardly rejoiced.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-24

卓zhuó出chū坞wù上shàng车chē，前qián遮zhē后hòu拥yōng，望wàng长cháng安ān来lái。行xíng不bú到dào三sān十shí里lǐ，所suǒ乘chéng之zhī车chē，忽hū折zhé一yī轮lún，卓zhuó下xià车chē乘chéng马mǎ。又yòu行xíng不bú到dào十shí里lǐ，那nà马mǎ咆páo哮xiāo嘶sī喊hǎn，掣chè断duàn辔pèi头tóu。卓zhuó问wèn肃sù曰yuē：「车chē折zhé轮lún，马mǎ断duàn辔pèi，其qí兆zhào若ruò何hé？」肃sù曰yuē：「乃nǎi太tài师shī应yīng受shòu汉hàn禅chán，弃qì旧jiù换huàn新xīn，将jiāng乘chéng玉yù辇niǎn金jīn鞍ān之zhī兆zhào也yě。」卓zhuó喜xǐ而ér信xìn其qí言yán。

He went out and mounted his carriage, and began his journey to the Capital with an imposing escort. Less than half way the wheel of his carriage broke. He left it and mounted a horse. Soon after the horse snorted and neighed, threw up his head and snapped the reins. Tung Cho turned to Li Su and asked what these things portended. “It means that you are going to receive the abdication of the Hans, which is to renew all things, to mount the jewelled chariot and sit in the golden saddle.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-25

次cì日rì，正zhèng行xíng间jiān，忽hū然rán狂kuáng风fēng骤zhòu起qǐ，昏hūn雾wù蔽bì天tiān。卓zhuó问wèn肃sù曰yuē：「此cǐ何hé祥xiáng也yě？」肃sù曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng登dēng龙lóng位wèi，必bì有yǒu红hóng光guāng紫zǐ雾wù，以yǐ壮zhuàng天tiān威wēi耳ěr。」卓zhuó又yòu喜xǐ而ér不bù疑yí。即jí至zhì城chéng外wài，百bǎi官guān俱jù出chū迎yíng接jiē。只zhí有yóu李lǐ儒rú抱bào病bìng在zài家jiā，不bù能néng出chū迎yíng。卓zhuó进jìn至zhì相xiāng府fǔ，吕lǚ布bú入rù贺hè。卓zhuó曰yuē：「吾wú登dēng九jiú五wǔ，汝rǔ当dāng总zǒng督dū天tiān下xià兵bīng马mǎ。」

And Cho believed him. During the second day’s journey a violent gale sprang up and the sky became covered with a thick mist. The wily Li Su had an interpretation for this also. “You are ascending to the place of the dragon; there must be bright light and lurid vapour to dignify your majestic approach.” Cho had no more doubts. He presently arrived and found many officials waiting without the city gate to receive him, all but Li Ju who was ill and unable to leave his chamber. He entered and proceeded to his own palace, where Lü Pu came to congratulate him. “When I sit on the throne, you shall command the whole armies of the Empire, horse and foot,” said he.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-26

是shì夜yè有yǒu十shí数shù小xiǎo儿ér于yú郊jiāo外wài作zuò歌gē风fēng吹chuī歌gē声shēng入rù帐zhàng。歌gē曰yuē「千qiān里lí草cǎo何hé青qīng青qīng十shí日rì上shàng不bù得dé生shēng」歌gē声shēng悲bēi切qiè。卓zhuó问wèn李lǐ肃sù曰yuē「童tóng谣yáo主zhǔ何hé吉jí凶xiōng」肃sù曰yuē「亦yì只zhǐ是shì言yán刘liú氏shì灭miè董dǒng氏shì兴xīng之zhī意yì。」

That night Cho slept in a tent in the midst of his escort. In the suburbs that evening some children at play were singing a little ditty and the words drifted in on the wind. “ The grass in the meadow looks fresh now and green, Yet wait but ten days, not a blade will be seen.” The song sounded ominous but Li Su was again prepared with a happy interpretation. “It only means that the Lius are about to disappear and the Tungs to be exalted.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-27

次cì日rì侵qīn晨chén，董dǒng卓zhuó䙓bǎi列liè仪yí从cóng入rù朝cháo，忽hū见jiàn一yī道dào人rén，青qīng袍páo白bái巾jīn，手shǒu执zhí长zhǎng竿gān，上shàng䌸布bù一yī丈zhàng，两liǎng头tóu各gè书shū一yī「口kǒu」字zì。卓zhuó问wèn肃sù曰yuē：「此cǐ道dào人rén何hé意yì？」肃sù曰yuē：「乃nǎi心xīn恙yàng之zhī人rén也yě。」呼hū将jiàng士shì驱qū去qù。卓zhuó进jìn朝cháo，群qún臣chén各gè具jù朝cháo服fú，迎yíng谒yè于yú道dào。李lǐ肃sù手shǒu执zhí宝bǎo剑jiàn扶fú车chē而ér行xíng。

Next morning at the first streak of dawn Tung Cho prepared for his appearance at court. On the way he saw a Taoist, dressed in a black robe and wearing a white turban, who carried in his hand a tall staff with a long strip of white cloth attached. At each end of the cloth was drawn a mouth. “What is the meaning of this?” said Tung Cho. “He is a madman,” said Li Su, and he told the guards to drive the fellow away. Tung Cho went in and found all the officials in court dress lining the road. Li Su walked beside his carriage, a sword in his hand. When he reached the side room on the north he found soldiers drawn up outside and only the pushers of the palace carriage, a score or so, were allowed to proceed further. When he arrived near the Reception Hall he saw that Wang Yün and all the other officials standing at the door were armed.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-28

到dào北běi掖yē门mén，军jūn兵bīng侭jín挡dǎng在zài门mén外wài，独dú有yǒu御yù车chē二èr十shí余yú人rén同tóng入rù。董dǒng卓zhuó遥yáo见jiàn王wáng允yún等děng各gè执zhí宝bǎo剑jiàn立lì于yú殿diàn门mén，惊jīng问wèn肃sù曰yuē：「持chí剑jiàn是shì何hé意yì？」肃sù不bù应yīng，推tuī车chē直zhí入rù。王wáng允yǔn大dà呼hū曰yuē：「反fǎn贼zéi至zhì此cǐ，武wǔ士shì何hé在zài？」两liǎng旁páng转zhuǎn出chū百bǎi余yú人rén，持chí戟jí挺tǐng槊shuò刺cì之zhī。卓zhuó裹guó甲jiǎ不bú入rù，伤shāng臂bì堕duò车chē，大dà呼hū曰yuē：「吾wú儿ér奉fèng先xiān何hé在zài？

“Why are they all armed?” said he to Li Su. Li Su was silent. The pushers urged the carriage forward swiftly to the entrance. Suddenly Wang Yün shouted, “The rebel is here! where are the executioners?” At this call sprang from both sides men armed with halberds and spears who attacked Tung Cho. He had not put on the breastplate he usually wore and a spear pierced his breast. He sank down in the carriage calling loudly for his son, “Where is Fêng-hsien?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-29

」吕lǚ布bù从cóng车chē后hòu厉lì声shēng出chū曰yuē：「有yǒu诏zhào讨tǎo贼zéi！」一yī戟jǐ直zhí刺cì咽yān喉hóu，李lǐ肃sù早zǎo割gē头tóu在zài手shǒu。吕lǚ布bù左zuó手shǒu持chí戟jǐ，右yòu手shǒu怀huái中zhōng取qǔ诏zhào，大dà呼hū曰yuē：「奉fèng诏zhào讨tǎo贼zéi臣chén董dǒng卓zhuó，其qí余yú不bú问wèn！」将jiāng吏lì皆jiē呼hū万wàn岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn董dǒng卓zhuó曰yuē：

“Here, and with a decree to deal with a rebel,” said Lü Pu savagely, as he appeared in front of his “father.” Thereupon he thrust his halberd through his victim’s throat. Then Li Su hacked off the head and held it up. Lü Pu, his left hand holding his halberd, thrust his right hand into his bosom whence he drew the decree, crying, “The decree was to slay the rebel Tung Cho; no other.” The whole assembly shouted, “Live for ever! O Emperor.” Asympathetic poet has written a few lines in pity:— Await the time, O noble, and be king, Or failing, reap the solace riches bring; Heaven n’er is partial, but severely just, Meiwu stood strong yet now it lies in dust.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-30

伯bó业yè成chéng时shí为wèi帝dì不bú，不bù成chéng且qiě作zuò富fù家jiā郎láng。

When his grand design succeeded, would he have claimed the throne? Failing, he might at least have played the wealthy lord.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-31

谁shuí知zhī天tiān意yì无wú私sī麹qū，郿méi坞wù方fāng成chéng已yǐ灭miè亡wáng。

Who could know that Heaven's will knows no partiality; the keep at Meiwu was scarce complete when he was destroyed.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-32

却què说shuō当dāng下xià吕lǚ布bú大dà呼hū曰yuē：「助zhù卓zhuó为wèi虐nüè者zhě，皆jiē李lǐ儒rú也yě！谁shuí可kě擒qín之zhī？」李lǐ肃sù应yīng声shēng愿yuàn往wǎng。忽hū听tīng朝cháo门mén外wài发fā喊hǎn，人rén报bào李lǐ儒rú家jiā奴nú已yǐ将jiāng李lǐ儒rú绑bǎng䌸来lái献xiàn。王wáng允yǔn命mìng䌸赴fù市shì曹cáo斩zhǎn之zhī；又yòu将jiāng董dǒng卓zhuó尸shī首shǒu，号hào令lìng通tōng衢qú。卓zhuó尸shī肥féi胖pàng，看kàn尸shī军jūn士shì以yí火huǒ置zhì其qí脐qí中zhōng为wèi灯dēng，膏gāo油yóu满mǎn地dì。百bǎi姓xìng过guò者zhě，莫mò不bù手shǒu掷zhì其qí头tóu，足zú践jiàn其qí尸shī。

Tung Cho’s head was exposed in a crowded thoroughfare. He was very fat and the guards made torches by sticking splints into the body. The passers-by pelted the poor head and spurned the body with their feet.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-33

王wáng允yǔn又yòu命mìng吕lǚ布bù同tóng皇huáng甫fǔ嵩sōng、李lǐ肃sù领lǐng兵bīng五wǔ万wàn，至zhì郿méi坞wù抄chāo籍jí董dǒng卓zhuó家jiā产chǎn人rén口kǒu。

Await the time, O noble, and be king, Or failing, reap the solace riches bring; Heaven n’er is partial, but severely just, Meiwu stood strong yet now it lies in dust.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-34

却què说shuō李lǐ傕jué，郭guō汜sì，张zhāng济jì，樊fán稠chóu闻wén董dǒng卓zhuó已yí死sǐ，吕lǚ布bù将jiāng至zhì，便biàn引yǐn了le飞fēi熊xióng军jūn连lián夜yè奔bēn凉liáng州zhōu去qù了le。吕lǚ布bú至zhì郿méi坞wù，先xiān取qǔ了le绍shào蝉chán。皇huáng甫fǔ嵩sōng命mìng将jiāng坞wù中zhōng所suǒ藏cáng良liáng家jiā子zí女nǚ，侭jǐn行xíng释shì放fàng。但dàn系xì董dǒng卓zhuó亲qīn属shǔ，不bù分fēn老lǎo幼yòu，悉xī皆jiē诛zhū戮lù。卓zhuó母mǔ亦yì被bèi杀shā。卓zhuó弟dì董dǒng旻mín、姪zhí董dǒng璜huáng皆jiē斩zhán首shǒu号hào令lìng。

Alarge force under Lü Pu was sent to destroy Meiwu. His first captive was Cicada. Then they slew every member of the Tung family, sparing none, not even his aged mother. Some of his particular adherents, with the “Flying Bear” force, fled to Chingchou. In Meiwu were hidden many young ladies of good family. These were set free. The spoil was enormous; stores of wealth in all its forms had been collected there.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-35

收shōu籍jí坞wù中zhōng所suǒ蓄xù黄huáng金jīn数shù十shí万wàn，绮qǐ罗luó、珠zhū宝bǎo、器qì皿mǐn、粮liáng食shí不bú计jì其qí数shù，回huí报bào王wáng允yǔn。允yún乃nǎi大dà犒kào军jūn士shì，设shè宴yàn于yú都dōu堂táng，召zhào集jí众zhòng官guān，酌zhuó酒jiǔ称chēng庆qìng。正zhèng饮yǐn宴yàn间jiān，忽hū人rén报bào曰yuē：「董dǒng卓zhuó暴bào尸shī于yú市shì，忽hū有yǒu一yī人rén伏fú其qí尸shī而ér大dà哭kū。」允yǔn怒nù曰yuē：「董dǒng卓zhuó伏fú诛zhū，士shì民mín莫mò不bù称chēng贺hè；此cǐ何hé人rén，敢gǎn哭kū耶yé？

When they returned to report success Wang Yün rewarded and feasted the soldiers. Banquets were held in the halls to which all the officials were invited. They drank and congratulated each other. While the feasting was in progress it was announced that some one had come and was wailing over the corpse exposed in the market place. “Tung Cho has been put to death,” said Wang Yün, angrily. “Every body is glad to be rid of him and yet one is found to lament over him. Who is this?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-36

」遂suì唤huàn武wǔ士shì：「与yǔ吾wú擒qín来lái！」

So he gave orders to arrest the mourner and bring him in. Soon he was brought in and when they saw him all were startled. For he was no other than Ts‘ai Yung the Shih-chung .

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-37

须xū臾yú擒qín至zhì。众zhòng官guān见jiàn之zhī，无wú不bù惊jīng骇hài：原yuán来lái那nà人rén不bú是shì别bié人rén，乃nǎi侍shì中zhōng蔡cài邕yōng也yě。允yǔn叱chì曰yuē：「董dǒng卓zhuó逆nì贼zéi，今jīn日rì伏fú诛zhū，国guó之zhī大dà幸xìng。汝rǔ为wèi汉hàn臣chén，乃nǎi不bù为wéi国guó庆qìng，反fǎn为wèi贼zéi哭kū，何hé也yě？」邕yōng伏fú罪zuì曰yuē：「邕yōng虽suī不bù才cái，亦yì知zhī大dà义yì，岂qí肯kěn背bèi国guó而ér向xiàng卓zhuó？只zhǐ因yīn一yī时shí知zhī遇yù之zhī感gǎn，不bù觉jué为wéi之zhī一yī哭kū，自zì知zhī罪zuì大dà。

Wang Yün spoke to him angrily, “Tung Cho has been put to death as a rebel and all the land rejoices. You, a Han Minister, instead of rejoicing, weep for him. Why?”

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9-38

愿yuàn公gōng见jiàn原yuán：倘tǎng得dé黥qíng首shǒu刖yuè足zú，使shǐ续xù成chéng汉hàn史shǐ，以yǐ赎shú其qí辜gū，邕yōng之zhī幸xìng也yě。」众zhòng官guān惜xī邕yōng之zhī才cái，皆jiē力lì救jiù之zhī。太tài傅fù马mǎ日rì䃅亦yì密mì谓wèi允yǔn曰yuē：「伯bó喈jiē旷kuàng世shì逸yì才cái，若ruò使shǐ续xù成chéng汉hàn史shǐ，诚chéng为wèi盛shèng事shì。且qiě其qí孝xiào行xíng素sù著zhù，若ruò遽jù杀shā之zhī，恐kǒng失shī人rén望wàng。」允yǔn曰yuē：「昔xī孝xiào武wǔ不bù杀shā司sī马mǎ迁qiān，后hòu使shǐ作zuò史shǐ，遂suì致zhì谤bàng书shū流liú于yú后hòu世shì。

Yung confessed his fault. “I am without talent, yet know I what is right. Am I the man to turn my back on my country and toward Tung Cho? Yet once I experienced his kindness and I could not help mourning for him. I know my fault is grave but I pray you to regard the reasons. If you will leave my head and only cut off my feet, you may use me to continue the History of Han, whereby I may have the good fortune to be allowed to expiate my fault.”

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9-39

方fāng今jīn国guó运yùn衰shuāi微wēi，朝cháo政zhèng错cuò乱luàn，不bù可kě令lìng佞nìng臣chén执zhí笔bǐ于yú幼yòu主zhú左zuǒ右yòu，使shǐ吾wú等děng蒙méng其qí讪shàn议yì也yě。」日rì䃅无wú言yán而ér退tuì，私sī谓wèi众zhòng官guān曰yuē：「王wáng允yǔn其qí无wú后hòu乎hū！善shàn人rén，国guó之zhī纪jì也yě；制zhì作zuò，国guó之zhī典dián也yě。灭miè纪jì废fèi典diǎn，岂qǐ能néng久jiǔ乎hū？」当dāng下xià王wáng允yǔn不bù听tīng马mǎ日rì䃅之zhī言yán，命mìng将jiāng蔡cài邕yōng下xià狱yù中zhōng缢yì死sǐ。一yī时shí士shì大dà夫fū闻wén者zhě，侭jǐn为wèi流liú涕tì。

All were sorry for him, for he was a man of great talents and they begged that he might be spared. The Preceptor Ma secretly interceded for him, pointing out that he was famous as a scholar, that he could write glorious history, and that it was inadvisable to put to death a man renowned for rectitude. But in vain. The Great Councillor was now strong and obdurate. “Ssŭ-ma Ch‘ien was spared and employed on the annals, with the result that many slanderous stories have been handed down to us. This is a trying period of great perplexity and we dare not let a specious fellow like this wield his pencil in criticism of those about the court of a youthful prince and abuse us as he will.” Remonstrance and appeal being vain Ma retired. But he said to his colleagues, “Is Wang Yün then careless of the future? Worthy men are the mainstay of the State: laws are the canons of action. To destroy the mainstay and nullify the laws is to hasten destruction.” As was just said Wang Yün was obdurate. The man whose offence was an expression of gratitude was thrown into prison and there strangled. The people of that day wept for him, for they refused to see any offence in what he had done and death was a harsh punishment.

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后hòu人rén论lùn蔡cài邕yōng之zhī哭kū董dǒng卓zhuó，固gù自zì不bú是shì；允yǔn之zhī杀shā邕yōng，亦yì为wèi已yǐ甚shèn。有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

Tung, the harsh dictator, Tyrannised the State, Fell and his sole mourner Shared his direful fate. Chuko in seclusion Was content to dream, Felt his worth and never Helped a traitor’s scheme.

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9-41

董dǒng卓zhuó专zhuān权quán肆sì不bù仁rén，侍shì中zhōng何hé自zì竟jìng亡wáng身shēn？

Dong Zhuo usurped power and wreaked cruelty unbound—how did the Palace Attendant come to lose his life?

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9-42

当dāng时shí诸zhū葛gě隆lóng中zhōng卧wò，安ān肯kěn轻qīng身shēn事shì乱luàn臣chén？

In those days Zhuge lay hidden at Longzhong; how could he lightly yield himself to serve a traitorous minister?

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9-43

且qiě说shuō李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì、张zhāng济jì、樊fán稠chóu逃táo居jū陕shǎn西xī，使shǐ人rén至zhì长cháng安ān上shàng表biǎo求qiú赦shè。王wáng允yǔn曰yuē：「卓zhuó之zhī跋bá扈hù，皆jiē此cǐ四sì人rén助zhù之zhī；今jīn虽suī大dà赦shè天tiān下xià，独dú不bú赦shè此cǐ四sì人rén。」使shí者zhě回huí报bào李lǐ傕jué。傕jué曰yuē：「求qiú赦shè不bù得dé，各gè自zì逃táo生shēng可ké也yě。」谋móu士shì贾jiá诩xǔ曰yuē：「诸zhū君jūn若ruò弃qì军jūn单dān行xíng，则zé一yī亭tíng长zhǎng能néng缚fù君jūn矣yǐ。

Those of his adherents whom Tung Cho had left to guard his city fled when their master was slain and went into Shênsi. Thence they sent in a memorial entreating amnesty. But Wang Yün would not hear of it. Four of them were the chief instruments of Cho’s aggressions. Now though a general amnesty were proclaimed these men should be excluded from its benefit. The messenger returned and told the four there was no hope of pardon and they could only flee.

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9-44

不bú若ruò诱yòu集jí陕shǎn人rén，并bìng本běn部bù军jūn马mǎ，杀shā入rù长cháng安ān，与yú董dǒng卓zhuó报bào雠chóu。事shì济jì，奉fèng朝cháo廷tíng以yǐ正zhèng天tiān下xià；若ruò其qí不bú胜shèng，走zǒu亦yì未wèi迟chí。」傕jué等děng然rán其qí说shuō，遂suì流liú言yán于yú西xī凉liáng州zhōu曰yuē：「王wáng允yǔn将jiāng欲yù洗xǐ荡dàng此cǐ方fāng之zhī人rén矣yǐ。」众zhòng皆jiē惊jīng惶huáng。乃nǎi复fù扬yáng言yán曰yuē：「徒tú死sǐ无wú益yì，能néng从cóng我wó反fǎn乎hū？」众zhòng皆jiē愿yuàn从cóng。

Adviser Chia Hsü said, “If we throw away our arms and flee singly then we shall fall easy victims to any village beadle who may seize us. Rather let us cajole the Shênsi people to throw in their lot with us and make a sudden onslaught on the capital and so avenge our master. If we succeed, we control the court and the country. It will be time enough to run away if we fail.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-45

于yú是shì聚jù众zhòng十shí余yú万wàn，分fēn作zuò四sì路lù，杀shā奔bēn长cháng安ān来lái。路lù逢féng董dǒng卓zhuó女nǚ婿xù中zhōng郎láng将jiāng牛niú辅fǔ，引yǐn军jūn五wǔ千qiān人rén，欲yù去qù与yǔ丈zhàng人rén报bào雠chóu，李lǐ傕jué便biàn与yǔ合hé兵bīng，使shǐ为wèi前qián驱qū，四sì人rén陆lù续xù进jìn发fā。

The plan was adopted and they spread abroad the story that Wang Yün intended to harry the district. Having thus thrown the people into a state of terror they went a step farther and said, “There is no advantage in dying for nothing. Revolt and join us.” So they cajoled the people into joining them and gathered a host equal to ten legions. This horde was divided into four parts and they all set out to raid the capital. On the way they fell in with a son-in-law of their late chief, with a number of soldiers. He had set out to avenge his father-in-law and he became the van-leader of the horde.

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9-46

王wáng允yǔn听tīng知zhī西xī凉liáng兵bīng来lái，与yú吕lǚ布bù商shāng议yì。布bù曰yuē：「司sī徒tú放fàng心xīn。量liàng此cí鼠shǔ辈bèi，何hé足zú数shù也yě！」遂suì引yín李lǐ肃sù将jiàng兵bīng出chū敌dí。肃sù当dāng先xiān迎yíng战zhàn，正zhèng与yǔ牛niú辅fǔ相xiàng遇yù，大dà杀shā一yī阵zhèn。牛niú辅fú抵dǐ敌dí不bú过guò，败bài阵zhèn而ér去qù。不bù想xiǎng是shì夜yè二èr更gèng，牛niú辅fǔ乘chéng肃sù不bú备bèi，竟jìng来lái劫jié寨zhài。肃sù军jūn乱luàn窜cuàn，败bài走zǒu三sān十shí余yú里lǐ，折zhé军jūn大dà半bàn，来lái见jiàn吕lǚ布bù。

As they advanced the news came to Wang Yün and he consulted Lü Pu. “They are a lot of rats,” said he. “Never mind how many there are of them. Be not in the least anxious.” So Lü Pu and Li Su went to oppose them. The latter was in advance and met Niu Fu. They fought; Niu Fu was outmatched and retired. But unexpectedly Niu Fu returned in a night attack, found Li Su quite unprepared and drove his force some thirty li , slaying many.

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9-47

布bú大dà怒nù曰yuē：「汝rǔ何hé挫cuò吾wú锐ruì气qì！」遂suì斩zhán李lǐ肃sù，悬xuán头tóu军jūn门mén。

Li went to tell his chief who raged at him saying, “You have sullied my reputation as a warrior and destroyed my prestige.” And he put Li Su to death, exposing his head at the camp gate.

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9-48

次cì日rì，吕lǚ布bú进jìn兵bīng与yǔ牛niú辅fǔ对duì敌dí。牛niú辅fǔ如rú何hé敌dí得dé吕lǚ布bù，仍réng复fù大dà败bài而ér走zǒu。是shì夜yè牛niú辅fǔ唤huàn心xīn腹fù人rén胡hú赤chì儿ér商shāng议yì曰yuē：「吕lǚ布bù骁xiāo勇yǒng，万wàn不bù能néng敌dí；不bù如rú瞒mán了le李lǐ傕jué等děng四sì人rén，暗àn藏cáng金jīn珠zhū，与yǔ亲qīn随suí三sān五wǔ人rén弃qì军jūn而ér去qù。」胡hú赤chì儿ér应yīng允yǔn。是shì夜yè收shōu拾shí金jīn珠zhū，弃qì营yíng而ér走zǒu，随suí行xíng者zhě三sān四sì人rén。

Next day Lü Pu advanced his own force and engaged Niu Fu. Could the result be the least dubious? Niu Fu was driven off. That night he called in his friend Hu Ch‘ih-êrh to advise him. “Lü Pu is too doughty a fighter for us to hope to overcome him. Our case is hopeless. Our best course is to desert these four men, secrete our valuables and leave the army with just a few of our followers.”

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9-49

将jiāng渡dù一yī河hé，赤chì儿ér欲yù谋móu取qǔ金jīn珠zhū，竟jìng杀shā死sǐ牛niú辅fǔ，将jiāng头tóu来lái献xiàn吕lǚ布bú。布bú问wèn起qǐ情qíng由yóu，从cóng人rén出chū首shǒu：「胡hú赤chì儿ér谋móu杀shā牛niú辅fǔ，夺duó其qí金jīn宝bǎo。」布bú怒nù，即jí将jiāng赤chì儿ér诛zhū杀shā。领lǐng军jūn前qián进jìn，正zhèng迎yíng著zhù李lǐ傕jué军jūn马mǎ。吕lǚ布bú不bù等děng他tā列liè阵zhèn，便biàn挺tíng戟jǐ跃yuè马mǎ，麾huī军jūn直zhí冲chōng过guò来lái。

The plan of Niu Fu was adopted and the two traitors that very night packed up and made their way out of camp. They were only half a dozen. They came to a river and, while crossing, Hu Ch‘ih-êrh, tempted by the lust of wealth, slew his companion. Then he went to offer the head to Lü Pu. Lü Pu enquired into the matter and when a follower told him the truth, he put the double traitor to death.

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9-50

傕jué军jūn不bù能néng抵dǐ当dāng，退tuì走zóu五wǔ十shí余yú里lǐ，依yī山shān下xià寨zhài，请qǐng郭guō汜sì，张zhāng济jì，樊fán稠chóu共gòng议yì，曰yuē：「吕lǚ布bù虽suī勇yǒng，然rán而ér无wú谋móu，不bù足zú为wèi虑lǜ。我wó引yǐn军jūn守shǒu任rèn谷gú口kǒu，每měi日rì诱yòu他tā厮sī杀shā。郭guō将jiāng军jūn可ké领lǐng军jūn抄chāo击jī其qí后hòu，效xiào彭péng越yuè挠náo楚chǔ之zhī法fǎ，鸣míng金jīn进jìn兵bīng，擂léi鼓gǔ收shōu兵bīng。张zhāng、樊fán二èr公gōng，却què分fēn兵bīng两liǎng路lù，迳jìng取qǔ长cháng安ān。

Then he advanced against the rebels and fell in with Li Ts‘ui’s force. Without giving them time to form in battle array, he attacked. Horses curvetting and spears set, the men dashed in irresistibly and Li Ts‘ui, making no stand, fell back a long way. He took up a position under a hill and thence sent to call his fellows to council. Li Ts‘ui said, “Lü Pu though brave in battle is no strategist and so not really formidable. I will lead my men to hold the mouth of the gorge and every day I will incite him to attack and, when he comes toward me, Commander Kuo can smite his rear, after the manner of P‘êng Yüeh when he fought against Ch‘u. While thus I am alternating attack and retreat you other two will march off in different directions toward Ch‘angan. Such an attack at two points must end in his defeat.”

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9-51

彼bí首shóu尾wěi不bù能néng救jiù应yīng，必bì然rán大dà败bài。」众zhòng用yòng其qí计jì。

Thus Lü Pu was baited till his bosom was near bursting with rage. The same tactics continued for several days. He could neither strike his enemies nor escape them; his men had no rest.

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9-52

却què说shuō吕lǚ布bù勒lēi兵bīng到dào山shān下xià，李lǐ傕jué引yǐn军jūn搦nuò战zhàn。布bú忿fèn怒nù冲chōng杀shā过guò去qù，傕jué退tuì走zǒu上shàng山shān。山shān上shàng矢shǐ石shí如rú雨yǔ，布bù军jūn不bù能néng进jìn。忽hū报bào郭guō汜sì在zài阵zhèn后hòu杀shā来lái，布bù急jí回huí战zhàn。只zhǐ闻wén鼓gǔ声shēng大dà震zhèn，汜sì军jūn已yǐ退tuì。布bù方fāng欲yù收shōu军jūn，锣luó声shēng响xiǎng处chù，傕jué军jūn又yòu来lái。未wèi及jí对duì敌dí，背bèi后hòu郭guō汜sì又yòu领lǐng军jūn杀shā到dào。

They set themselves to carry out this scheme. As soon as Lü Pu reached the hills a force came out to attack him. Pu made an angry dash toward the enemy, who retired up the hill, whence they shot arrows and hurled stones like rain. Lü Pu’s men halted. At this moment the report came that the rear was being attacked and there appeared Kuo Ssŭ. At once Lü Pu wheeled toward the new enemy, but immediately the rolling drums gave the signal to retire and Lü Pu could not come to blows with them. As he called in his men the gongs clanged on the other side and his former opponent came as if to smite him. But before he could join battle his rear was again threatened by Kuo, who in his turn drew off without striking a blow.

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9-53

及jí至zhì吕lǚ布bù来lái时shí，却què又yòu擂léi鼓gǔ收shōu军jūn去qù了le，激jī得dé吕lǚ布bú怒nù气qì填tián胸xiōng。一yī连lián如rú此cí几jǐ日rì，欲yù战zhàn不bù得dé，欲yù止zhǐ不bù得dé。正zhèng在zài恼nǎo怒nù，忽hū然rán飞fēi马mǎ报bào来lái，说shuō张zhāng济jì、樊fán稠chóu两liǎng路lù军jūn马mǎ，竟jìng犯fàn长cháng安ān，京jīng城chéng危wēi急jí。布bù急jí领lǐng军jūn回huí，背bèi后hòu李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì杀shā来lái。布bù无wú心xīn恋liàn战zhàn，只zhǐ顾gù奔bēn走zǒu，折zhé了le好hǎo些xiē人rén马mǎ。

Thus Lü Pu was baited till his bosom was near bursting with rage. The same tactics continued for several days. He could neither strike his enemies nor escape them; his men had no rest. In the midst of these distracting manœuvres a messenger rode up in hot haste to say that the capital was in imminent danger from a double attack. He at once ordered a march to save the capital, which became a rout when both his opponents came in pursuit. His loss was heavy.

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比bǐ及jí到dào长cháng安ān城chéng下xià，贼zéi兵bīng云yún屯tún雨yǔ集jí，围wéi定dìng城chéng池chí，布bù军jūn与yǔ战zhàn不bú利lì。军jūn士shì畏wèi吕lǚ布bú暴bào厉lì，多duō有yǒu降jiàng贼zéi者zhě，布bù心xīn甚shèn忧yōu。

He soon reached Ch‘angan and found the rebels there in enormous numbers and the city quite surrounded. Lü Pu’s attack had but little effect and as his temper became more savage under defeat many of his men went over to the rebels.

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数shù日rì之zhī后hòu，董dǒng卓zhuó余yú党dáng李lǐ蒙méng、王wáng方fāng在zài城chéng中zhōng为wèi贼zéi内nèi应yìng，偷tōu开kāi城chéng门mén，四sì路lù贼zéi军jūn一yī齐qí拥yōng入rù。吕lǚ布bù左zuǒ冲chōng右yòu突tū，拦lán挡dǎng不bú住zhù，引yǐn数shù百bǎi骑qí往wǎng青qīng琐suǒ门mén外wài，呼hū王wáng允yǔn曰yuē：「势shì急jí矣yǐ！请qǐng司sī徒tú上shàng马mǎ，同tóng出chū关guān去qù，别bié图tú良liáng策cè。」允yǔn曰yuē：「若ruò蒙méng社shè稷jì之zhī灵líng，得dé安ān国guó家jiā，吾wú之zhī愿yuàn也yě；若ruò不bú获huò已yǐ，则zé允yǔn奉fèng身shēn以yí死sǐ。

He fell into deep melancholy. Then a remnant of Tung Cho’s adherents still in the city, led by Li Mêng and Wang Fang, began to lend aid to the attackers and by and by they secretly opened the city gate and the beseigers poured in. Lü Pu exerted himself to the utmost but could not stem the tide. At the head of a few horse he dashed over to the Chingso Gate, or “Gate of the Black Lock,” and called out to Wang Yün, who was on the other side, that the case was desperate and bade him mount and ride to a place of safety. Wang Yün replied, “If I am gifted with the holy spirit of the State I shall succeed in restoring the tranquillity which I desire, but if I have it not, then I offer my body a sacrifice. I will not quail before dangers. Thank the noble supporters east of the pass for their efforts and bid them remember their country.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-56

临lín难nàn苟góu免miǎn，吾wú不bù为wéi也yě。为wèi吾wú谢xiè关guān东dōng诸zhū公gōng，努nǔ力lì以yǐ国guó家jiā为wèi念niàn！」吕lǚ布bú再zài三sān相xiāng劝quàn，王wáng允yún只zhǐ是shì不bù肯kěn去qù。不bù一yī时shí，各gè门mén火huǒ燄yàn竟jìng天tiān，吕lǚ布bù只zhǐ得dé弃qì却què家jiā小xiǎo，引yín百bǎi余yú骑qí飞fēi奔bēn出chū关guān，投tóu袁yuán术shù去qù了le。

Lü Pu urged him again and again, but he would not leave. Soon flames started up all over the city and Lü Pu had to leave, abandoning his family to their fate. He fled and joined Yüan Shu.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-57

李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì纵zòng兵bīng大dà掠lüè太tài常cháng卿qīng种zhǒng拂fú太tài仆pū鲁lǔ馗kuí大dà鸿hóng胪lú周zhōu奂huàn城chéng门mén校xiào尉wèi崔cuī烈liè越yuè骑qí校xiào尉wèi王wáng颀qí皆jiē死sǐ于yú国guó难nàn。贼zéi兵bīng围wéi绕rào内nèi庭tíng至zhì急jí侍shì臣chén请qǐng天tiān子zi上shàng宣xuān平píng门mén止zhǐ乱luàn。李lǐ傕jué等děng望wàng见jiàn黄huáng盖gài约yuē住zhù军jūn士shì口kǒu呼hū万wàn岁suì。献xiàn帝dì倚yǐ楼lóu问wèn曰yuē「卿qīng不bú候hòu奏zòu请qǐng辄zhé入rù长cháng安ān意yì欲yù何hé为wéi」

Li Ts‘ui and his fellow leaders gave full licence to their ruffians, who robbed and murdered their fill. Many high officers perished. In time they penetrated to the inner palace and the eunuchs begged the Emperor to proceed to the Hsüanp‘ing Mên (the Gate of Pervading Peace) to try to quell the rioting. At sight of the yellow umbrella Li Ts‘ui and Kuo Ssŭ checked their men and they all shouted “Long life O Emperor!” ( Wan-sui! ). The Emperor stood by the tower and addressed them, “Nobles, what means it that you enter the capital in this unruly manner and without my summons?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-58

李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì仰yǎng麺miàn奏zòu曰yuē：「董dǒng太tài师shī乃nǎi陛bì下xià社shè稷jì之zhī臣chén，无wú端duān被bèi王wáng允yǔn谋móu杀shā，臣chén等děng特tè来lái报bào雠chóu，非fēi敢gǎn造zào反fǎn。但dàn见jiàn王wáng允yǔn，臣chén便biàn退tuì兵bīng。」王wáng允yǔn时shí在zài帝dì侧cè，闻wén知zhī此cǐ言yán，奏zòu曰yuē：「臣chén本běn为wèi社shè稷jì计jì。事shì已yǐ至zhì此cǐ，陛bì下xià不bù可kě惜xī臣chén，以yǐ误wù国guó家jiā。臣chén请qǐng下xià见jiàn二èr贼zéi。」帝dì徘pái徊huái不bù忍rěn。

The two leaders looked up and said, “Tung Cho, Your Majesty’s Minister, has been slain by Wang Yün and we are here to avenge him. We are no rebels, Sire. Let us only have Wang Yün and we draw off our men.” Wang Yün was actually among the courtiers and at the Emperor’s side. Hearing this demand he said, “The plan was made for the benefit of the Throne, but as this evil has grown therefrom Your Majesty will not grudge losing me. I have brought about evil and I will go down to these rebels.” The Emperor was torn with sorrow and wavered. But the faithful Minister leaped from the wall crying, “Wang Yün is here.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-59

允yǔn自zì宣xuān平píng门mén楼lóu上shàng跳tiào下xià楼lóu去qù，大dà呼hū曰yuē：「王wáng允yǔn在zài此cǐ！」李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì拔bá剑jiàn叱chì曰yuē：「董dǒng太tài师shī何hé罪zuì而ér见jiàn杀shā？」允yǔn曰yuē：「董dǒng贼zéi之zhī罪zuì，㳽mí天tiān亘gèn地dì，不bù可kě胜shèng言yán。受shòu诛zhū之zhī日rì，长cháng安ān士shì民mín，皆jiē相xiāng庆qìng贺hè，汝rǔ独dú不bù闻wén乎hū？」傕jué、汜sì曰yuē：「太tài师shī有yǒu罪zuì；我wó等děng何hé罪zuì，不bù肯kěn相xiāng赦shè？」王wáng允yǔn大dà骂mà：「逆nì贼zéi何hé必bì多duō言yán！

The two leaders drew their swords, crying, “For what crime was our master slain?” “His crimes filled the heavens and covered the earth; no tongue can tell them. The day he died was a day of rejoicing in the whole city as you well know,” said Wang. “And if he was guilty of some crime what had we done not to be forgiven?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-60

我wǒ王wáng允yǔn今jīn日rì有yóu死sǐ而ér已yǐ！」二èr贼zéi手shóu起qǐ，把bǎ王wáng允yǔn杀shā于yú楼lóu下xià。史shǐ官guān有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

“Seditious rebels, why bandy words? I am ready to die.” And he was slain at the foot of the tower. Moved by the people’s sufferings, Vexed at his prince’s grief, Wang Yün compassed the traitor’s death, That they might find relief. Every one knows him a hero, Leal to the State alway: Living he guarded the princely towers, His soul keeps guard to-day. Having done the loyal Minister to death at his master’s feet they proceeded to exterminate also his whole family. Every one mourned.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-61

王wáng允yǔn运yùn机jī谋móu奸jiān臣chén董dǒng卓zhuó休xiū。

Wang Yun set his schemes in motion, and the treacherous minister Dong Zhuo was undone.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-62

心xīn怀huái国guó家jiā恨hèn眉méi锁suǒ庙miào堂táng忧yōu。

His heart harboured the state's hatred, his brows locked with the court's sorrow.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-63

英yīng气qì连lián霄xiāo汉hàn忠zhōng心xīn贯guàn斗dòu牛niú。

His heroic spirit reached the Milky Way, his loyal heart pierced the Dipper's stars.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-64

至zhì今jīn魂hún与yǔ魄pò犹yóu遶rào凤fèng凰huáng楼lóu。

To this day his soul and spirit still circle the Phoenix Tower.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-65

众zhòng贼zéi杀shā了le王wáng允yǔn一yī麺miàn又yòu差chà人rén将jiāng王wáng允yǔn宗zōng族zú老lǎo幼yòu侭jǐn行xíng杀shā害hài。士shì民mín无wú不bú下xià泪lèi。当dāng下xià李lǐ傕jué、郭guō汜sì寻xín思sī曰yuē「既jì到dào这zhè里lǐ不bù杀shā天tiān子zi谋móu大dà事shì更gèng待dài何hé时shí」便biàn持chí剑jiàn大dà呼hū杀shā入rù内nèi来lái。正zhèng是shì

Then said the ruffians to each other, “Having gone so far what could be better than to make away with the Emperor and complete our scheme?” The traitor condoned his crime, Rebellion ought to cease; But his licentious followers Disturb the Empire’s peace. The fate of the Emperor will be disclosed in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

9-66

臣chén魁kuí伏fú罪zuì灾zāi方fāng息xī从cóng贼zéi纵zòng横héng祸huò又yòu来lái。

The chief of traitors met his due and calamity seemed stayed; but the bandits ran riot and ruin came again.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

9-67

未wèi知zhī献xiàn帝dì性xìng命mìng如rú何hé且qiě听tīng下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated