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

第dì九jiǔ十shí一yī回huí 祭jì泸lú水shuǐ汉hàn相xiāng班bān师shī　　　伐fá中zhōng原yuán武wǔ侯hóu上shàng表biǎo

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng班bān师shī回huí国guó，孟mèng获huò率lǜ引yǐn大dà小xiǎo洞dòng主zhǔ酋qiú长zhǎng及jí诸zhū部bú落luò，罗luó拜bài相xiāng送sòng。前qián军jūn至zhì泸lú水shuǐ，时shí值zhí九jiǔ月yuè秋qiū天tiān，忽hū然rán阴yīn云yún布bù合hé，狂kuáng风fēng骤zhòu起qǐ，兵bīng不bù能néng渡dù，回huí报bào孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng遂suì问wèn孟mèng获huò，获huò曰yuē：「此cí水shuǐ原yuán有yǒu猖chāng神shén作zuò祸huò，往wǎng来lái者zhě必bì须xū祭jì之zhī。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「用yòng何hé物wù祭jì享xiǎng？

M ênghuo at the head of the Man Chieftains and Notables, with the Lolos , attended to do honour to the army of Shu on its departure. They reached the Lu waters in the ninth month. But on trying to cross the river a tremendous storm came and hindered them. The leader having reported his difficulty to Kʻung-ming, the king was asked if he knew of any reason for such a storm. He replied, “Wild spirits have always troubled those who would cross this river; it is necessary to propitiate them with sacrifices.”

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」获huò曰yuē：「旧jiù时shí国guó中zhōng因yīn猖chāng神shén作zuò祸huò，用yòng七qī七qī四sì十shí九jiǔ颗kē人rén头tóu并bìng黑hēi牛niú白bái羊yáng祭jì之zhī，自zì然rán风fēng恬tián浪làng静jìng，更gèng兼jiān连lián年nián丰fēng稔rěn。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn事shì已yǐ平píng定dìng，安ān可kě妄wàng杀shā一yī人rén？」遂suì自zì到dào泸lú水shuǐ岸àn边biān观guān看kàn。果guǒ见jiàn阴yīn风fēng大dà起qǐ，波bō涛tāo汹xiōng涌yǒng，人rén马mǎ皆jiē惊jīng。

“What is the sacrifice?” asked K‘ung-ming. “In the old days when malicious spirits brought misfortune, they sacrificed men to the number of seven sevens and offered their heads. They also slew a black ox and a white goat. Sacrifice thus; the wind will subside and the waters come to rest. The same used to be done to secure a plenteous harvest.”

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孔kǒng明míng甚shèn疑yí，即jí寻xún土tǔ人rén问wèn之zhī。土tǔ人rén告gào说shuō：「自zì丞chéng相xiàng经jīng过guò之zhī后hòu，夜yè夜yè只zhǐ闻wén得dé水shuǐ边biān鬼guǐ哭kū神shén号háo。自zì黄huáng昏hūn直zhí至zhì天tiān晓xiǎo，哭kū声shēng不bù绝jué。瘴zhàng烟yān之zhī内nèi，阴yīn鬼guǐ无wú数shù。因yīn此cǐ作zuò祸huò，无wú人rén敢gǎn渡dù。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「此cí乃nái我wǒ之zhī罪zuì愆qiān也yě。前qián者zhé马mǎ岱dài引yín蜀shǔ兵bīng千qiān余yú，皆jiē死sǐ于yú水shuǐ中zhōng；更gèng兼jiān杀shā死sǐ南nán人rén，侭jǐn弃qì此cǐ处chù。

“How can I slay a single man without good reason now that fighting is done and peace has returned?” said K‘ung-ming. He went down to the river to see for himself. The north wind was blowing hard, and the waves were high. Both men and horses seemed frightened. He himself was perplexed. Then he sought out some of the natives and questioned them. They said they had heard the demons moaning every night since he had crossed. The cries began at dusk and continued till dawn. There were many dark demons in the malarial vapours and no man dared cross.

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狂kuáng魂hún怨yuàn鬼guǐ，不bù能néng解jiě释shì，以yǐ致zhì如rú此cǐ。吾wú今jīn晚wǎn当dāng亲qīn自zì往wǎng祭jì。」土tǔ人rén曰yuē：「须xū依yī旧jiù例lì，杀shā四sì十shí九jiǔ颗kē人rén头tóu为wèi祭jì，则zé怨yuàn鬼guǐ自zì散sàn也yě。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「本běn为wéi人rén死sǐ而ér成chéng怨yuàn鬼guǐ，岂qí可kě又yòu杀shā生shēng人rén耶yé？吾wú自zì有yóu主zhǔ意yì。」唤huàn行xíng厨chú宰zǎi杀shā牛niú马mǎ；和hé麺miàn为wèi剂jì，塑sù成chéng人rén头tóu，内nèi以yǐ牛niú羊yáng等děng肉ròu代dài之zhī，名míng曰yuē「馒mán头tou」。

“The sin is mine,” said K‘ung-ming, “for many of Ma Tai’s men perished in these waters beside the southern men. Their poor distressed souls are not yet freed. Therefore I will come this night and sacrifice to them.” “According to the ancient rule the number of victims ought to be forty-nine; then the spirits will disperse,” said the natives. “As the resentful demons are here because of the deaths of men, where is the sense in slaying more men? But this will I do. I will make balls of flour paste after the manner of human heads and stuff them with the flesh of oxen and goats. These shall be used instead of human heads, for indeed they be (punningly) called man-t‘ou , heads of Man.”

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当dāng夜yè于yú泸lú水shuǐ岸àn上shàng设shè香xiāng案àn，铺pù祭jì物wù，列liè灯dēng四sì十shí九jiú盏zhǎn，扬yáng幡fān招zhāo魂hún；将jiāng馒mán头tou等děng物wù，陈chén设shè于yú地dì。三sān更gēng时shí分fēn，孔kǒng明míng金jīn冠guān鹤hè氅chǎng，亲qīn自zì临lín祭jì，令lìng董dǒng厥jué读dú祭jì文wén。其qí文wén曰yuē：

By nightfall, an altar had been set up on the bank of the river with the sacrificial objects all arranged. There were also forty-nine lamps. Flags were flying to summon the souls. The man-t‘ou were piled up on the ground. In the middle of the third watch, at midnight, K‘ung-ming, dressed in Taoist garb, went to offer the sacrifice in person, and he bade Tung Chüeh read this prayer:—

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维wéi大dà汉hàn建jiàn兴xīng三sān年nián秋qiū九jiǔ月yuè一yī日rì，武wǔ乡xiāng侯hóu、领lǐng益yì州zhōu牧mù、丞chéng相xiàng诸zhū葛gě亮liàng，谨jǐn陈chén祭jì仪yí，享xiǎng于yú故gù殁mò王wáng事shì蜀shǔ中zhōng将jiàng校xiào及jí南nán人rén亡wáng者zhě阴yīn魂hún曰yuē：

“As for you, Spirits of this place, shades of the departed men of the south, here is the usual sacrifice. You are near home. Living you stood in awe of the celestial majesty, dead you come within the sphere of refining influence. It is right that you should hold your peace and refrain from uttering unseemly cries. With bowed head I pray you to partake of the sweet savour of this sacrifice.

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我wǒ大dà汉hàn皇huáng帝dì，威wēi胜shèng五wǔ霸bà，明míng继jì三sān王wáng。昨zuó自zì远yuǎn方fāng侵qīn境jìng，异yì俗sú起qǐ兵bīng；纵zòng虿chài尾wéi以yǐ兴xīng妖yāo，恣zì狼láng心xīn而ér逞chěng乱luàn。我wǒ奉fèng王wáng命mìng，问wèn罪zuì遐xiá荒huāng；大dà举jǔ貔pí貅xiū，悉xī除chú蝼lóu蚁yǐ；雄xióng军jūn云yún集jí，狂kuáng寇kòu冰bīng消xiāo；才cái闻wén破pò竹zhú之zhī声shēng，便biàn是shì失shī猿yuán之zhī势shì。但dàn士shì卒zú儿ér郎láng，侭jìn是shì九jiǔ州zhōu豪háo杰jié；官guān僚liáo将jiàng校xiào，皆jiē为wèi四sì海hǎi英yīng雄xióng。

“Alas, ye dead! To you this offering!” K‘ung-ming broke into loud lamentations at the end of this prayer and manifested extreme emotion, and the whole army shed tears. Mênghuo and his also moaned and wept, and amid the sad clouds and angry mists they saw the vague forms of many demons floating away on the wind till they disappeared.

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习xí武wǔ从cóng戎róng，投tóu明míng事shì主zhǔ，莫mò不bù同tóng申shēn三sān令lìng，共gòng展zhǎn七qī擒qín；齐qí坚jiān奉fèng国guó之zhī诚chéng，并bìng效xiào忠zhōng君jūn之zhī志zhì。何hé期qī汝rú等déng偶ǒu失shī兵bīng机jī，缘yuán落luò奸jiān计jì：或huò为wèi流liú矢shí所suǒ中zhōng，魂hún掩yǎn泉quán台tái；或huò为wèi刀dāo剑jiàn所suǒ伤shāng，魄pò归guī长cháng夜yè。生shēng则zé有yóu勇yǒng，死sǐ则zé成chéng名míng。

“On the first day of the ninth month of the third year of the period Chien-Hsing of the Han Dynasty, I, Chuko Liang, Prime Minister of Han, Marquis of Wuhsiang, Governor of Ichou, reverently order this sacrifice to appease the shades of those men of Shu who have died in their country’s service and those of the southern men who have perished. I now declare to you, O ye shades, the majesty of my master, the Emperor of the mighty Han Dynasty, excelling that of the Five Feudatories and brilliantly continuing the glory of the three ancient kings. Recently, when the distant south rebelliously invaded his territory, contumeliously sent an army, loosed the venom of their sorcery, and gave free rein to their savagery in rebellion, I was commanded to punish their crimes. Wherefore my brave armies marched and utterly destroyed the contemptible creatures. My brave soldiers gathered like the clouds, and the insensate rebels melted away. Hearing of the easy successes I won, they were entirely demoralised. My army consists of heroes from the Nine Provinces and officers and men are famous in the empire; all are expert in war and skilled in the use of arms, they go whither light leads them and serve the king. All have exerted themselves to obey orders and carried out the plans for the seven captures of Mênghuo. They were whole-hearted in their service and vied in loyalty. Who could foresee that you, O Spirits, would be sacrificed in the strategy and be involved in the enemies' wicked wiles? Some of you went down to the deep springs wounded by flying arrows; others went out into the long night hurt by lethal weapons. Living you were valorous, dead you left behind a name.

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今jīn凯kǎi歌gē欲yù还hái，献xiàn俘fú将jiāng及jí。汝rú等děng英yīng灵líng尚shàng在zài，祈qí祷dǎo必bì闻wén。随suí我wǒ旌jīng旗qí，逐zhú我wǒ部bù麹qū，同tóng回huí上shàng国guó，各gè认rèn本běn乡xiāng，受shòu骨gǔ肉ròu之zhī蒸zhēng尝cháng，领lǐng家jiā人rén之zhī祭jì祀sì；莫mò作zuò他tā乡xiāng之zhī鬼guǐ，徒tú为wèi异yì域yù之zhī魂hún。我wǒ当dāng奏zòu之zhī天tiān子zi，使shí汝rú等děng各gè家jiā侭jǐn沾zhān恩ēn露lù，年nián给gěi衣yī粮liáng，月yuè赐cì廪lǐn禄lù。用yòng兹zī酬chóu答dá，以yǐ慰wèi汝rǔ心xīn。

“Now we are returning home. The victors' song is in our mouths and our prisoners accompany us. Your spirits are with us still and certainly hear our prayers. Follow the banners, come with the host, return to your country, each to his own village, where you may enjoy the savour of the meat offerings and receive the sacrifices of your own families. Do not become wandering ghosts in unfamiliar hamlets of restless shades in strange cities. I will memorialise our Emperor that your wives and little ones may enjoy his gracious bounty, every year gifts of food and clothing, every month donations for sustenance. Comfort yourselves with this provision.

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至zhì于yú本běn境jìng土tǔ神shén，南nán方fāng亡wáng鬼guǐ，血xuè食shí有yǒu常cháng，凭píng依yī不bù远yuǎn。生shēng者zhě既jì凛lǐn天tiān威wēi，死sí者zhě亦yì归guī王wáng化huà。想xiǎng宜yí宁níng帖tiē，毋wú致zhì号háo啕táo。

“As for you, Spirits of this place, shades of the departed men of the south, here is the usual sacrifice. You are near home. Living you stood in awe of the celestial majesty, dead you come within the sphere of refining influence. It is right that you should hold your peace and refrain from uttering unseemly cries. With bowed head I pray you to partake of the sweet savour of this sacrifice.

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聊liáo表biǎo丹dān诚chéng，敬jìng陈chén祭jì祀sì。呜wū呼hū，哀āi哉zāi！伏fú惟wéi尚shàng飨xiǎng！

“Alas, ye dead! To you this offering!”

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读dú毕bì祭jì文wén，孔kǒng明míng放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū，极jí其qí痛tòng切qiè，情qíng动dòng三sān军jūn，无wú不bú下xià泪lèi。孟mèng获huò等děng众zhòng，侭jǐn皆jiē哭kū泣qì。只zhǐ见jiàn愁chóu云yún怨yuàn雾wù之zhī中zhōng，隐yín隐yín有yǒu数shù千qiān鬼guǐ魂hún，皆jiē随suí风fēng而ér散sàn。于yú是shì孔kǒng明míng令lìng左zuǒ右yòu将jiāng祭jì物wù侭jǐn弃qì于yú泸lú水shuǐ之zhī中zhōng。

K‘ung-ming broke into loud lamentations at the end of this prayer and manifested extreme emotion, and the whole army shed tears. Mênghuo and his also moaned and wept, and amid the sad clouds and angry mists they saw the vague forms of many demons floating away on the wind till they disappeared.

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次cì日rì，孔kǒng明míng引yǐn大dà军jūn俱jù到dào泸lú水shuǐ南nán岸àn，但dàn见jiàn云yún收shōu雾wù散sàn，风fēng静jìng浪làng平píng。蜀shǔ兵bīng安ān然rán侭jǐn渡dù泸lú水shuǐ，果guǒ然rán「鞭biān敲qiāo金jīn镫dèng响xiǎng，人rén唱chàng凯kǎi歌gē还hái」。行xíng到dào永yǒng昌chāng，孔kǒng明míng留liú王wáng伉kàng、吕lǘ凯kái守shǒu四sì郡jùn；发fā付fù孟mèng获huò领lǐng众zhòng自zì回huí，嘱zhǔ其qí勤qín政zhèng驭yù下xià，善shàn抚fǔ居jū民mín，勿wù失shī农nóng务wù。孟mèng获huò涕tì泣qì拜bài别bié而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng自zì引yǐn大dà军jūn回huí成chéng都dū。

The material portion of the sacrifice was then thrown into the river. Next day the army stood on the south bank with a clear sky over their heads and calm waters at their feet, the clouds gone and the winds hushed; and the crossing was made without misadventure. They continued their way, whips cracking, gongs clanging, spurs jingling, and ever and anon the song of victory rising over all. Passing through Yungch‘ang, Wang K‘ang and Lü K‘ai were left there in command of the four districts, and then Mênghuo was permitted to leave. He was ordered to be diligent in his administration, maintain good control, and soothe and care for the people left to him to govern and to see to it that agriculture was promoted. He took leave with tears rolling down his cheeks.

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后hòu主zhǔ排pái銮luán驾jià出chū郭guō三sān十shí里lǐ迎yíng接jiē，下xià辇niǎn立lì于yú道dào傍bàng，以yǐ侯hóu孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng慌huāng下xià车chē，伏fú道dào而ér言yán曰yuē：「臣chén不bù能néng速sù平píng南nán方fāng，使shí主zhǔ上shàng怀huái忧yōu，臣chén之zhī罪zuì也yě。」后hòu主zhǔ扶fú起qí孔kǒng明míng，并bìng车chē而ér回huí，设shè太tài平píng筵yán会huì，重zhòng赏shǎng三sān军jūn。自zì此cí远yuǎn邦bāng进jìn贡gòng来lái朝cháo者zhě二èr百bǎi余yú处chù。孔kǒng明míng奏zòu准zhǔn后hòu主zhǔ，将jiāng殁mò于yú王wáng事shì者zhě之zhī家jiā，一yī一yī优yōu恤xù。

When the army neared the capital, the Latter Ruler came out in state to welcome his victorious minister. The king stood by the roadside as K‘ung-ming came up, and waited. Kʻung-ming quickly descended from his chariot, prostrated himself and said, “Thy servant has offended in causing his master anxiety; but the conquest of the south was long.”

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人rén心xīn欢huān悦yuè，朝cháo野yě清qīng平píng。

His lord took him kindly by the hand and raised him. Then the chariots of the king and his minister returned to Ch'êngtu side by side. In the capital were great rejoicings with banquets and rewards for the army. Henceforward distant lands sent tribute to the court to the number of two hundred. As proposed in a memorial, the king provided for the families of the soldiers who had lost their lives in the expedition, and they were made happy. And the whole land enjoyed tranquillity.

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却què说shuō魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo丕pī，在zài位wèi七qī年nián，即jí蜀shǔ汉hàn建jiàn兴xīng四sì年nián也yě。丕pī先xiān纳nà夫fū人rén甄zhēn氏shì，即jí袁yuán绍shào次cì子zi袁yuán熙xī之zhī妇fù，前qián破pò邺yè城chéng时shí所suǒ得de。后hòu生shēng一yī子zi，名míng叡ruì，字zì元yuán仲zhòng，自zì幼yòu聪cōng明míng，丕pī甚shèn爱ài之zhī。后hòu丕pī又yòu纳nà安ān平píng广guǎng宗zōng人rén郭guō永yǒng之zhī女nǚ为wèi贵guì妃fēi，甚shèn有yǒu颜yán色sè。其qí父fù尝cháng曰yuē：「吾wú女nǘ乃nái女nǚ中zhōng之zhī王wáng也yě。」故gù号hào为wèi「女nǚ王wáng」。

The King of Wei, Ts‘ao P‘ei, had now ruled seven years, and it was the fourth year of the king’s reign in Shu. Ts‘ao P‘ei had taken to wife a lady of the Chên family, formerly the wife of the second son of Yüan Shao. He had discovered her at the sack of Yehch'êng and had married her. Shu bore him a son, Jui, also known as Yüan-chung, who was very clever and a great favourite with his father. Later he took as kuei-fei a daughter of one Kua Jung. She was a woman of exceeding beauty whom her father called “Queen of Women,” and the name stuck to her. But with her arrival at court the Lady Chên fell from her lord’s favour, and the kuei-fei 's ambition led her to intrigue to replace the Empress. She took Chang T‘ao, a minister at the court, into her confidence.

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自zì丕pī纳nà为wèi贵guì妃fēi，因yīn甄zhēn夫fū人rén失shī宠chǒng，郭guō贵guì妃fēi欲yù谋móu为wèi后hòu，却què与yǔ幸xìng臣chén张zhāng韬tāo商shāng议yì。时shí丕pī有yǒu疾jí，韬tāo乃nǎi诈zhà称chēng于yú甄zhēn夫fū人rén宫gōng中zhōng掘jué得dé桐tóng木mù偶ǒu人rén，上shàng书shū天tiān子zi年nián月yuè日rì时shí，为wèi魇yǎn镇zhèn之zhī事shì。丕pī大dà怒nù，遂suì将jiāng甄zhēn夫fū人rén赐cì死sǐ，立lì郭guō贵guì妃fēi为wèi后hòu。因yīn无wú出chū，养yǎng曹cáo叡ruì为wèi己jǐ子zi。虽suī甚shèn爱ài之zhī，不bú立lì为wèi嗣sì。叡ruì年nián至zhì十shí五wǔ岁suì，弓gōng马mǎ熟shú娴xián。

The King of Wei, Ts‘ao P‘ei, had now ruled seven years, and it was the fourth year of the king’s reign in Shu. Ts‘ao P‘ei had taken to wife a lady of the Chên family, formerly the wife of the second son of Yüan Shao. He had discovered her at the sack of Yehch'êng and had married her. Shu bore him a son, Jui, also known as Yüan-chung, who was very clever and a great favourite with his father. Later he took as kuei-fei a daughter of one Kua Jung. She was a woman of exceeding beauty whom her father called “Queen of Women,” and the name stuck to her. But with her arrival at court the Lady Chên fell from her lord’s favour, and the kuei-fei 's ambition led her to intrigue to replace the Empress. She took Chang T‘ao, a minister at the court, into her confidence. At that time the king was indisposed, and Chang alleged that in the palace of the consort had been dug up a wooden image with the king’s date of birth written thereon, so that it represented him. It was meant to exercise a maleficent influence. Ts‘ao P‘ei in his anger put his consort to death; and he set up the kuei-fei in her place.

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当dāng年nián春chūn二èr月yuè，丕pī带dài叡ruì出chū猎liè。行xíng于yú山shān坞wù之zhī间jiān，赶gǎn出chū子zi母mǔ二èr鹿lù，丕pī一yī箭jiàn射shè倒dào母mǔ鹿lù，回huí观guān小xiǎo鹿lù驰chí于yú曹cáo叡ruì马mǎ前qián。丕pī大dà呼hū曰yuē：「吾wú儿ér何hé不bú射shè之zhī？」叡ruì在zài马mǎ上shàng泣qì告gào曰yuē：「陛bì下xià已yǐ杀shā其qí母mǔ，安ān忍rěn复fù杀shā其qí子zi也yě。」丕pī闻wén之zhī，掷zhì弓gōng于yú地dì曰yuē：「吾wú儿ér真zhēn仁rén德dé之zhī主zhú也yě！」于yú是shì遂suì封fēng叡ruì为wèi平píng原yuán王wáng。

But she had no issue. Wherefore she nourished Jui as her own. However, loved as Jui was, he was not then named heir. When he was about fifteen Jui, who was an expert archer and a daring rider, accompanied his father to the hunt. In a gully they started a doe and its fawn. The king shot the doe, while the fawn fled. Seeing that the fawn’s course led past his son’s horse the king called out to him to shoot it. Instead the youth bursts into tears. “Your Majesty has slain the mother; how can one kill the child as well?” The words struck the king with remorse. He threw aside his bow, saying, “My son, you would make a benevolent and virtuous ruler.”

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夏xià五wǔ月yuè，丕pī感gǎn寒hán疾jí，医yī治zhì不bù痊quán，乃nǎi召zhào中zhōng军jūn大dà将jiāng军jūn曹cáo真zhēn、镇zhèn军jūn大dà将jiāng军jūn陈chén群qún、抚fǔ军jūn大dà将jiāng军jūn司sī马mǎ懿yì三sān人rén入rù寝qǐn宫gōng。丕pī唤huàn曹cáo叡ruì至zhì，指zhǐ谓wèi曹cáo真zhēn等děng曰yuē：「今jīn朕zhèn病bìng已yí渖shěn重zhòng，不bù能néng复fù生shēng。此cǐ子zi年nián幼yòu，卿qīng等děng三sān人rén可kě善shàn辅fǔ之zhī，勿wù负fù朕zhèn心xīn。」三sān人rén皆jiē告gào曰yuē：「陛bì下xià何hé出chū此cǐ言yán？

From this circumstance he decided that Jui should succeed, and conferred upon him the princedom of P‘ingyüan. In the fifth month the king fell ill, and medical treatment was of no avail. So the chief officers were summoned to the bedside of the king. They were Ts‘ao Ch'ên, Ch'ên Chün, Ssŭma I. When they had come, the king’s son was called, and the dying king spake thus: “I am grievously ill, and my end is near. I confide to your care and guidance this son of mine; you must support him out of good feeling for me.” “Why does Your Majesty talk thus?” said they. “We will do our utmost to serve you for a thousand autumns and a myriad years. ”

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臣chén等děng愿yuàn竭jié力lì以yǐ事shì陛bì下xià，至zhì千qiān秋qiū万wàn岁suì。」丕pī曰yuē：「今jīn年nián许xǔ昌chāng城chéng门mén无wú故gù自zì崩bēng，乃nǎi不bù祥xiáng之zhī兆zhào，朕zhèn故gù自zì知zhī必bì死sí也yě。」正zhèng言yán间jiān，内nèi侍shì奏zòu征zhēng东dōng大dà将jiāng军jūn曹cáo休xiū入rù宫gōng问wèn安ān。丕pī召zhào入rù谓wèi曰yuē：「卿qīng等děng皆jiē国guó家jiā柱zhù石shí之zhī臣chén也yě，若ruò能néng同tóng心xīn辅fǔ朕zhèn之zhī子zi，朕zhèn死sǐ亦yì瞑míng目mù矣yǐ！」言yán讫qì，堕duò泪lèi而ér薨hōng。时shí年nián四sì十shí岁suì，在zài位wèi七qī年nián。

“No; I know that I am about to die,” said the king. “The sudden fall of the city gates was the omen, as I well knew.” Just then the attendants said that Ts‘ao Hsiu had come to ask after the king’s health. They were told to call him into the chamber. When he had entered, Ts‘ao P‘ei said to him, “You and these three are the pillars and cornerstones of the state. If you will only uphold my son I can close my eyes in peace.” These were his last words. A flood of tears gushed forth, and he sank back on the couch dead. He was forty years of age and had reigned seven years.

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于yú是shì曹cáo真zhēn、陈chén群qún、司sī马mǎ懿yì、曹cáo休xiū等děng，一yī麺miàn举jǔ哀āi，一yī麺miàn拥yōng立lì曹cáo叡ruì为wéi大dà魏wèi皇huáng帝dì。谥shì父fù丕pī为wèi文wén皇huáng帝dì，谥shì母mǔ甄zhēn氏shì为wèi文wén昭zhāo皇huáng后hòu。封fēng钟zhōng繇yáo为wèi太tài傅fù，曹cáo真zhēn为wéi大dà将jiāng军jūn，曹cáo休xiū为wéi大dà司sī马mǎ，华huá歆xīn为wèi太tài尉wèi，王wáng朗lǎng为wèi司sī徒tú，陈chén群qún为wèi司sī空kōng，司sī马mǎ懿yì为wèi骠piào骑qí大dà将jiāng军jūn。其qí余yú文wén武wǔ官guān僚liáo，各gè各gè封fēng赠zèng。大dà赦shè天tiān下xià。

The four ministers raised the wailing for the dead and forthwith busied themselves with setting up Ts‘ao Jui as the Emperor of Ta Wei. The late king received the posthumous style of “Emperor Wên.” The new Emperor’s mother, the consort who had suffered death, was styled “Empress Wênchao.” Honours were distributed freely in celebration of the new reign. Chung Yu was made T‘ai-fu ; Ts‘ao Chên, General; Ts‘ao Hsiu, Minister of War; Hua Hsin a T‘ai-yu ; Ssŭma I became a Cavalry General; and many others, conspicuous and obscure, were promoted. A general amnesty was declared throughout all the land.

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时shí雍yōng、凉liáng二èr州zhōu缺quē人rén守shóu把bǎ，司sī马mǎ懿yì上shàng表biáo乞qí守shǒu西xī凉liáng等děng处chù。曹cáo叡ruì从cóng之zhī，遂suì封fēng懿yì提tí督dū雍yōng、凉liáng等děng处chù兵bīng马mǎ。领lǐng诏zhào去qù讫qì。

About this time a vacancy existed in the governorship of Yungchou and Hsiliang. Ssŭma I asked for the post and got it. He left for his new office as soon as he had received the appointment.

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早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò飞fēi报bào入rù川chuān。孔kǒng明míng大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「曹cáo丕pī已yí死sǐ，孺rú子zi曹cáo叡ruì即jí位wèi，余yú皆jiē不bù足zú虑lǜ：司sī马mǎ懿yì深shēn有yǒu谋móu略lüè，今jīn督dū雍yōng、凉liáng兵bīng马mǎ，倘tǎng训xùn练liàn成chéng时shí，必bì为wèi蜀shǔ中zhōng之zhī大dà患huàn。不bù如rú先xiān起qǐ兵bīng伐fá之zhī。」参cān军jūn马mǎ谡sù曰yuē：「今jīn丞chéng相xiàng平píng南nán方fāng回huí，军jūn马mǎ疲pí敝bì，只zhǐ宜yí存cún恤xù，岂qí可kě复fù远yuǎn征zhēng？

In due time the news of all these doings reached K‘ung-ming and perturbed him not a little. He was anxious, not because of the death of one ruler and the succession of another, but about Ssŭma I, who was very crafty, and who, in command of such forces as were in his two provinces, might prove a serious danger to Shu. He felt that this man ought to be attacked at once.

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某móu有yǒu一yī计jì，使shǐ司sī马mǎ懿yì自zì死sǐ于yú曹cáo叡ruì之zhī手shǒu，未wèi知zhī丞chéng相xiàng钧jūn意yì允yún否fǒu？」孔kǒng明míng问wèn是shì何hé计jì，马mǎ谡sù曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì虽suī是shì魏wèi国guó大dà臣chén，曹cáo叡ruì素sù怀huái疑yí忌jì。何hé不bú密mì遣qiǎn人rén往wǎng洛luò阳yáng、邺yè郡jùn等děng处chù，布bú散sàn流liú言yán，道dào此cǐ人rén欲yù反fǎn；更gèng作zuò司sī马mǎ懿yì告gào示shì天tiān下xià榜bǎng文wén，遍biàn贴tiē诸zhū处chù。使shǐ曹cáo叡ruì心xīn疑yí，必bì然rán杀shā此cǐ人rén也yě。

Ma Su spoke of this matter. “You, O Minister, have just returned from an arduous and exhausting expedition, and you should take time to recuperate before you undertake such another. However, I have a scheme by which Ts‘ao Jui may be brought to work the destruction of Ssŭma I. May I lay it before you?” “What plan have you?” said he. “The young king has no confidence in Ssŭma I although he is a high minister of state. Now send someone secretly to Loyang and Yehchün to disseminate reports that Ssŭma is about to rebel. Further, prepare a proclamation in his name and post it up so as to cause Ts‘ao Jui to mistrust him and put him to death.”

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」孔kǒng明míng从cóng之zhī，即jí遣qiǎn人rén密mì行xíng此cǐ计jì去qù了le。

“The young king has no confidence in Ssŭma I although he is a high minister of state. Now send someone secretly to Loyang and Yehchün to disseminate reports that Ssŭma is about to rebel. Further, prepare a proclamation in his name and post it up so as to cause Ts‘ao Jui to mistrust him and put him to death.”

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却què说shuō邺yè城chéng门mén上shàng。忽hū一yī日rì见jiàn贴tiē下xià告gào示shì一yī道dào。守shǒu门mén者zhě揭jiē了le，来lái奏zòu曹cáo叡ruì。叡ruì观guān之zhī，其qí文wén曰yuē：

“The young king has no confidence in Ssŭma I although he is a high minister of state. Now send someone secretly to Loyang and Yehchün to disseminate reports that Ssŭma is about to rebel. Further, prepare a proclamation in his name and post it up so as to cause Ts‘ao Jui to mistrust him and put him to death.”

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骠piào骑qí大dà将jiāng军jūn总zóng领lǐng雍yōng、凉liáng等děng处chù兵bīng马mǎ事shì司sī马mǎ懿yì，谨jín以yǐ信xìn义yì布bú告gào天tiān下xià：昔xī太tài祖zú武wǔ皇huáng帝dì，创chuàng立lì基jī业yè，本běn欲yù立lì陈chén思sī王wáng子zǐ建jiàn为wèi社shè稷jì主zhǔ；不bú幸xìng奸jiān谗chán交jiāo集jí，岁suì久jiǔ潜qián龙lóng。皇huáng孙sūn曹cáo叡ruì，素sù无wú德dé行xíng，妄wàng自zì居jū尊zūn，有yǒu负fù太tài祖zǔ之zhī遗yí意yì。今jīn吾wú应yìng天tiān顺shùn人rén，克kè日rì兴xīng师shī，以yǐ慰wèi万wàn民mín之zhī望wàng。告gào示shì到dào日rì，各gè宜yí归guī命mìng新xīn君jūn。

K‘ung-ming adopted the suggestion. Whence it came about that a notice suddenly appeared on the city gate of Yehch'êng. The wardens of the gate took it down and sent it to Ts‘ao Jui. This is what it said: “I, Ssŭma I, Piao-chi Ta Chiang-chün , Commander of the Forces of Yung and Liang, confident in the universal principles of right, now inform the empire, saying, the Founder of this Dynasty, the Emperor Wu, established himself with the design of securing the empire to the son of Prince Ch'ên Ssŭ. Unfortunately, calumny spread abroad, and the Emperor could not manifest himself for many years. His grandson, Ts‘ao Jui, does not follow a virtuous course, though sitting in the high place, and has not fulfilled the great intention of his ancestor. Now I, in accordance with the will of Heaven and favouring the desires of the people, have decided upon a day to set my army in motion in order to secure the wish of the people, and when that day arrives I call upon each one to gather to his lord; and I will destroy utterly the family of any who shall disobey. You are hereby informed that you may all know.”

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如rú不bú顺shùn者zhě，当dāng灭miè九jiǔ族zú！先xiān此cǐ告gào闻wén，想xiǎng宜yí知zhī悉xī。

K‘ung-ming adopted the suggestion. Whence it came about that a notice suddenly appeared on the city gate of Yehch'êng. The wardens of the gate took it down and sent it to Ts‘ao Jui. This is what it said: “I, Ssŭma I, Piao-chi Ta Chiang-chün , Commander of the Forces of Yung and Liang, confident in the universal principles of right, now inform the empire, saying, the Founder of this Dynasty, the Emperor Wu, established himself with the design of securing the empire to the son of Prince Ch'ên Ssŭ. Unfortunately, calumny spread abroad, and the Emperor could not manifest himself for many years. His grandson, Ts‘ao Jui, does not follow a virtuous course, though sitting in the high place, and has not fulfilled the great intention of his ancestor. Now I, in accordance with the will of Heaven and favouring the desires of the people, have decided upon a day to set my army in motion in order to secure the wish of the people, and when that day arrives I call upon each one to gather to his lord; and I will destroy utterly the family of any who shall disobey. You are hereby informed that you may all know.”

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曹cáo叡ruì览lǎn毕bì，大dà惊jīng失shī色sè，急jí问wèn群qún臣chén。太tài尉wèi华huá歆xīn奏zòu曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì上shàng表biáo乞qí守shǒu雍yōng、凉liáng，正zhèng为wèi此cí也yě。先xiān时shí太tài祖zú武wǔ皇huáng帝dì尝cháng谓wèi臣chén曰yuē：『司sī马mǎ懿yì鹰yīng视shì狼láng顾gù，不bù可kě付fù以yǐ兵bīng权quán；久jiǔ必bì为wéi国guó家jiā大dà祸huò。』今jīn日rì反fǎn情qíng已yǐ萌méng，可kě速sù诛zhū之zhī。」王wáng朗lǎng奏zòu曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì深shēn明míng韬tāo略lüè，善shàn晓xiǎo兵bīng机jī，素sù有yǒu大dà志zhì；

This document frightened the young king, and he turned pale. At once he called a council of his lords to consider it. Hua Hsin said, “That was the reason for his having requested the governorship of the two provinces. Now the Founder of your House frequently said to me that Ssŭma I was ambitious and cruel, and should not be entrusted with military authority lest he harm the state. This is the first beginning of rebellion, and the author should be put to death.”

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若ruò不bù早zǎo除chú，久jiǔ必bì为wèi祸huò。」叡ruì乃nǎi降jiàng旨zhǐ，欲yù兴xīng兵bīng御yù驾jià亲qīn征zhēng。忽hū班bān部bù中zhōng闪shǎn出chū大dà将jiāng军jūn曹cáo真zhēn奏zòu曰yuē：「不bù可kě。文wén皇huáng帝dì托tuō孤gū于yú臣chén等děng数shù人rén，是shì知zhī司sī马mǎ仲zhòng达dá无wú异yì志zhì也yě。今jīn事shì未wèi知zhī真zhēn假jiǎ，遽jù尔ěr加jiā兵bīng，乃nǎi逼bī之zhī反fán耳ěr。或huò者zhé蜀shǔ、吴wú奸jiān细xì行xíng反fǎn间jiàn之zhī计jì，使shí我wǒ君jūn臣chén自zì乱luàn，彼bǐ却què乘chéng虚xū而ér击jī，未wèi可kě知zhī也yě。陛bì下xià幸xìng察chá之zhī。

Wang Lang said, “Ssŭma I is a master of strategy and skilled in tactics. Moreover, he is ambitious and will cause mischief if he be allowed to live.”

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」叡ruì曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì若ruò果guǒ谋móu反fǎn，将jiāng奈nài何hé？」真zhēn曰yuē：「如rú陛bì下xià心xīn疑yí，可ké仿fǎng汉hàn高gāo伪wěi游yóu云yún梦mèng之zhī计jì。御yù驾jià幸xìng安ān邑yì，司sī马mǎ懿yì必bì然rán来lái迎yíng；观guān其qí动dòng静jìng，就jiù车chē前qián擒qín之zhī，可ké也yě。」叡ruì从cóng之zhī，遂suì命mìng曹cáo真zhēn监jiān国guó，亲qīn自zì领lǐng御yù林lín军jūn十shí万wàn，迳jìng到dào安ān邑yì。

Wherefore Ts‘ao Jui wrote a command to raise an army, which he would lead to punish the minister. Suddenly Ts‘ao Chên stood forth from the rank of military officers and said, “What you advise is impossible. His late Majesty confided his son to the care of certain officers of state, of whom Ssŭma I is one, wherefore it is certain that he felt sure of his probity. So far nothing is known certainly. If you hastily send an army to repress him, you may force him into rebellion. This may be but one of the base tricks of Shu or Wu to cause dissension in our midst so that occasion be found to further their own aims. As no one knows, I pray Your Majesty to reflect before you do anything.” “Supposing Ssŭma I really contemplates a revolt; what then?” Ts‘ao Chên replied, “If Your Majesty suspects him, then do as did Han Kao-Tsu when, under pretence of taking a trip on the lakes Yün and Mêng he summoned his vassals—and seized Han Hsin, who had been denounced. Go to Ani; Ssŭma I will assuredly come out to meet you, and his actions and demeanour may be watched closely. He can be arrested if need be.”

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司sī马mǎ懿yì不bù知zhī其qí故gù，欲yù令lìng天tiān子zi知zhī其qí威wēi严yán，乃nái整zhěng兵bīng马mǎ，率lǜ甲jiǎ士shì数shù万wàn来lái迎yíng。近jìn臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì果guǒ率lǜ兵bīng十shí余yú万wàn，前qián来lái抗kàng拒jù，实shí有yóu反fǎn心xīn矣yǐ。」叡ruì慌huāng命mìng曹cáo休xiū先xiān领lǐng兵bīng迎yíng之zhī。司sī马mǎ懿yì见jiàn兵bīng马mǎ前qián来lái，只zhǐ疑yí车chē驾jià亲qīn至zhì，伏fú道dào而ér迎yíng。曹cáo休xiū出chū曰yuē：「仲zhòng达dá受shòu先xiān帝dì托tuō孤gū之zhī重zhòng，何hé故gù反fǎn耶yé？

Ts‘ao Jui changed his mind. Leaving Ts‘ao Chên to regulate the affairs of state, the young king went out with the Imperial Guards, to the number of ten legions, and travelled to Ani. Ignorant of the reason of his coming, and anxious to show off his dignity, Ssŭma I went to welcome his ruler in all the pomp of a commander of a great army. As he approached, the courtiers told the king that Ssŭma I’s defection was certain since such a large army could only mean that he was prepared to resist. Whereupon Ts‘ao Hsiu, with a large force, was sent in front to meet him. Ssŭma I distrusted this show of force, but he advanced alone and stood humbly by the roadside till Ts‘ao Hsiu came up.

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」懿yì大dà惊jīng失shī色sè，汗hàn流liú遍biàn体tǐ，乃nǎi问wèn其qí故gù。休xiū备bèi言yán前qián事shì。懿yì曰yuē：「此cǐ吴wú、蜀shǔ奸jiān细xì反fǎn间jiàn之zhī计jì，欲yù使shí我wǒ君jūn臣chén自zì相xiāng残cán害hài，彼bǐ却què乘chéng虚xū而ér袭xí。某mǒu当dāng自zì见jiàn天tiān子zi辨biàn之zhī。」遂suì急jí退tuì了le军jūn马mǎ，至zhì叡ruì车chē前qián俯fǔ伏fú泣qì奏zòu曰yuē：「臣chén受shòu先xiān帝dì托tuō孤gū之zhī重zhòng，安ān敢gán有yǒu异yì心xīn？必bì是shì吴wú、蜀shǔ之zhī奸jiān计jì。

Ts‘ao Hsiu advanced and said, “Friend, His late Majesty entrusted you with the heavy responsibility of caring for his son; why are you in revolt?” Ssŭma I turned pale, and a cold sweat broke out all over him as he asked the reason for such a charge. Ts‘ao Hsiu told him what had occurred.

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臣chén请qǐng提tí一yī旅lǚ之zhī师shī，先xiān破pò蜀shǔ，后hòu伐fá吴wú，报bào先xiān帝dì与yǔ陛bì下xià，以yǐ明míng臣chén心xīn。」叡ruì疑yí虑lǜ未wèi决jué。华huá歆xīn奏zòu曰yuē：「不bù可kě付fù之zhī兵bīng权quán。可kě即jí罢bà归guī田tián里lǐ。」叡ruì依yī言yán，将jiāng司sī马mǎ懿yì削xuē职zhí回huí乡xiāng，命mìng曹cáo休xiū总zǒng督dū雍yōng、凉liáng军jūn马mǎ。曹cáo叡ruì驾jià回huí洛luò阳yáng。

“This is a vile plot on the part of our rivals to cause dissension,” said he. “It is a design to make the Emperor work evil upon his ministers that thereby another may profit. I must see the Son of Heaven and explain.” Ordering his army to retire, he went forward alone to the Emperor’s chariot, bowed low and said, weeping, “His late Majesty gave me charge of his son; could I betray him? This is a wile of the enemy. I crave permission to lead an army, first to destroy Shu and then to attack Wu, whereby to show my gratitude to the late Emperor and Your Majesty and manifest my own true heart.” However, Jui did not feel quite convinced, and Hua Hsin said, “In any case withdraw his military powers and let him go into retirement.” And thus it was decided. Ssŭma I retired to his native village. Ts‘ao Hsiu succeeded to his command, and Jui returned to Loyang.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō细xì作zuò探tàn知zhī此cǐ事shì，报bào入rù川chuān中zhōng。孔kǒng明míng闻wén之zhī大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù伐fá魏wèi久jiú矣yǐ，奈nài有yǒu司sī马mǎ懿yì总zǒng雍yōng、凉liáng之zhī兵bīng。今jīn既jì中zhòng计jì遭zāo贬biǎn，吾wú有yǒu何hé忧yōu！」次cì日rì，后hòu主zhú早zǎo朝cháo，大dà会huì官guān僚liáo，孔kǒng明míng出chū班bān，上shàng《出chū师shī表biǎo》一yī道dào。表biǎo曰yuē：

K‘ung-ming rejoiced when they told him of the success that had attended the ruse. “Ssŭma I and the forces he commanded have been the obstacles in my long-wished-for attack on Wei. Now he has fallen I have no more anxiety.” At the first great assembly of officers at court K‘ung-ming stepped forth and presented a memorial on the expedition he contemplated.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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臣chén亮liàng言yán：先xiān帝dì创chuàng业yè未wèi半bàn，而ér中zhōng道dào崩bēng殂cú，今jīn天tiān下xià三sān分fēn，益yì州zhōu罢bà敝bì，此cǐ诚chéng危wēi急jí存cún亡wáng之zhī秋qiū也yě。然rán侍shì卫wèi之zhī臣chén，不bú懈xiè于yú内nèi；忠zhōng志zhì之zhī士shì，忘wàng身shēn于yú外wài者zhě，盖gài追zhuī先xiān帝dì之zhī殊shū遇yù，欲yù报bào之zhī于yú陛bì下xià也yě。诚chéng宜yí开kāi张zhāng圣shèng听tīng，以yǐ光guāng先xiān帝dì遗yí德dé，恢huī弘hóng志zhì士shì之zhī气qì，不bù宜yí妄wàng自zì菲fěi薄bó，引yǐn喻yù失shī义yì，以yǐ塞sāi忠zhōng谏jiàn之zhī路lù也yě。

“The late Emperor had accomplished but half his great task at his death. At this moment the empire is in three parts, and our country is weak; it is a most critical moment for us. Still, ministers are not remiss in the capital, and loyal and devoted soldiers sacrifice their lives abroad, for they still remember the special kindness of the late Emperor and wish to show their gratitude to him by service to Your Majesty. Therefore it would be indeed fitting that you should extend your holy virtue to glorify his virtuous memory in the stimulation of the will of your purposeful officers. Your Majesty should not lose yourself in the pursuit of mean things, quoting phrases to confound the eternal principles of rectitude and so preventing remonstrance from honest men. One rule applies to the palace of the Emperor and the residence of a courtier; there must be one law rewarding the good and punishing the evil. Evil-doers and law-breakers, as also true and good men, should be dealt with according to their deserts by the officers concerned in order to manifest Your Majesty’s impartial and enlightened administration. Partiality is wrong, as is one law for the court and another for the provinces.

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宫gōng中zhōng府fǔ中zhōng，俱jù为wèi一yī体tǐ，陟zhì罚fá臧zāng否pǐ，不bù宜yí异yì同tóng。若ruò有yǒu作zuò奸jiān犯fàn科kē，及jí为wèi忠zhōng善shàn者zhě，宜yí付fù有yǒu司sī，论lùn其qí刑xíng赏shǎng，以yǐ昭zhāo陛bì下xià平píng明míng之zhī治zhì，不bù宜yí偏piān私sī，使shǐ内nèi外wài异yì法fá也yě。

“The late Emperor had accomplished but half his great task at his death. At this moment the empire is in three parts, and our country is weak; it is a most critical moment for us. Still, ministers are not remiss in the capital, and loyal and devoted soldiers sacrifice their lives abroad, for they still remember the special kindness of the late Emperor and wish to show their gratitude to him by service to Your Majesty. Therefore it would be indeed fitting that you should extend your holy virtue to glorify his virtuous memory in the stimulation of the will of your purposeful officers. Your Majesty should not lose yourself in the pursuit of mean things, quoting phrases to confound the eternal principles of rectitude and so preventing remonstrance from honest men. One rule applies to the palace of the Emperor and the residence of a courtier; there must be one law rewarding the good and punishing the evil. Evil-doers and law-breakers, as also true and good men, should be dealt with according to their deserts by the officers concerned in order to manifest Your Majesty’s impartial and enlightened administration. Partiality is wrong, as is one law for the court and another for the provinces.

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侍shì中zhōng、侍shì郎láng郭guō攸yōu之zhī、费fèi祎yī、董dóng允yún等děng，此cǐ皆jiē良liáng实shí，志zhì虑lǜ忠zhōng纯chún，是shì以yǐ先xiān帝dì简jiǎn拔bá以yǐ遗yí陛bì下xià。愚yú以yǐ为wéi宫gōng中zhōng之zhī事shì，事shì无wú大dà小xiǎo，悉xī以yǐ谘zī之zhī，然rán后hòu施shī行xíng，必bì得děi裨bì补bǔ阙quē漏lòu，有yóu所suó广guǎng益yì。将jiāng军jūn向xiàng宠chǒng，性xìng行xíng淑shū均jūn，晓xiǎo畅chàng军jūn事shì，试shì用yòng之zhī于yú昔xī日rì，先xiān帝dì称chēng之zhī曰yuē能néng，是shì以yǐ众zhòng议yì举jú宠chóng以yǐ为wéi督dū。

“The high officers Kuo Yu-chih, Fei I and Tung Yün are honest men, devotedly anxious to be loyal to the last degree; wherefore His late Majesty chose them in his testament. My advice is to consult them in all palace matters, great or small, before taking action. Your Majesty will reap the enormous advantage of having any failings corrected.

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愚yú以yǐ为wéi营yíng中zhōng之zhī事shì，事shì无wú大dà小xiǎo，悉xī以yǐ谘zī之zhī，必bì能néng使shǐ行xíng阵zhèn和hé穆mù，优yōu劣liè得dé所suó也yě。

“General Hsiang Ch‘ung is a man of well-balanced temperament, versed in military matters, to whom, after testing him, the late Emperor applied the epithet 'capable.' The concensus of opinion is that he should be Commander-in-chief. My advice is to consult him in all military matters, great or small, whereby your military forces will yield their maximum, each one being employed to the best advantage.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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亲qīn贤xián臣chén，远yuán小xiǎo人rén，此cǐ先xiān汉hàn所suó以yǐ兴xīng隆lóng也yě；亲qīn小xiǎo人rén，远yuǎn贤xián臣chén，此cǐ后hòu汉hàn所suó以yǐ倾qīng颓tuí也yě。先xiān帝dì在zài时shí，每méi与yǔ臣chén论lùn此cǐ事shì，未wèi尝cháng不bú叹tàn息xī痛tòng恨hèn于yú桓huán、灵líng也yě。侍shì中zhōng、尚shàng书shū、长zháng史shǐ、参cān军jūn，此cǐ悉xī贞zhēn亮liàng死sǐ节jié之zhī臣chén也yě，愿yuàn陛bì下xià亲qīn之zhī信xìn之zhī，则zé汉hàn室shì之zhī隆lóng，可kě计jì日rì而ér待dài也yě。

“Attract worthy men; repel mean men. This policy achieved the glory of the Former Hans, while its reversal ruined the Latter Hans. When the late Emperor was with us he often discussed this with your servant, and he took much to heart the story of Huan and Ling.

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臣chén本běn布bù衣yī，躬gōng耕gēng南nán阳yáng，苟gǒu全quán性xìng命mìng于yú乱luàn世shì，不bù求qiú闻wén达dá于yú诸zhū侯hóu。先xiān帝dì不bù以yǐ臣chén卑bēi鄙bǐ，猥wěi自zì枉wǎng屈qū，三sān顾gù臣chén于yú草cǎo庐lú之zhī中zhōng，谘zī臣chén以yǐ当dāng世shì之zhī事shì，由yóu是shì感gǎn激jī，遂suì许xǔ先xiān帝dì以yǐ驱qū驰chí。后hòu值zhí倾qīng覆fù，受shòu任rèn于yú败bài军jūn之zhī际jì，奉fèng命mìng于yú危wēi难nàn之zhī间jiān，尔ěr来lái二èr十shí有yǒu一yī年nián矣yǐ。先xiān帝dì知zhī臣chén谨jǐn慎shèn，故gù临lín危wēi寄jì臣chén以yǐ大dà事shì也yě。

“President Ch'ên Chên and Historian Chiang Wan are both incorruptible and enlightened men, honest to the death. I would that Your Majesty should have them near and hold them in confidence. If this be done, then the glory of the House of Han will be quickly consummated.

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受shòu命mìng以yǐ来lái，夙sù夜yè忧yōu虑lǜ，恐kǒng付fù托tuō不bú效xiào，以yǐ伤shāng先xiān帝dì之zhī明míng，故gù五wǔ月yuè渡dù泸lú，深shēn入rù不bù毛máo。今jīn南nán方fāng已yǐ定dìng，甲jiǎ兵bīng已yǐ足zú，当dāng奖jiǎng帅shuài三sān军jūn，北běi定dìng中zhōng原yuán，庶shù竭jié驽nú钝dùn，攘rǎng除chú奸jiān凶xiōng，兴xīng复fù汉hàn室shì，还hái于yú旧jiù都dū：此cǐ臣chén所suó以yǐ报bào先xiān帝dì而ér忠zhōng陛bì下xià之zhī职zhí分fēn也yě。至zhì于yú斟zhēn酌zhuó损sǔn益yì，进jìn侭jìn忠zhōng言yán，则zé攸yōu之zhī、祎yī、允yǔn之zhī任rèn也yě。

“I was originally a private person, a farmer in Nanyang, concerned only to secure personal safety in a troubled age and not seeking conversation with the contending nobles. His late Majesty, overlooking the commonness of my origin, condescended to seek me thrice in my humble cot and consult me on the trend of events. His magnanimity affected me deeply, and I consented to do my utmost for him. Then came defeat, and I took office at a moment of darkest outlook and at a most difficult crisis. This is twenty-one years ago. The late Emperor recognised my diligent care, and when dying he confided the great task to me. From that day I have lived a life of anxiety lest I should fail in my trust and so dim his glory. That is why I undertook the expedition to the wastes beyond the Lu River. Now the south has been quelled, and our army is in good condition. I ought to lead it against the north, where I may meet with a measure of success in the removal of the wicked ones, the restoration of Han and a return to the old capital. This is my duty out of gratitude to the late Emperor and loyalty to Your Majesty. As to a discussion of the pros and cons and giving a true version of the whole matter, that belongs to Kuo and Chiang and Tung. I desire Your Majesty to confide to me the task of slaying the rebels and restoring the Hans. If I fail, then punish me by telling the spirit of the late Emperor. If you know not what restoration implies that is the fault of your advisers.

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愿yuàn陛bì下xià托tuō臣chén以yí讨tǎo贼zéi兴xīng复fù之zhī效xiào；不bú效xiào，则zé治zhì臣chén之zhī罪zuì，以yǐ告gào先xiān帝dì之zhī灵líng。若ruò无wú兴xīng复fù之zhī言yán，则zé责zé攸yōu之zhī、祎yī、允yún等děng之zhī咎jiù，以yǐ彰zhāng其qí慢màn。陛bì下xià亦yì宜yí自zì谋móu，以yǐ谘zī诹zōu善shàn道dào，察chá纳nà雅yǎ言yán，深shēn追zhuī先xiān帝dì遗yí诏zhào，臣chén不bú胜shèng受shòu恩ēn感gǎn激jī！今jīn当dāng远yuǎn离lí，临lín表biǎo涕tì泣qì，不bù知zhī所suǒ云yún。

“Your Majesty should take pains to be guided into the right path and examine carefully what is laid before you, carefully remembering the late Emperor’s testament. “I cannot express what would be my delight if you had the goodness to accept and act on my advice. “Now I am about to depart on a distant expedition I write this with tears and scarce know what I have said.”

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后hòu主zhú览lán表biǎo曰yuē：「相xiāng父fù南nán征zhēng，远yuǎn涉shè艰jiān难nán；方fāng始shǐ回huí都dōu，坐zuò未wèi安ān席xí；今jīn又yòu欲yù北běi征zhēng，恐kǒng劳láo神shén思sī。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「臣chén受shòu先xiān帝dì托tuō孤gū之zhī重zhòng，夙sù夜yè未wèi尝cháng有yǒu怠dài。今jīn南nán方fāng已yǐ平píng，可kě无wú内nèi顾gù之zhī忧yōu，不bú就jiù此cǐ时shí讨tǎo贼zéi，恢huī复fù中zhōng原yuán，更gèng待dài何hé日rì？

The king read it through and said, “My Father-Minister, you have only just returned from a distant and fatiguing expedition; you are not yet refreshed, and I fear this march to the north will be almost too much even for you.”

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」忽hū班bān部bù中zhōng太tài史shǐ谯qiáo周zhōu出chū奏zòu曰yuē：「臣chén夜yè观guān天tiān象xiàng，北běi方fāng旺wàng气qì正zhèng盛shèng，星xīng曜yào倍bèi明míng，未wèi可kě图tú也yě。」乃nǎi顾gù孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng深shēn明míng天tiān文wén，何hé故gù强qiáng为wèi？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「天tiān道dào变biàn易yì不bù常cháng，岂qí可kě拘jū执zhí？吾wú今jīn且qiě驻zhù军jūn马mǎ于yú汉hàn中zhōng，观guān其qí动dòng静jìng而ér后hòu行xíng。」谯qiáo周zhōu苦kǔ谏jiàn不bù从cóng。

K‘ung-ming replied, “The heaviest responsibility lies upon me, the well-being of Your Majesty confided to me by the late Emperor. My efforts may not be relaxed night or day. The south is at rest, at home is no anxiety; what better time could be hoped for to destroy the rebels and recover the capital? Forth from the ranks of courtiers stood Chʻiao Chou and said, “I have studied the aspect of the stars; the northern quarter is brilliant and strong. The scheme will not speed.' Then turning toward the Prime Minister, he continued, “You, O Minister, understand the mysteries of the skies; why do you oppose the stars?” “Because the stars are not in their courses,” replied K‘ung-ming; “they have been disturbed. One may rely on the stars too much. Moreover, I have already sent the army into Hanchung, where I shall act as soon as I have studied what is afoot.”

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于yú是shì孔kǒng明míng乃nǎi留liú郭guō攸yōu之zhī、董dóng允yǔn、费fèi祎yī等děng为wèi侍shì中zhōng，总zǒng摄shè宫gōng中zhōng之zhī事shì；又yòu留liú向xiàng宠chǒng为wéi大dà将jiāng，总zǒng督dū御yù林lín军jūn马mǎ；陈chén震zhèn为wèi侍shì中zhōng，蒋jiáng琬wǎn为wèi参cān军jūn，张zhāng裔yì为wèi长zháng史shǐ，掌zhǎng丞chéng相xiàng府fǔ事shì；杜dù琼qióng为wèi谏jiàn议yì大dà夫fū；杜dù微wēi、杨yáng洪hóng为wèi尚shàng书shū；孟mèng光guāng、来lái敏mǐn为wèi祭jì酒jiǔ；尹yǐn默mò、李lǐ譔zhuàn为wèi博bó士shì；郤xì正zhèng、费fèi诗shī为wèi秘mì书shū；谯qiáo周zhōu为wèi太tài史shǐ。

Forth from the ranks of courtiers stood Chʻiao Chou and said, “I have studied the aspect of the stars; the northern quarter is brilliant and strong. The scheme will not speed.' Then turning toward the Prime Minister, he continued, “You, O Minister, understand the mysteries of the skies; why do you oppose the stars?” “Because the stars are not in their courses,” replied K‘ung-ming; “they have been disturbed. One may rely on the stars too much. Moreover, I have already sent the army into Hanchung, where I shall act as soon as I have studied what is afoot.”

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内nèi外wài文wén武wǔ官guān僚liáo一yì百bǎi余yú员yuán，同tóng理lí蜀shǔ中zhōng之zhī事shì。

Ch‘iao Chou pleaded in vain; Kʻung-ming was too strongly set upon his purpose to yield. So Kuo Yu-chih, Tung Yun and Fei I were ordered to attend to matters in the palace; Hsiang Ch‘ung was to control all military affairs and forces. Many special appointments were made; Ch'ên Chên became Shih-chung ; Chiang Wan became Ts‘an-chün ; Chang I, Controller of the Prime Minister’s palace; Tu Ch‘iung was created Censor; Tu Wei and Yang Hung, Presidents; Mêng Kuang and Lai Min, Libationers; Yin Mo and Li Chuan, Po-shih ; Ch‘i Chêng and Fei Shih, Private Secretaries; Ch‘iao Chou, a T‘ai-shih ; and others to the number of over a hundred, all to control the administration of Shu in the absence of Chuko Liang.

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孔kǒng明míng受shòu诏zhào归guī府fǔ，唤huàn诸zhū将jiāng听tīng令lìng：前qián督dū部bú，镇zhèn北běi将jiāng军jūn、领lǐng丞chéng相xiàng司sī马mǎ、凉liáng州zhōu刺cì史shǐ、都dōu亭tíng侯hóu魏wèi延yán；前qián军jūn都dū督dū，领lǐng扶fú风fēng太tài守shǒu张zhāng翼yì；牙yá门mén将jiàng，裨pí将jiàng军jūn王wáng平píng；后hòu军jūn领lǐng兵bīng使shǐ，安ān汉hàn将jiāng军jūn、领lǐng建jiàn宁níng太tài守shóu李lǐ恢huī，副fù将jiāng，定dìng远yuǎn将jiāng军jūn、领lǐng汉hàn中zhōng太tài守shóu吕lǚ义yì；兼jiān管guǎn运yùn粮liáng左zuǒ军jūn领lǐng兵bīng使shǐ，平píng北běi将jiāng军jūn、陈chén仓cāng侯hóu马mǎ岱dài；

All being ready, a day was chosen for the start, the fifth year, the third month on the day ping-yen . After the appointments had all been made, there came forward a veteran who had listened in vain for the duty assigned him.

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副fù将jiāng，飞fēi卫wèi将jiāng军jūn廖liào化huà；右yòu军jūn领lǐng兵bīng使shǐ，奋fèn威wēi将jiāng军jūn、博bó阳yáng亭tíng侯hóu马mǎ忠zhōng；抚fǔ戎róng将jiāng军jūn、关guān内nèi侯hóu张zhāng嶷yí；行xíng中zhōng军jūn师shī，车chē骑qí大dà将jiāng军jūn、都dōu乡xiāng侯hóu刘liú琰yǎn；中zhōng监jiān军jūn，扬yáng武wǔ将jiàng军jūn邓dèng芝zhī；中zhōng参cān军jūn，安ān远yuǎn将jiāng军jūn马mǎ谡sù；前qián将jiāng军jūn，都dōu亭tíng侯hóu袁yuán𬘭；左zuǒ将jiāng军jūn，高gāo阳yáng侯hóu吴wú懿yì；右yòu将jiāng军jūn，玄xuán都dōu侯hóu高gāo翔xiáng；后hòu将jiāng军jūn，安ān乐lè侯hóu吴wú班bān；

“Old I may be,” said he, “yet have I still the valour of Lien P‘o, the heroism of Ma Yüan. Why am I thought useless any more than these two who refused to acknowledge old age?” It was Chao Yün.

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领líng长zháng史shǐ，绥suí军jūn将jiāng军jūn杨yáng仪yí；前qián将jiāng军jūn，征zhēng南nán将jiāng军jūn刘liú巴bā；前qián护hù军jūn，偏piān将jiāng军jūn、汉hàn城chéng亭tíng侯hóu许xú允yǔn；左zuǒ护hù军jūn，笃dǔ信xìn中zhōng郎láng将jiāng丁dīng咸xián；右yòu护hù军jūn，偏piān将jiāng军jūn刘liú致zhì；后hòu护hù军jūn，典diǎn军jūn中zhōng郎láng将jiàng官guān雝yōng；行xíng参cān军jūn，昭zhāo武wǔ中zhōng郎láng将jiāng胡hú济jì；行xíng参cān军jūn，谏jiàn议yì将jiāng军jūn阎yán晏yàn；行xíng参cān军jūn，偏piān将jiāng军jūn爨cuàn习xí；

K‘ung-ming said, “I have lost my friend Ma Ch‘ao by illness since I returned from the south, and I feel as I had lost an arm. Now, General, you must own that the years are mounting up. Any slight lapse would not only shake the life-long reputation of yourself, but might have a bad effect on the whole army.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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行xíng参cān军jūn，裨pí将jiàng军jūn杜dù义yì、武wǔ略lüè中zhōng郎láng将jiāng杜dù祺qí、绥suí戎róng都dū尉wèi盛shèng勃bó；从cóng事shì，武wǔ略lüè中zhōng郎láng将jiāng樊fán岐qí；典diǎn军jūn书shū记jì樊fán建jiàn；丞chéng相xiàng令lìng史shí董dǒng厥jué；帐zhàng前qián左zuǒ护hù卫wèi使shǐ，龙lóng骧xiāng将jiāng军jūn关guān兴xīng；右yòu护hù卫wèi使shǐ，虎hǔ翼yì将jiāng军jūn张zhāng苞bāo。以yǐ上shàng一yī应yīng官guān员yuán，都dōu随suí著zhù平píng北běi大dà都dū督dū、丞chéng相xiàng、武wǔ乡xiāng侯hóu、领lǐng益yì州zhōu牧mù、知zhī内nèi外wài事shì诸zhū葛gě亮liàng。

After having received his Emperor’s command to lead an expedition against the north, K‘ung-ming returned to his palace and summoned the officers of the army to listen to the orders. And they came, and to each was appointed a duty in the great army of Chuko Liang, Commander-in-chief of the North-conquering Expedition, Prime Minister of Shu, Marquis of Wu-hsiang, Governor of Ichou, Director of Internal and External Affairs.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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分fēn拨bō已yǐ定dìng，又yòu檄xí李lǐ严yán等déng守shǒu川chuān口kǒu，以yǐ拒jù东dōng吴wú。选xuǎn定dìng建jiàn兴xīng五wǔ年nián春chūn三sān月yuè丙bǐng寅yín日rì，出chū师shī伐fá魏wèi。忽hū帐zhàng下xià一yī老lǎo将jiàng厉lì声shēng而ér进jìn曰yuē：「我wǒ虽suī年nián迈mài，尚shàng有yǒu廉lián颇pǒ之zhī勇yǒng，马mǎ援yuán之zhī雄xióng。此cǐ二èr古gǔ人rén皆jiē不bù服fú老lǎo，何hé故gù不bú用yòng我wǒ耶yé？」众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi赵zhào云yún也yě。

Li Yen was given the task of guarding the country against Wu. All being ready, a day was chosen for the start, the fifth year, the third month on the day ping-yen . After the appointments had all been made, there came forward a veteran who had listened in vain for the duty assigned him. “Old I may be,” said he, “yet have I still the valour of Lien P‘o, the heroism of Ma Yüan. Why am I thought useless any more than these two who refused to acknowledge old age?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú自zì平píng南nán回huí都dōu，马mǎ孟mèng起qǐ病bìng故gù，吾wú甚shèn惜xī之zhī，以yǐ为wéi折zhé一yī臂bì也yě。今jīn将jiāng军jūn年nián纪jì已yǐ高gāo，倘tǎng稍shāo有yǒu参cēn差cī，动dòng摇yáo一yī世shì英yīng名míng，减jiǎn却què蜀shǔ中zhōng锐ruì气qì。」云yún厉lì声shēng曰yuē：「吾wú自zì随suí先xiān帝dì以yǐ来lái，临lín阵zhèn不bú退tuì，遇yù敌dí则zé先xiān。大dà丈zhàng夫fū得dé死sǐ于yú疆jiāng场cháng者zhě，幸xìng也yě，吾wú何hé恨hèn焉yān？愿yuàn为wèi前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng！」孔kǒng明míng再zài三sān苦kǔ劝quàn不bú住zhù。

It was Chao Yün. K‘ung-ming said, “I have lost my friend Ma Ch‘ao by illness since I returned from the south, and I feel as I had lost an arm. Now, General, you must own that the years are mounting up. Any slight lapse would not only shake the life-long reputation of yourself, but might have a bad effect on the whole army.” Chao replied bitterly, “I have never quailed in the presence of the enemy from the day I first joined the late Emperor; I have ever pressed to the front. It is a happy ending for a man of valour to die on the frontier. Think you that I should resent it? Let me lead the van, I pray.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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云yún曰yuē：「如rú不bú教jiào我wǒ为wèi先xiān锋fēng，就jiù撞zhuàng死sǐ于yú阶jiē下xià！」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn既jì要yào为wèi先xiān锋fēng，须xū得dé一yī人rén同tóng去qù。」言yán未wèi侭jǐn，一yī人rén应yīng曰yuē：「某mǒu虽suī不bù才cái，愿yuàn助zhù老lǎo将jiàng军jūn先xiān引yǐn一yī军jūn，前qián去qù破pò敌dí。」孔kǒng明míng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi邓dèng芝zhī也yě。孔kǒng明míng大dà喜xǐ，即jí拨bō精jīng兵bīng五wǔ千qiān，副fù将jiāng十shí员yuán，随suí赵zhào云yún、邓dèng芝zhī去qù讫qì。

K‘ung-ming used all his skill to dissuade the veteran, but in vain; he was set on it, threatening suicide if this honour was refused him. At last K‘ung-ming yielded on the condition that he would accept a colleague. “I will go to help the veteran leader,” cried Têng Chih, without a moment’s hesitation. “I am not worth much, but I will help lead the attack on the enemy.” Accordingly five companies of veterans were chosen for the advanced guard, and with them, to assist Chao Yün, went Têng Chih and half a score of lesser captains.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng出chū师shī，后hòu主zhú引yín百bǎi官guān送sòng于yú北běi门mén外wài十shí里lǐ。孔kǒng明míng辞cí了le后hòu主zhǔ，旌jīng旗qí蔽bì野yě，戈gē戟jǐ如rú林lín，率shuài军jūn望wàng汉hàn中zhōng迤yí逦lǐ进jìn发fā。

After the vanguard had set out, the main body marched by the north gate, the Emperor himself going to see his minister start. The farewell was taken ten li from the gate, in the face of the grand army with its banners and pennons flaunting in the wind, and spears and swords gleaming in the sun. Then they took the road leading to Hanchung.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō边biān庭tíng探tàn知zhī此cǐ事shì，报bào入rù洛luò阳yáng。是shì日rì，曹cáo叡ruì设shè朝cháo，近jìn臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「边biān官guān报bào称chēng：诸zhū葛gě亮liàng率shuài领lǐng大dà兵bīng三sān十shí余yú万wàn，出chū屯tún汉hàn中zhōng，令lìng赵zhào云yún、邓dèng芝zhī为wèi前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng，引yǐn兵bīng入rù境jìng。」叡ruì大dà惊jīng，问wèn群qún臣chén曰yuē：「谁shuí可kě为wèi将jiāng，以yǐ退tuì蜀shǔ兵bīng？」忽hū一yī人rén应yīng声shēng而ér出chū曰yuē：「臣chén父fù死sǐ于yú汉hàn中zhōng，切qiè齿chǐ之zhī恨hèn，未wèi尝cháng得dé报bào。

Naturally, this movement was duly reported in Loyang at a court held by Ts‘ao Jui, when a minister said, “A report from the border stations says that Chuko Liang has marched thirty legions into Hanchung. Chao Yün and Têng Chih are leading the advanced guard.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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今jīn蜀shǔ兵bīng犯fàn境jìng，臣chén愿yuàn引yín本běn部bù猛měng将jiàng，更gèng乞qǐ陛bì下xià赐cì关guān西xī之zhī兵bīng，前qián往wǎng破pò蜀shǔ，上shàng为wéi国guó家jiā效xiào力lì，下xià报bào父fù雠chóu，臣chén万wàn死sǐ不bú恨hèn！」众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi夏xià侯hóu渊yuān之zhī子zi夏xià侯hóu楙mào也yě。楙mào字zì子zi休xiū，其qí性xìng最zuì急jí，又yòu最zuì吝lìn。自zì幼yòu嗣sì与yǔ夏xià侯hóu惇dūn为wéi子zǐ。

Naturally, this movement was duly reported in Loyang at a court held by Ts‘ao Jui, when a minister said, “A report from the border stations says that Chuko Liang has marched thirty legions into Hanchung. Chao Yün and Têng Chih are leading the advanced guard.” The report alarmed the king, and he asked who could lead an army to repel the advance. At once out spake one, saying, “My father died in Hanchung, and to my bitter resentment his death is unavenged. Now I desire to lead the army against Shu, and I pray that the armies west of the Pass may be given me for this purpose. As well as taking vengeance for my private wrong I shall render a service to the state. I care not what fate may befall me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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后hòu夏xià侯hóu渊yuān为wèi黄huáng忠zhōng所suó斩zhǎn，曹cáo操cāo怜lián之zhī，以yí女nǚ清qīng河hé公gōng主zhǔ招zhāo楙mào为wèi驸fù马mǎ，因yīn此cǐ朝cháo中zhōng钦qīn敬jìng。虽suī掌zhǎng兵bīng权quán，未wèi尝cháng临lín阵zhèn。当dāng时shí自zì请qǐng出chū征zhēng，曹cáo叡ruì即jí命mìng为wéi大dà都dū督dū，调diào关guān西xī诸zhū路lù军jūn马mǎ前qián去qù迎yíng敌dí。司sī徒tú王wáng朗lǎng谏jiàn曰yuē：「不bù可kě。夏xià侯hóu驸fù马mǎ素sù不bù曾céng经jīng战zhàn，今jīn付fù以yǐ大dà任rèn，非fēi其qí所suǒ宜yí。

The speaker was Hsiahou Yüan’s son Mou. He was by nature very impulsive and also very miserly. When young he had been adopted by Hsiahou Tun. When Hsiahou Yüan was killed by Huang Chung, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had taken pity on him and married him to one of his daughters, Ching-ho (or Clear River), so that he was an Emperor’s son-in-law. As such he enjoyed great deference at court. But although he held a military commission, he had never been with the army. However, as he requested the command he was made Commander-in-chief to get the army ready to march.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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更gèng兼jiān诸zhū葛gě亮liàng足zú智zhì多duō谋móu，深shēn通tōng鞱tāo略lüè，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。」夏xià侯hóu楙mào叱chì曰yuē：「司sī徒tú莫mò非fēi结jié连lián诸zhū葛gě亮liàng欲yù为wèi内nèi应yìng耶yé？吾wú自zì幼yòu从cóng父fù学xué习xí韬tāo略lüè，深shēn通tōng兵bīng法fǎ，汝rǔ何hé欺qī我wǒ年nián幼yòu？吾wú若ruò不bù生shēng擒qín诸zhū葛gě亮liàng，誓shì不bù回huí见jiàn天tiān子zi！」王wáng朗láng等děng皆jiē不bù敢gǎn言yán。

The Minister Wang Lang spoke against the appointment, saying, “The appointment is wrong. Hsiahou, the “Son-in-law,” has never seen a battle and is unsuitable for this post, especially when his opponent is the clever and crafty Chuko Liang, a man thoroughly versed in strategy.” “I suppose you have arranged with Chuko Liang to be his ally,” sneered Hsiahou. “Ever since I was a boy I have studied strategy, and I am well acquainted with army matters. Why do you despise my youth? Unless I capture this Chuko Liang I pledge myself never again to see the Emperor’s face.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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夏xià侯hóu楙mào辞cí了le魏wèi主zhǔ，星xīng夜yè到dào长cháng安ān，调diào关guān西xī诸zhū路lù军jūn马mǎ二èr十shí余yú万wàn，来lái敌dí孔kǒng明míng。正zhèng是shì：

Wang Lang and his supporters were silenced. Hsiahou took leave of the King of Wei and hastened to Changan to get his army in order. He had a score of legions. He would go to battle, take the signal flags in grip, But could he play the leader, he a lad with callow lip? The next chapter will deal with this campaign.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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欲yù秉bǐng白bái旄máo摩mó将jiàng士shì，却què教jiào黄huáng吻wén掌zhǎng兵bīng权quán。

Fain would he bear the white-tail standard to stir the host, Yet made a yellow-lipped youth hold the reins of power.

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未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated