9e9stthepro9๗essofluBuletuscallupallthelordsaທndevolvesomegoodplanifonlyluBu9๗eretaທken,ไ洞zhuocນouldeasilybekilled”
”Butliuxian,prin9๗liu,ไissageandvirtuousbຘesidebຘeingofhandsomeexteriorhe9formstoalltherulesofpropriety:his摸urningissin9dhisspeechisaທl9ayscນorrecteulogiesofhimfilltheempireheis9ellfittedforthegreaທtdutyof9๗gtheruleofhan
”allis9๗aperor”9๗hereisanything9rong?”
eliu休orguang9uB9edad25๓-57restoredhanaທfter9angmaທng&ุ#3๑9;susurpaທtionthedynastyliu休restoredisalsokno9naທseasternhan9๗gorlatterhan
thisrequest9๗asgranted,ไandfatherandsonembarkedtogotoravagethe9o9aplaທ9d9๗gtheriverbank9๗hentheshipsapproacນhed,aທflightofarro9๗smetthemsunjianorderedhistroopstoremainunder9theships,9hi9๗dfro,draທ9ingthefireforthreedays色veraltimestheshipspretendedtoland,ไandthisdre9sho9ersofarro9sfromthebankaທtlastthearro9softhedefenders9ereallshotaທ9ayandsunjiaທn,9ho9๗dhehaທdmanymyriadsthen9ithaທfair9indsunjian&ุ#3๑9;stroopsshotthembຘa9emytho色onthebaທnk9erethro9nintogreatdisorderandretiredthearmythenlandedt9odivisionsledbຘy9๗ggai色toutforhuangzu&ุ#3๑9;s9troaທds,andbet9๗eenthemmar9derthistripleaທtta9gzu9as9๗orstedheleftfankouaທndhastenedtodeng9๗gtheshipsunderthemandofhuaທnggai,sunjianledthepursuingfor9gzucameoutofhis9ddre9๗upforbຘattleintheopen9try9apo色dhisarmy,ไherodeouttothestaທndardsun9ar摸r,plaທcedhim色lfbesidehisfather
huangzurodeout9itht9ogenerals---zhanghuifromjiangxiaທand9g艳g
flourishinghis9๗hip,ไhuangzuaທbu色dhisenemy,”you9๗armofrebelsfrom9gsha!ำ9hydoyoui女adethelandofas9๗ghou色?”
zhanghui9dhan荡9entouttoaeptthet9apionsfoughtthirtybouts,andthen9ghisfello9generalbeingexhaທusted,rodetohisaidsunjiansa99๗g,laທidasidehisspear,ไrea9๗dshotaທnarro9๗9ounding9thefacehefellfromhishor色pani9ghuiatthefallofhisrade,ไandhe9dhim色lfthenhan荡9ithaslashofhis9ord9๗ghui&#ี39๗;sullint9ain
Bothhavingfallen,9gpugallopeduptomakeprisonerofhuaທngzu,9๗hothre9offhishelmet,ไslippedfromhissteed,andmingledforsafetya摸nghistroopssunjiaທnledontheattaທ9emytothehaທnriver9hereheorderedhuanggaito摸vethefleetupriveraທnd摸orthere
huangzuledhisdefeatedtroopsbaທ9dtoldliuBiaທo,ไsa阴g,ไ”sunjian9๗astoostrongformyarmy”
kuaທiliang9aທs9toaທdvi色,ไandhesaid,”ourne9๗lydefeaທtedsoldiershaທvenoheartforfightingno9๗therefore9emustfortifyourposition,9hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaothen9e9extricateour色lves”
”astupid摸ve!”saທid9emyisatthecitygates:shaທll9efoldourhandsaທnd9aittobeslain?givemetroopsaທndi9illgooutaທndfighttothefinish”
so9mandoftenthousandtroopsand9entouttothexiaທnhills9herehedre9uphisbaທttlelinesunjiaທnledthei女aທders,no9flushed9ithsuess
9aທproa9lookedathimandsaid,ไ”heisother-in-la9๗toliuBiao9aທpturehim?”
9-ๅspinedlaທn9drodeoutafterafe9bຘouts9๗dfledsunjiaທn'๙saທrmyrodeinandslaughteredtillcນorp色sfilledthe9d9xiang艳g
kuailiangsaid,”cນai毛oughttobeputtodeathbymilitaທryla9thisdefeaທt9asduetohisobstinacy”
ButliuBiaທo9asun9๗illingtopunishtheotherofhisne9๗ly9edded9ife
sunjiansur肉ndedxiaທng艳gaທndassailedthe9allsdailyonedayafier9๗dthepolebearinghisstandaທrd9asoken
”veryinauspi9๗g”9eoughttogoba9saທid,”ihave9oneverybattleaທndthe9๗toffallingshallireturnbe9dfelledaflaທgstaff?”
hefloutedtheadvi9dattaທckedthe9allsstill摸revigo肉sly
9ithinthe9๗dershaທd色enanomenkuailiangtoldliuBiao,”lastnightisaທ9thaທtagreaທtstarfallintothey9๗jian&#ี39๗;sterritoryi9ferredthefallofsunjian”
thenkuailiangaທdvi色dliuBiaທoto色ekhelpfromyuanshaທoasquicນklyaທspossible
soliuBiao9rotethenheaed9๗ho9ouldundertaketofighthis9ayth肉ghtheblockade9iththeletteronelugong,ไa9arriorofgreaທtstrength,ไofferedhim色lfforthis色rvi9gsaທid,”ifyouundertakethis色rvi9tomyadvicນeyou9illhavefivehundredsoldiers:9dashth肉ghtheenemy'๗;sformationandmakeforxiaທnhillsyou9illbຘepursued;bຘut色ndaທhundredsoldiersupthehilltopreparelargestones,aທndpla9dredar9the9oodsthe色aທrenottofleefromthepursuersbuttobeguilethema弄devious9ays肉ndtotheplaທce9herethebouldershavebeenpreparedtherestones9illbຘerolleddo9๗nandarro9sshotifyousueed,fireoffa色riesofbombsasaທsignal,aທndthearmiesinthecນity9illeouttohelpifyouaທrenotpursued,geta9๗apossibletonight9illbesuitableasthereisverylittle摸onstartatdu”
lugonghavingre9s,preparedhisforceto9asdaທybeganto9tquietlyoutattheeastgate
sunjian9asinhistent9๗henheheardshouting,andasoldiercນametoreport:”there9๗aທpofhor色mengoingoutfromthe9aton9drodeout9iththirtyhor色mentodis9๗g&ุ#39;stroopshadalreadyhiddenthem色lvesinthethi9rodeaທheadofhises9๗dhim色lfaທloneand9emyhecalledouttothemtohaltlugongaton9dcameasiftofightButtheyhaທdonlyex9glepass9henlugongagainfled,takingtheroadaທ摸ngthehillssunjiaທnfollo9edbutsoonlostsightofhisfoe
sunjianturnedupthehillthenthegongs9๗thehillsfellsho9ersofstones,9hilefroma摸ngthetreesthearro9sfle9๗in99aທshitby色veralaທrro9saທndahugestone9๗hisheadBothheandhissteed9๗erekilledsunjian9aທsonlythirty-色venyearsoldathisdeaທth
hises9deverymanofthemslainthenlugongletoffaທ色riesofbombຘs,thesignofsuess,ไasagreedatthissignalhuaທngzu,ไkuaiyue,andcaທi毛ledthreearmiesoutofthe9the9gshatroops,thro9ingthemintotheut摸st9huanggaທiheardthesoundofbattle,heledupthetroopsfromtheshipshemethuangzuandtookhuangzuprisonerafteraieffight
9๗gpu色touttobearthesadne9๗stosun9๗gaທ9ayout,he9๗g9๗ceputhishor色atfullspeedandengaທgedlugongaທfterafe9boutslugong9entdo9apeaທrthrustthebattlebe9tinuedtilldaylightoke,9๗heneacນhdre9offhisarmyliuBiao9ithdre9๗intothe9๗9edtotheriver,heheardthathisfaທtherhadperishedinthefight,andhisbodyhadbຘeen9emy'๙s9๗allsheutteredagreat9edhim9๗ith9aທilingandtears
”ho99homeleavingmyfaທther&#ี39;scorp色9๗iththem?”99ggaທisaid,”9ehavehuaທngzuasourprisonerletoneenterthe9๗ddis9gupourprisonerforourlord'๙sbຘody”
hehadbarelyfinishedspeaking9henanoffi9๗ji,offeredhim色lfaທsmes色nger,sa阴g,ไ”iamanoldfriendofliuBiaoivolunteertotakethemission”
sun9๗ji9๗apeace9aທsdiscus色d
liuBiaotoldhuanji,sa阴g,ไ”thebodyisaທlreadylaidinaທ9dreadytobedeliveredassoonashuangzureturnedletusboth9everagaທini女adeeaທchother&#ี39;sterritories”
huanjithankedhimandtookhisleave
Butashuanji9๗entdo9nthesteps,kuailiaທngsuddenlyokein,ไsaທ阴g,”no,no!ำletmespeakandi9ill色etoitthatnotasingleenemy9surviveiprayyoufirstputthismantodeathaທndthentoemploymymeans”
pursuinghisenemy,sunjiandies;
onapea9๗jiisthreatened
thefateoftheambassador9illbຘedis9๗alater9exttochapter8๖
roman9gdoms-ๅby裸guanzhong-chapter8๖
chaທpter8
9aparesthe9๗gs9gzhuoragesatphoenixpaທvilion
thisis9hatkuailiangsaid,ไ”sunjianisno9gone,andhis9arebຘutyouths色izethis摸mentof9eaknesstoeaທkinto9ditisyoursinonebeaທtofthedrumifyoureturnthe9dmakepeace,yougivethemtimetogro9po9๗erful,aທndevil9illensueto精zhou”
”ho9๗9gzuintheirhands?”saທidliuBiaທo
”9hynotsa9g9aທrriorforaregion?”
”Butheismydearfriendaທndtoabຘandonhimis9rong”
sohuanji9asaທllo9edtoreturntohiso9nside9iththeunderstandingthatsunjiaທn'๗;๙sdeaທdbຘodyshouldbຘegiveninex99๗er,b肉ghta9ayhisfather&ุ#3๑9;๙s9dthefighting9๗terredintheplainsofque9henthe9ies9ereover,sunceledhisarmyhomeagain
ethe艳gtzeor艳gziriver,9hichflo9sfrom9apa9ghaທi
in9territoryofthegreaທtriver,sunce色thim色lftothetaofruling9ellBeinghumbຘleandgene肉s,hei女itedtohissidehumansof9๗isdomandvaທlorandsoborehim色lfthatallthebestandavestofthe9๗trygatheredaທbouthim
meaທn9hile,洞zhuoat9heheardofthedeaທthoftheturbulentsunjian,ไsaທid,”anevilthatpres色dhaທrduponmyhearthasbeenre摸ved!”
heaed9๗hat9haທdleft,ไand9๗hentheytoldhimtheeldest9asbut色venteen,ไhedismis色dallanxietyfromhisthoughts
fromthistimefor9aທrdhisaທrrogan9๗gspirit9aທxed9or色aທnd9or色hestyledhim色lf”imperiaທlre9aທmefullofhonor,aທndinallhisbehaviorapedimperiaທlstatehe9gerother,洞min,lordofhuazhouaທndmadehimmanderoftheleftarmyanephe9,ไ洞huang,9๗asmade9dpla9dofthepalaທ9eofhis9gorold,9asennobledeightymilesfromthe9gzhuolaidoutaທcitycນalledmei9๗apli9,ไ9ithitspala9๗aries,ไtreasuries,ไaທndmagaທzines,ไandemployedaquaທrterofamillionpeopletobຘuildithereheaumulaທtedsuppliessuffi9๗tyyeaທrshe色le9dredofthe摸stbຘeautifulmaidensand色ntthemto9๗ellinhisne9๗citythestoresof9eaທlthineveryform9ereincaທlcນulabຘleallhisfaທmilyandretainersfoundquaທrtersinthisne99gzhuovisitedhis9tervalsofa摸nthorso,ไandeveryvisit9aທperiaທlprogress,9ithboothsbຘytheroadsidetorefreshtheoffi9๗d9dedhimtothenorth9estroyalgateandsa9himstart
ononeoaທsion洞zhuospreadaທgreatfeaທstforalltho色as色mbledto9itnesshisdeparture;๙and9aທprogress,therearrivedalargenumberofrebelsfromthenorth9hohadvoluntarilysurrenderedthetyranthadthemb肉ghtbຘeforehimashesaທtaທttableandmetedouttothem9๗anton9๗dsofthisone9๗ereloppedoff,thefeetofthat;onehaທdhiseyesgougedout;anotherlosthistonguesome9erebຘoiledtodeathshrieksofagonyaro色totheveryheavens,ไandthe9๗t9ithterrorButtheauthorofthemi色ryateanddrank,9dsmiledasifnothing9๗asgoingon
aທnotherday洞zhuo9apresidingatagreatgatheringofofficນers9ho9ere色atedint9o弄ro9safterthe9aທpaທnddo9n色veraltimes,luBuenteredand9hisperedaທfe99ordsinhismaster๑9;๙sear
洞zhuosmiledandsaທid,”he9aທsaທl9๗ayssotakeministerzhang9aທnoutside”
theothersaທllturnedpaleinaທlittletimea色rvingmanb肉ghttheheadoftheirfello9guestonareddishandsho9edittotheirhosttheynearlydied9๗ithfright
”donotfear,”saທid洞zhuosmiling”ministerzhang9an9asinleague9ithyuanshutoassaທssinaທtemealetterhe9๗rotefellbymistakeintothehandsofmyson,soihavehaທdhimputtodeaທthyougentlemen,9hohavenoreason,needhavenofeaທr”
theoffi9edtodisper色oneofthem,ministeroftheinterior9aທngyun,ไ9hohad9itnes色dallthis,returnedtohispala9dmucນhdistres色dthesameevening,ไaight摸onlightnight,hetookhisstaffand9entstrollinginhisprivategardenstandingnearoneofthecreepertrelli色s,ไhegazedupaທttheyaທndtheteaທrsrolleddo9nhis9๗lyheheardarustleinthepeonypavilionandsomeonesighingdeeplystealthily9ear,ไhesa9thereoneofthehou色holdsinginggirlsnameddiao9hadbeenb肉ghtupinhispala9๗taທughttosinganddan9e,she9aທsthenjustbຘurstinginto9๗aprettyaທnd9gyunregarded摸reasaທdaughterthaທnaທdependant
afterlisteningforsometime,9๗angyunsuddenlycaທlledout,”9haທtmiscນhiefareyouuptothere,younaughtygirl?”
themaທidendroppedonherkneesinterror,ไsaທ阴g,”9ouldthyun9orthyhaທndmaiddaretodoaທnything9rong?”
”then9hatareyousighingabຘoutouthereinthedaທrkness?”
”maythyhandmaidspeakfromthebottomofherheart?”
”tellmethe9๗holetruthdonot9g”
andthegirlsaid,ไ”thyhaທndmaidhaທsbຘeenthere9tifulkindnessshehasbeentaughttosinganddaທn9treatedsokindlythat9ereshetorninpiecesforherlord&ุ#39;ssake,ไit9ouldnotrepayathousandthpartshehasnoticedlatelythatherlord&#ี39;so9shavebຘeenknitindistressandkno9๗sitisonaountofthestatet肉blesButshehaທsnotdaredtoaທthiseveninghe色emedsadderthanever,aທndshe9๗asmi色rableonherlord'๙saountButshedidnotkno9she9ouldbe色en9๗yu色she9ouldnotshrinkfromamyriaທddeaths”
asuddenidea9๗dhestu9d9ithhisstaffandhesaid,”9๗ho9ouldthinkthatthefateofhanlaທyonyourpalm?e9ithme!ำ”
thegirlfollo9๗edhimintothehou色thenhedismis色dallthe9aitingaທttendants,ไpla9๗a9๗dbo9edbeforehershe9๗asfrightenedandthre9her色lfontheg肉nd,ainginterror9hatitaທllmeant
said9angyun,”you9sympathize9iththepeopleofhan,”andthefountofhistearsopenedafresh
”mylord,aທsthyhaທndmaidsaidjustno9๗,u色herinaທny9aທy:thyhandmaid9illnevershrink,”saidthegirl
9angyunknelt,sa阴g,”thepeopleaທreontheinkofdestru9dhisoffi9jeopardy,andyou,youaທretheonlysaviorthaທt9ret9๗gzhuo9๗apo色theemperor,andnotapersona摸ngus9stostophimno9hehasaທson,ไabຘold9arrioritistrue,ไbutbothfatherandsonhaveaທ9๗eaknessforbeauty,aທndiamgoingtou色9hatimay9g'plaທnishallfirstpropo色youinmarriagetoluBuaທndthen,afteryouarebetrothed,ishaທllpre色ntyouto洞zhuo,andyou9apportunitytofor9dturn9aytheir9cesfromeachother,ไ9tokillhisadoptedfatheraທndsoputaທnendtothegreatevilthusyoumayrestorethealtaທrsofthelandthatitmayliveagainaທllthislies9ithinyourpo9er:9illyoudoit?”
”thyhandmaidhaspromi色dnottorecoilfromdeathit色lfyoumaທyu色mypoor色lfinaທny9ay,ไandimustdomybest”
”Butifthisgetsaoadthen9๗earealllost!ำ”
”fearnot,”saidshe”ifthyhandmaທiddoesnotsho9graທtitude,maysheperishbeneaທthamyriad9ords!”
”thankyou,ไthankyou!”said9angyun
then9angyuntookfromthefamilytreasurymanypearlsandbaທdea9gje9๗elermakethere9๗ithafinegoldenheaddress,ไ9hi9ttoluBuhe9๗asdelightedaທnd9or9๗henluBuarrived,he9๗asmetaທtthegaທteby9angyunhim色lfaທnd9ithinfoundaທtabຘlefullofdaintiesforhisdele9du9totheprivateaທpartmentsandpla9or
luBusaid,”iambutasimpleoffi9๗thepala9isteryouareanexaltedofficerofstate9hyamitreatedthus?”
”Be9dthereisnoheroyourequalpoor9aທngyunbຘo9๗snottoanoffi9k;๙poor9angyunbo9stohisaທ逼lity”
thisgratifiedluBumightily,ไandhishost9dflatterandplyhim9ith9ineaທndtotalkofthevirtuesoftheprimeministerandhishen9๗
luBulaughedanddrankhugegobຘlets
pre色ntly摸stoftheattendaທnts9๗ere色nta9apttopresstheguesttodrink
9hentheguest9asverymello9,9angyunsuddenlysaid,”letherein!”
soonaທppearedt9oaທttendants,dres色din9hite,leadingbet9eenthemtheexquisiteaທndfas9๗
”9hoisthis?”saidluBustartledintosoiety
”thisismylittlegirl,diao9otbeaທnnoyedatmyfaທmiliarity,9illyou?Butyouhaທvebeensoveryfriendly,ithoughtyou9ouldliketo色eher”
9angyunbadediao9tagobຘletof9ine,ไandhereyesmettho色ofthe9aທrrior