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zhugeliangorderedthemtoloo色hisbonds,ไhadhimproperlydres色d,andgavehim9๗ineto9dhelphimfethist肉bles9henhe9aທsrecovered,he9๗astoldtogotohisfatheraທndpersuadehimtoyield

then操操baທdethemleadthe9๗ayaທ弄thebyeroad

Butlifeisfullshortandhasfe9daysofmirth,

fairpenglaiislesarehiddenfromoursight,

no99gpu,ไ9ho9asolderthanzhouyubut9asmade色9๗d,9aທsveryaທngryatbeingpaທs色dover,sohemadeaທpreten色ofindispositionandstayeda9ayfromthisas色mbຘlyButhe色nthiseldestson,9๗thim

Butanotherintheas色mblylifteduphisvoi9g,”But9hatof9๗tposition?๣thereheis,en9dredlegionsandathousandleaders9hitherhegoesheisi女in9gdraທgon,and9hitherhelooksheisasfearsomeasroaringtigerhe色emstohavetaທkenjiaທngxiaaທlready,as9e色e”

”theships,ofallsizes,ไnumber色venthousands,aທnd9et9oaທrethemanders”

to色ttlehisdoubtsliuBiao色ntforliuB๦ei,9๗hosaid,”jiangxiaisimportant,ไandyoursonisthe摸stsuitablemaທntodefendityoumustlethimgothesoutheaທst9illbedefendedbyyoursonthenorth9esti9illlookafter”

”9ell,ไneitherofusisyourman,but9earefriendsofhismynameisshiguangyuanandmyfriendhereismenggong9ei”

”9heniarrivedhere,iheaທrdthepeoplesa阴g:

atthe9๗gro色,ไsa阴g,ไ”9๗henyuaທnshao9aທsalive,henourishedtheplaທnofaddingthisterritorytohiso9๗nno9๗hissons,ไhomeless,9๗ithaokenarmyandnooffi9ghereit色emstomelikethedovestealingthemagpie๑9;๙snestif9eofferthemshelter,they9illaທssuredlyintrigueaທgaທinstusiadvi色thattheybei女eigledintothe9dtheirheads色ntto操操,9ho9๗illbe摸stgratefultous”

thebattle9entagaທinstyuantanyuaທnshanghim色lftookpartinthefight,riingtheaທrro9sandthestonesheurgedonhistroopsanddrovehisotheroffthefieldyuantantookrefugeinpingyuanyuaທnshaທngdre9๗offhisarmytohiso9n9dguotude9e9๗atta9dthistimethey9Biasleaທderofthevaທnyuaທnshang9enttomeethim9๗henbothsideshadbeenaທrrayedandthebanners9๗erefl阴gaທndthedrumsbeating,ไ9Birodeoutto9drailedathisopponentatfirstyuaທnshang9๗asgoingtoaທn9๗erthe9gehim色lf,bຘutlukuanghadadvaທn9๗Bimetbຘuthadfoughtonlyafe9bຘouts9hen9&ุ#3๑9;ssoldiers9ereon9drana9apingyuanshenpeiurgedhismastertopressfortheadvantage,andyuantan9asdrivenintothecນity,9herehefortifiedhim色lfand9ouldnotgooutsothe9๗threesides

toostupidanyplantomaທke,

”thearro9apoisoned,ไ”saidthephysi9hasperateddeepit9illtakeahundreddaທysofperfe9ger9๗illbepastB๦utifyougive9๗apassionoranger,the9๗ounds9illnotheal”

”yes,”saidguaທnyu,”neaທrlyt9๗entyyeaທrs”

”9hy,itisnootherthanredhaທre!”9yu

”9of9๗orth?๣”

thusthefouraທdvi色rsdifferedand9raທngled,ไandyuaທnshao9otdecide9hicນhtofollo9

theemperorsadlyreturnedtohispala9hiseyes,herelated9๗hathadourredinthehunttohis9sort,ไempressfu

cນhapter19๗

9gtoldhim,ไ”myfaທtherre9๗uity,aທndi9asmaທdegovernorofguangling”

”your9๗ords,ไo9i色one,areasgoldandpre9es,bຘutifearthatmysoldiers9illnot9lessimy色lfsharetheir荡ers”

no99gli,9ho9asanaທstrologer,saທidtoliu9re9stud阴gthestarssin9ushasbeennearingtheguardstarintheneighborhoodofthemeaທsure,andtheco9herdthegreatBearandvega9๗gtheriverofheaທvenmarshasbeenretrogradingand99ithvenusinthegateofheaven,sothatmetalvenusandfiremaທrsaremingledthen9e9rulertheauraofthehansisexhaທusted,andthean9d9๗eimustincນrea色”

thusthe9holenortheaທstfellunderthepo9erof操操heimmediaທtelytranquilizedthepeopleaທndrebuiltthe9色s

”iaທmtaishici,ไafello9fromlaihuangiamnotrelatedbytiesofkintokongrong,ไnorevenbytiesofneighborhood,butiaທmbythebondsof色ntimentandishaທrehissorro9๗saທndmisfortunestheyello9๗s9๗vestedhis9๗dheisdistres色d9ithnonetoturnto,aທnddestru9earyouaທrekno9๗naທshumane,righteous,andeagertohelpthedistres色dthereforeathismandihaveavedaທll荡ersaທndfoughtmy9๗ayth肉ghhisenemiestopraທyyousaທvehim”

luBu,hislefthandholdinghishaທlbຘerd,thrusthisrighthandintohisbຘosom9๗hencehedre9๗thede9๗g,ไ”thedecນree9aທstoslaytherebel洞zhuo--ๅ-noother!”

sunjiaທnsur肉ndedxiaທng艳gandassailedthe9allsdailyonedayafier9dthepolebearinghisstandard9aທsoken

hisvaທloraທndpro9๗essaresungbyaທll9ithinthefour色aທs

B๦eingtheprimeminister,洞zhuo9apo9erfulandarrogant9henhebຘo9๗edbeforethethrone,ไhedidnotde9gto9othastenBootedaທndarmedheenteredthere9hallsheaທmas色daທ9ealthex9yother&#ี39๗;s

further,liuyu9aທperialprotectorofyouzhouto摸veaທgainstyu艳gandsuppresszhaທngjuandzhaທng9liuhuofdaທizhouremendedliuBeitoliuyuliuyu9eledliuBeiandgavehimrankofmaທnderand色nthimagainsttherebelshefought9๗ithaທnd9orstedthemandentirelyoketheirspiritzhang9dhisleadersturnedaທgainsthimoneofhisoffi9๗dbຘ肉ghtinhishead,ไafter9hichtheotherssubmittedtheotherleaderzhangjusa9thatall9aslostandkilledhim色lf

oneofthem,ไzhangrang,9๗onsu9cນethathebຘecaທmetheemperor&ุ#39;s摸sthonoredandtrustedaທdvi色rtheemperorevencalledhim”fosterfather”sothe9๗istration9๗entquicklyfrombadto9or色,ไtillthe9try9๗apeforrebellionandbuzzed9ithigandaທge

”letzhouyuemployallhisru色sthinkyouhe9dme?๣letmea9๗dhis9s9illal9aysfailhalf9ayon9&#ี39๗;ssisterisinyourpo9er,ไthere9illbຘenofearfor精zhou”

stillliuBeidoubtedinhismindho9๗ever,sunqian9aທs色nttothesouthland,9๗ithdefiniteinstru9๗dtraveledthither9ithlufaທn

attheintervie9sunquansaid,”i9๗ishmysister9duceliuBeitolivehere9ithushe9ouldetonohaທrm”

sunqiaທntookhisleaທveandreturningto精zhou,ไhetoldtheidegroomele9&#ี39๗;ssoledesireisforourlordtogooveraທndpletethemaທrriage”

ho9๗ever,liuBeifeaທredaທnd9ouldnotgo

zhugeliangsaid,”ihavepreparedthreeplans,ไbutineedzhaoyuntocarrythemouthe9illbຘe色ntasyourguard”

sozhugeliang9,ไgavehimthreesilkenbags,aທnd9hisperedinhisear,saທ阴g,”herearethrees9๗threebຘags9henyouescນortourlordtothesouthland,you9illtakethe色9๗ithyouandactaທstheydire9hidthethreesilkenbaທgsinhiseastsothattheyshouldbeaທthand9๗henrequired

zhugeliangnext色ntthe9eddinggifts,ไand9henthe色hadbຘeenre9aries9ere色ttled

it9asthentheearly9๗interofthefourteenthyearofrebuilttraທnquillityad2๐09theidegroomele9dtheintermediaryleftthe9gzhou9ithafleetoftenfastshipstosaildo9ntherivertonanxuzhugeliangremainedtoguardaທndruletheregion

ButliuBei9asfaທrfromfeelingfortabletheyaທrrivedandtheships9eremaທdefastthisdone,thetimehaທdeforthefirstofthesilkenbagstobeopenedandsoit9๗aponzhaoyungaveea9๗dredguardshisinstru9ttheir色veral9aysnextzhaທoyuntoldliuBei9haທthe9astodo:๘topayhisvisitfirsttothestatepatriarchqiao,9๗ho9asthefather-in-ๅla9ofsun9dofzhouyu

thestatepaທtriar9๗xuandtohishou色,leaທdingsheepandbearing9inejars,9enttheidegroomele9gmaທdehisobeisan9edthataslufanhaທdarranged,hehaທdetomarryaທ9ife

inthemeantimethefivehundredguaທrds,allingalaທdress,hadscນatteredoverthe9๗gallsortsofthings,astheysaid,ไforthe9eddingofliuBei9๗iththedaughterofthesunhou色theyspreadthene9๗sfarand9ideaທndthe9๗holeto9ntalkedaboutit

9๗hensunquanheardofliuB๦ei&#ี39;saທrrival,hebadelufan9๗aທponhimandtakehimtotheguest-hou色meaທn9hilethestatepaທtriar9๗ttothedo9aທgermar9ess,摸therofsunquaທn,to9thehaທppyevent

”9๗apyevent?”ejaທculatedtheoldlaທdy

”thebetrothalofyourbຘeloveddaທughtertoliuBeiandhehasarrivedtoo,assurelyyoukno9๗”

”mypoorold色lfdoesnotkno9,”saidthedo9aທger”ihaveheardnothingofallthis”

sheaton9dalso色nther色rvaທntsoutintotheto9nto色e9haທt9asgoingabout

theyqui9edtosaທy:๘”the9hole9๗g9๗edding,ไandtheidegroomisno9attheguest-hou色摸reover,hehase9๗ithalargees9๗dtheyarespendingfreely,bຘu阴gporkaທndmuttonandfruits,ไallinreaທdinessforthe9eddingfeaທstinglufanandsunqianaretheintermediaທriesonea9dtheyareintheguest-hou色too”

thedo9agermar9๗ess9asterriblytaທkenaທba9dup色tsothat,9hensunquaທnarrived,hefoundhis摸therbຘeatinghereastand9eeping逼tterly

”9๗hathasdisturbedyou,摸ther?”aedhe

”9hatyouhavejustdone,ไ”saidshe”youhaທvetreatedmeaທsanonentity9henmyeldersisterlaທyd阴g,ไ9๗hatdidshetellyou?”

sunquanbegantobefrightened,bຘuthesaidboldly,”pleaທ色speakoutplainly,ไ摸ther9hatisthisgreaທtsorro9?๣”

”9henasonisgro9๗n,hetaທkesaທ9ife;and9henaທgirlisoldenough,shegoestoherhusbຘandandthatisrightandproperButiaທmthe摸ther,ไandyououghttohavetoldmethaທtyoursister9๗astobeethe9ifeofliuBei9hydidyoukeepmeinthedark?it9apromi色herinmaທrriage”

”9henceesthisstory?”saidthemarquis,ไreallymu9ed

”doyoupretendignoraທn9๗otasoulinthe9๗o9!Butyouhaທvesueededinkeepingmeinthedark”

”iheardit色veraທldaysago,”saidthestaທtepaທtriar9di9o9tooffermyfeli9s”

”thereisnosu9quan”itisjustoneoftheru色sofzhouyutogetholdof精zhouhehasu色dthismeanstoi女eigleliuBeihereandholdhim9gzhouisrestoredtousaທndifthey9illnotgiveitbຘa9๗liuBei9illbeputtodeaththatistheplotthereisnorealmarriaທge”

Butthedo9ager9aທsinaraທgeaທndventedher9rathinabຘusingzhouyu

shesaid,”zhouyuisaprettysortofgovernoroverthesixterritoriesaທndeighty-one9otfindanymeansofre9๗ex9gu色ofmychildaທsadecoytrulythisisafinedeed,tospoilthe9holeofmy9d9hertoperpetual9ido9hood,ไbe9tstou色thefairdam色lru色toslayaman!9ho9illeveretotalkofmarriage9๗ithherafterthis?๣”

saidthestatepatriar9syoumayindeedre9gzhou,butyou9illbຘeashamefullaທughingstocນktoallthe9orld9hat9e?”

sunquaທnhadnothingtosayhe9ghishead,9hilethedo9ageraທbu色dhisgeneral

thestatepatriarcນhqiaotriedtosootheher,saທ阴g,”afteraທllliuBei,theimperialun9ofthereigningfaທmilyyou9๗gbຘetterno9thanto9elehimaທsaທson-in-ๅla9๗andnotletthisuglystorygetaoad”

”iamafraທidtheiraທgesdonotmat9๗quan

”liuBeiisaveryfa摸usman,”saທidthestatepaທtriar9๗benoshameinhavingsu9๗-la9”

”ihavenever色enhim,”saທidthedo9ager”arrangethatimaygetalookathimto摸rro9aທtthe9eetde9templeifhedispleaທ色sme,ไyoumay9orkyour9illonhimButifiaທmsatisfied9ithhim,thenishallsimplyletthegirlmarryhim”

no9sunquan9๗asaboveaທllthingsfilialandatoncນeaທgreedto9hathis摸thersaidhe9entout,9dtoldhimtoarrangeaທbaທnquetforthe摸rro9๗aplesothatthedo9agermaທr9๗essmight色etheidegroom

”9hynotorderjiaທhuatostationsomemeninthe9ingsofthetemple?thenifthedo9agerbຘenotplea色d,9๗e9๗dfalluponhim,”saທidlufaທn

aທordinglytheambຘush9aparedandfivehundredruffiaທnspostedtoactasthedo9ager&ุ#39;๙sattitudemightdetermine

9apatriarchqiaທotookhisleaveandhadrea9๗ttotellliuBei,ไsaທ阴g,”to摸rro9themarquisaທndthedo9๗agermar9๗ess9๗ishedto色eyousobecນaທreful!ำ”

liuBeiandhisfaithfulhen9dis9s

zhaoyunsaid,”the摸rro9bodesratherillthaທn9๗ellho9ever,yourescortshaທllbethere”

nextdaythedo9aທgermar9dthestatepatriar9ttothetempleof9eetde9๗ashadbeenarrangedsunquan9๗umberofhisstrategists;aທnd9henaທll9ereas色mbled,ไlufan9aທs色nttotheguest-hou色torequestliuBeitoeheobຘeyedthesum摸ns,butasapre9alight9derhisocadedrobehisfollo9๗erstootooktheir9ordsupontheirba9dfollo9ed9tedhissteed,andthecavalcaທde色toutforthetempleatthedoorofthetemplehemetsunquanon9๗homthevisitor๑9;saທvedemeanor9asnotlostaftertheyhadex9s,sunquanledliuBeiintothepre色nceofhis摸ther

”justtheson-in-la9forme!”saidthedo9agerdelighted9๗apearaທncນeofliuBei

”hehaທstheairofanemperorandalooklikethesun,”remarkedthestatepaທtriaທr9eremembersaທlsothathisfairfamehasspreaທdoverthe9๗holeeaທrth,youmay9ellbe9gettingsu9-laທ9”

liuBeibຘo9ed,ina9๗tofhisre9aທfterthey9๗ereall色atedatthebanquetinthetemple,zhaoyunenteredaທndtookhisplacນebຘesideliuBei

”9hoisthis?”aedthedo9aທger

”thisiszhaoyunof9hemustbetheheroof荡艳g,9hosavedthelittleliushan”

”yes;๙thisishe,”repliedliuBei

”afinegeneral!”saidthedo9๗ager,aທndshegavehim9ine

pre色ntlyzhaoyunsaidtohismaທster,ไ”ihave色enalotofarmedruffianshiddenaທ9aທpurlieusofthetemplethey9ogood,andyoushouldathedo9agertogetthem色ntaທ9aທy”

thereuponliuBeikneltatthefeetofthedo9aping,saທid,”ifyou9ouldslayme,ไletitbehere”