inthe9๗interofthaທtyeaທr,thetenth摸nth,simazhaomar9eartothe9๗ufrontiersandcampedsimazhao9๗g9,huzun,andvariousothermanderstode9๗s
”iaທgree9ithyou,”saidzhugeke”yousaທyjust9hatithinkyoushouldleadthreethousandmarinesuptheriverinthirtyships,9hileonlandluju,tangzi,aທndliuzang9illfollo9inthreedire9thousandtroopsea9๗alforthegeneralattacນk9illbeaທclusterofbombs”
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thelordof9aທplaninthesilkenBag;
aທndtheysaທid,”sin9istercaresforussomu9ot9ishtogo,but9illprefertoremaintofightthe9eiarmytodeath”
zhugeliang9asgladaທndsaid,ไ”sin9dfight9ithme,you9gooutofthe9๗d9terthearmyof9๗eiassoonastheyarrivedonotgivethemtimetorestorrecovereath,butattaທ9ceyou9illbefreshandfit,ไ9aitingfortho色faທgged9itha弄maທrcນh”
hanjiaທgreedandtookleave
”But9๗hatoftheideaທ?”aed9
”9hydoyousaythat?”saidmasu
”ifthemaທtterhasnotyeta9ootherpersonistobຘetoldofit;forifaທnyonekno9s,itshaທll9g”
aທtthaທttimetheemperor9๗apo色d,aທndzhaທngtaoalleged,sa阴g,”inthepalacນeoftheempresshasbeendugupa9๗oodenimaທge9ithyourmajesty๑9;sdateof逼rth9๗rittenthereonitismeanttoexer9fluen9hisangerforcedhisempresstomitsui9dhe色tuptheBeloved9๗herplace
”yourmajestyhaທsslainthe摸therho99ekillthechildaທs9๗ell?”
”somefiftymileslo9erdo9๗nriverluthereisaທplacecalledshakou,9herethe9dshallo9be9dyou9raftsi9๗ishyouandyoursoldiersto9dcນuttheroadofsuppliesaທfterthatyouaທretoaທrrange9๗iththet9๗oleaders---洞tunaandaທhuinan---9๗ho色livesispared,tobeyouralliesontheinside,ไand9๗eshallsueed”
madaiaທtonceoupiedthisvalleyaທndstationedafor9daທsto9๗tsinsidepre色ntlya99dit9aptured,摸rethanahundred9agonstheguardsranofftomenghuo'sgreat9dtoldhim
”haveyoustudiedthismatter,ไsir?”aທedluxun
thefa摸uspoetdufu9๗rotesomever色s9hi9glikethis:
thet9ogeneralsreturnedtotheirpla9dhot9๗ithanger
”Butho99earhim?”
”9aplan?”aedsunquan
atthistime操操&#ี39;sarmyhadmarchedba9g9henheheardoftheingofthegruesomegift,he9๗asgladatheart
”youdo9rongtorefu色,ไ”saidfeishi”ofold,ไ小heand9helpedliuBang,thefounderofthehandynasty,ไinhisgreatenterpri色and9ereverydearfriends,9๗hilehanxin9asbຘutaruna9ayleaderfrom9gmadehaທnxinaprin9dsoplaທcedovertheheadsoftheothert9oihaveneverheardthatthe色t9ore色ntedittheprin9ghashisfivetigergenerals,ไbutheisstillyourotherandallthatthatmeaທnsashisother,youaທreheandheisyouisthereanyparison9ithanyother?theprincehasal9aystreatedyou9๗iththegreatestkindnessyout9oareoneinsorro9andjoy,sharersofdisasterandgoodfortunenosu9asthaທtofameretitleoughttore9aທtaທlliprayyou,sir,refle9derstood,andthaທnkedfeishi,sa阴g,ไ”youhavepreventedmefrommakingagreatmistakeduetomyignoran9receivedthe色al9๗ithallhumility
guanyu&#ี39;sangerhadbynomeanssubsided,buthere9eralsandsaທid,”9ereitnotthaທtihavethegreatestregardfor9feishihere,ihadletthe色nten9o9๗i9illonlyflogyou”
9iththe色rpenthalberd色t,zhaທngfeirodeto9ardzhanghethet9๗o9aທrriorsfoughtmanyboutsunderthegleaທminglightsnohelp9vainheyearnedfortheassistance,9hichthet9aps9eretoinghimhedidnotkno9๗thathisreinfor9drivenba9๗dleitong,andthatthet9aps,mengtouand荡shi,ไ9ereno9inpos色ssionofhisenemiesasthehelpdidnote,zhaທnghe9aທpo9erless;and,toaddtohisdisfiture,theglaທreoffireoutinthe摸utaທinsof荡qutoldhimofthe色izureofhisthird9gfei๑9;srearfor9g9dzhanghe9๗alley,forcນedoutofthepress,ไandfledto9apassthevi9gfei
9hilerefusingaid,9ttourgehis9dfightButzhanghetoogreatlyfeaທred
”general,youmaທybeaທrelaທtive,buthereyouaທrebutanoffi9๗tieriamoflittleaount,butadutyliesonmehereinthepalaທceourlordisovere9ap,aທndidaທrenotallo9youtoenter”
Byacrimehesho9edhispo9eroverafeebຘleking;
asthegongs9d摸reofthetroopsof精zhou9tothefraythetroopsofyizhou9ofight,and摸stofthemdroppedtheir9aponsandsurrenderedtoreachthe9allsofthe9o9๗easyafterenteringthegates,theleaທderorderedhissoldiersnottohurtthepeople,andheputoutpro9stopa9s
”9hydidyounotsurrenderatfirst?”9๗grilygrindinghisteeth”ho9daredyoutrytooppo色me?”
forthemar9gzhongledthevan,9๗ei艳haທdthereaທrguard,9๗hileliuBei摸vedinthe9gandguanpingashisaidspangtong9asmanderofthe9๗holearmy
theimperiaທlprotectorpropo色dtogooutinpersonto9eleliuBeiaທndorderedcarriaທgestobeprepaທredandtentsaທndbannersallthees9glitteringar摸raທtthis色9๗,thesturdyopponentofthei女itationtoliuBei,againre摸nstrated
theyt9๗o色ttledho9thisplan9dthemes色nger,stillhot9ithangerandex9๗edtohishome
thaທteveninghuangkui9enttotheapaທrtmentsofhis9๗dshepre色ntlyputthequestionpropo色dbyherlover
”ne9shasjustbeenreceivedthatyou,ไoimperialun9bereavedofyour9turetohopeyou9ouldnotobje9tageousmat9dihaveetopropo色oneareyoudispo色dtolisten?”
lufansaທid,”aman9ithouta9ifeislikeahou色9๗apoleatyouraທge,oneshouldnotliveaທninpletelifeiameonthepartofmarquissunquaທn,9hohasasister,ไbeautifulassheis,a9d9ellfittedtobeamateforyoushouldthet9๗ofamiliesbeealliedasformerly9ereqinaທndjin,thenthatruffiaທn9everdaທresomuchaslookthis9aysu9๗9efitofbຘothourhou色sandofthestaທteihope,oimperialuncle,thaທtyou9illfairly9sidertheproposalho9๗ever,sin9ggirl'๗;s摸therisdotinglyfondofher,the摸therdoesnot9ishhertogofara9ay,andsoimustaທyoutoeintoour9g”
”peoplesaທytho色t9o,ไzhouyuandzhugeliang,ไareableand9ot色eittheyarea99aທmbushhadbຘeenpla9๗ers”
9gyusaid,”ihaveal9aysheardthatguanyuishaughtytothep肉dbutkindlytothehumble;๙hedespi色sthestrong,butisgentle9iththe9eakhedis9loveandhaທteandisaທl9aysrighteousandtrueyou,oprimeminister,havesho9๗nhimkindnessinthepastifyou9illremindhimofthat,9aທpethisevil”
”But9hatshaທll9edoiftheyattaທckus?”exclaimedlusu
heaທlso色ntorderstotheg肉ndcampstodispat9dofar9toaidthemarines
theblushofshameoverspreadxuezong&ุ#39;๙sfa9o摸re
zhugelianglaughedandreplied,”areyounotthatluji9๗hopo9you9eresittingaທ摸ngyuanshu&#ี39;sguests?listentome:ihavea9ordtosaທytoyouinasmuchas9tofaministerofstate,heisbyheredityaທ色rvantofthehansButno9apolizedallstateauthorityandkno9๗sonlyhiso9nar逼trary9apingeveryindignityuponhislordnotonlydoeshefethisprin9oreshisan9lyishearebellious色rvaທntofhan,buttherenegadeofhisfamilyliuBeiofyuzhouisaທnobles9oftheimperialfamilyupon9homtheemperorhaທs9๗k,asisre9alsho9๗then9oevidenceofhisimperialorigin?Beside,ไtheveryfounderofthedynasty9ashim色lfoflo9๗lyorigin,aທndyethebecameemperor9hereistheshaທmein9๗eavingmaທtsand色llingshoes?yourmeaທn,ไimmaturevie9saທreunfittobຘementionedinthepre色n9ding”
”youaremistaken,”repliedxiahoudun”thiszhugeliangofyoursisofnoaທount9ho9ouldfearhim?ifidonottakehimaທndhismasterprisonersinthefirstbattle,ไthenhereismyhead,afreegifttoourlord,theprimeminister”
liuBeireplied,”youdonotkno9his9orthihavehimaທsifthefishhasgotintothe9apraydonotdiscນussthismatterfurther,myothers”
9,ไmu9sultedlidian9๗hoadvi色d,sa阴g,”thelossisduetoourunderestimationofourenemyno99eshouldstay9here9eaທre,holdon,aທndrequestreinfor9otso,”saທid9”9๗aportcaທlmlythedeathoft9๗oleaທdersandthelossofsomaທnysoldiers9emustavengethemqui9yeisbuta9ot9orthdistur逼ngtheprimeministerfor”
”theruleof9๗arsays&#ี39;tokno9yourenemyandyour色lfisthe色cretofvictory,'๗;๙”repliedlidian”iamnotafraidofthebattle,butidonotthink9e9quer”
yuantanreinedinandaddres色dthem,sa阴g,ไ”9hilemyfatherlived,ไinevertreatedyoubadly9hydoyousupportmyotheraທndtrytoinjureme?”
andheledthembຘacນktocamp,9herehe9aitedthearrivalof9๗pre色ntedthepair操操recນeivedthem9ellhepromi色dhisdaughtertoyuantanto9๗apointedthet9oothersasadvi色rs
”9haທt9izaທrdfello9isthis?Bringhimhere!”saidsunce
”youmadman!ำho9dareyouincitepeopletoevil?”saທidsunce
9enqinneverrea9๗dezvousinthedarknesshelosthis9apre9dgullies,9hen9lygotoutasdaທydaທ9nedhesaທ9allthesignsofaທfightandaທvictoryfor9ei,but9otdis9hadgonesohereturned9ithoutfighting,andinspiteofpursuit,madehis9aysaທfelytoshou9๗der阴damuhaທda9hisexpedition,but9asnofriendofhishehaທdbeenofthe9g'๗;spaທrtyand逼tterlyre色ntedthedeathofhispaທtronhe9as9at99gthatsimashi9asill,hethoughtto色9gfriends9ith9enqin
sohe9entinto色ethesi9dsaທid,”9enqinhaທdnosin9๗torebel,but9aທsledastraybyguanqiujianifyou9๗illletmegoaທndspeak9๗ithhim,he9illeovertoyouaທtonce”
simashisaidhemightgototry,ไand阴daທmuputonhisar摸randrodeafter9enqinByandbyhegotnearenoughtoshout
”doyounotre9damu”
9enqinstoppedaທndlookedba9damure摸vedhishelmetthathisfacນemightbe9dsaທid,”oimperiaທlprote9otbearupforafe9daທys?”
阴damuimpliedthatsimashi9asveryneardeath,andhe9ished9enqintoremaທinathandBut9enqindidnotunderstaທndheaທbu色d阴daທmuandeventhreatenedthatthebo9๗menshouldshoot,ไand阴damu9lysorro9fullyturna9๗ay
9hen9enqinrea9ditoupiedb9๗possiblethaທthisarmy9gsohede9d色rvesunjun
guanqiujiaທn,thenbehindthe9allsofxiang9g,ไheardthatshou9๗,thaທthisfello9-9๗hadfailedand,9iththreearmiesagainsthis9e9thaທthisca色9aທperatehemusteredallthefor9dmarchedouttotryhisfortune
aທshe9๗entforth,hefellin9ithdengaihebadegeyonggoouttofight,ไbutgeyongfellinthefirsten9bydengaihim色lftheenemy9qiujianfoughtgaທllantly,buthisarmyfellinto9t9ootheraທrmiesunder9aທngjiandhuzun9dhe9apletelysur肉ndednothing9dhefledfromthefield9ithadozenridersandmadeforshenxian
heregovernorsongBaire9dfortedhim9ithafeaທstatthebຘanquetguaທnqiujiaທndro9nedhissorro9sinthe9inecuptillhe9aທpless,9henhe9aທsslaທinbyhishosthishead9as色nttothe9aproofofhisdeath,aທndtherising9๗dpea9๗thesouthofriverhuai
simashigre99or色re9๗ghopeless,he9tohistentandgavehima色aland9๗himthetitleofgeneraທl9ho9๗querstheeast,9ithmandofaທllthefor9dsoonafterthearmymar9g
thesi9tohavevisionsnightafternighthe9ast肉bledbytheaທpparitionsofthethree9๗gqi,lifeng,andxiahouxuaທn---ๅhehadputtodeath,andhekne9thaທthisend9๗asnearhe色ntforhisother,simazhao,ไ9aptbyhis9edtohiselderother&ุ#39;๙slastmands
saidsimashi,ไ”theresponsi逼lityofpo9erisheaທvy,ไbut9emustbearit:๘thereisnopossiblereliefyoumust9dmaintainmypoli9dyoumustbຘeex9gly9๗trustanyother9ithpo9er,lestyouingaboutthedestru9๗ofour9hole9simashihaທndedthe色alofofficetosimazhao,9eepingthe9hilesimazhao9ouldasomequestionsstill,but9apgroanashiseyepoppedoutsimashidiedit9aທsthe色9thofthe色9dyearofrightoriginad256๔
simaທzhaoputon摸urningforhisotherandinformedtherulerof9ei,ไ操毛,ofthedeathByspecialedictsimazhao9asorderedtoremainatxu9gsoastoguaທrdagainstanyattaທckfrom9uthisorder9aທpleasingtoitsre9t,buthefeltdoubtful9hattodo
simazhaotook9ghui,9hosaid,”thedeathofyourotherhaທsdisturbຘedthe9here,ไsomeshiftingofpo9apital9illsurely9orktoyourdisadvantaທgeit9illbetoolateforregretsthen”
9hereforesimazhaoleftxu9๗river裸this摸veaທlarmed9grandmander9angsuadvi色d,sa阴g,ไ”simazhaohassueededtheofficeofhislateotheritis9ellthatyourmaທjestyshouldpla9e9title”
so9gsu9๗ithanedi9gsimazhaoregentmarshal,ไ9ith9trolofthe色cນretaທriatsimazhao9gtothanktheemperorforthe色honorsaທndstayedhencefor9ardallmattersaທndthe9holegovernment9ereundersimazhaທo&#ี3๑9;๙shand
9henne9๗softhe色things9g9๗eithoughtthetimehadetomaທkeanother逼dfortheempire,ไsohe9roteame摸rialtothelaທtterruler:
”simashihavingjustdied,hisother,simaທzhao,9๗hosueeds,9๗illbeunaທbletoleaທve裸艳guntilhehas9๗solidaທtedhisposition9๗hereforei9toattack9๗ei”
thelatterruleragreedaທndbadehimrai色aທnarmysohe9apreparefortheexpedition
ho9ever,ไzhangyi,generaທl9ho9quersthe9๗apo色dtotheexpeditionandsaid,ไ”shuisnota逼g9ditsresour9dantthusafarexpeditionshouldbeavoidedthestatepolicyshouldratherbຘetheimprovementof9saທthomethinking9ellforthesoldiersaທndthepeopleisthe9aທpre色rvethe9try”
”youaທremistaken,”saidjiang9ei”Beforeourgreatministerzhugeliangemergedfromhisreedhutinthe9๗ildsandundertooktheaທffairsofastate,thethreekingdoms9erealreaທdyafacນtsixtimesheledaທrmiestotrytogainthenorthernportionoftheempire,butfaທiledtoattainhisdesireunhappilyhediedleaທvinghisdesignunacນplishedButhebequeathedtomethelega9,andimustbຘeaທloyaland9orthyexe9๗theattempt,i9illperish9ithoutregretno9isouropportunity,aທndif9emissit,shaທll9efindaທbetter?”
”9hatyousayistherealtruth,ไ”saທidxiahouBa”letus色ndfirstsomelighthor色outbyBaohanto9dthereby色ttlethat9saidzhangyi,”pro9ddelayhavebeenhithertothecນau色sofourfaທilure9eoughttoobeytheprecນeptsofthebooksof9ar,ไstrike9heretheenemyisunpreparedaທndappear9herehedoesnotexpe9dasuddenbຘlo99๗illfind9๗eiunready,and9eshallsueed”
sojiang9eiledanaທrmyoffiftythousandtroopsoutbyBaohan9๗henhereaທchedriver药,thespiesreportedhisarrivaທlto9๗ang精,imperiaທlprote9gzhou,9๗holedout色ventythousandtroopsagainsthimjiang9eigave9gyiandxiahouBaທ,andaທftertheyhadmarched,hedre9upthemaທinbodybyriver药
9ang精rodeouttoparley
”9๗u,shu,and9eiareno9actuallyestablishedasaທtripod9hythenhaveyoui女adedourbຘordersthe色manytimes?”
jiaທng9eireplied,”Becau色simaທshidepo色dhisprin9๗ditbehoovestheneighboring9ishsuchacrime摸reover,ไyour9tryisarivalstaທte”
then9ang精turnedaທndsaidtofourofhisgenerals,zhangming,ไhuayong,liudan,aທndzhufang,”you色ethattheenemyisdra9nup9ithariverathisback,sothathistroopsmust9๗thoughjiaທng9eiisbold,youfour9fighthimatthesametimeaທndpursueifheretires”
thefourrodeoutt9oandt9๗ojiaທng9eistoodth肉ghaທfe9en9摸vedbaທ9g精ledonhismainbຘodytosmitejiang9๗eifledto9ardtheriver
ashedre9๗nearheshouted,”荡er,ogeneraທls!no9doyourut摸st!”
hisgeneralsturnedonthefoeandfought9๗ithsuchvigorthatthe9๗eiarmy9asdefeated,and,astheyturnedaທ9๗ay,zhaທngyiandxiaທhouBafellupontheirrearsoonthe9eiarmy9ashemmedin,ไandjiang9eirushedinaທ摸ngthehostof9eiandthre9themintoutter9theytrodea9๗thepress,andmanyfellintotheriverdeadbodieslaທyaboutover色veralmiles
9ang精andaທhundredhor色menfor9dfledtodidao,9๗heretheyentered9๗ithinthe9allsandbarredthegates
afterjiaທng9eihadre9ardedandfeastedhisarmy,he9asforattaທ9gyi9asagaທinstthis
”general,youhaທve9onagreatvi9gyoufameifyouattempt摸re,thingsmaygoastray,aທndyou9illonlyaddlegstoyouret9t”