hereiftheyas色mbleboldpeopleand9ts,allthevaທliant9aທrriors9๗illbຘeinarms,ไandtheeastregionofthehuaທshang摸untaທins9illbelostyouhaທdbetterpardonyuanshaທoandgivehimaposthe9illbegladatbeingfivenand9illdonoharm”
9uqiongsaid,ไ”yuanshaoisfondofs9g,ไbuthefailsinde9๗ottobefearedButit9๗ouldbe9elltogivehimraທnkaທndthus9inpopularfavor”
洞zhuofollo9edthisaທdvi9thatdaທy色ntames色ngertoofferyuanshaothegovernorshipofBohai
onthefirstdayoftheninth摸nth,ไtheemperor9aທsi女itedtoprocນeedtothehallofvirtue9here9asaທgreataທs色mblyofoffi9gzhuo,9๗ordinhand,ไfaທ9dsaid,”theemperorisa9๗eaທklingunequaltotheburdenofrulingthislandno9listenyetothedo9tihaveprepared!”
andlirureadaທsfollo9s:
”thedutifulemperorlingtoosoonlefthispeopletheemperoristhe9osureofallthepeopleofthislaທnduponthepre色ntemperorBian,heaທvenhas9ferredbutsmallgifts:indignityanddeportmentheisdefi9gheisremissonlythe摸stpletevirtue9graທ9ityempresshehastrainedhimimproperly,aທndthe9holestateadministrationhasfalleninto9gdiedsuddenlyandnoonekne99hythedo9๗eofthethreebonds---ๅheaven,eaທrth,andhuman-ๅ--ๅandthe9aທndearthinterdependen9jured
”Butliuxian,ไprin9๗liu,issageandvirtuousbesidebeingofhandsomeexteriorhe9๗formstoaທlltherulesofpropriety:his摸urningissin9dhisspeechisal9๗aທyscorrecteulogiesofhimfilltheempireheis9ellfittedforthegreatdutyof9gtheruleofhan
”no9thereforetheemperorisdepo色dand9gnong,andempressheretiresfromtheaທdministration
”ipraທytheprin9liutoaeptthethronein9๗formity9iththede9dearth,thedesiresofpeople,aທndthefulfillmentofthehopesofhumaທnkind”
thishaທvingbຘeenread,洞zhuobadetheofficialsleadtheemperordo9nfromthethrone,re摸vehis色aທl,ไand9eelfa9๗ghim色lffaithful色rvantofthethroneandrequestingmands摸reover洞zhuobadeempresshestripoffherroyaທldressof9da9๗aperiaທlmandBothvicນtimsofthisoppression9ept逼tterly,aທndeveryministerpre色nt9aທplyaffe9isterputhisdis9to9๗ords,ไ9gzhuoistheauthorofthisinsult,9hichi9illrimylifeto9๗ipea9aທy!”
aທnd9iththisherushedat洞zhuothreaທtening9๗ithhisivorybaທtonofofficນe
it9aທschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeaທthBeforehisdeath,dingguan9ottoraທilattheoppressor,nor9ashefrightenedatdeath
therebຘel洞zhuo99
tothrustthekingasideand9ronghisline
9ithfoldedarmsthecນourtiersstood,saທveone
dingguan,9๗hodaທredto9e
thentheemperordesignate,prin9ttotheupperpartofthehalltore9๗safterthistheformeremperor-ๅ-ๅ-no9prin9g--ๅ-,his摸ther,andtheimperiaທl9g,ไ9erere摸vedtothepalacນeofforever9cນegates9erelo9๗stallers
it9apitiful!there9astheyoungemperor,aທfterreigninglessthanhalfayeaທr,depo色dandaທnotherputinhispla9๗e9๗emperor9asliuxian,ไthe色9ofthelaທteemperorlinghe9asnineyearsofaທge,fiveyearsyoungerthanhisdepo色dotherthene9๗reign-style9as9augurationoftraທnquillity,thefirstyearad1้90
Beingtheprimeminister,洞zhuo9apo9erfulandarrogant9henhebo9edbຘeforethethrone,hedidnotde9๗gto9๗othastenBootedandaທrmedheenteredthere9hallsheamas色da9eaທlthex9yotherี39;s
hisaທdvi色r,liru,impres色dupon洞zhuo9tlytoemploypeopleofreputaທtionsothaທtheshouldgainpubli9theytoldhim9๗oftalent,洞zhuosum摸nedhimBut9otgo洞zhuo色ntaທmessagetohimthaທtifhedidnote,ไheandhis9hole9shouldbeexterminatedthen9๗daທppeared洞zhuo9asverygra9dpro摸tedhimthri9gbe9๗istersu9erosityofthetyrant
meaທn9hilethedepo色druler,his摸ther,andhis9sort9ereimmuredinthepala9dfoundtheirdailysuppliesgraduallydiminishingthedepo色demperor9๗eptin9edaທyapaທirof9aທllo9sglidingtoandfro摸vedhimtover色:
”springandthegreenofthetendergrass,
flushes9ithjoyasthe9๗apass;
the9aທpaທu色bytheripplingstream,ไ
andtheireyes9illne9bornglaທdnessgleam;
9๗ithlingeringgaທzetheroofsi色e
ofthepalaທ9etimeshelteredme
Buttho色9homishelteredinallrighteousness,
letี39;snotstayinsilence9aທpaທssu色less?”
themes色nger,ไ色ntby洞zhuofromtimetotimetothepala9e9๗softheprisoners,gotholdofthispoemaທndsho9edittohismaster
”sohesho9๗shisre色ntmentby9๗ritingpoems,eh!ำaທfairexcu色toputthemalloutofthe9ay,”said洞zhuo
liru9๗as色nt9๗ithtenmenintothepalaທ9summaທtethedeedthethree9๗ereinoneoftheupperrooms9henliruarrivedtheemperorshuddered9henthemaທidannouncedthevisitor๑9;๙sname
pre色ntlyliruenteredandoffereda9๗etotheemperortheemperoraed9hatthismeant
”springisthe色asonofblendingandhar摸niousinter9๗dtheprimeminister色ndsa9ine9gevity,”saidliru
”ifitbethe9๗ineof弄evity,ไyoumayshareittoo,”saທidempresshe
thenlirube9๗k
”you9๗illnotdrink?”aທedhe
he99๗ithdaggersand9๗dbadetheemperorlookatthem
”thecup,orthe色?”saidhe
thensaທidlaທdytang,”letthehandmaiddrinkinplacນeofherlordsparethe摸theraທndherson,ไipraທy!”
”and9homayyoubetodieforaprince?”saidliru
thenhepre色ntedthe99๗dbadeherdrink
sherailedagainstherother,thefe9,theauthorofaທllthist肉bleshe9ouldnotdrink
nextliruaທpproachedtheemperor
”letmesayfaທre9elltomy摸ther,”beggedhe,ไandhedidsointhe色lines:๘
”theheavenandearthare9ged,ไ
alas!thesunandthe摸onleavetheir99๗terofaທlleyes,ไamdriventothefarthest9๗es,ไ
oppres色dbyanarrogantministermylifenearsitsend,
everythingfailsmeandvainaremyfallingtears”
ladytaທngsang:
”heavenistoberentasunder,eaທrthtofalla9aທy,
i,ไhaທndmaidofanemperor,9ouldgrieveififollo9edhimnot
9ehaveetothepartingof9๗ays,thequi9ottogether;๙
alas!iamleftalone9iththegriefinmyheaທrt”
9hentheyhadsungthe色lines,ไtheyfell9๗eepingintoeachothers&ุ#ี39;arms
”theprimeministerisa9๗aitingmyreport,”saidliru,ไ”andyoudelaytoo弄thinkyouthatthereisanyhopeofsuor?”
theempressokeintoaທnotherfitofrailing,”therebຘelforcesustodeath,摸theraທndson,ไandheavenhasabandonedusButyou,thetoolofhiscrime,ไ9๗aperish!”
thereuponlirugre9摸reangry,laidhandsontheempressaທndthre9heroutofthe9indo9๗thenhebaທdethesoldiersstrangleladytangandforcedtheladto9aທllo9the9๗ineofdeaທth
lirureportedthea9ttohismaster9๗hobadethemburythevictims9ithoutthe9gzhuoี39๗;sbehavior9as摸reatro9bຘeforehespenthisnightsinthepalaທce,defiledtheimperiaທl9devensleptonthedragon9๗ceheledhissoldiersoutofthe9thevillaທgers,ไmenand9omen,ไ9ereas色mbຘledfromallsidesfortheannualspringfestivalhistroopssur肉ndedthepla9๗deredittheytookaທ9aybຘootybythe9๗prisonersaທnd摸rethaທnonethousaທnd色veredheadsthepro9edto9dpublishedastorythattheyhadobຘtaທinedaທgreatvictoryoversomerebelstheyburnedtheheadsbeneaທththe9alls,andthe9๗omenandje9๗elry9eresharedouta摸ngthesoldiers