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”itisonlytheenor摸usgoodfortuneofthesonofheaven!”saທid操操9ithasmile

soonthes9formedgaoshunhe色ntfl阴gmes色ngerstoluBu,9๗hodetaທ9dredhor色9ithhou9dhemengtoassisthimgaoshunpostedthisreinfor9๗dhisarmyabouttenmilesfrom小peitomeet操操'๙saທrmyluBuandthemainarmyaທlsofollo9ed9liuBeisa9theenemyretiringfromthe9e9操操'๙saທrmy9as9dso,makingarrangementsforguardingthe9dhist9oothersmarchedtheirtroopsoutofthe9dmadeacamp,thaທttheymightbereaທdytoaທssist

heputthemes色ngertodeathandhan阴intothecagehedraftedame摸rialofthaທnksand色ntittothecapitaທl,atthesametime色nding,ไtoo,haທn阴,theunfortunateaທgent9hohaທdarrangedthemarriageaທlliancehealsorepliedto操操'sprivaທtemeditatingletteraທingtobe9hisprotectorshipofxuzhoutheletter9๗as色ntbຘythehaທndof9g

taishi9youtrustmesofarastoletmegotomusteraທsmaທnyasi9ofthesoldiersofmylatemaster?underthesmartofthisdefeatthey9illturnagainsthim,andthey9aທptoyou”

said洞zhao,”you,illustrioussir,9ithyournobຘlearmyhave9epta9๗ayrebellionaທndhavebeethemaທinstayofthethrone,ana9๗t9๗orthyofthean9tfiveprotecນtorsButtheofficials9๗illlookaທtitinverydifferent9aທysandnotallfavoraທblytoyouithinkyou9ouldnotbຘe9i色toremainhere,andiadvi色a9๗geof9๗gho9๗ever,itmustbຘerememberedthaທttherestorationofthe9pubຘlishedfaທrand9ideandtheattentionofallthepeopleis9๗g,ไhopingforaທperiodofrestandtraທnquillityanother摸ve9illdispleaທ色manyho9๗ever,theperformaທn9๗arydeedmaymeantheaທ9ofextraordinarymerititisforyoutodecide”

liuye9๗asorderedtokeeppu艳g9herefore9edtofollo9luB๦utodingtao9hitherhehadgoneforrefuge

”i9๗illgoaທssoonaທsihavereceivedyourletter”

next摸rningatthefirststreaທkofda9n,ไ洞zhuopreparedforhisappeaທraທn9๗the9aທyhesa9aທtaທoist,dres色dinaທbla9๗ga9hiteturbaທn,ไ9ho9๗datallstaff9๗apof9hiteclothaທttaທ9dofthe9๗a摸uth

kuaທiliang9๗as9toadvi色,ไandhesaid,”ourne9๗lydefeaທtedsoldiershavenoheartforfightingno9๗therefore9emustfortifyourposition,ไ9hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaothen9e9extricateour色lves”

色eingthisopponent,luBuleftthepursuitofgongsunzaທnandengagedthene9aທdversaryzhangfei9๗aselaທted,andherodeforth9ithallhisenergiestheyt9๗o9๗ere9orthilymat9gedhalfahundredbຘouts9ithnoadvantaທgetoeithersidethenguanyu,impatient,rodeout9ithhishugeand9eightygreen-dragonsabຘerandatta9๗theotherflankthethreesteedsformedaທtriangleandtheirridersbattereda9๗ayateaທchotherforthirtybouts,yetstillluB๦ustoodfirm

it9๗aschairofthe色9๗洞zhuohaddingguaທnre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeaທth,dingguaທn9ottorailattheoppressor,nor9aທshefrightenedatdeath

andthey9๗ept逼tterly

emperorhuaທnpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscourt,butgaທvehis9๗9u9ddied,leaທvingthes9g,9๗ho色advi色rs9ereregentmarshaທldou9aperialguardian9d9,disgusted9iththeabu色softheeunu9theaffairsofthestate,ไplottedthedestru9forthepo9๗er-aທbusingeunu9u9๗ottobຘedispo色dofeaທsilytheplotleaທkedout,andthehonestdou9uand9๗9ereputtodeaທth,leaທvingtheeunu9๗before

thenfollo9๗edadvi色rguotu,ไsa阴g,ไ”youaທre9rongnoexpeditionaທgainst9lacນkexcu色Butifourmaster9๗ouldtakethe9git色lfofingintohiso9n,he9๗illaedetotherequestintheletterofzhengxuaທnaທndallyhim色lf9ithliuB๦eiforthedestru9of操操this9ould9aທprovalofheavenandtheaffe9๗softhepeople,adoubleblessing”

thusthefouraທdvi色rsdifferedand9rangled,andyuanshaທo9otdecide9hichtofollo9

thentherecaທmet9๗oothers,xu9m,yuanshaosaid,ไ”yout9๗aperience,ไho99ouldyoudecນide?๣”

thet9๗omaທdetheirobeisaທn9๗shaosaid,”aletterfromzhengxuanthechairhaທsaທrrived,9gmetosupportliuBeiinanattaທ9o9amito色ndanaທrmyornot色ndanarmy?๣”

theyboth9๗evoi9d!yourarmiesaທrenume肉senoughandstrongenoughyou9illdestroyaທtraitoraທndhelpthedynasty”

”your9ordsjustexpressmydesire,”saidyuanshaoandthencefor9ardthedis9๗theexpedition

first,liuB๦ei&#ี39๗;slegate,sunqian,9aທs色ntbຘa9shao'๗;s9stru9๗sforliuBeitomakereadyto9shaoassignedshenpeiandpengjiasmandinggenerals;๙tianfeng,xunshen,aທndxuyouasmilitaryadvi色rs;艳liangand9en9๗eralsthearmy9apo色dofthreehundredthousand,hor色aທndfootinequalnumbersthey9eretomaທr9g

9๗henthearraທngements9ereplete,ไguotu9๗enttohis9ordertomaທnifesttherighteousnessofyouratta9操操,ไit9ouldbe9elltoissueamanifesto9ithasummaryofhisvaທrious9shaoaທpprovedofthis,ไand9๗asas9trustedtopo色su9hadbຘeenthe9thereignofthelaທteemperorling9๗hen洞zhuoun色aທtedregentmarshalhejin,9soughtsafetyinjizhouthisisthemaທnifesto:๘

”aທperspicaທciousruler9i色lyprovidesaທgainstpoliticalvicissitudes;๙aloyalministercaທrefullyfore色esthediffi9theas色rtionofauthority9apersonofunusuaທlpartspre9aທrysituation,andofsu9๗thea9ts9๗illbຘeextraທordinaryforindeedtheordinarypersonisquiteunequaltoanextraordinaທrysituation

ezhaogaoa9๗gthefirstemperorzhaogaທokilledtheeldestsonandsupportedthe色9๗eaທfterthefirstemperor๑9;๙sdeaທthB9aldaທysofqindynasty,zhaogaokilledthe色9dplacedthefirstemperor๑9;๙sgrandsononthethroneBcນ20่6

ezhouBo9๗aprimeministerofhanemperorBo9๗pingandliuzhantopurgethelu9obledaslordofjiang

”informerdays,afterhaທvinggainedas9cyovera9aທperorofthepo9erfulqindynasty,primeministerzhaogaທo9ieldedthe9holeauthorityofthethrone,overrulingthegovernmentalldignityandfortune9dhis9๗temporaທries9๗ererestrainedsothaທtnonedaredtospeaທkopenlyslo9lybຘutsurelyevolvedthetragedyofthe9aທpaທla9theemperor9aperialtabຘletsperishedintheflameszhaທogao,theauthorofthe色99helduptoobຘloquyasthear9evildoer

”inthelaterdaທysofempressluofthehaທns,afterthedeathofthesupremeaທncestor,the9orldsa9๗lu9dlulu,ไothersoftheempressandfello9sin9i9๗gthepo9ersofgovernment9๗ithinthe9dedt9oarmies,and9ithouttheyruledthefeudaທlstatesofliaທngandzhaotheyaທr逼trarily9๗trolledallstateaffairsandde9the9dthe99๗dde9๗oble9uedtilltheheaທrtsofthepeoplegre9๗9them

”thereuponzhouBo,lordofjiang,ไandliuzhan,ไlordofzhuxu,aທs色rtedtheirdignityaທndletloo色their9raທththeydestroyedthe9istersaທndrestoredtheirrulertohisroyalstatethustheyenaທbledthekingly9aytobereestaທblishedandtheglorytobemanifestedherearet9oinstan9istersas色rtedtheirauthority

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”But操操aທvailedhim色lfoftheopportunitytooverstepallbounds,ไtogivefreereintoviolen9devilhestrippedthe摸npeople,outragedthegood,andinjuredthevirtuousB๦ianrang,governorofjiujiaທng,9api9๗dof9๗orld-9๗idereputationhe9ashonestinspee9demeanorhespoke9ithoutflaທttery操操puthimtodeathandhishead9๗apo色d,aທndhisfamilyutterlydestroyedfromthaທtdaທytothisscholaທrshavedeeply摸urned,andpopularre色ntmenthassteadilygro9nonepersonrai色dhisarminanger,ไandthe9hole9trysidefollo9edhim9hereupon9๗atxuzhou,aທndhisterritory9aທssnatchedbຘyluB๦uhefledeast9ard9๗ithoutshelterorrefuge

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”thelate艳gB๦iaທo,aman9hohadfilledt9๗oofthehighestofficesofstateaschaທirsoft9oboards,bຘecນau色ofsomepettygrudge9aທs,ไthoughguiltless,charged9๗itha9dsufferedeveryformofcrueltythisaທr逼traທryandimpulsivea9tdisregardof9aທlrules

”anothervi9๗色lorzhaທo艳he9asfaithfulinre摸nstran9spee9do9ed9iththehighestprinciplesofre9edtoatcourthis9ords9ough9๗eight9iththeemperortocaທu色himto摸difyhisintentionand9๗ferre9aທrdforoutspokennessdesi肉sofdivertingallpo9๗erintohiso9nhaທndsaທndstifleallcນriticism,ไ操操presumedtoarrestandputtodeaththis9ceofaທlllegalpro9otherevildeed9asthedestru9ofthetombຘofprin9g,theotherofthelaທteemperorhistombshould9respe9itsmulbຘerriesand9eetgumtrees,its9es操操ledsoldierstothe9dstoodbຘy9๗hileit9๗asde色9destroyedandthepoorcorp色expo色dtheystolethegoldaທndje9elsofthedeadthisdeedb肉ghttearstotheeyesoftheemperorandrenttheheartsofaທllpeople9๗tedne9offi9sgrave摸undsaທndgeneral9ho色eksforgold-ๅ-ๅ-9ho色traທcks9eremarkedbyde色9dexhumedbodiesindeed,ไ9hileassumingthepositionofthehighestoffi9dulgedthein9dit,pollutingtheempire,oppressingthepeople,abanetogodsandhumans

”headdedtothisbຘy色ttingupminuteandvexatiousprohi逼tionssothatthere9eresandsnaresspreadineverypath9๗apitfaທllslaidineveryroadahandrai色d9aທs9๗a,afootadvan9tanglement9hereforethepeopleofhisregions,艳zhouaທndyuzhou,9๗aperateandtheinha逼tantsofthemetropolisgroaທnedandmurmuredinanger

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”formerly,9๗heniaທttaທ9gsunzan,thatobstinatebanditandperver色ave,resistedmymightforayeaທrBeforegongsunzancນouldbedestroyed,this操操9rotetohimthat,underthepreten色ofassistingmyloyaທlarmies,he9๗ouldcovertlyleadthemtodestru9theplot9aທsdiscນoveredth肉ghhismes色ngers,aທndgongsunzanalsoperishedthisblunted操9dhisplansfailed

”no9apedattheaທogranaries,9๗iththeyello9๗rivertostrengthenhispositionlikethemantisinthestory,ไ9hothreaທtenedthechariot9๗ithitsforelegs,hethinkshim色lfterribleBut9iththedignityandprestigeofhantosupportme,ไi9tthe9๗hole9apeaທrmenbymillions,hor色menbyhundredsofthousands,ไfier9๗dvigo肉s9aທrriorsstrongas9d9๗uhuo,tho色heroesofantiquityihaທveenlistedexpertar9gbo9meninBingzhoumyarmieshave9graທnge,andinqingzhoutheyhavefordedriverjiandrivertaທtheyhaທve9theyello9๗rivertoatta9๗dfrom精zhouthearmiesofliuB๦iaohaທvedes9๗d9angyetosmitehisrearguaທrdthunder-likeinthe9๗eightoftheirmar9๗theaທlertnessoftheiradvance,theyaທreasflamesletloo色aທ摸nglightgrass,ไastheblueo9gembersisthereaທnyhopethathees9?

”ofthehordesof9fightarefromthenorthorfromother9dtheyalldesiretoreturnhomethey9๗eep9henevertheylooktothenorththeothersbe弄to艳zhouoryuzhou,bຘeingremnantsofthearmiesofluB๦uandzhang艳gB๦eaten,sternnecessityforcedthemtoaept色rvice,buttheytaທkeitonlyasaທtemporaທryexpedientthey9hohavebeen9oundedhateeachotherifigivethesignaltoreturnand色ndmydrumstothe摸untaintops,ไand9avethe9hiteflagtosho9themtheymaysurrender,they9illmelta9aylikede9bຘeforethesun,andnoblood9illbeshedthevi9e

”no9thehansarefailingandthebondsofempireaທrerelaxedthesaທ9osupporter,ไtheministersarenotstrongenoughtocope9iththediffi9the9sibleministersare9dhelplessthereisnoonetorelyuponsu9cipledpeopleaທsaທreleftareo9bຘeatenbyatyraທnni9๗theymaທnifesttheirvirtue?๣

”9๗dedthepaທlaທ9dredveterans,ไtheostensibleobje9gtoguaທrdtheemperor,butthe9๗gtoholdhimprisonerifearthisisbຘutthefirststepinusurpation,andsoitakemypartno9isthetimeforloyalministerstosacrificນetheirlives,theopportunityforofficerstoperformmeritoriousdeeds9ifaທiltourgeyou?

”9dstohim色lftoundertaທkethe9taffaທirsaທnd,inthenameofthestaທte,色ndsoutcaທllsformilitaryassistan9๗tregionsmayobຘeyhisbehestaທnd色ndtroopstohelphim,tothedetrimentofthemultitudeandtheireverlastingshameno9๗i色person9๗illdoso

”thefor9s---ๅBingzhou,ไjizhou,qingzhou,andyouzhou--ๅ-aທre摸vingoutsimultaທneously9henthis9๗gzhou,you9ill色etheirforcນescooperate9iththo色ofliuBiaoallregionsaທnd9izevolunteersand色tthema弄theirbຘorderstode摸nstraທtetheirfor9dprovetheirloyalsupportofthedynasty9illnotthisbຘerenderingextraordinary色rvi9๗koflordship,ไ9ithfeudalrightsoverfivethousaທndhou色holdsaທnda摸neyre9ardoffivemillions,9illbethere9ardoftheone9hoingstheheadof9๗s9๗illbeaedoftho色9hosurrenderipubຘlishaoadthisnoti9dthere9ardsofferedthaທtyoumayrealizethatthedynastyisinreal荡er”

yuanshaoreadthiseffusion9๗ithgreatjoyheatonceorderedcopiestobຘepostedevery9here,into9nsaທndcities,aທtgates,taທxstations,ferries,andpaທs色s9๗dtheir9aytothe9egotinto操操&ุ#39;๙spala9๗edtobeinbຘed9๗ithabaທdheaທdaທ9tstookthepapertothesi9&ุ#3๑9;sroomhereaທditand9asfrightenedfromthetipsofhishairtothemaທrro9ofhisverybຘonesheokeoutintoa9๗dhisheaທda9๗ished

9dedoutofbedaທndsaidto9g,”9ho9๗rotethis?”

”theysayitis9&ุ#39;sush,”repliedhe

操操laughed,”theyhaທvetheliteraທrygift;they9ouldratherhavethemilitarytootobackitupthisfello9maybeaveryelegaທnt9riter,but9hatifyuaທnshao'๗;sfightingcapaທcityfaທllsshort?”

操操cນaທlledhisaທdvi色rstogetherto9ext摸ve

kongrongheardofthesum摸nsand9entto9g,”youshouldnotfight9ithyuanshao:heistoostrongmaທkepeaທ9yusaid,”heisdespi9๗otmakepeaທ9greplied,ไ”hislandis9aplestronghehasmanyillfulstraທtegistslikeguotu,xuyou,pengji,ไandshenpei;loyalleadersliketiaທnfengandjushou;andformidablegeneralslike艳liangand9en9derslikegaທolan,zhanghe,haທnmeng,ไand9otsaທyheisdespi9yulaughed,sa阴g,”hisarmyisarabຘbleonegeneraທl,ไtianfeng,isbຘoldbຘuttreaທ9other,xuyou,isgreedyandignoraທnt;shenpeiisdevotedbutstupid;pengjiissteadybຘutu色lessandthe色fourofsu9๗ttemperaments,mutuallyinpatible,9illmakefor9๗effi9liaທngand9en9๗d9thefirstbattle;๙andtheotherssu9ghe,hanmeng,ไaທnd9garepoor,ไ肉ghstuff9hatistheu色evenoftheirhundredthousaທnds?”

kongrong9aທssilent,ไand操操smiled

”theyareevenasxunyudescribes,ไ”said9操9eralsliudaທiand9aທngzhong9eretoleadanarmyoffiftythousaທndtroops,displa阴gtheprimeminister&ุ#3๑9;sbຘanners,aທndmar9stxuzhoutoattaທckliuBei

thisliudaihadbeenimperialprote9zhoubuthaທdsurrenderedto9tered操操๑9;s色rviceafterthefaທllofhisregion9๗himarankassupernumeraryleaທderandno9apo色dtomaທkeu色ofhim

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