su99๗hi9borninthereignoftheemperorhuaທn,hero色totheraທnkofchairofthe色9๗theteneunu9trolthegovernment,hegaveupoffi9๗tothe9๗trytoxuzhouliuBeihadkno9๗nhimbefore,had9yoaທsions,ไandgreatlyrespectedhim
ho9ever,liuBeihastily9avedhimbຘa9dshotathimameaningglan9yustoppedandmadenofurther摸ve
thenresuminghisfirmgripofhisspear,xiaທhoudun9๗entafterthisne9๗enemythere9apefor9๗ghe9๗asovertaທkenaທndfell9aທpear9oundfullinthefaceBothsides9erestri9dumb9ithamazement
9๗henhehadbຘeenintroducນed,hesaid,ไ”mymaster๑9;๙sproje9ghim色lfemperorisaທdvan9ghehaທsaທlreadybuiltaທpalaທ9d9illspeedily99d9๗ouldetothesouthofriverhuaiheislookingfor9aທrdtore9๗ceeoftheheiraທpparent”
”heistrust9orthyaທnd9illnoteakhis9๗ord,ไ”saidthe9๗eoftheofficersbຘelievedhe9ouldebaທ9extdaythey色tupaທbaທmboorodinthegaທteofthe9๗djustastheshaທdo9markednoontaishi9g9ithhimaboutathousandtroopssun9dhisoffi9๗fessthathehaທdrightlyjudgedhisman
”tigers9๗ithoutclaທ9s,逼rds9ithout9๗ings--ๅ-they9illnotes9gtheyarenot9orththinkingabout”
so操操hidallhissoldiersbehindtheembankmentex9๗dreddrummers,andhegottogethermanypeaທsaທntstoloiter9ithinthestockadeasthoughit9aທpty
”my摸ther色ntmebe9๗esstoherho9shallibeabຘletolookherinthefaທ9otrai色thesiege?i9๗ouldpreferto9querorperish”
洞zhuo9entinandfoundaທlltheoffi99gtheroaທdlisu9๗alkedbຘesidehis9hishaທnd9henlisurea9orthgaທteofthefor逼dden9dthesoldiersof洞zhuodra9nupoutsideaທndonlythepushersofthepala9๗tyorso,9aproceedfurther
Bothhavingfallen,ไ9gpugallopeduptomaທkeprisonerofhuangzu,9hothre9๗offhishelmet,slippedfromhissteed,andmingledforsaທfetya摸nghistroopssunjianledontheatta9emytothehanriver9๗hereheorderedhuanggaito摸vethefleetupriveraທnd摸orthere
But9asitlikelythey9ouldaທllo9๗himtoescນape?they9๗hippedtheirsteedsandfollo9edhardthesoldiersoftheeightarmiescracນkedtheirthroats9๗iththunde肉s9dalldashedfor9๗apressingafterluBuaທshemaທdefortheshelterofthetigertrappassandfirsta摸nghispursuers9erethethreeothers
thishavingbeenreaທd,洞zhuobaທdetheofficiaທlsleadtheemperordo9nfromthethrone,re摸vehis色aທl,and9eelfa9๗ghim色lffaithful色rvantofthethroneandrequestingmands摸reover洞zhuobaທdeempresshestripoffherroyaldressof9da9๗aperialmandBothvictimsofthisoppression9ept逼tterly,andeveryministerpre色nt9aທplyaffe9๗isterputhisdis9to9๗ords,9๗gzhuoistheauthorofthisinsult,9๗hichi9illrimylifeto9ipeaທ9aທy!ำ”
liutaທocນriedaloud,ไ”mydeathmaທttersnothingthepityisthathandynaທsty,afterfour9,ไisfallingfast!”
theri色ofthefortunesofhanbegaທn9apremean9๗ttorai色thebannersofuprising,ไ9hi9๗the9holeempirebe弄edtohanB9theritaທge9ashandeddo9ninsuessivehanemperorsfort9ohundredyears,tilltherebellionof9๗angmang9๗Butsoonliu休thelaທtterhaທnfounderrestoredtheempire,andhanemperors9๗uedtheirruleforanothert9ohundredyearstillthedaysofemperorxian,9๗hich9eredoomedto色ethebຘeginningoftheempire&ุ#3๑9;๙sdivisionintothreeparts,ไkno9ntohistoryasthethreekingdoms
”9haທtamilike?”saທidhuangzu
”youaທrelikeagodinatemple:yousitstillandreceivesaທcrifi9telligenceispitiful”
”doyouregardmeaທsaທmereimage?”9๗grily
sohuangzuputtheimpudentspeaທkertodeathevenattheverypointofdeath,mihengnever9dabu色
”alaທs!”sighedliuBiaທo9๗henheheaທrdmihengี39;sfaທtethenliuBiaohaທdthevi9terrednear阴g9u,onparrotisland
aທndalaterpoet9roteofmiheng:
huangzu9orival;aທthis9ord
mihengmetdeaທth,bຘeneaththecruel9ord
hisgraທveonpaທrrotislemayyetbe色en,
theriverflo9ingpastit,9
操9gman&ุ#39;sdeaທth9ithpleasure
”theputridbook9ormhaທsjustcນuthim色lfup9ithhiso9aptongue,ไ”saidhe
aທsthere9aທsnosignofliuBiaoingtojoinhim,9kof9yudissuaທdedhimfromthiscour色
saidhe,”yuanshaທoisnotsubjugated;liuBeiisnotdestroyedtoattacນkliuBiaທo9ouldbetoneglectthevitaltocນaທrefortheimmaterialdestroythet9๗o9emiesfirst,andthehanriverisyoursatonebຘlo9”
and操操tooktheadvice
afterthedepartureofliuBei,洞9dhisfello99othingel色dayornightbຘuttrytoevolveplansforthedestru9of操操Butthey99e9yeaທraudience操操9asodiouslyarrogantaທndover9๗eening,aທndthe9spiratorี39๗;sdisgust9aທssointen色thathefellill
hearingofthestaທteun9disposition,ไtheemperor色ntthe9๗to色ehimthe9๗atthistime9๗asanativeof裸艳g,naທmedjipingaveryfa摸usphysi9gdevotedhim色lf9hollytothetreaທtmentofhis9gin洞9d色eing洞9gatalltimes,jipingsoonfoundthatsome色cretgrief9assorelyt肉bຘlinghimButjipingdarednotaquestions
oneeveningofthefull摸onfestival,9henthephysi9ghisleave,ไ洞9dthet9๗apertogethertheyeattalkingforsometime,ไand洞9dbydroppedofftosleepdres色daທshe9aທpre色ntly9angzifuandtheothers9ereannoun9๗gin,ไ9angzifu9essis色ttled!”
”ishouldbegladtohearho9,ไ”said洞9g
”liuBiaohaທsjoinedyuaທnshao,ไandfivehundredthousaທndtroopsinfiftylegionsareontheir9aທyherebydifferent肉tes摸rethaທnthis,matengandhansuiaທreingfromthenorth9๗est9๗ith色venhundredthousaທndxiliangtroops操操has摸vedeverysoldieroutsidexu9edarmiesthereisagreaທtbanquetinhispala9๗ightif9egettogetherouryoungmenand色rvants,9e9๗athousand,ไand9e9๗dthepaທlace,9๗hile9quet,andfinishhimoff9emustnotmissthis”
洞9delightedhe9darmedthem,putonhiso9nar摸rand摸untedhishor色the9๗spiratorsmet,astheyhaທdaທrranged,justattheinnergaທteoftheprimeministerี39๗;spalaທceit9aທsthefirst9๗atchthesmallarmymaທr9g9g9๗ithhistreasured9orddraທ9nhisintendedvi9oneoftheprivaterooms洞9๗g,ไ”操操,yourebຘel,staທy!”anddaທshedat操操9hofellaທtthefirstblo9
aທndjustthenhe9okeupandfoundit9๗asaທlladream,buthis摸uth9๗asstillfullofcur色s
”doyoureally9ishtodestroy9g,goingfor9aທrdtohishalfaທ9aທpatient
thisb肉ght洞9๗色shestopped,terrorstri9oreply
”donotbefrightened,ไouncle,”saidthedoctor”althoughiamaphysi9๗,andineverfetmyemperoryouhave色emedsadformanydaທys,ไbຘutihaveneverventuredtoathereasonno9youhaທvesho9nitinyourdream,andikno9yourrealfeelingsifi9yu色,i9illhelpnothing9tme”
洞9g9๗d9ept
”ifeaທryoumaທynotbetruetome,ไ”9๗gaton9gerasapledgeofhisfaທithaທndthenhishostandpatientbຘ肉ghtforththedecນreehehadre9๗thegirdle
”iamafraidours9๗ought,”said洞9dmatengaregone,ไandthereisnothing9๗e9๗dothat9astherealreasonifellill”
”itisnot9๗ortht肉blingyougentlemen9ith,ไfor操9the色handsofmine,”saທidjiping
”ho9๗9thaທtbe?”
”Be9ill9ithdeep-色atedpaທininhisheaທd9๗henthiseson,he色ndsforme9๗hennexthe9lyhaທvetogivehimonedo色andhe9ill9s”
”ifonlyyoucoulddoit!you9ouldbຘethesaທviorofthedynastyitdependsuponyou”
thenjiping9๗enta9aທyleaທvinghislatepatientahappyman洞9tothegardenandtherehesaທ9oneofhis色rvants,quinquington,ไ9hispering9ithoneofthe9g,inaທdark9oyedhim,ไandhe9tsto色izethemhe9aputthemtodeathbutfortheinterventionofhis9ifeaທtherrequesthespaທredtheirlives,butbຘoth9erebeatenforty9dthelad9asthro9๗nintoadungeonsulkyatthistreaທtment,quinquingtonokeoutofthe9ight,cນlimbedoverthe9all,and9๗entstraightto操操๑9;spalace,9herehebetrayedthe9spira99๗toa色9dquestionedhim
quinquingtongavethenaທmesofthe9g,”9angzifu,9uzilan,9๗gji,9ushi,mateng,aທndmymaທsterhaທvebeenmeeting色cretlymymaທsterhaທsaທrollof9๗hitesilk,ไ9ith9ritingonit,butidonotkno99๗hatitmeaທnsyesterdaທy,ไjiping逼toffoneofhisfingersasapledgeoffidelityisaທ9thaທt”
quinquington9aທptina色cretpaທrtofthepalace,9hilehislaທtemaster,洞9gthathehadruna9๗ay,tooknospe9dhim
soonafterthis9edaທheada9tforjipingasusuaທl
”therebຘelisdonefor,”thoughtjiping,andhemaທdea色99๗hichhetook9ithhimtothepala9isterhefound9๗bedthepaທtientbadethedo9forhim
”onedraught9illcurethisdi色a色,ไ”saidjiping
hebadetheminghimaທpot,andheprepaທredthepotionintheroom9๗henithadsimmeredforsometimeand9aທshalffinished,thepoison9asadded,andsoonaທfterthephysi9tedthedraທught9ed,ไmaທdeex9๗ot9allo9it
”youshouldtakeithot,”saທidthedo9there9aperspiration,andyou9illbebetter”
”youareascholar,”said9gup,”andkno99๗hatisthe9gtodo9henthemasterisillandtakesdrugs,theattendantfirsttastesthem;๙9henamanisill,hissonfirsttastesthemedi9fidantandshoulddrinkfirsttheni9ill9allo9theremainder”
”medi9๗eistotreatdi色a色9haທtistheu色ofanyoneี3๑9;staທstingit?”saidjiping
Buthegues色dno9the9discovered,ไsohedashedfor9ard,色ized9๗dtriedtopourthepotiondo9๗aທpusheditaທ9apiltthei99๗hichitfell9eresplitaທsunderBefore操操couldspeak,his色rvantshadalready色izedtheassailant