Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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‘The scheme is not mine, it originated in a private letter from Chang Sung, who says it will have to be done some time.”
At this moment Fa Chung came in and said,“This is not for ourselves, it is the will of heaven.”
“Liu Chang and I are of the same house and I would shudder at harming him.”
“Sir, you are wrong. If you act not as we propose, then Chang Lu will take Shu in revenge for the death of his mother. What is there for you at the end of your long march? Advance, and success is yours, retreat and you have nothing. And delays are most dangerous. At any moment this scheme may leak out and another will reap the profit. This is the day when Heaven smiles on you. Act before Liu Chang suspects you; establish yourself.”
So urged Fa Cheng and P’ang T’ung backed it.
Their lord, by argument, they tried
From rectitude to turn aside.
What Liu Pei hid in his heart will be explained in the next chapter.
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INTRODUCTION
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I FEAST IN THE GARDEN OF PEACHES: BROTHERHOOD SWORN: SLAUGHTER OF REBELS: THE BROTHERS HEROES
CHAPTER II AN OFFICIAL IS THRASHED: UNCLE HO PLOTS TO KILL THE EUNUCHS
CHAPTER III TUNG CHO SILENCES TING YUAN: LI SU BRIBES LU PU
CHAPTER IV THE DEPOSITION OF THE EMPEROR: PRINCE OF CH’EN-LIU BECOMES EMPEROR: SCHEMES AGAINST TUNG CHO: MENG-TE PRESENTS A SWORD
CHAPTER V SENDING OUT THE CALL: MANY RESPOND: DESTROYING AN ARMY: THE THREE BROTHERS FIGHT AGAINST LU PU
CHAPTER VI BURNING THE CAPITAL, TUNG CHO COMMITS AN ATROCITY: HIDING THE SEAL, SUN CHIEN BREAKS FAITH
CHAPTER VII YUAN SHAO FIGHTS WITH KUNGSUN TSAN AT Ρ’ΑΝΗO: SUN CHIEN ATTACKS LIU ΡIAO
CHAPTER VIII GOVERNOR WANG PREPARES THE “CHAIN” SCHEME: TUNG CHO’S RAGES AT THE FENGI PAVILION
CHAPTER IX LU PU HELPS TO SUPPRESS DISORDER: CHIA HSU COUNSELS AN ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL
CHAPTER X MA T’ENG SERVES HIS COUNTRY WELL: TS’AO TS’AO AVENGES HIS FATHER’S MURDER
CHAPTER XI LIU, THE EMPEROR’S UNCLE, RESCUES K’UNG JUNG: LU, MARQUIS OF WEN, DEFEATS TS’AO TS’AO
CHAPTER XII THE PREFECT T’AO THRICE OFFERS HIS CHARGE: TS’AO TS’AO FIGHTS A GREAT BATTLE
CHAPTER XIII GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN LI TS’UI AND KUO SSU: THE EMPEROR RESCUED
CHAPTER XIV TS’AO MENG-TE MOVES THE COURT: LU FENG-HSIEN RAIDS HSUCHUN
CHAPTER XV T’AISHIH TZU FIGHTS FOR FRIENDSHIP’S SAKE: SUN PO-FU DOES BATTLE WITH YEN, THE WHITE TIGER
CHAPTER XVI A FEAT OF ARCHERY: A BATTLE LOST AT YUSHUI RIVER
CHAPTER XVII AN ARMY OF SEVEN DIVISIONS MARCHES OUT: THREE GENERALS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER
CHAPTER XVIII CHIA HSU ENGINEERS A GREAT VICTORY: HSIAHOU TUN LOSES AN EYE
CHAPTER XIX TS’AO TS’AO FIGHTS AT HSIAP’EI: LU PU PERISHES AT THE WHITE GATE TOWER
CHAPTER XX TS’AO A-MAN ORGANISES A HUNTING EXPEDITION: TUNG,“STATE UNCLE,” RECEIVES A COMMAND IN THE PALACE
CHAPTER XXI TS’AO TS’AO DISCUSSES HEROES: KUAN YU SLAYS CH’E CHOU
CHAPTER XXII YUAN AND TS’AO BOTH TAKE THE FIELD: THE TWO BROTHERS CAPTURE TWO CAPTAINS
CHAPTER XXIII Ml HENG SLIPS HIS GARMENT AND RAILS AT TRAITORS: CRUEL PUNISHMENT OF THE PHYSICIAN CHI
CHAPTER XXIV MURDER OF A KUEI-FEI: LIU PEI DEFEATED: FLIGHT TO YUAN SHAO
CHAPTER XXV FROM T’USHAN CAMP KUAN YU MAKES THREE CONDITIONS: THE RESCUE AT ΡAIΜA RELEASES TS’AO TS’AO
CHAPTER XXVI YUAN SHAO IS DEFEATED AND LOSES A LEADER: KUAN YU ABANDONS RANK AND WEALTH
CHAPTER XXVII “BEAUTIFUL BEARD” RIDES ON A SOLITARY JOURNEY: AND SLAYS SIX MEN AT FIVE PASSES
CHAPTER XXVIII TS’AI YANG PUT TO DEATH, THE BROTHERS’ DOUBTS DISAPPEAR: MEETING AT KUCH’ENG, LORD AND LIEGE FORTIFY EACH OTHER
CHAPTER XXIX THE “LITTLE CHIEF OF THE FEUDAL LORDS” SLAYS YU CHI: THE “BLUE - EYED BOY” LAYS HOLD ON CHIANGTUNG
CHAPTER XXX YUAN SHAO DEFEATED AT THE FERRY: TS’AO TS’AO BURNS THE WUCH’AO GRANARIES
CHAPTER XXXI TS’AO TS’AO OVERCOMES YUAN SHAO: LIU PEI SEEKS SHELTER WITH LIU PIAO
CHAPTER XXXII CH’ICHOU TAKEN: YUAN SHANG STRIVES: THE CHANG RIVER CUT: HSU YU’S SCHEME
CHAPTER XXXIII TS’AO P’EI FINDS A WIFE: A PLAN FOR SETTLING LIAOTUNG
CHAPTER XXXIV A WOMAN OVERHEARS A SECRET: A WARRIOR LEAPS A STREAM
CHAPTER XXXV YUAN-TE MEETS A RECLUSE AT NANCHANG: TAN FU MEETS A NOBLE LORD AT HSINYEH
CHAPTER XXXVI CAPTURE OF FANCH’ENG: CHUKO LIANG RECOMMENDED
CHAPTER XXXVII ANOTHER SCHOLAR INTRODUCED: THE THREE VISITS TO THE RECLUSE
CHAPTER XXXVIII PLAN FOR THREE KINGDOMS: THE SUNS AVENGE THEMSELVES
CHAPTER XXXIX AT CHINGCHOU THE SON OF LIU PIAO THRICE BEGS ADVICE: AT POWANG SLOPE THE MASTER DIRECTS HIS FIRST BATTLE
CHAPTER XL THE LADY TS’AI DISCUSSES THE RENUNCIATION OF CHINGCHOU : CHUKO LIANG BURNS HSINYEH
CHAPTER XLI LIU PEI LEADS HIS PEOPLE OVER THE RIVER: CHAO YUN RESCUES HIS LORD
CHAPTER XLII CHANG FEI’S GREAT FIGHT AT CH’ANGPAN SLOPE: LIU PEI, DEFEATED, GOES TO HANCHINGK’OU
CHAPTER XLIII CHUKO LIANG DISPUTES WITH THE SCHOLARS: LU SU DENOUNCES THE MAJORITY OPINION
CHAPTER XLIV K’UNGMING STIRS CHOU YU TO ACTION: SUN CH’UAN DECIDES TO ATTACK TS’AO TS’AO
CHAPTER XLV TS’AO TS’AO LOSES SOLDIERS: CHIANG KAN VICTIM OF A RUSE
CHAPTER XLVI K’UNGMING “BORROWS” SOME ARROWS: HUANG KAI ACCEPTS A PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER XLVII K’AN TSE PRESENTS THE TREACHEROUS LETTER: P’AN T’UNG SUGGESTS CHAINING THE SHIPS TOGETHER
CHAPTER XLVIII BANQUET ON THE YANGTSE; TS’AO TS’AO’S SONG: THE NORTHERN MEN FIGHT ON THE CHAINED SHIPS
CHAPTER XLIX ON THE SEVEN STARS ALTAR CHUKO SACRIFICES TO THE WINDS: AT THE THREE RIVERS CHOU YU LIBERATES FIRE
CHAPTER L CHUKO LIANG FORESEES THE HUAYUNG EPISODE: KUAN YUN-CH ‘ ANG RELEASES TS’AO TS’AO
CHAPTER LI A GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH: K’UNGMING ANGERS CHOU YU
CHAPTER LII CHUKO LIANG TALKS CUNNINGLY TO LU SU: CHAO YUN, BY A RUSE, CAPTURES KUEIYANG
CHAPTER LIII KUAN YU, FROM A SENSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, RELEASES HUANG CHUNG: SUN CH’UAN FIGHTS A GREAT BATTLE WITH CHANG LIAO
CHAPTER LIV THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS SEES HER SON-IN-LAW AT A TEMPLE: LIU, THE IMPERIAL UNCLE, TAKES A WORTHY CONSORT
CHAPTER LV YUAN-TE ROUSES THE SPIRIT OF HIS BRIDE: K’UNGMING A SECOND TIME ANGERS HIS RIVAL
CHAPTER LVI A BANQUET IN THE BRONZE BIRD PAVILION: K’UNGMING PROVOKES CHOU YU A THIRD TIME
CHAPTER LVII “SLEEPING DRAGON” MOURNS AT CH’AISANG: “PHOENIX FLEDGELING” INTERVENES AT LEIYANG
CHAPTER LVIII AN EXPEDITION FOR REVENGE: EXPEDIENTS TO CONCEAL IDENTITY
CHAPTER LIX HSU CH’U STRIPS FOR A FIGHT WITH MA CH’AO: TS’AO TS’AO WRITES A LETTER TO SOW DISSENSION
CHAPTER LX CHANG SUNG TURNS THE TABLES ON YANG HSIU : OCCUPATION OF SHU DISCUSSED
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