第69部分(第6/7 頁)

t　wherever　you　go。〃

Guan　Yu　again　asked　his　sisters…in…law　what　they　thought　of　this。　Lady　Gan　said　one　or　two　made　no　difference；　and　so　Guan　Yu　consented。　But　Pei　Yuanshao　was　not　satisfied　with　this　arrangement　and　said　he　wished　also　to　follow。

Zhou　Cang　said；　〃If　you　do　not　stay　with　the　band；　they　will　disperse　and　be　lost。　You　must　take　mand　for　the　moment　and　let　me　acpany　General　Guan　Yu。　As　soon　as　he　has　a　fixed　abode；　I　will　e　to　fetch　you。〃

Somewhat　discontentedly　Pei　Yuanshao　accepted　the　situation　and　marched　off；　while　his　one…time　colleague　joined　the　train　of　Guan　Yu；　and　they　went　toward　Runan。　They　traveled　quickly　for　some　days；　and　then　they　saw　a　city　on　a　hill。

The　natives　told　them；　〃This　city　is　called　Gucheng。　A　few　months　before　a　warrior　suddenly　appeared；　drove　out　the　magistrate；　and　took　possession。　Then　he　has　begun　to　recruit　soldiers；　bought　up　horses；　and　laid　in　stores。　The　warrior's　name　is　Zhang　Fei。　Now　he　has　a　large　force；　and　no　one　in　the　neighborhood　dare　face　him。〃

〃To　think　that　I　should　find　my　brother　like　this！〃　said　Guan　Yu；　delighted。　〃I　have　had　never　a　word　of　him；　nor　knew　I　where　he　was　since　Xuzhou　fell。〃

So　Guan　Yu　dispatched　Sun　Qian　into　the　city　to　tell　its　new　mander　to　e　out　to　meet　him　and　provide　for　their　sisters…in…law。

Now；　after　being　separated　from　his　brothers；　Zhang　Fei　had　gone　to　the　Mangdang　Hills；　where　he　had　remained　a　month　or　so　while　he　sent　far　and　near　for　tidings　of　Liu　Bei。　Then　as　he　happened　to　pass　Gucheng；　he　had　sent　in　to　borrow　some　grain；　but　had　been　refused。　In　revenge；　he　had　driven　away　the　magistrate　and　taken　possession　of　the　city。　He　found　the　place　well　suited　to　his　needs　at　the　moment。

As　directed　by　Guan　Yu；　Sun