第82部分(第2/7 頁)

conquered　city　of　Yejun；　Xu　You　rode　up　very　quickly；　passed　him；　and　pointed　with　his　whip　at　the　gate；　saying；　〃Sir　Prime　Minister；　you　would　not　have　been　here　but　for　my　plans！*〃

Cao　Cao　laughed；　but　his　generals　were　very　annoyed。

When　Cao　Cao　reached　the　residence；　he　stopped　at　the　gate　and　asked；　〃Has　anyone　had　gone　in？〃

The　guard　at　the　gate　said；　〃Your　son　is　within。〃

Cao　Cao　called　him　out　and　chided　him；　but　the　wife　of　the　late　Imperial　Protector　interposed；　saying；　〃But　not　for　your　son　we　had　not　been　saved。　I　desire　to　present　to　you　a　lady；　of　the　Zhen　family；　as　a　handmaid　to　your　son。〃

Cao　Cao　bade　them　bring　out　the　girl　and　she　bowed　before　him。　After　looking　at　her　intently；　he　said；　〃Just　the　wife　for　him！〃

And　he　told　Cao　Pi　to　take　Lady　Zhen　to　wife。

After　the　conquest　of　Jizhou　had　been　made　quite　sure；　Cao　Cao　made　a　ceremonial　visit　to　the　Yuan　family　cemetery；　where　he　sacrificed　at　the　tomb　of　his　late　rival；　bowed　his　head；　and　lamented　bitterly。

＇e＇　Yan　and　Dai　were　two　ancient　states　in　the　north　during　the　Warring　States　period。　。。。。。

Turning　to　his　generals；　he　said；　〃Not　long　ago　when　Yuan　Shao　and　I　worked　together　in　military　matters；　he　asked　me；　saying；　'If　this　disturbance　does　not　cease；　what　fronts　should　be　held？'　And　I　replied　asking　him　what　he　thought。　He　said；　'In　the　North　of　Yellow　River；　to　the　south　I　would　hold　the　Yellow　River；　on　the　north；　guard　against　Yan　and　Dai*　and　absorb　the　hordes　from　the　Gobi　Desert。　Thence　southward　I　would　try　for　the　empire；　and　do　you　not　think　I　might　succeed？'　I　replied　saying；　'I　depend　upon　the　wisdom　and　force　of　the　world　directed　by　scholars；　then　every　thing　would　be　possible。'　These　words　seem　as　if　spoken　only　ye