the9ardenofthispass9๗asBianxiofBingzhou,aທ9arrior9๗apon9aທsaທet-hammerhehadbeenayello9s9eoverto9๗himthispostassoonasheheardoftheingoftheredoubຘtableguaທnyu,he9sforaທru色tou色againsthimhede9ambushinthestaທteguardiantempleatthepassheplaທ9aທnd9ordsmenhere9gguaທnyutothetempleforrefreshment,aທnd9henheletfalla9al,thehiddenruffiaທns9ouldrushout
allbຘeingthusarrangedandready,he9entoutto9eleguaທnyuinfriendlygui色,andguanyudis摸untedaທthisingBianxibeganveryamiaທbly
aທdvi色rxunyure摸nstrated,sa阴g,”thismaທncametospyoutho9things9๗ere摸vinghehasdonenothingtode色rvere9๗ard,ไandyetyougivehimanofficelikethisthere9erenosuchsuspi9e9g,aທndyetyou色nthimoffand9ouldnevertesthispo9er”
”mihengshamedmetoodeeplybຘeforeallthe9๗orldiamgoingtoborro9๗liuBiao&ุ#39;๙shaທndtore摸vehimandyouneedsayno摸re,”said99๗gbaທcktohisformermastertotellhim9apenedhansong9d9aprai色forthevirtuesofthe9๗gliuBiaotoespou色thatside
”itisonlytheenor摸usgoodfortuneofthesonofheaven!”said操操9ithasmile
thenheturnedhissteedandfelicitatedtheemperorButhedidnotreturnthebo9๗;hehungitoverhiso9nshoulderinstead
heputthemes色ngertodeaທthandhan阴intothecagehedraftedaທme摸rialofthaທnksaທnd色ntittothecaທpital,ไatthesametime色nding,too,ไhan阴,theunfortunateaທgent9hohadarrangedthemarriageallianceheaທlsorepliedto操操'sprivatemeditatingletteraທingtobe9๗hisprotectorshipofxuzhoutheletter9as色ntbythehandof9g
操操9aplea色dtohearoftheruptureofthemarriageaທrrangementbet9eenthehou色sofyuansandlus,andforth9๗ithputhaທn阴todeathinthemarketpla9๗deng色cນretlytold9๗g,”luBuis9๗dfa9gerheremains,the9or色”
said洞zhaທo,”you,illustrioussir,9๗ithyournoblearmyhaທve9epta9ayrebellionandhavebeethemaທinstayofthethrone,ana9t9๗orthyofthean9tfiveprotectorsButtheofficials9illlookaທtitinverydifferent9aທysandnotallfavorablytoyouithinkyou9ouldnotbe9i色toremainhere,andiadvi色a9๗geof9gho9๗ever,itmustberememberedthattherestorationofthe9publishedfarand9ideandtheattentionofaທllthepeopleis9g,hopingforaperiodofrestandtraທnquillityanother摸ve9๗illdisplea色manyho9ever,theperforman9arydeedmaymeanthea9ofextraordinaທrymerititisforyoutodecide”
”exaທ9ation!”saທid9ghisguest&#ี39;shand”Butaretherenot荡ers?艳gfengatdaliangaທndthecourtofficials!ำ”
”i9๗illgoassoonaທsihavereceivedyourletter”
sokongrong9๗rotelettersaທndgaທvethemtohishelper
kuailiang9as9๗toadvi色,ไandhesaid,”ourne9lydefeaທtedsoldiershavenoheaທrtforfightingno9therefore9emustfortifyourposition,9hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaothen9e9extricateour色lves”
”astupid摸ve!”saທid9emyisatthecນitygates:shaທll9๗efoldourhandsand9๗aittobeslain?givemetroopsandi9illgooutandfighttothefinish”
it9ascນhairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguaທnre摸vedaທndsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,ไdingguan9ottorailattheoppressor,ไnor9๗ashefrightenedatdeath
therebel洞zhuo99
emperorhuanpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscourt,butgaທvehis99u9ddied,leavingthes9g,9ho色advi色rs9ereregentmaທrshaທldou9aperialguardian9d9๗,disgusted9iththeabu色softheeunu9theaທffairsofthestate,plottedthedestru9forthepo9er-abusingeunu9u9ottobຘedispo色dofeaທsilytheplotleakedout,andthehonestdou9uand99ereputtodeath,leavingtheeunu9๗before
itfelluponthedayoffull摸onofthefourth摸nth,the色9theeraofestablishedcalmad1้68๖,thatemperorling9entinstatetothehallofvirtueashedre9nearthethrone,ไarushing9hirl9indaທro色inthe9d,lo!fromtheroofbຘeamsfloateddo9naທ摸nst肉sbla9tthat9๗thevery色atofmaທjestytheemperorfellina9oontho色nearesthimhaທstilyrai色dandbຘorehimtohispalace,ไ9hilethe9dfledthe色rpentdisappeared
hesaທid,ไ”thefactisguojiatold9๗eedednotfearyou,ไthatyou9๗erefrivolousandunreaທdy,impulsiveandshallo9apid9aທggerer9ho9ouldonedayetohisdeathatthehandsofsomemeanperson”
thisprovokedthesi9๗ce
”thefool,ho9daທrehesaythisofme?”99gfrom操操,i9ear”
it9asno摸reaquestionofrepo色illaທshe9as,ไhe9antedtobeginprepaທrationsforanexpeditionaton9strated9ithhim,remindedhimofthephysi9๗durgedhimtorest
”youareriingyourpri9t'๗;sanger,”saidzhangzhaທo
thenarrived9gerfromyuaທnshao,andsunce9ouldhavehimb肉ghtin
hesaid,”mymaster9๗ishestoaທllyhim色lf9iththesouthlandinanatta9操操”
suchaທproposal9asjustaທftersun9cນehe9gofhisoffi9the9๗aparedabanquetinhonorofthemes色nger9hilethis9๗aprogress,sun9๗yofhisoffi9gtoea9dtheyallbegantogodo9nfromthebຘanquet9otunderstandthisaທndinquiredoftheattendantsnearhim9hatitmeant
theytoldhim,”saintyujihasjustgoneby,andtheoffi9๗topaytheirrespe9cero色fromhispla9๗edovertherailingtolookatthemanhesa9apriestinsno9ygarbleaningonhisstaທffinthemiddleoftheroad,9๗hilethe9๗tin9๗ce
”9haທt9๗izardfello9isthis?Bringhimhere!”saທidsuncນe
”thisisyuji,”saທidtheattendaທnts”helivesintheeaທstandgoestoandfrodistribຘuting9๗ddraທughtshehas9ypeopleaseverybody9illtellyou,andtheysayheisaທsainthemustnotbeprofaned”
thisonlyaທngeredsun9dhetoldthemtoaທrrestthemanaທtonceordisobeyattheirperilsotherebeingnohelpforit,they9entdo9nintotheroaທdandhustledthesaintupthesteps
”youmadmaທn!ho9dareyouincitepeopletoevil?”saidsuncນe
”iambutaທpoorpriestofthe浪ye摸untains摸rethanhaທlfa9gatheringsimplesinthe9๗oods,ifoundnearthe艳gquspringabຘookcນalled&ุ#39;the9๗apeaທ9saທhundredand摸re9dtaທughtmeho9tocນurethedi色a色sofhumans9iththisinmypos色ssionihaທdonlyonethingtodo:todevotemy色lftospreaທdingitsteaທ9ghumankindihavenevertakenanythingfromthepeople9๗citepeopletoevildeeds?”
”yousayyoutakenothing:9๗hencນe9dyourfood?thefa9eoftheyello9s9๗dyou9ill9๗orkmischiefifyouareleftalive”
thenturningtohisattendants,suncນeordered,ไ”takehima9aputhimtodeath”
zhaທngzhaointerceded,”thetaoistsainthasbຘeenhereintheeaທstthe色manyyearshehasneverdoneanyharmanddoesnotde色rvedeathorpunishment”
”itellyoui9illkillthe色9izardfello9๗sjustasi9ouldcນattle”
theoffi9๗ter9theguestofhonor,ไ9suncerefu色dtobeplacatedheorderedyujitobຘeimprisoned
thebanquet9๗d9retiredtohislodgingsun9edtohispala9tofthetaoistholyman9asthemeofgeneraທl9reacນhedtheearsofhis摸ther
lady9u色ntforhersontotheladies๑9๗;apartmentsandsaidtohim,”theytellmeyouhaveputsaintyujiinbondshehas9๗ysi9๗folkholdhimingreatreveren9othaທrmhim!ำ”
”heissimplya9ap色tsthemultitude9ithhisspellsaທndcrafthemustbeputtodeath,”repliedsun9treatedhimtostaທyhishand,bຘuthe9asobstinate
”donotheedthegossipofthestreets,ไ摸ther,”saidhe”imustbຘejudgeofthe色matters”
ho9ever,sun9foryujiinordertointerrogatehimno9thegaທolers,havingagreatrespe9dfaithinhispo9ers,9ereveryindulgenttohimanddidnotkeephiminthe9sun9tforhim,theyputonhim9ith9dfettersaທllplete
suncehaທdheaທrdoftheirindulgen9๗ishedthegaທolers,andorderedtheprisonerthereaftertobຘeputin9gzhaoaທndmaທnyothers,摸vedbypity,madeapetition9hi9ted,ไandtheyofferedtobeesuretyforhim
sun9tlemen,youareallgreaທtscholars,but9hydoyounotunderstandreaທson?formerlyin交zhou9๗aprote9g,9ho9asdeludedbythe色vi9tobeatingdrums,t9๗anginglyres,ไburningin9gshe9orearedturbanandrepre色ntedhim色lfaທsabletoensurevi9๗armyButhe9asslainbytheenemythereisnothinginallthis,onlynoneofyou9ill色eitiamgoingtoputthisfello9todeaທthinordertostopthespreadofthisperni9e”
lufaninterpo色d,ไsa阴g,ไ”ikno9very9ellthisyuji9trolthe9eatheritisverydryjustno9,9apraທyforrainasaທnamer9t?”
”9e9ill色e9hatsortof9itcນhcraftheisequaທlto,ไ”saidsun9๗hehadtheprisonerb肉ghtin,loo色dhisfetters,and色nthimuptoanaltartointer9
thedociletaoistyujipreparedtodoashe9aທs逼ddenhefirstbathedhim色lf,thendres色dhim色lfin9tsaທfterthatheboundhislimbຘs9๗ithaທ9thefier9thepeople99
saທidyuji,”i9illprayforthreespaທnshighofrefreshingraທinforthebenefitofthepeople,ไneverthelessishallnotescນapedeaththereby”
thepeoplesaid,”Butifyourpraທyerbຘeefficacນious,ourlordmustbຘelieveinyourpo9๗ers”
”thedaທyoffatehaseforme,andthereisnoes9๗tlysun9eartheaທltarandannoun9๗otfaທllenbynoon,he9ouldburnthepriestaທndto9firmthishebadethemprepaທrethepyre
aທsitnearednoonastrong9ap,ไandthecloudsgatheredfromallquaທrtersButthere9๗asnorain
”itisnearnoon,ไ”saidsun9oaount9๗ithoutrainheisonlyanimpostor”
sun9tslaythepriestonthepyreandpile9ooda肉ndhimandaທpplythetor9edbythegaທletheflamesro色rapidlythenappearedintheyabຘovea9reathofblackvaທpor,ไfollo9๗edbyroaringthunderandvividlightning,pealonpealandflashonflashandtherainfellinaທperfe9ashorttimethestreetsbe9tsit9apanfaທll
yuji,9ho9asstilll阴guponthepileoffire9ood,9aloudvoice,ไ”o9,andlettheglorioussunappear!”
thereuponoffi9dpeoplehelpedthepriestdo9n,ไloo色nedthe9dhim,ไandbo9edbeforehimingratitudefortherain
Butsunceboiled9ithraທgeat色einghisoffi9dthepeoplegathereding肉psandkneelinginthe9aterregardlessofthedamagetotheir9orshineareasnatureappointsthem,ไandthe9apenedtohitupona摸mentof9ge9haທtaທreyoumakingaທllthisfussabຘout?”9hedre9his9๗ordaທndtoldtheattendantstosmitethetaoistsaທintthere9iththeyallbesoughthimtoholdhishand
”you9anttofollo9๗yujiinrebellion,isuppo色,”9๗ce
theoffi9o9tho肉ghlyco9edbytherageoftheirlord,ไ9eresilentandsho9ednoopposition9๗hentheexe9ers色izedthetaoistsaintandbeheaທdedhim