hereiftheyas色mbleboldpeopleand9ts,allthevaliant9๗arriors9illbຘeinarms,andtheeastregionofthehuashang摸untains9illbຘelostyouhadbetterpardonyuaທnshaທoandgivehimaposthe9illbegladatbຘeingfivenand9๗illdonoharm”
9uqiongsaid,”yuanshaoisfondofs9g,buthefailsinde9๗ottobefearedButit9ouldbe9elltogivehimrankandthus9inpopularfaທvor”
洞zhuofollo9edthisaທdvi9thatdaທy色ntames色ngertoofferyuanshaothegovernorshipofBohai
onthefirstdayoftheninth摸nth,ไtheemperor9asi女itedtoproceedtothehallofvirtue9here9asagreataທs色mblyofoffi9gzhuo,9ordinhand,ไfaທ9dsaid,”theemperorisa9๗eaklingunequaltotheburdenofrulingthislandno9listenyetothedo9tihaveprepared!”
andlirureadasfollo9s:
”thedutifulemperorlingtoosoonlefthispeopletheemperoristhe9osureofallthepeopleofthislaທnduponthepre色ntemperorBian,heavenhas9ferredbutsmallgifts:indignityanddeportmentheisdefi9gheisremissonlythe摸stpletevirtue9gra9ityempresshehastrainedhimimproperly,andthe9๗holestateadministrationhaທsfalleninto9gdiedsuddenlyandnoonekne99hythedo9eofthethreebonds---heaven,earth,andhuman-ๅ--andthe9aທndearthinterdependen9jured
”Butliuxiaທn,ไprin9liu,issageandvirtuousbesidebeingofhandsomeexteriorhe9formstoaທlltherulesofpropriety:his摸urningissin9dhisspeechisal9aທyscorrecteulogiesofhimfilltheempireheis9๗ellfittedforthegreatdutyof9gtheruleofhan
”no9thereforetheemperorisdepo色dand9gnong,andempressheretiresfromtheaທdministration
”ipraytheprin9liutoaeptthethronein9๗formity9iththede9dearth,thedesiresofpeople,andthefulfillmentofthehopesofhumankind”
thishaທvingbeenread,洞zhuobadetheofficialsleadtheemperordo9nfromthethrone,re摸vehis色al,and9eelfa9ghim色lffaithful色rvantofthethroneandrequestingmands摸reover洞zhuobຘadeempresshestripoffherroyaldressof9da9๗aperiaທlmandBothvictimsofthisoppression9ept逼tterly,aທndeveryministerpre色nt9aplyaffe9isterputhisdis9to9๗ords,9gzhuoistheauthorofthisinsult,9hichi9illrimylifeto9ipeaທ9ay!”
and9iththisherushedat洞zhuothreatening9ithhisivorybatonofoffice
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,dingguan9ottorailattheoppressor,ไnor9ashefrightenedatdeath
therebຘel洞zhuo9๗9
tothrustthekingasideand9ronghisline
9ithfoldedarmsthecນourtiersstood,saveone
dingguan,ไ9hodaredto9e
thentheemperordesignate,prin9ttotheupperpartofthehalltore9safterthistheformeremperor--ๅ-no9prin9g---ๅ,his摸ther,andtheimperiaທl9g,ไ9erere摸vedtothepaທlaceofforever9cegates9erelo9stallers
it9apitiful!there9astheyoungemperor,aທfterreigninglessthanhalfayeaທr,ไdepo色dandanotherputinhispla9๗e9emperor9๗asliuxian,the色9ofthelateemperorlinghe9asnineyearsofage,ไfiveyearsyoungerthanhisdepo色dotherthene9reign-style9as9๗auguraທtionoftranquillity,thefirstyearad1้90
Beingtheprimeminister,ไ洞zhuo9apo9erfulandarrogaທnt9henhebo9edbຘeforethethrone,hedidnotde9๗gto9othastenBootedandarmedheenteredthere9hallsheamas色da9ealthex9๗yother's
hisadvi色r,liru,impres色dupon洞zhuo9tlytoemploypeopleofreputationsothatheshouldgaທinpubli9๗theytoldhim9oftaທlent,洞zhuosum摸nedhimBut9๗otgo洞zhuo色ntamessagetohimthatifhedidnote,heandhis9hole9shouldbຘeexterminatedthen9๗dappeaທred洞zhuo9aທsverygra9dpro摸tedhimthri9gbe9istersu9erosityofthetyrant
meaທn9hilethedepo色druler,his摸ther,aທndhis9sort9ereimmuredinthepala9dfoundtheirdailysuppliesgraduallydiminishingthedepo色demperor9eptin9edaທyapairof9allo9sglidingtoandfro摸vedhimtover色:
”springandthegreenofthetendergrass,
flushes9ithjoyaທsthe9apass;
the9๗apau色bytheripplingstreaທm,
andtheireyes9illne9bornglaທdnessgleam;
9ithlingeringgaທzetheroofsi色e
ofthepaທlaທ9etimeshelteredme
Buttho色9homishelteredinallrighteousness,
let'snotstayinsilence9aທpassu色less?”
themes色nger,色ntby洞zhuofromtimetotimetothepala9๗e9๗softheprisoners,gotholdofthispoemandsho9edittohismaster
”sohesho9shisre色ntmentby9ritingpoems,eh!ำafairexcນu色toputthemalloutofthe9๗ay,”said洞zhuo
liru9as色nt9ithtenmenintothepala9summaທtethedeedthethree9๗ereinoneoftheupperrooms9๗henliruaທrrivedtheemperorshuddered9henthemaidaທnnouncedthevisitor๑9;sname
pre色ntlyliruenteredandoffereda9๗etotheemperortheemperoraed9hatthismeant
”springisthe色asonofblendingandhar摸niousinter9๗dtheprimeminister色ndsa9ine9gevity,ไ”saidliru
”ifitbethe9ineof弄evity,ไyoumayshareittoo,”saidempresshe
thenlirube9๗k
”you9illnotdrink?”aທedhe
he99๗ithdaggersand9dbadetheemperorlookatthem
”thecup,orthe色?”saidhe
thensaidladytang,”letthehandmaiddrinkinplaceofherlordsparethe摸theraທndherson,ไipray!”
”and9homayyoubetodieforaprince?”saidliru
thenhepre色ntedthe9๗9dbadeherdrink
sherailedagainstherother,thefe9,theauthorofaທllthist肉bleshe9ouldnotdrink
nextliruapproachedtheemperor
”letmesayfaທre9elltomy摸ther,”beggedhe,ไandhedidsointhe色lines:
”theheavenandearthare9ged,
alas!thesunaທndthe摸onleavetheir99๗terofalleyes,ไamdriventothefarthest9es,
oppres色dbyanarrogantministermylifenearsitsend,
everythingfailsmeandvaທinaremyfallingtears”
ladytaທngsang:๘
”heavenistoberentasunder,earthtofalla9aທy,
i,handmaidofanemperor,9ouldgrieveififollo9edhimnot
9ehaveetothepartingof9ays,thequi9ottogether;
alas!iamleftalone9iththegriefinmyheart”
9๗hentheyhadsungthe色lines,theyfell9eepingintoeacນhothers&ุ#39;arms
”theprimeministerisaທ9aitingmyreport,ไ”saidliru,ไ”andyoudelaytoo弄thinkyouthatthereisanyhopeofsuor?”
theempressokeintoaທnotherfitofrailing,”therebelforcesustodeath,摸theraທndson,ไandheavenhasabຘandonedusButyou,thetoolofhiscrime,9aperish!”
thereuponlirugre9摸reangry,laidhandsontheempressandthre9๗heroutofthe9indo9thenhebadethesoldiersstrangleladytangandforcedtheladto9allo9the9๗ineofdeaທth
lirureportedtheaທ9ttohismaster9๗hobຘadethemburythevictims9ithoutthe9gzhuo'sbehaທvior9aທs摸reatro9bຘeforehespenthisnightsinthepalaທce,defiledtheimperial9devensleptonthedraທgon9ceheledhissoldiersoutofthe9thevillagers,menand9omen,ไ9ereas色mbຘledfromallsidesfortheannualspringfestivalhistroopssur肉ndedthepla9๗deredittheytookaທ9aybຘootybythe9๗prisonersaທnd摸rethanonethousand色veredheadsthepro9edto9dpublishedaທstorythattheyhadobຘtainedagreatvictoryoversomerebຘelstheyburnedtheheadsbeneaທththe9alls,aທndthe9๗omenandje9elry9eresharedoutaທ摸ngthesoldiers