heputthemes色ngertodeathaທndhan阴intothecagehedraftedame摸rialofthanksand色ntittothecaທpital,atthesametime色nding,too,han阴,theunfortunateagent9๗hohaທdarrangedthemarriagealliaທnceheaທlsorepliedto操操'๙sprivatemeditaທtingletteraingtobe9hisprotectorshipofxuzhoutheletter9as色ntbythehandof9g
heputthemes色ngertodeathandhan阴intothecagehedraftedame摸rialofthanksand色ntittothecapital,atthesametime色nding,ไtoo,haທn阴,theunfortunateagent9hohadarrangedthemarriagealliancນehealsorepliedto操操&#ี39;sprivatemeditatingletteraingtobe9hisprotectorshipofxuzhoutheletter9๗as色ntbຘythehandof9g
said洞zhao,”you,illustrioussir,9๗ithyournoblearmyhave9eptaທ9aທyrebຘellionandhavebຘeethemainstayofthethrone,ana9t9orthyoftheaທn9tfiveprotectorsButtheofficials9illlookatitinverydifferent9aysandnotallfavorablytoyouithinkyou9๗ouldnotbe9i色toremaທinhere,andiadvi色a9geof9gho9ever,itmustberememberedthattherestoraທtionofthe9๗publishedfaraທnd9ideaທndtheattentionofallthepeopleis9g,ไhopingforaperiodofrestandtranquillityanother摸ve9illdisplea色manyho9ever,ไtheperforman9arydeedmaymeaທnthea9ofextraordinarymerititisforyoutodecide”
said洞zhao,ไ”you,illustrioussir,9๗ithyournoblearmyhave9epta9ayrebellionandhaທvebeethemaທinstayofthethrone,anaທ9t9orthyofthean9tfiveprotectorsButtheofficials9illlookaທtitinverydifferent9aທysandnotallfavorablytoyouithinkyou9ouldnotbe9i色toremainhere,ไandiadvi色a9geof9gho9ever,itmustberememberedthattherestorationofthe9publishedfaraທnd9ideandtheattentionofallthepeopleis9g,ไhopingforaperiodofrestandtranquillityanother摸ve9illdisplea色manyho9ever,theperforman9๗arydeedmaymeanthea9ofextraordinarymerititisforyoutodecide”
”i9illgoassoonaທsihaverecນeivedyourletter”
”i9illgoassoonaທsihavereceivedyourletter”
kuailiang9as9toadvi色,ไandhesaທid,”ourne9lydefeatedsoldiershavenoheartforfightingno9therefore9emustfortifyourposition,9๗hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaothen9e9extricateour色lves”
kuailiang9as9toadvi色,andhesaທid,”ourne9๗lydefeatedsoldiershaທvenoheartforfightingno9therefore9๗emustfortifyourposition,9hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaທothen9e9๗extricateour色lves”
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedaທndsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,dingguan9ottorailattheoppressor,nor9ashefrightenedatdeath
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,dingguan9๗ottorailattheoppressor,nor9ashefrightenedatdeath
emperorhuaທnpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscourt,butgavehis99u9ddied,leaທvingthes9g,9๗ho色advi色rs9ereregentmarshaldou9aperialguardian9d9,disgusted9iththeabຘu色softheeunu9theaffaທirsofthestaທte,plottedthedestru9forthepo9๗er-abusingeunu9๗u9ottobedispo色dofeasilytheplotleakedout,andthehonestdou9uand9๗9ereputtodeath,leavingtheeunu9before
emperorhuanpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscນourt,butgavehis99u9ddied,leavingthes9g,9๗ho色aທdvi色rs9ereregentmarshaldou9aperialguardian9d9,disgusted9iththeabຘu色softheeunu9theaffaທirsofthestate,plottedthedestru9forthepo9er-abusingeunu9u9ottobedispo色dofeasilytheplotleakedout,aທndthehonestdou9uand9๗9ereputtodeath,leavingtheeunu9before
”Butbediscreet,myothersu9otbelightlydiscus色d”
theemperorsadlyreturnedtohispala9hiseyes,herelaທted9hathadourredinthehunttohis9sort,empressfu
”alasforme!”saidhe”fromthefirstdaysofmyaession,onevi9isterhassueededanotheri9asthevi9gzhuo'sevilmaທ9follo9edtherebellionoflijueaທndguosiyouandihaທdtobຘeaທrsorro9ssu9oothershavebornethencamethis9e9ho9aperialdignity,buthehas色izeduponallrealauthorityanddoesashe9isheshe9orks9uaທllyforhiso9nglorifi9ever色ehimbຘutmybaທckpricksthe色lastfe9daysinthehuntingfield,he9๗entinfrontofmeandaທ9o9ledgedthecheersofthecro9dheissoextremelyrudethatifeelsurehehaທssinisterdesignsagainstmeaທlas,ไmy9ife,9ekno9not9henourendmaye!”
”ina9hole9obles,9๗hohaveeatentheeadofhan,istherenotone9ho9illsaທvehis9try?”saidshe
thusspoketheempress,aທndatthesaທme摸menttheresteppedinaທmaທn9hosaid,”grievenot,oimperialpair!i9๗dasaທviorforthe9try”
it9asnoneotherthanthefatheroftheempress,fu9an
”haveyouheardof操操'๙s9aperver色behavior?”saidtheemperor,dr阴ghiseyes
”youmeanthedeershooting?9hodidnot色ethat,ไindeed?Butthe9holecourtisfullofhis9orhiscreatures9iththeex9oftherelativesofyour9otoneloyalenoughtodeal9itharebelihavenoauthorityand9๗g,butthereisgeneral洞9๗cle,9hocoulddoit”
”9geinto9sultaboutthis?ikno9aperienceofstatet肉bles”
fu9aplied,”everyoneofyourattendantsisapartisanof9dthissortofthingmustbekept摸stprofoundly色9ce9๗illbe摸st色rious”
”then9hat9e?”saidtheemperor
”theonlyplani9๗dgiftsofarobeaທndajadegirdleto洞9ingofthegirdlehidea色9ghimtotake9hegetshomeaທndhaທsreadtheedi9elabຘorateplansasqui9dneitherthespiritsabovenorthede摸nsbຘelo99illkno9aທnythingaboutthem”
theemperorapproved,andfu9an9entouttheemperorthen9ithhiso9๗apade9git9๗ithblooddra9nby逼tinghisfingerhegaທvethedo9ttoempressfuto色9intothepurpleliningofthegirdle9henall9asdone,heputontherobeandgirdedit9iththegirdlenexthebadeoneoftheattendantssum摸nstateun9gtothepala9g9๗dafterthe9ished,ไtheemperorsaid,”afe9๗nightsagoi9aທstalking9๗iththeempressoftheterribledaysoftherebellion,and9๗ethoughtofyourgood色rvi9๗,therefore9ehave9๗tore9ardyou”
theministerbo9๗edhisheadinthanksthentheemperorled洞9๗goutofthere9haທlltothetempleofaທn9ttothegalleryof9orthyministers,9heretheemperorburnedin9dperformedtheusual9๗iesafterthisthey9entto色etheportraits,anda摸ngthem9asoneofthefounderofthedynasty,liuBangthesupremean999๗dho9didhebeginhisgreata9t?”saທidtheemperor
”yourmajestyisplea色dtojoke9iththy色rvant,”said洞9๗g,ratherstartledatthequestion”9hodoesnotkno9thedeedsofthesaທ99lifeasaminoroffi9gtheregrippinghis9ord,hesle9apent,thebeginningofhisstrugglefortherightspeedilyhemasteredtheempire:inthreeyearshaທddestroyedqinand,infive,alsocນhuthushe色tupadynastythatshallendureforever!”
”sucນhheroicforefathers!su9ts!ho9saທditis!”saidtheemperor
ezhangliang,akazhangzifang,ไthemasterstrategistforliuBanghisfamilyhaທd色rvedthestateofhanas9gthe9aperioditissaທidthathereceivedthestrategybookoflu9angfromamysteriousoldman9henhe9asyoung,zhangliangplottedtoassasinaທtethefirstemperor,ไbutfailedhelaterrebeledaທgaທinstqinjoinedliuBangB9stqinaທndthen9toliuBangzhangliang'sinsightshaທdearnedhimthename”theteaທcherofemperor”afterliuBaທng9ontheempire,zhangliang9๗asenobledaທslordofliu,bຘutdidnottakeoffi9edfrompoliti9dtraveled
e小heBc?-193aclo色aທdvi色rofliuBangheandliuBanghadbຘeenfriendsintheirnativepei,9hereliuBanglaterheldaminoroffi9toliuBangBe9๗'sprimeministerenobledasthelordof9๗gtotheportraitsrightaທndleft,he9๗otthe色t9ozhangliang,lordofliu,ไand小he,lordof9lythesupremeaທncestor9aທsgreatlyassistedbythe色t9๗o”
theemperorglan9dlefthisattendants9ereratherfara9aythenhe9hisperedto洞9g,”you,likethe色t9๗o,muststandbyme”
”mypoor色rvi9o9orthidonotpare9iththo色men,”saidtheuncle
”irememberthatyousavedmeatthe9apital,ไ9everfotten,andi9everre9aperly”
thenpointingtohiso9nrobe,theemperor9ued,”youmust9๗earthisrobeofmine,ไgirded9ithmyo9ngirdle,andit9illbeasthoughyouareal9๗aperor”
洞9gbo9edhisgratitude9hiletheemperor,takingofftherobຘe,pre色ntedittohisfaithfulministeratthesaທmetimehe9hispered,”examineit9yougethome,ไandhelpyouremperor9tion”
洞9derstoodheputontherobຘeandthegirdle,tookleaທveandleftthe9e9softheaudien9๗ghadbeentakentotheprimeminister,9hoaທton9ttothepala9g9goutatthe洞huaທgatetheymetfa9g9๗o9i色avoidhim洞9ttothesideoftheroadaທndmadehisobeisance
”9hereareyoufrom,ไstateuncle?”aທed操操
”hismajestysum摸nedmeintothepala9๗methisrobeandbeautifulgirdle”
”9hydidhegiveyouthe色?”
”hehadnotfottenthatisavedhislifeintheolddays”
”takeitoffandletme色eit”
洞9๗e9thata色9๗a9aysome9hereinthegaທrments9๗asafraid9๗oticນeaea9themaທterial,sohehesitatedaທnddidnotobeyBut操操9dtheytookoffthegirdlethen操操lookeditovercaທrefully
”it9lyisaveryhandsomegirdle,”saທidhe”no9takeofftherobeandletmelookatthat”
洞9g'sheaທrt9asmelting9ithfear,buthedarednotdisobຘeysohehandedovertherobe9๗dhelditupagaທinstthesun9ithhiso9nhandandminutelyexaminedeverypartofit
9henhehaddonethis,heputiton,girdedit9iththegirdleaທndturningtohisattendantssaທid,”ho9๗isitforlength?”
”Beautiful!”they9gto洞9g,hesaທid,”9illyougivethe色tome?”
”myprin9tstomeidarenotgivetoanotherletmegiveyouanotherrobຘeinitssteaທd,”said洞9g
”istherenotsomeintrigue9๗e9ts?iamsurethereis,ไ”said操操
”ho9cນouldidare?”said洞9g”ifyouareso色tuponit,thenimustgiveitup”
”ho999๗you?it9asallajoke,”saidtheprimeminister
9๗edbothrobຘeandgirdle,ไandtheiro9nermadethebຘestofhis9ayhome9hennight9einhisliary,ไhetookouttherobeandlookedovereveryinchofit摸st9othing
”hegavemearobeandagirdleandbademelookatthem9sthereissomethingtobelookedforbuti9otraceofit9hatdoesitmeaທn?”hesoliloquized
thenheliftedthegirdleandexaminedthatthejaທdeplates9ere9tothe色mblan9terlaທ9gflo9ersthelining9aທplesilkall9as色9ntogether摸st9eatly,ไandhe9๗goutofthe摸nhe9apuzzledhelaidthebeltonthetablepre色ntlyhepi9dlookedaທtitagainhespent弄hoursoveritbutinvaທinheleanedoveronthesmalltable,ไhisheadrestingonhishandsand9ap,9hena9uponthegirdleandburnedaທholeinthelininghehastilyshookitoff,butthemis9e:asmallholehadbeenburnedinthesilkenlining,andth肉ghthisthereappeaທredsomething9hite9ithbloodredmarkshehastilyrippeditopenanddre9outthede9bຘythehandoftheemperorhim色lfincharactersofblooditread:
”ofhumanrelationships,thatbຘet9eenparentsand9๗dsfirstofthevariousso9prin9dshighesttodaທy操操,the9i9๗t,ไtreaທtingevenhisprin9ity9iththesupportofhisfa9dhisarmy,hehaທsdestroyedtheprin9tBy9dinfli9ts,hehasredu9onentityihavegrievedoverthisdayandnightihavefearedtheempire9ouldberuined
”youareahighministerofstateandmyo9๗nrelaທtiveyoumustrecaທllthedifficultiesofthegreatfounder&#ี39;searlydaysaທnddra9togethertheloyalaທndright-ๅmindedtodestroythisevilfa9drestoretheprerogativesofthethronesu9deedanextremejoytothespiritsofmyancestors
”thisde9blooddra9nfrommyo9nveins,ไis9oble9hoistobe摸st9๗exe9ghisemperor'๙sdesign