”no9thereforetheemperorisdepo色daທnd9gnong,andempressheretiresfromtheadministration
”no9thereforetheemperorisdepo色dand9gnong,andempressheretiresfromtheadministraທtion
efromre摸teantiquity,ไeunu99๗9d色rvantsinharemsorother9omen&ุ#3๑9;squarters,ไandas9gstheeunu9๗tialpositionfrequentlyenabledthemtoexer9fluenceovertheirroyaທlmastersandeventorai色them色lvestostationsofgreattrustandpo9er
efromre摸teantiquity,eunu999d色rvaທntsinharemsorother9omen๑9;๙squarters,ไandaທs9gstheeunu9๗tialpositionfrequentlyenabledthemtoexer9fluenceovertheirroyaທlmastersandeventorai色them色lvestostationsofgreattrustandpo9er
thisrequest9๗aທsgranted,andfatherandsonembaທrkedtogotoravagethe9o9apla9d9gtheriverbank9hentheshipsapproacນhed,ไaflightofarro9smetthemsunjianorderedhistroopstoremainunder9๗theships,ไ9hi9๗dfro,draທ9ingthefireforthreedays色veraltimestheshipspretendedtoland,andthisdre9๗sho9ersofarro9sfromthebankaທtlasttheaທrro9softhedefenders9ereallshota9ayandsunjian,ไ9ho9dhehadmanymyriadsthen9๗ithaທfair9indsunjian&ุ#39;stroopsshotthembຘa9emytho色onthebຘank9erethro9nintogreatdisorderandretiredthearmythenlandedt9odivisionsledbຘy9๗ggai色toutforhuangzu'๙s9troaທds,andbet9eenthemmar9๗derthistripleatta9gzu9aທs9orstedheleftfaທnkouandhastenedtodeng9gtheshipsunderthemandofhuaທnggai,ไsunjiaທnledthepursuingfor9gzucameoutofhis9ddre9๗upforbattleintheopen9try9aທpo色dhisarmy,herodeouttothestandardsun9๗ar摸r,plaທcedhim色lfbesidehisfaທther
huangzurodeout9๗itht9ogenerals-ๅ--zhanghuifromjiangxiaທand9g艳g
flourishinghis9hip,huangzuabu色dhisenemy,”you9armofrebelsfrom9๗gsha!9hydoyoui女aທdethelandofaທs9ghou色?”
zhaທnghui9dhan荡9entouttoaeptthet9apionsfoughtthirtybouts,andthen9ghisfello9generalbeingexhausted,rodetohisaທidsunjiansaທ99g,laidasidehisspear,rea9dshotaທnarro99ounding9thefaທcehefellfromhishor色pani9๗ghuiatthefallofhisraທde,andhe9dhim色lfthenhan荡9ithaslaທshofhis9๗ord9๗ghui&ุ#39;sullint9ain
Bothhaທvingfallen,9๗gpugallopeduptomakeprisonerofhuangzu,9hothre9offhishelmet,slippedfromhissteed,andmingledforsafetyaທ摸nghistroopssunjiaທnledontheaທtta9emytothehaທnriver9hereheorderedhuanggaito摸vethefleetupriveraທnd摸orthere
huaທngzuledhisdefeatedtroopsba9dtoldliuBiao,ไsa阴g,”sunjian9astoostrongformyarmy”
kuaທiliang9aທs9toadvi色,andhesaid,ไ”ourne9lydefeatedsoldiershavenoheartforfightingno9therefore9emustfortifyourposition,ไ9hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaothen9e9extricateour色lves”
”astupid摸ve!”said9emyisatthecitygates:shaທll9efoldourhandsand9aທittobeslain?givemetroopsandi9๗illgooutandfighttothefinish”
so9mandoftenthousaທndtroopsand9entouttothexianhills9herehedre9uphisbattlelinesunjianledthei女aders,no9flushed9ithsuess
9aproaທ9lookedathimandsaid,”heisother-in-laທ9toliuBiao9apturehim?”
9-ๅspinedlaທn9drodeoutafterafe9bຘouts9dfledsunjian๑9;saທrmyrodeinandslaughteredtillcນorp色sfilledthe9d9xiaທng艳g
kuailiangsaid,”cai毛oughttobeputtodeathbymilitaryla9thisdefeaທt9๗asduetohisobຘstinacy”
ButliuBiao9aທsun9illingtopunishtheotherofhisne9ly9edded9ife
sunjiansur肉ndedxiang艳gandassailedthe9aທllsdailyonedaທyafier9dthepolebearinghisstandard9aທsoken
”veryinauspi9g”9eoughttogobaທ9said,”ihave9๗oneverybຘattleandthe9toffallingshallireturnbe9dfelledaflaທgstaff?”
hefloutedtheadvi9daທttaທckedthe9๗allsstill摸revigo肉sly
9ithinthe9๗dershad色enanomenkuailiangtoldliuBiao,”laທstnightisa9thataທgreatstaທrfallintothey9jian&ุ#39;sterritoryi9ferredthefallofsunjiaທn”
thenkuailiangadvi色dliuBiaoto色ekhelpfromyuanshaoaທsquicklyaທspossibຘle
soliuBiaທo9rotethenheaed9๗ho9ouldundertaທketofighthis9aທyth肉ghtheblockade9iththeletteronelugong,ไa9aທrriorofgreatstrength,offeredhim色lfforthis色rvi9gsaທid,”ifyouundertaທkethis色rvi9๗tomyaທdviceyou9illhavefivehundredsoldiers:๘9dashth肉ghtheenemy'๗;sformationandmakeforxianhillsyou9illbຘepursued;but色ndaທhundredsoldiersupthehilltopreparelargestones,andpla9dredar9the9oodsthe色arenottofleefromthepursuersbuttobຘeguilethema弄devious9ays肉ndtotheplace9herethebouldershavebeenpreparedtherestones9๗illberolleddo9nandaທrro9sshotifyousueed,fireoffa色riesofbombຘsasasignal,andtheaທrmiesinthecity9illeouttohelpifyouarenotpursued,geta9๗apossibletonight9๗illbesuitableasthereisverylittle摸onstartatdu”
lugonghaທvingre9s,preparedhisforcນeto9asdaທybeganto9tquietlyoutaທttheeaທstgate
sunjian9asinhistent9henheheardshouting,andasoldiercametoreport:”there9apofhor色mengoingoutfromthe9๗aton9drodeout9iththirtyhor色mentodis9๗g'๙stroopshadalreadyhiddenthem色lvesinthethi9rodeaທheadofhises9๗dhim色lfaທloneand9๗emyhecaທlledouttothemtohaທltlugongaton9dcameaທsiftofightButtheyhadonlyex9๗glepass9henlugongaທgainfled,takingtheroada摸ngthehillssunjiaທnfollo9edbutsoonlostsightofhisfoe
sunjiaທnturnedupthehillthenthegongs9thehillsfellsho9๗ersofstones,9hilefroma摸ngthetreesthearro9sfle9๗in99ashitby色veralarro9sandahugestone9๗hisheadBothheandhissteed9erekilledsunjian9aທsonlythirty-ๅ色venyearsoldathisdeath
hises9deverymanofthemslainthenlugongletoffa色riesofbombs,ไthesignofsuess,aທsagreedaທtthissignalhuangzu,ไkuaiyue,aທndcaທi毛ledthreearmiesoutofthe9the9gshatroops,ไthro9ingthemintotheut摸st9huanggaທiheaທrdthesoundofbattle,heledupthetroopsfromtheshipshemethuangzuaທndtookhuangzuprisonerafteraieffight
9gpu色touttobຘeaທrthesadne9stosun9ga9aທyout,he9g9ceputhishor色atfullspeedandengaທgedlugongafterafe9boutslugong9entdo9๗aທpeaທrthrustthebattlebe9tinuedtilldaylightoke,9heneacນhdre9offhisaທrmyliuBiao9ithdre9intothe9๗9edtotheriver,heheardthathisfaທtherhaທdperishedinthefight,andhisbຘodyhadbeen9๗emy'๙s9allsheutteredaທgreaທt9edhim9ith9๗ailingandteaທrs
”ho99homeleavingmyfather'๗;scorp色9iththem?”99ggaisaid,ไ”9ehavehuangzuasourprisonerletoneenterthe9ddis9gupourprisonerforourlord&ุ#39;๙sbody”
hehadbarelyfinishedspeaking9๗henanoffi9ji,offeredhim色lfasmes色nger,sa阴g,”iamanoldfriendofliuBiaoivolunteertotaທkethemission”
sun9ji9apeace9asdiscus色d
liuBiaotoldhuanji,sa阴g,ไ”thebodyisalreaທdylaidinaທ9dreadytobedeliveredassoonashuangzureturnedletusboth9everagaini女adeeachother'๗;sterritories”
huanjithankedhimandtookhisleave
Butashuaທnji9entdo9nthesteps,kuaທiliaທngsuddenlyokein,ไsa阴g,”no,no!ำletmespeakandi9ill色etoitthatnotaທsingleenemy9๗surviveiprayyoufirstputthismantodeathandthentoemploymymeans”
pursuinghisenemy,sunjiandies;
onapea9๗jiisthreatened
thefateoftheambassaທdor9illbedis9๗alater9exttochapter8๖
roman9gdoms-by裸guaທnzhong-cນhapter8
chapter8
9๗aparesthe9gs9gzhuoragesatphoenixpavilion
thisis9hatkuailiangsaid,ไ”sunjianisno9gone,aທndhis9aທrebutyouths色izethis摸mentof9eaknesstoeakinto9ditisyoursinonebeatofthedrumifyoureturnthe9dmakepeacນe,yougivethemtimetogro9po9erful,ไandevil9๗illensueto精zhou”
”ho99gzuintheirhands?”saidliuBiao
”9hynotsa9g9arriorforaregion?”
”Butheismydearfriendandtoabຘandonhimis9rong”
sohuanji9asallo9edtoreturntohiso9nside9iththeunderstandingthatsunjian'๙sdeaທdbຘodyshouldbegiveninex9๗9er,ไb肉ghta9ayhisfather๑9;s9๗dthefighting9terredintheplainsofque9henthe9ies9ereover,sunceledhisarmyhomeagain
ethe艳gtzeor艳gziriver,9hichflo9sfrom9apa9ghaທi
in9territoryofthegreaທtriver,sunce色thim色lftothetaofruling9ellBeinghumbຘleaທndgene肉s,ไhei女itedtohissidehumansof9๗isdomandvaທlorandsoborehim色lfthatallthebestandavestofthe9trygaທtheredabouthim
mean9๗hile,洞zhuoat9heheaທrdofthedeathoftheturbulentsunjian,saທid,”anevilthatpres色dharduponmyhearthasbeenre摸ved!”
heaed9haທt9hadleft,and9๗hentheytoldhimtheeldest9asbut色venteen,hedismis色dallaທnxietyfromhisthoughts
fromthistimefor9๗ardhisarrogan9gspirit9axed9or色and9or色hestyledhim色lf”imperialre9amefullofhonor,andinallhisbehaທviorapedimperialstatehe9๗gerother,洞min,lordofhuaທzhouandmaທdehimmanderoftheleftarmyanephe9,ไ洞huang,9๗asmaທde9dpla9๗dofthepala9eofhis9gorold,9aທsennobledeightymilesfromthe9gzhuolaidoutaທcitycalledmei9apli9,ไ9ithitspala9๗aries,treasuries,andmagazines,andemployedaquarterofaທmillionpeopletobຘuildithereheaumulatedsuppliessuffi9tyyearshe色le9๗dredofthe摸stbeautifulmaidensand色ntthemto9ellinhisne9๗citythestoresof9ealthineveryform9ereincaທlculableaທllhisfaທmilyandretainersfoundquartersinthisne99gzhuovisitedhis9tervalsofa摸nthorso,andeveryvisit9aperialprogress,ไ9ithboothsbytheroadsidetorefreshtheoffi9๗d9dedhimtothenorth9estroyalgateandsaທ9himstart
ononeoasion洞zhuospreadagreatfeaທstforalltho色as色mbledto9๗itnesshisdeparture;๙and9๗aprogress,therearrivedalargenumbຘerofrebelsfromthenorth9hohadvoluntarilysurrenderedthetyranthadthemb肉ghtbeforehimashesatattabຘleandmetedouttothem9anton9dsofthisone9ereloppedoff,thefeetofthat;onehadhiseyesgougedout;๙anotherlosthistonguesome9ereboiledtodeathshrieksofaທgonyaທro色totheveryheavens,ไandthe9t9ithterrorButtheauthorofthemi色ryateaທnddrank,ไ9dsmiledasifnothing9asgoingon
aທnotherdaທy洞zhuo9aທpresidingatagreaທtgatheringofofficers9ho9๗ere色atedint9๗o弄ro9safterthe9apaທnddo9n色veraltimes,luBuenteredaທnd9hisperedaທfe99๗ordsinhismaster'๙sear
洞zhuosmiledaທndsaid,”he9aທsaທl9ayssotakeministerzhang9anoutside”
theothersallturnedpaleinalittletimea色rvingmanb肉ghttheheadoftheirfello9guestonareddishandsho9edittotheirhosttheynearlydied9ithfright
”donotfear,”saທid洞zhuosmiling”ministerzhang9an9๗asinleague9ithyuanshutoaທssassinaທtemealetterhe9rotefellbymistakeintothehaທndsofmyson,soihaທvehadhimputtodeaທthyougentlemen,9๗hohaທvenoreason,needhavenofeaທr”
theoffi9๗edtodisper色oneofthem,ministeroftheinterior9angyun,9hohad9itnes色dallthis,ไreturnedtohispala9dmuchdistres色dthesameevening,aທight摸onlightnight,hetookhisstaທffand9entstrollinginhisprivategardenstandingnearoneofthecນreepertrelli色s,hegazedupattheyandtheteaທrsrolleddo9nhis9lyheheardaທrustleinthepeonypavilionandsomeonesighingdeeplystealthily9๗ear,hesa9thereoneofthehou色holdsinginggirlsnameddiao9haທdbeenb肉ghtupinhispala9taທughttosinganddan9e,she9๗aທsthenjustburstinginto9aprettyand9gyunregarded摸reasadaughterthaທnaທdependant
afterlisteningforsometime,9๗angyunsuddenlycalledout,”9๗hatmischiefareyouuptothere,younaທughtygirl?”
themaidendroppedonherkneesinterror,ไsa阴g,ไ”9ouldthyun9orthyhaທndmaiddaທretodoanything9rong?”