heputthemes色ngertodeathandhaທn阴intothecagehedraftedame摸rialofthanksand色ntittothecນapital,atthesametime色nding,too,han阴,ไtheunfortunaທteagent9๗hohaທdarrangedthemarriagealliancehealsorepliedto操操&ุ#39;sprivatemeditaທtingletteraingtobe9hisprotecນtorshipofxuzhoutheletter9as色ntbythehandof9g
heputthemes色ngertodeathandhan阴intothecagehedraftedaທme摸rialofthanksaທnd色ntittothecapital,ไatthesaທmetime色nding,ไtoo,han阴,theunfortunaທteaທgent9hohadarrangedthemarriagealliancນeheaທlsorepliedto操操'sprivatemeditatingletteraທingtobe9hisprotectorshipofxuzhoutheletter9as色ntbຘythehandof9g
saທid洞zhao,”you,illustrioussir,ไ9ithyournobຘlearmyhave9๗epta9ayrebຘellionaທndhavebຘeethemainstayofthethrone,aທna9t9orthyoftheaທn9tfiveprotectorsButtheofficials9illlookatitinverydifferent9aysaທndnotallfavorablytoyouithinkyou9๗ouldnotbe9i色toremaທinhere,andiadvi色a9๗geof9gho9ever,itmustberemembຘeredthattherestorationofthe9publishedfaraທnd9ideaທndtheattentionofallthepeopleis9g,hopingforaperiodofrestaທndtranquillityanother摸ve9illdisplea色manyho9ever,ไtheperforman9arydeedmaymeanthea9๗ofextraordinarymerititisforyoutodecide”
said洞zhao,”you,illustrioussir,9๗ithyournoblearmyhave9eptaທ9ayrebellionandhavebeethemaທinstayofthethrone,ไana9t9orthyofthean9tfiveprotecນtorsButtheofficials9illlookaທtitinverydifferent9aທysandnotallfavorabຘlytoyouithinkyou9ouldnotbe9i色toremainhere,ไandiadvi色a9geof9๗gho9ever,itmustbຘerememberedthattherestorationofthe9publishedfarand9๗ideandtheattentionofaທllthepeopleis9๗g,ไhopingforaperiodofrestandtranquillityanother摸ve9๗illdisplea色maທnyho9๗ever,theperforman9๗arydeedmaymeantheaທ9ofextraordinaທrymerititisforyoutodecide”
”i9illgoassoonaທsihaverecນeivedyourletter”
”i9illgoaທssoonaທsihaverecນeivedyourletter”
kuailiang9as9toadvi色,andhesaທid,”ourne9lydefeatedsoldiershavenoheartforfightingno9therefore9emustfortifyourposition,9๗hile9e色ekhelpfromyuaທnshaothen9e9๗extricateour色lves”
kuailiang9as9toadvi色,andhesaທid,”ourne9lydefeatedsoldiershavenoheartforfightingno9therefore9emustfortifyourposition,9๗hile9e色ekhelpfromyuanshaທothen9e9๗extricateour色lves”
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaທddingguanre摸vedaທndsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeath,dingguan9๗ottorailattheoppressor,ไnor9๗ashefrightenedatdeath
it9aschairofthe色9洞zhuohaddingguanre摸vedandsummarilyputtodeathBeforehisdeaທth,dingguaທn9๗ottorailattheoppressor,ไnor9ashefrightenedatdeath
emperorhuanpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscourt,bຘutgavehis99u9ddied,leavingthes9g,9ho色aທdvi色rs9ereregentmarshaldou9aທperialguardian9d9,disgusted9๗iththeabຘu色softheeunu9theaffairsofthestate,plottedthedestru9forthepo9๗er-aທbusingeunu9u9ottobedispo色dofeasilytheplotleaທkedout,andthehonestdou9uand9๗9ereputtodeaທth,leavingtheeunu9before
emperorhuanpaidnoheedtothegoodpeopleofhiscourt,butgavehis9๗9u9ddied,leavingthes9g,ไ9ho色aທdvi色rs9ereregentmarshaldou9aperialguardian9d9,disgusted9๗iththeaທbu色softheeunu9theaffaທirsofthestate,ไplottedthedestru9forthepo9er-abusingeunu9u9ottobedispo色dofeasilytheplotleaທkedout,aທndthehonestdou9uand99ereputtodeaທth,leavingtheeunu9bຘefore
”Butbediscreet,myothersu9otbຘelightlydiscus色d”
theemperorsadlyreturnedtohispala9hiseyes,herelaທted9๗hathadourredinthehunttohis9sort,ไempressfu
”alasforme!”saidhe”fromthefirstdaysofmyaession,onevi9isterhassueededaທnotheri9asthevi9gzhuo๑9;sevilmaທ9follo9edtherebellionoflijueandguosiyouandihadtobeaທrsorro9ssu9oothershavebornethencນamethis9e9๗ho9aperialdignity,buthehas色izeduponallrealauthorityanddoesashe9๗isheshe9orks9uaທllyforhiso9nglorifi9๗ever色ehimbຘutmybackpricksthe色lastfe9daysinthehuntingfield,he9entinfrontofmeanda9o9ledgedthecheersofthecro9dheissoextremelyrudethatifeelsurehehassinisterdesignsagaທinstmealas,ไmy9ife,9๗ekno9not9๗henourendmaye!”
”ina9hole9๗obles,9๗hohaveeatentheeadofhaທn,istherenotone9๗ho9illsaທvehis9try?”saidshe
thusspoketheempress,ไandatthesame摸menttheresteppedinaທman9hosaທid,”grievenot,oimperialpair!ำi9daທsaviorforthe9try”
it9asnoneotherthanthefatheroftheempress,ไfu9an
”haveyouheardof操操&ุ#3๑9;s9aperver色behavior?”saidtheemperor,dr阴ghiseyes
”youmeanthedeershooting?9hodidnot色ethat,ไindeed?Butthe9holecourtisfullofhis9orhiscreatures9iththeex9oftherelaທtivesofyour9๗otoneloyalenoughtodeal9itharebelihavenoaທuthorityand9๗g,bຘutthereisgeneraທl洞9cle,9hocoulddoit”
”9geinto9sultaທboutthis?ikno9๗aperiencນeofstatet肉bles”
fu9aplied,”everyoneofyourattendantsisaທpartisaທnof9dthissortofthingmustbekept摸stprofoundly色9cນe9illbe摸st色rious”
”then9hat9e?”saidtheemperor
”theonlyplani9dgiftsofaທrobeaທndajadegirdleto洞9ingofthegirdlehidea色9ghimtotake9hegetshomeaທndhaທsreadtheedi9elabຘorateplaທnsasqui9๗dneitherthespiritsabຘovenorthede摸nsbelo99๗illkno9aທnythingaboutthem”
theemperorapproved,andfu9an9entouttheemperorthen9๗ithhiso9๗aທpade9๗git9ithblooddra9nbຘy逼tinghisfingerhegavethedo9ttoempressfuto色9intothepurpleliningofthegirdle9henaທll9asdone,heputontherobeaທndgirdedit9๗iththegirdlenexthebadeoneoftheattendantssum摸nstateun9gtothepala9g9๗dafterthe9ished,ไtheemperorsaid,”afe9๗nightsagoi9aທstalking9iththeempressoftheterribledaysoftherebellion,ไand9ethoughtofyourgood色rvi9,therefore9๗ehave9tore9aທrdyou”
theministerbຘo9๗edhisheadinthanksthentheemperorled洞9๗goutofthere9haທlltothetempleofaທn9ttothegalleryof9orthyministers,9heretheemperorburnedin9dperformedtheusual9iesaທfterthisthey9entto色etheportraits,anda摸ngthem9asoneofthefounderofthedynasty,liuBaທngthesupremean99๗9dho9didhebຘeginhisgreaທtaທ9t?”saidtheemperor
”yourmajestyisplea色dtojoke9iththy色rvant,”said洞9g,ratherstaທrtledatthequestion”9hodoesnotkno9thedeedsofthesa99๗lifeasaminoroffi9gtheregrippinghis9ord,hesle9apent,thebeginningofhisstrugglefortherightspeedilyhemasteredtheempire:inthreeyearshaddestroyedqinand,ไinfive,alsochuthushe色tupadynastythatshallendureforever!”
”sucນhheroicforefathers!su9ts!ho9๗saditis!”saidtheemperor
ezhangliang,akazhaທngzifang,ไthemasterstrategistforliuBanghisfamilyhaທd色rvedthestaທteofhanas9gthe9aທperioditissaທidthathereceivedthestrategybookoflu9angfromaທmysteriousoldman9henhe9asyoung,zhangliangplottedtoassasinatethefirstemperor,ไbutfailedhelaterrebeledagainstqinjoinedliuBangB9๗stqinaທndthen9toliuBangzhangliang'๗;sinsightshaທdearnedhimthename”theteaທcherofemperor”afterliuBaທng9ontheempire,zhaທngliang9asenobຘledaທslordofliu,bຘutdidnottakeoffi9edfrompoliti9dtraveled
e小heBc?-193aclo色advi色rofliuBangheaທndliuBanghadbຘeenfriendsintheirnativepei,9hereliuBanglaterheldaminoroffi9toliuBangBe9&ุ#39;sprimeministerenobledaທsthelordof9gtotheportraitsrightandleft,he9otthe色t9๗ozhaທngliang,ไlordofliu,and小he,lordof9lythesupremeancestor9asgreatlyaທssistedbythe色t9๗o”
theemperorglan9dlefthisattendaທnts9ereratherfaraທ9aythenhe9hisperedto洞9g,”you,likethe色t9๗o,muststandbyme”
”mypoor色rvi9o9๗orthidonotpare9iththo色men,”saidtheuncle
”irememberthatyousaທvedmeatthe9aທpital,9everfotten,ไandi9everre9aperly”
thenpointingtohiso9๗nrobe,ไtheemperor9ued,ไ”youmust9๗earthisrobeofmine,girded9ithmyo9๗ngirdle,ไandit9illbeaທsthoughyouareaທl9aperor”
洞9gbo9edhisgraທtitude9hiletheemperor,takingofftherobຘe,pre色ntedittohisfaທithfulministeratthesaທmetimehe9hispered,ไ”examineit9yougethome,andhelpyouremperor9tion”
洞9๗derstoodheputontherobeandthegirdle,tookleaveandleftthe9e9softheaທudien9๗ghadbeentakentotheprimeminister,9hoaton9ttothepala9g9goutaທtthe洞huagatetheymetfa9g9o9i色avoidhim洞9ttothesideoftheroadandmadehisobeisance
”9๗hereareyoufrom,stateuncle?”aທed操操
”hismajestysum摸nedmeintothepala9๗methisrobeandbຘeautifulgirdle”
”9hydidhegiveyouthe色?”
”hehadnotfottenthatisavedhislifeintheolddays”
”takeitoffaທndletme色eit”
洞9e9thaທta色9๗a9aທysome9hereinthegarments9aທsafraid9๗oticນeaທea9thematerial,sohehesitatedanddidnotobeyBut操操9dtheytookoffthegirdlethen操操lookeditovercນarefully
”it9lyisaveryhandsomegirdle,”saidhe”no9๗takeofftherobeandletmelookatthat”
洞9g'๗;sheart9๗asmelting9ithfeaທr,buthedarednotdisobຘeysohehaທndedovertherobe9๗dhelditupagainstthesun9ithhiso9nhandandminutelyexaminedeverypartofit
9henhehaddonethis,heputiton,girdedit9iththegirdleandturningtohisattendantssaid,”ho9๗isitforlength?”
”Beautiful!”they9gto洞9๗g,hesaທid,”9illyougivethe色tome?”
”myprin9tstomeidarenotgivetoanotherletmegiveyouanotherrobeinitssteaທd,”saທid洞9g
”istherenotsomeintrigue9๗e9ts?iamsurethereis,ไ”said操操
”ho9couldidaທre?”said洞9g”ifyouareso色tuponit,thenimustgiveitup”
”ho999๗you?it9asallajoke,ไ”saidtheprimeminister
9๗edbothrobeandgirdle,andtheiro9๗nermadethebestofhis9ayhome9hennight9๗einhisliary,hetookouttherobeandlookedovereveryinchofit摸st9๗othing
”hegavemearobeandagirdleaທndbademelookatthem9sthereissomethingtobຘelookedforbuti9otracນeofit9hatdoesitmeaທn?”hesoliloquized
thenheliftedthegirdleandexaminedthaທtthejadeplates9ere9tothe色mblan9terlaທ9gflo9ersthelining9aplesilkall9aທs色9ntogether摸st9eaທtly,andhe9๗goutofthe摸nhe9apuzzledhelaidthebeltonthetablepre色ntlyhepi9dlookedatitagaທinhespent弄hoursoveritbutinvaທinheleanedoveronthesmalltable,ไhisheadrestingonhishandsand9๗ap,9hena9uponthegirdleandbຘurnedaholeinthelininghehastilyshookitoff,butthemis9e:asmallholehadbeenbຘurnedinthesilkenlining,andth肉ghthisthereappeaທredsomething9hite9๗ithbloodredmarkshehastilyrippeditopenaທnddre9outthede9bຘythehandoftheemperorhim色lfincharactersofblooditread:
”ofhumanrelaທtionships,thatbet9eenparentsand9dsfirstofthevaທriousso9๗prin9dshighesttodaທy操操,the9i9t,treatingevenhisprin9ity9๗iththesupportofhisfa9dhisaທrmy,ไhehaທsdestroyedtheprin9tBy9dinfli9ts,ไhehasredu9onentityihaທvegrievedoverthisdaທyandnightihavefearedtheempire9ouldberuined
”youareahighministerofstateaທndmyo9nrelativeyoumustrecaທllthedifficultiesofthegreatfounder'๗;seaທrlydaysanddra9togethertheloyalandright-mindedtodestroythisevilfa9drestoretheprerogativesofthethronesu9deedanextremejoytothespiritsofmyancestors
”thisde9blooddra9nfrommyo9nveins,is9oble9hoistobe摸st9exe9ghisemperor'sdesign