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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion -> 3

須臾魯肅:「?」:「曹操曹操。」:「?」:「。」Zhang Zhao again took up the argument, saying, "Do not hesitate, my lord. Submission to Cao Cao means tranquillity to the people of the South Land and safety for the inhabitants of the six territories." Sun Quan still remained silent. His head bent in deep thought. Presently he arose and paced slowly out at the door, and Lu Su followed him. Outside he took Lu Su by the hand, saying, "What do you desire?" "What they have all been saying is very derogatory to you. A common person might submit. You cannot." "Why? How do you explain that?" "If people like us servants submitted, we would just return to our village or continue holding our offices, and everything would go on as before. If you submit, whither will you go? You will be created a lord of some humble fief, perhaps. You will have one carriage, no more; one saddle horse, that is all. Your retinue will be some ten. Will you be able to sit facing the south and call yourself by the kingly title of 'The Solitary'? Each one in that crowd of hangers-on is thinking for himself, is purely selfish, and you should not listen to them, but take a line of your own and that quickly. Determine to play a bold game!"


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