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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu To Actions; Sun Quan Decides To Attack Cao Cao -> 13

周瑜:“!”孔明:“天子?”:“。”孔明:“!”:“!”孔明:“。”:“便孔明曹操。”孔明:“。”:“便。”Zhou Yu listened to the end but then suddenly jumped up in a tremendous rage. Turning to the north and pointing with his finger, he cried, "You old rebel, this insult is too deep!" Zhuge Liang hastily rose too and soothed him, saying, "But remember the Khan of the Xiongnu People. The Han emperor gave him a princess of the family to wife although he had made many incursions into our territory. That was the price of peace. You surely would not grudge two more women from among the common people." "You do not know, Sir," replied Zhou Yu. "Of those two women of the Qiao family you mentioned, Elder Qiao is the widow of Sun Ce, our late ruler, and Younger Qiao is my wife!" Zhuge Liang feigned the greatest astonishment and said, "No indeed: I did not know. I blundered —-a deadly fault —-a deadly fault!" "One of us two has to go: Either the old rebel or I. We shall not both live. I swear that!" cried Zhou Yu. "However, such a matter needs a good deal of thought," replied Zhuge Liang. "We must not make any mistake." Zhou Yu replied, "I hold a sacred trust from my late lord, Sun Ce. I would not bow the knee to any such as Cao Cao. What I said just now was to see how you stood. I left Poyang Lake with the intention of attacking the north, and nothing can change that intention, not even the sword at my breast or the ax on my neck. But I trust you will lend an arm, and we will smite Cao Cao together." "Should I be happy enough not to be rejected, I would render such humble service as I could. Perhaps presently I might be able to offer a plan to oppose him." "I am going to see my lord tomorrow to discuss this matter," said Zhou Yu.


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