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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 -> 15

周瑜孙权:“曹操?”周瑜:“!”:“?”:“?”:“。”:“?”:“。”张昭:“。”:“曹操天子。”:“!”:“?”Soon Zhou Yu entered. When Sun Quan had finished the usual gracious remarks, Zhou Yu said, "I hear that Cao Cao is encamped on the river and has sent a dispatch to you, my lord. I would ask what your opinion is." Thereupon the dispatch was produced and handed to Zhou Yu. After reading it through he said, smiling, "The old thief thinks there are no people in this land that he writes in this contemptuous strain." "What do you think, Sir?" asked Sun Quan. "Have you discussed this with the officials?" asked Zhou Yu. "We have been discussing this for days. Some counsel surrender and some advise fight. I am undecided, and therefore I have asked you to come and decide the point." "Who advise surrender?" asked Zhou Yu. "Zhang Zhao and his party are firmly set in this opinion." Zhou Yu then turned to Zhang Zhao and said, "I should be pleased to hear why you are for surrender, Master." Then Zhang Zhao replied, "Cao Cao has been attacking all opponents in the name of the Emperor, who is entirely in his hands. He does everything in the name of the government. Lately he has taken Jingzhou and thereby increased his prestige. Our defense against him was the Great River, but now he also has a large fleet and can attack by water. How can we withstand him? Wherefore I counsel submission till some chance shall offer." "This is but the opinion of an ill-advised student," said Zhou Yu. "How can you think of abandoning this country that we have held for three generations?" "That being so," said Sun Quan, "where is a plan to come from?"


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