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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Banquet On The Great River, Cao Cao Sings A Song; Battle On Water, Northerners Fight With Chained Ships -> 6

:「周瑜魯肅。」荀攸:「。」:「,,?」:「劉備諸葛亮!」:「孫策周瑜。」周郎便They drank till late at night. Warmed and mellowed, the host pointed to the south bank, saying, "Zhou Yu and Lu Su know not the appointed time. Heaven is aiding me bringing upon them the misfortune of the desertion of their most trusted friends." "O Prime Minister, say nothing of these things lest they become known to the enemy," said Xun You. But the Prime Minister only laughed. "You are all my trusty friends," said he, "both officers and humble attendants. Why should I refrain?" Pointing to Xiakou, he continued, "You do not reckon for much with your puny force, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. How foolish of you to attempt to shake the Taishan Mountains!" Then turning to his officers, he said, "I am now fifty-four; and if I get the South Land, I shall have the wherewithal to rejoice. In the days of long ago, the Patriarch Duke Qiao in the south and I were great friends, and we came to an agreement on certain matters, for I knew his two daughters —-Elder Qiao and Younger Qiao —-were lovely beyond words. Then by some means, they became wives to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. But now my palace of rest is built on the River Zhang, and victory over the South Land will mean that I marry these two fair women. I will put them in the Bronze Bird Tower, and they shall rejoice my declining years. My desires will then be completely attained." He smiled at the anticipation. Du Mu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, in one poem says: A broken halberd buried in the sand, With deep rust eaten, Loud tells of ancient battles on the strand, When Cao Cao was beaten. Had eastern winds Zhou Yu's plan refused to aid And fan the blaze, The two fair Qiaos, in the Bronze Bird's shade, Would have been locked at spring age.


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