第11部分(第6/7 页)

ile　on　his　way　with　his　force　of　fifteen　thousand；　passed　through　the　county　of　Pingyuan。　There　he　saw　among　the　mulberry　trees　a　yellow　flag　under　which　marched　a　small　pany。　When　they　drew　nearer；　he　saw　the　leader　was　Liu　Bei。

〃Good　brother；　what　do　you　here？〃　asked　Gongsun　Zan。

〃You　were　kind　to　me　once；　and　on　your　remendation　I　was　made　the　magistrate　of　this　county。　I　heard　you　were　passing　through　and　came　to　salute　you。　May　I　pray　you；　my　elder　brother；　enter　into　the　city　and　rest　your　steed？〃

〃Who　are　these　two？〃　said　Gongsun　Zan；　pointing　to　Liu　Bei's　brothers。

〃These　are　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei；　my　sworn　brothers。〃

〃Were　they　fighting　with　you　against　the　Yellow　Scarves？〃　asked　Gongsun　Zan。

〃All　my　success　was　due　to　their　efforts；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

〃And　what　offices　do　they　fill？〃

〃Guan　Yu　is　a　mounted　archer；　Zhang　Fei　is　a　foot　archer。〃

〃Thus　are　able　people　buried！〃　said　Gongsun　Zan；　sighing。　Then　he　continued。　〃All　the　highest　in　the　land　are　now　going　to　destroy　the　rebellious　Dong　Zhuo。　My　brother；　you　would　do　better　to　abandon　this　petty　place　and　join　us　in　restoring　the　House　of　Han。　Why　not？〃

〃I　should　like　to　go；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

〃If　you　had　let　me　kill　him　that　other　time；　you　would　not　have　this　trouble　today；〃　said　Zhang　Fei　to　Liu　Bei　and　Guan　Yu。

〃Since　things　are　so；　let　us　pack　and　go；〃　said　Guan　Yu。

So　without　more　ado；　the　three　brothers；　with　a　few　horsemen；　joined　Gongsun　Zan　and　marched　with　him　to　join　the　great　army。

One　after　another　the　feudal　lords　came　up　and　encamped。　Their　camps　extended　over　seventy　miles　and　more。　When　all　had　arrived；　Cao　Cao；　as　the　head；　prepared　sacrificial　bullocks　and　horses　and　called　all　the　lords　to　a　great