第73部分(第3/7 页)

Yu　went　to　wail　at　the　coffin　of　his　late　chief；　Lady　Wu；　the　dead　man's　mother；　came　out　to　deliver　her　son's　last　injunctions。

When　she　had　told　him　the　last　charge；　Zhou　Yu　bowed　to　the　earth；　saying；　〃I　shall　exert　the　puny　powers　I　have　in　your　service　as　long　as　I　live。〃

Shortly　after　Sun　Quan　came　in；　and；　after　receiving　Zhou　Yu's　obeisance；　said；　〃I　trust　you　will　not　forget　my　brother's　charge　to　you。〃

Zhou　Yu　bowed；　saying；　〃I　would　willingly　suffer　any　form　of　death　for　you。〃

〃How　best　can　I　maintain　this　great　charge　which　I　have　inherited　from　my　father　and　brother？〃

〃He　who　wins　people；　prospers；　he　who　loses　them；　fails。　Your　present　plan　should　be　to　seek　people　of　high　aims　and　farseeing　views；　and　you　can　establish　yourself　firmly。〃

〃My　brother　bade　me　consult　Zhang　Zhao　for　internal　administration；　and　yourself　on　external　matters；〃　said　Sun　Quan。

〃Zhang　Zhao　is　wise　and　understanding　and　equal　to　such　a　task。　I　am　devoid　of　talent　and　fear　to　take　such　responsibility；　but　I　venture　to　remend　to　you　as　a　helper　one　Lu　Su；　a　man　of　Linhuai。　This　man's　bosom　hides　strategy；　and　his　breast　conceals　tactics。　He　lost　his　father　in　early　life　and　has　been　a　perfectly　filial　son　to　his　mother。　His　family　is　rich　and　renowned　for　charity　to　the　needy。　When　I　was　stationed　at　Juchao；　I　led　some　hundreds　of　soldiers　across　Linhuai。　We　were　short　of　grain。　Hearing　that　the　Lu　family　had　two　granaries　there；　each　holding　three　thousand　carts；　I　went　to　ask　for　help。　Lu　Su　pointed　to　one　granary　and　said；　'Take　that　as　a　gift。'　Such　was　his　generosity！

〃He　has　always　been　fond　of　fencing　and　horse　archery。　He　was　living　in　Que。　His　grandmother　died　while　he　was　there；　and　he　went　to　bury　her　in　Dongcheng；　an