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el　and　purge　my　country。　But　it　is　the　will　of　God！〃

Father　and　son　were　dragged　forth；　the　father　uttering　volleys　of　abuse　all　the　time。　And　so　three　men　were　executed　in　this　adventure。

The　sons　and　father　share　one　niche　of　fame；

For　purest　loyalty　their　praise　the　same。

To　their　own　hurt　the　rebels　they　withstood；

Content　to　die　to　make　their　pledges　good。

In　blood　the　solemn　oath　they　did　indite

To　slay　the　wicked　and　preserve　the　right。

A　worthy　father's　worthy　sons　by　western　bride；

Old　Waves　Queller's　name　his　grandson　glorified。

〃I　desire　no　other　reward　than　Li　Chunxiang　as　wife；〃　said　the　betrayer；　Miao　Ze。

Cao　Cao　smiled　and　said；　〃For　her　sake　then　you　have　brought　a　whole　household　to　death。　What　advantage　would　there　be　in　preserving　such　a　miscreant？〃

So　Cao　Cao　bade　the　executioners　put　both　the　traitor　and　the　woman　to　death；　with　Huang　Kui's　household。　Those　who　saw　the　fearful　vengeance　sighed　at　its　cruelty。

Through　passion　base　a　loyal　man　was　slain；

And　she　who　shared　his　passion　shared　his　fate；

The　man　they　served　was　pitiless　in　hate；

And　thus　a　mean　man's　treachery　was　vain。

Cao　Cao　did　not　desire　to　rouse　the　rancor　of　the　army　of　Xiliang；　wherefore　he　proclaimed　to　them；　〃The　intended　treachery　of　your　leaders　was　theirs　alone。〃

However；　he　sent　to　secure　the　passes　so　that　Ma　Dai　should　not　escape。

As　has　been　said；　Ma　Dai　led　the　rearguard。　Before　long　the　fugitives　from　the　main　army　came　and　told　him　what　had　occurred　at　the　capital。　This　frightened　him　so　much　that　he　abandoned　his　army　and　escaped　disguised　as　a　trader。

Having　slain　Ma　Teng；　Cao　Cao　decided　to　set　out　on　his　expedition　to　the　sout