第222部分(第1/7 页)

The　news　was　soon　reported　to　Shu。　Zhuge　Liang　rejoiced　when　they　told　him　of　the　success　that　had　attended　the　ruse。

〃Sima　Yi　and　the　forces　he　manded　in　Yongzhou　and　Liangzhou　have　been　the　obstacles　in　my　long…wished…for　attack　on　Wei。　Now　he　has　fallen；　I　have　no　more　anxiety。〃

At　the　first　great　assembly　of　officers　at　court；　Zhuge　Liang　stepped　forth　and　presented　to　the　Ruler　of　Shu　a　memorial　on　the　expedition　he　contemplated。

〃The　First　Ruler　had　acplished　but　half　his　great　task　at　his　death。　At　this　moment　the　empire　is　in　three　parts；　and　our　country　is　weak；　it　is　a　most　critical　moment　for　us。　Still；　ministers　are　not　remiss　in　the　capital；　and　loyal　and　devoted　soldiers　sacrifice　their　lives　abroad；　for　they　still　remember　the　special　kindness　of　the　First　Ruler　and　wish　to　show　their　gratitude　to　him　by　service　to　Your　Majesty。　Therefore　it　would　be　indeed　fitting　that　you　should　extend　your　holy　virtue　to　glorify　his　virtuous　memory　in　the　stimulation　of　the　will　of　your　purposeful　officers。　Your　Majesty　should　not　lose　yourself　in　the　pursuit　of　mean　things；　quoting　phrases　to　confound　the　eternal　principles　of　rectitude；　and　so　preventing　remonstrance　from　honest　people。　One　rule　applies　to　the　palace　of　the　Emperor　and　the　residence　of　a　courtier；　there　must　be　one　law　rewarding　the　good　and　punishing　the　evil。　Evil…doers　and　law…breakers；　as　also　true　and　good　people；　should　be　dealt　with　according　to　their　deserts　by　the　officers　concerned　in　order　to　manifest　Your　Majesty's　impartial　and　enlightened　administration。　Partiality　is　wrong；　as　is　one　law　for　the　court　and　another　for　the　regions。

〃The　High　Ministers　Fei　Yi；　Guo　Youzhi；　and　Dong　Yun　are　honest　men；　devotedly　anxious　to　be　loyal　to　the　last　degree；　wherefo