第122部分(第2/7 页)

；　〃camping　at　the　mouth　of　River　You　means　that　he　has　the　intention　of　taking　Nanjun。　Having　spent　much　military　energy　and　spared　no　expenditure；　we　thought　the　territory　should　fall　to　us　easily。　Those　others　are　opposed　to　us；　and　they　wish　to　get　the　advantage　of　what　we　have　already　acplished。　However；　they　must　remember　that　I　am　not　dead　yet。〃

〃How　can　you　prevent　them？〃　asked　Lu　Su。

〃I　will　go　myself　and　speak　with　them。　If　all　goes　well；　then；　let　it　be　so。　In　case　it　does　not；　then　I　shall　immediately　settle　up　with　Liu　Bei　without　waiting　for　Nanjun　to　be　taken。〃

〃I　should　like　to　acpany　you；〃　said　Lu　Su。

The　General　and　his　friend　started；　taking　with　them　a　guard　of　three　thousand　light　horse。　Having　arrived　at　Youkou；　they　sought　out　Sun　Qian；　who；　in　turn；　went　in　to　see　Liu　Bei　and　told　him　Zhou　Yu　had　e　to　render　thanks。

〃Why　has　he　e？〃　asked　Liu　Bei　of　his　Directing　Instructor。

〃He　is　not　likely　to　e　out　of　simple　politeness。　Surely　he　has　e　in　connection　with　Nanjun。〃

〃But　if　he　brings　an　army；　can　we　stand　against　it？〃　asked　Liu　Bei。

〃When　he　es；　you　may　reply　thus　and　thus。〃

Then　they　drew　up　the　warships　in　the　river　and　ranged　the　soldiers　upon　the　bank。　When　the　arrival　of　Zhou　Yu　was　formally　announced；　Zhao　Yun；　with　some　horsemen；　went　to　wele　him。　When　Zhou　Yu　saw　what　bold　soldiers　they　looked；　he　began　to　feel　unfortable；　but　he　went　on　his　way。　Being　met　at　the　camp　gates　by　Liu　Bei　and　Zhuge　Liang；　he　was　taken　in　to　the　chief　tent；　where　the　ceremonies　were　performed　and　preparations　for　a　banquet　had　been　made。

Presently　Liu　Bei　raised　his　cup　in　felicitation　on　the　recent　victory　gained　by　his　guest。　The　banquet　proceeded。

After　a　few　more　courses　Zhou　Yu　sai