第191部分(第1/7 页)

〃Who　has　the　late　Prince's　seal？〃　asked　he。

Jia　Kui　replied　seriously；　〃There　is　an　eldest　son　to　a　house；　and　an　heir…apparent　to　a　state。　Such　a　question　from　your　lordship　is　unbeing。〃

Cao　Zhang　held　his　peace；　and　the　two　proceeded　into　the　city　to　the　gates　of　the　Palace。　There　Jia　Kui　suddenly　asked　him；　〃You　e　as　a　mourner　or　as　a　rival　claimant？〃

〃I　am　e　as　a　mourner。　I　never　had　any　ulterior　motive。〃

〃That　being　so。　Why　bring　in　your　soldiers？〃

Whereupon　Cao　Zhang　ordered　his　escort　to　retire；　and　entered　the　city　alone。　When　the　Cao　brothers　met；　they　fell　into　each　other's　arms　and　wept。　Then　Cao　Zhang　yielded　mand　of　all　his　army；　and　he　was　directed　to　go　back　to　Yanling　and　guard　it。　He　obediently　withdrew。

Cao　Pi；　being　now　firmly　established；　changed　the　name　of　the　period　of　his　rule　to　the　Prolonged　Wealth　Era；　the　First　Year　（AD　220）。　He　made　Jia　Xu　Grand　mander；　Hua　Xin　Prime　Minister；　and　Wang　Lang　High　Minister；　and　made　many　promotions。　To　the　late　Prince；　he　gave　the　posthumous　title　of　the　King　of　Great　Might；　and　buried　him　in　Gaoling。

To　the　superintendence　of　the　building　of　King　Cao's　tomb；　Cao　Pi　nominated　Yu　Jin；　but　with　malevolent　intent。　For　when　Yu　Jin　reached　his　post；　he　found　the　walls　of　the　rooms　decorated　with　chalk　sketches　depicting　the　drowning　of　the　seven　armies　and　the　capture　of　himself　by　Guan　Yu。　Guan　Yu　was　looking　very　dignified　and　severe。　Pang　De　was　refusing　to　bow　to　the　victor；　while　Yu　Jin　himself　was　lying　in　the　dust　pleading　for　his　life。

Cao　Pi　had　chosen　this　method　of　putting　Yu　Jin　to　open　shame；　because　Yu　Jin　had　not　preferred　death　to　the　dishonor　of　capture；　and　had　sent　an　artist　on　purpose　to　depict　the　shameful　scenes。　When　Yu　Jin　saw　them；