第191部分(第2/7 页)

　shame　and　rage　alternately　took　possession　of　him　till　he　fell　ill。　Soon　after　he　died。

War　waged　he　for　many　a　year；

Yet　fell　prey　to　craven　fear。

None　can　know　another's　heart；

Drawing　tigers；　with　bones　start。

Soon　after　the　accession；　Hua　Xin　memorialized　the　Prince　of　Wei；　saying；　〃The　Lord　of　Yanling　has　cut　himself　loose　from　his　army　and　gone　quietly　to　his　post；　but　your　other　two　brothers　did　not　attend　the　funeral　of　their　father。　Their　conduct　should　be　inquired　into　and　punished。〃

Cao　Pi　took　up　the　suggestion　and　sent　missioners　to　each。

They　who　were　sent　to　the　younger　quickly　returned　to　report：　〃Cao　Xiong；　the　Lord　of　Xiaohuai；　had　hanged　himself　rather　than　suffer　for　his　fault。〃

Cao　Pi　ordered　honorable　burial　for　Cao　Xiong　and　gave　him　the　posthumous　title　of　Prince　of　Xiaohuai。

Soon　after；　the　envoy　to　Linzi　returned　to　report：　〃The　Lord　of　Linzi；　Cao　Zhi；　is　spending　his　time　in　dissipation；　his　especial　boon　panions　being　two　brothers　named　Ding　Yi　and　Ding　Yin。　They　were　very　rude。　When　we　presented　ourselves；　Cao　Zhi　sat　bolt　upright；　but　would　not　say　a　word。　Ding　Yi　used　insulting　words；　saying；　'King　Cao　intended　our　lord　to　succeed；　but　was　turned　there　from　by　the　slanderous　tongues　of　certain　among　you。　As　soon　as　he　is　dead；　your　master　begins　to　think　of　punishment　for　his　own　flesh　and　blood。'

〃The　other　brother　Ding　Yin　said；　'In　intellect　our　lord　leads　the　age；　and　he　ought　to　have　been　heir　to　his　father。　Now；　not　only　does　he　not　succeed；　but　he　is　treated　in　this　harsh　way　by　a　lot　of　courtiers　of　your　sort；　ignorant　of　what　genius　means。'

〃And　then　Cao　Zhi；　in　a　fit　of　anger；　had　ordered　his　lictors　to　beat　the　chief　envoy　and　turn　him　out。〃

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