第196部分(第2/7 页)

　tomorrow。　If　you　are　not；　I　will　put　you　to　death　as　an　example！〃

The　two　generals　returned　to　their　place；　spitting　blood　and　hot　with　anger。

They　said　one　to　another；　〃We　have　been　beaten　today。　What　about　tomorrow？　This　man's　temper　is　unbearable；　and　if　things　are　not　ready；　we　shall　suffer　death。〃

〃Suppose　we　slay　him；〃　suddenly　said　Zhang　Da；　〃since　if　we　do　not；　he　will　kill　us。〃

〃But　how　can　we　get　near　him？〃

〃If　we　are　to　have　a　chance　to　live；　he　will　get　drunk　and　go　to　bed　tonight；　if　we　are　to　die；　he　will　remain　sober。〃

They　made　all　their　arrangements　for　the　crime。

That　day　Zhang　Fei　was　greatly　disturbed　in　his　mind　and　restless。

He　told　some　of　his　subordinates；　saying；　〃I　feel　nervous　and　creepy　and　shivery　and　cannot　not　rest。　What　does　it　mean？〃

〃This　is　due　to　too　much　brooding　over　the　loss　of　your　brother；〃　said　they。

Then　Zhang　Fei　bade　them　bring　in　wine；　and　he　drank　with　his　officers。　Presently　he　became　quite　intoxicated　and　lay　down　on　a　couch　in　his　tent。

Meanwhile　the　two　assassins　had　followed　all　his　doings；　and　when　they　knew　he　was　lying　on　his　couch　intoxicated　and　incapable；　they　went　into　the　tent；　each　armed　with　a　water…sharp　dagger。　They　got　rid　of　the　attendants　by　saying　they　had　confidential　matters　to　talk　about　and　so　got　into　the　inner　rooms。

But　even　then　they　dared　do　nothing；　for　Zhang　Fei　slept　always　with　open　eyelids；　and　he　lay　on　his　couch　as　if　still　awake。　However；　huge　snores　soon　convinced　them　that　their　victim　really　slept；　and　they　crept　to　the　side　of　the　couch。　Then　both　stabbed　simultaneously　deep　into　the　body。　Zhang　Fei　uttered　one　cry　and　lay　still。　So　he　died　at　the　hand　of　assassins　at　the　age　of　fifty…five　years。