第93部分(第1/7 页)

Sun　Quan　Attacks　Xiakou　To　Take　Revenges。

Nothing　discouraged　by　two　unsuccessful　visits　to　the　retreat　of　the　sage　whose　advice　he　sought　to　secure；　Liu　Bei　made　preparations　for　a　third　visit。

His　brothers　disapproved；　and　Guan　Yu　said；　〃Brother；　you　have　sought　him　twice。　Surely　this　is　showing　even　too　much　deference。　I　do　not　believe　in　this　fame　of　his　for　learning。　He　is　avoiding　you　and　dare　not　submit　to　the　test。　Why　so　obstinately　hold　this　idea？〃

＇e＇　Guan　Zhong　was　priminister　of　Duke　Huan　of　Qi。　Guan　Zhong　made　Qi　a　powerful　state　during　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Lu　Wang　was　a　master　strategist；　founding　minister　of　Zhou　Dynasty；　counselor　to　King　Wen。　Before　joining　King　Wen；　Lu　Wang　had　been　a　fisher；　who　mediated　on　the　river　bank　on　political　events。　。。。。。

〃You　are　wrong；　my　brother。　In　the　Spring　and　Autumn　Period　Prince　Huan　of　Qi　paid　five　visits　to　the　Eastern　Suburb　before　he　got　to　see　Guan　Zhong*。　And　my　desire　to　see　Zhuge　Liang　is　even　greater　than　his。〃

〃I　think　you　are　mistaken；〃　said　Zhang　Fei。　〃How　can　this　villager　be　such　a　marvel　of　wisdom？　You　should　not　go　again　and；　if　he　will　not　e；　I　will　bring　him　with　a　hempen　rope。〃

〃Have　you　forgotten　the　great　King　Wen's　visit　to　Lu　Wang*；　the　old　man　of　the　River　Wei？　If　King　Wen　could　show　such　deference　to　a　wise　man；　where　am　I　too　deferential？　If　you　will　not　go；　your　brother　and　I　will　go　without　you；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

〃If　you　two　go；　how　can　I　hang　back？〃　said　Zhang　Fei。

〃If　you　go；　then　you　must　be　polite。〃

Zhang　Fei　said　he　would　not　forget　himself；　and　the　three　set　out。　When　they　were　a　quarter　of　mile　from　the　little　cottage；　Liu　Bei　dismounted；　deciding　to　show　his　respect　by　approaching　the　house