第109部分(第1/7 页)

able　support　and　you　two　brothers　would　be　together；　which　would　be　pleasant　for　you　both。　I　wish　you　success。〃

Zhuge　Jin　replied；　〃I　am　ashamed　of　the　little　service　I　have　rendered　since　I　came　here；　and　I　can　do　no　other　than　obey　your　mand　to　the　best　of　my　ability。〃

Thereupon　he　went　away　to　his　brother；　whom　he　found　in　the　guest…house。　The　younger　brother　received　him；　and　when　he　had　reached　the　inner　rooms；　Zhuge　Liang　bowed　respectfully　and；　weeping；　told　his　experiences　since　they　parted　and　his　sorrow　at　their　separation。

＇e＇　Bo　Yi　and　Shu　Qi　were　two　sons　of　the　lord　of　Guzhu。　Their　father　wished　to　establish　＇the　younger　son＇　Shu　Qi　as　his　heir。　Upon　their　father's　death；　Shu　Qi　abdicated　in　favor　of　Bo　Yi。　But　Bo　Yi　said：　〃It　is　our　father's　will　＇that　you　should　rule＇。〃　Then　he　ran　away。　Shu　Qi　was　not　willing　to　reign　either；　and　ran　away。　The　people　of　the　state　named　a　middle　son　as　heir。　。。。。。

Then　Zhuge　Jin；　weeping　also；　said；　〃Brother；　do　you　remember　the　story　of　Bo　Yi　and　Shu　Qi*；　the　brothers　who　would　not　be　separated？〃

〃Ah；　Zhou　Yu　has　sent　him　to　talk　me　over；〃　thought　Zhuge　Liang。　So　he　replied；　〃They　were　two　of　the　noble　people　of　old　days。　Yes；　I　know。〃

〃Those　two；　although　they　perished　of　hunger　near　the　Shouyang　Hills；　yet　never　separated。　You　and　I；　born　of　the　same　mother　and　suckled　at　the　same　breast；　yet　serve　different　masters　and　never　meet。　Are　you　not　ashamed　when　you　think　of　such　examples　as　Bo　Yi　and　Shu　Qi？〃

Zhuge　Liang　replied；　〃You　are　talking　now　of　love；　but　what　I　stand　for　is　duty。　We　are　both　men　of　Han；　and　Liu　Bei　is　of　the　family。　If　you；　brother；　could　leave　the　South　Land　and　join　me　in　serving　the　rightful　branch；　then　on　the　one　side　we　should　be　honored　a