第189部分(第1/7 页)

〃I　want　to　send　my　armies　to　punish　Wu　and　appease　my　wrath；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

〃No；　you　may　not　do　that。　Wu　wishes　to　move　you　to　smite　Wei；　and　Wei　wishes　you　to　attack　Wu；　each　harboring　the　malevolent　design　of　taking　advantage　of　the　quarrel。　You　would　do　well；　my　lord；　to　keep　your　armies　at　home。　Put　on　mourning　for　Guan　Yu；　and　wait　till　Wei　and　Wu　are　at　war。　That　will　be　your　time。〃

The　other　officers　supported　Zhuge　Liang；　and　Liu　Bei　listened。　Presently　his　grief　spent　itself；　and　he　began　to　take　food　again。　An　edict　was　promulgated　enjoining　mourning　dress　upon　all　officials。　The　Prince　went　outside　the　south　gate　to　summon　the　spirit　home；　and　sacrificed　and　wailed　a　whole　day　for　the　dead　warrior；　his　brother。

In　Luoyang；　although　Cao　Cao　had　given　honorable　burial　to　the　remains　of　Guan　Yu；　yet　he　was　continually　haunted　by　the　dead　man's　spirit。　Every　night　when　he　closed　his　eyes；　he　saw　Guan　Yu　as　he　knew　the　warrior　so　well　in　the　flesh。　These　visions　made　him　nervous；　and　he　sought　the　advice　of　his　officers。　Some　suggested　the　building　of　new　rooms　for　his　own　use。

〃There　is　much　witchcraft　and　malign　influence　in　this　old　Palace　at　Luoyang。　Build　a　new　Palace　for　your　own　occupation；〃　said　they。

〃I　would；　and　it　should　be　called　'The　New　Foundation'；〃　said　he。　〃But　where　is　the　good　architect？〃

Jia　Xu　said；　〃There　is　one　Su　Yue；　a　very　cunning　artificer　in　Luoyang。〃

Su　Yue　was　called　and　set　to　work　on　the　plans　for　a　nine…hall　pavilion　for　Cao　Cao's　own　use。　It　had　verandahs　and　upper　rooms　as　well。　His　plans　pleased　Cao　Cao　greatly。

〃You　have　planned　just　such　a　place　as　I　wished；　only　where　will　you　find　the　main　beam　for　such　a　building？〃

〃I　know　a　certain　tree　that　will　serve；〃　s