第24部分(第3/7 页)

Minister　Zhu　Jun　said　he　knew　of　one　who　could　destroy　this　sedition；　and　when　asked　who　was　the　man　he　proposed；　Zhu　Jun　said；　〃You　want　to　destroy　this　horde　of　rebels；　you　will　fail　unless　you　get　the　service　of　Cao　Cao。〃

〃And　where　is　he？〃　asked　Li　Jue。

〃He　is　Governor　of　Dongjun。　He　has　a　large　army；　and　you　have　only　to　order　him　to　act。　The　rising　will　be　broken。〃

A　messenger　went　post　haste　with　a　mand　for　Cao　Cao　and　Bao　Xin；　Lord　of　Jibei；　to　act　together　in　quelling　the　rebellion。　As　soon　as　Cao　Cao　received　the　court　mand；　he　arranged　with　his　colleague　first　to　attack　the　rebels　at　Shouyang。　Bao　Xin　made　a　dash　right　into　their　midst　and　inflicting　damage　wherever　he　could；　but　he　was　killed　in　a　battle。　Cao　Cao　pursued　the　rebels　as　they　fled。　Ten　thousand　surrendered。　Then　Cao　Cao　put　his　quondam　enemies　in　the　van。　When　his　army　reached　any　place；　many　more　surrendered　and　joined　him。　After　three　months　of　these　tactics；　he　had　won　over　many　thousands；　both　of　soldiers　and　ordinary　folks。

Of　these　new　adherents　the　strongest　and　boldest　were　made　the　Qingzhou　Army；　and　the　others　were　sent　home　to　their　fields。　In　consequence　of　these　successes　Cao　Cao's　prestige　and　fame　became　very　great　and　increased　daily。　He　reported　his　success　to　Capital　Changan　and　was　rewarded　with　the　title　of　General　Who　Guards　the　East。

＇e＇　Yanzhou　had　belonged　to　Liu　Dai；　but　he　submitted　to　Cao　Cao；　and　Cao　Cao　used　the　region　as　his　base。

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang；　aka　Zhang　Zifang；　the　master　strategist　for　Liu　Bang。　His　family　had　served　the　state　of　Han　as　chief　ministers　during　the　Warring　States　period。　It　is　said　that　he　received　the　strategy　book　of　Lu　Wang　from　a　mysterious　old　man。　When　he　was　young；　Zhang　Liang　plotted　to　a