第33部分(第2/7 页)

　not　a　single　lofty　building；　and　the　court　lived　in　grass　huts　devoid　even　of　doors。　They　surrounded　these　with　a　fence　of　thorns　as　a　protection；　and　within　this　the　Emperor　held　counsel　with　his　ministers。　The　soldiers　camped　round　the　fence。

Now　Li　Yue　and　his　fellow　ruffians　showed　their　true　colors。　They　wielded　the　powers　of　the　Emperor　as　they　wished；　and　officials　who　offended　them　were　beaten　or　abused　even　in　the　presence　of　the　Emperor。　They　purposely　provided　thick　wine　and　coarse　food　for　the　Emperor's　consumption。　He　struggled　to　swallow　what　they　sent。　Li　Yue　and　Han　Xian　joined　in　remending　to　the　Throne　the　names　of　convicts；　mon　soldiers；　sorcerers；　leeches；　and　such　people　who　thus　obtained　official　ranks。　There　were　more　than　two　hundred　of　such　people。　As　seals　could　not　be　engraved；　pieces　of　metal　were　hammered　into　some　sort　of　a　shape。　Court　affairs　had　never　degraded　to　such　a　low　point。

Now　Han　Rong　went　to　see　Li　Jue　and　Guo　Si。　After　listening　to　his　vigorous　persuasions；　the　two　rebel　generals　agreed　to　set　free　the　officials　and　Palace　people。

A　famine　occurred　that　same　year　and　people　were　reduced　to　eating　grass　from　the　roadside。　Starving；　they　wandered　hither　and　thither。　But　food　and　clothing　were　sent　to　the　Emperor　from　the　governor　of　Henei；　Zhang　Yang；　and　the　governor　of　Hedong；　Wang　Yi；　and　the　court　began　to　enjoy　a　little　repose。

Dong　Cheng　and　Yang　Feng　sent　laborers　to　restore　the　palaces　in　Luoyang　with　the　intention　of　moving　the　court　thither。　Li　Yue　was　opposed　to　this。

Dong　Cheng　argued；　〃Luoyang　is　the　original　capital　as　opposed　to　the　paltry　town　of　Anyi。　Removal　would　be　but　reasonable。〃

Li　Yue　wound　up　by　saying；　〃You　may　get　the　court　to　remove；　but　I　shall　remain　here。〃