第69部分(第4/7 页)

ut　I　have　never　seen　him。　Who　may　you　be？〃

Guan　Yu　then　laid　aside　his　sword；　stopped　his　horse；　and　drew　off　the　bag　that　covered　his　beard　thus　showing　its　magnificence。

The　turban　wearer　immediately　slipped　out　of　the　saddle；　laid　an　angry　hand　on　his　panion；　and　they　both　bowed　low　in　front　of　Guan　Yu's　steed。

〃Who　are　you？〃　asked　Guan　Yu。

〃I　am　Pei　Yuanshao。　After　the　death　of　Zhang　Jue；　I　was　left　forlorn；　and　I　got　together　a　few　others　like　myself；　and　we　took　refuge　in　the　forests。　This　morning　early　this　fellow　came　to　tell　us　that　a　guest　at　his　father's　farm　had　a　valuable　horse　and　proposed　to　me　to　steal　it。　I　did　not　think　I　should　meet　you；　General。〃

The　wretched　Guo　Chang's　son　implored　that　his　life　might　be　spared；　and　Guan　Yu　pardoned　him　for　his　father's　sake。　Then　Guan　Yu　covered　his　face　and　crept　away。

〃You　did　not　recognize　me。　How　then　did　you　know　my　name？〃　asked　Guan　Yu。

Pei　Yuanshao　replied；　〃Not　far　from　here　is　a　mountain　called　the　Sleeping　Bull；　where　lives　a　certain　Zhou　Cang；　a　very　powerful　man　who　came　from　the　west。　He　has　a　stiff　curly　beard　and　looks　very　handsome。　He　also　was　a　mander　in　the　rebel　army；　who　took　to　the　forest　when　his　leader　perished。　He　has　told　me　a　lot　about　you；　but　I　have　never　had　the　happiness　of　seeing　you。〃

Said　Guan　Yu；　〃Under　the　green　wood　trees　is　no　place　for　a　hero's　foot。　You　had　better　abandon　this　depraved　life　and　return　to　the　path　of　virtue。　Do　not　work　out　your　own　destruction。〃

As　they　were　talking；　a　troop　of　horsemen　appeared　in　the　distance。　They　belonged　to　Zhou　Cang；　as　Pei　Yuanshao　said；　and　Guan　Yu　waited　for　them　to　approach。　The　leader　was　very　dark　plexioned；　tall；　and　armed　with　a　spear。　As　soon　as　he　drew　near　enough