第76部分(第3/7 页)

〃O　they　have　long　cherished　a　desire　to　go　over　to　Cao　Cao。　So　when　you　sent　them　on　the　duty　of　destroying　his　camp；　they　did　not　do　their　best　and　so　brought　about　this　disaster。〃

Yuan　Shao　accordingly　sent　to　recall　these　two　to　be　interrogated　as　to　their　faults。　But　Guo　Tu　sent　a　messenger　in　advance　to　warn　them；　as　though　in　friendly　guise；　of　the　adverse　fate　that　awaited　them。

So　when　the　orders　reached　them　to　return　to　answer　for　their　faults；　Gao　Lan　asked；　〃For　what　reason　are　we　recalled？〃

〃Indeed　I　do　not　know；〃　said　the　messenger。

Gao　Lan　drew　his　sword　and　killed　the　messenger。

Zhang　He　was　astonished　at　this　demonstration；　but　Gao　Lan　said；　〃Our　lord　has　allowed　someone　to　malign　us　and　say　we　have　been　bought　by　Cao　Cao。　What　is　the　sense　in　our　sitting　still　and　awaiting　destruction？　Rather　let　us　surrender　to　Cao　Cao　in　reality　and　save　our　lives。〃

〃I　have　been　wanting　to　do　this　for　some　time；〃　replied　Zhang　He。

Wherefore　both；　with　their　panies；　made　their　way　to　Cao　Cao's　camp　to　surrender。

When　they　arrived；　Xiahou　Dun　said　to　his　master；　〃These　two　have　e　to　surrender；　but　I　have　doubts　about　them。〃

Cao　Cao　replied；　〃I　will　meet　them　generously　and　win　them　over；　even　if　they　have　treachery　in　their　hearts。〃

＇e＇　The　last　king　of　Shang　Dynasty　was　King　Zhou；　who　was　cruel　and　corrupt。　King　Zhou　had　three　uncles………Bi　Gan；　Qi　Zi；　and　Wei　Zi………who　served　as　ministers。　When　these　three　officials　repeatedly　failed　to　persuade　King　Zhou　to　repent；　Wei　Zi　resigned　his　post；　while　Qi　Zi　pretended　to　be　insane。　Bi　Gan　stayed　and　continued　persuading　the　king；　who　later　executed　Bi　Gan。　Later　the　Duke　of　Zhou　overthrew　Shang　Dynasty　and　enobled　Wei　Zi；　Qi　Zi；　and　the　wife　and　the　so