第115部分(第3/7 页)

in　in　one　place。　That　is　the　one　road　to　success。〃

Lu　Su　took　this　message　to　the　General；　who　pondered　over　it　and　then　said；　〃The　only　person　who　can　manage　this　is　Pang　Tong　himself。〃

〃Cao　Cao　is　very　wily；〃　said　Lu　Su。　〃How　can　Pang　Tong　go？〃

So　Zhou　Yu　was　sad　and　undecided。　He　could　think　of　no　method　till　suddenly　the　means　presented　itself　in　the　arrival　of　Jiang　Gan。

Zhou　Yu　at　once　sent　instructions　to　Pang　Tong　how　to　act；　and　then　sat　himself　in　his　tent　to　await　his　visitor　Jiang　Gan。

But　the　visitor　became　ill　at　ease　and　suspicious　when　he　saw　that　his　old　student　friend　did　not　e　to　wele　him；　and　he　took　the　precaution　of　sending　his　boat　into　a　retired　spot　to　be　made　fast　before　he　went　to　the　General's　tent。

When　Zhou　Yu　saw　Jiang　Gan；　Zhou　Yu　put　on　an　angry　face　and　said；　〃My　friend；　why　did　you　treat　me　so　badly？〃

Jiang　Gan　laughed　and　said；　〃I　remembered　the　old　days　when　we　were　as　brothers；　and　I　came　expressly　to　pour　out　my　heart　to　you。　Why　do　you　say　I　treated　you　badly？〃

〃You　came　to　persuade　me　to　betray　my　master；　which　I　would　never　do　unless　the　sea　dried　up　and　the　rocks　perished。　Remembering　the　old　times；　I　filled　you　with　wine　and　kept　you　to　sleep　with　me。　And　you；　you　plundered　my　private　letters　and　stole　away　with　never　a　word　of　farewell。　You　betrayed　me　to　Cao　Cao　and　caused　the　death　of　my　two　friends　on　the　other　side　and　so　caused　all　my　plans　to　miscarry。　Now　what　have　you　e　for？　Certainly；　it　is　not　out　of　kindness　to　me。　I　would　cut　you　in　two；　but　I　still　care　for　our　old　friendship。　I　would　send　you　back　again；　but　within　a　day　or　two　I　shall　attack　that　rebel。　If　I　let　you　stay　in　my　camp；　my　plans　will　leak　out。　So　I　am　going　to　tell　my　attendants　to　conduct　you