第115部分(第5/7 页)

　Cao　Cao's　service；　I　would　remend　you　to　him。〃

〃I　have　long　desired　to　get　away　from　here。　And　if　you；　Sir；　will　present　me；　there　is　no　time　like　the　present。　If　Zhou　Yu　heard　of　my　wish；　he　would　kill　me；　I　am　sure。〃

So　without　more　ado；　they　made　their　way　down　the　hill　to　the　water's　edge　to　seek　the　boat　in　which　Jiang　Gan　had　e。　They　embarked　and；　rowing　swiftly；　they　soon　reached　the　northern　shore。　At　the　central　camp；　Jiang　Gan　landed　and　went　to　seek　Cao　Cao　to　whom　he　related　the　story　of　the　discovery　of　his　new　acquaintance。

When　Cao　Cao　heard　that　the　newer　was　Master　Young　Phoenix；　Cao　Cao　went　to　meet　him　personally；　made　him　very　wele；　and　soon　they　sat　down　to　talk　on　friendly　terms。

Cao　Cao　said；　〃And　so　Zhou　Yu　in　his　youth　is　conceited　and　annoys　his　officers　and　rejects　all　their　advice：　I　know　that。　But　your　fame　has　been　long　known　to　me；　and　now　that　you　have　been　gracious　enough　to　turn　my　way；　I　pray　you　not　to　be　thrifty　of　your　advice。〃

〃I；　too；　know　well　that　you　are　a　model　of　military　strategy；〃　said　Pang　Tong；　〃but　I　should　like　to　have　one　look　at　your　disposition。〃

So　horses　were　brought；　and　the　two　rode　out　to　the　lines；　host　and　visitor　on　equal　terms；　side　by　side。　They　ascended　a　hill　whence　they　had　a　wide　view　of　the　land　base。

＇e＇　Wu　Qi；　aka　Wu　Zi；　a　famous　general　in　the　Warring　States　period。　He　first　served　Lu；　then　went　to　Wei；　his　native；　and　led　Wei　army　against　Qin。　He　made　enemies　in　Wei；　so　he　fled　to　Chu；　where　King　Dao　made　him　prime　minister。　Wu　Qi　made　Chu　a　powerful　state；　expanded　her　territory；　defended　her　against　Wei；　Zhao；　and　Han；　and　attacked　Qin。　But　right　after　King　Dao　died；　Wu　Qi　was　put　to　death　by　his　enemies　at　court。　Wu　Qi　is　the　author　of　a　military