第6部分(第6/7 页)

？　Any　desire　to　slay　all　of　them　will　speedily　bee　known；　and　the　plan　will　fail。〃

〃Then；　Cao　Cao；　you　have　some　scheme　of　your　own　to　further；〃　said　He　Jin　with　a　sneer。

Cao　Cao　left　the　meeting；　proclaiming；　〃The　one　who　throws　the　world　into　chaos　is　He　Jin！〃

Then　He　Jin　sent　swift；　secret　letters　far　and　wide　to　several　bases。

It　must　be　recalled　that　Dong　Zhuo　had　failed　in　his　attempt　to　destroy　the　Yellow　Scarves　rebellion。　He　would　have　been　punished　if　he　had　not　bribed　the　Ten　Eunuchs　heavily　for　their　protection。　Later；　through　connections　in　the　capital；　he　obtained　rapid　promotions　from　General　to　General　of　the　Front　Army；　to　Lord　of　Aoxiang；　to　Imperial　Protector　in　the　western　region　of　Xizhou　and　mander　of　an　army　of　two　hundred　thousand　troops。　But　Dong　Zhuo　was　treacherous　and　disloyal　at　heart。　So　when　he　received　the　summons　to　the　capital；　he　rejoiced　greatly　and　lost　no　time　in　obeying　it。　He　left　a　son…in…law；　mander　Niu　Fu；　to　look　after　the　affairs　of　Xizhou　and　set　out　for　Luoyang。　Dong　Zhuo　took　with　him　a　huge　army　and　four　generals………Li　Jue；　Guo　Si；　Zhang　Ji；　and　Fan　Chou。

Dong　Zhuo's　adviser　and　son…in…law；　Li　Ru；　said；　〃Though　a　formal　summons　has　e；　there　are　many　obscurities　in　it。　It　would　be　well　to　send　up　a　memorial　stating　plainly　our　aims　and　intentions。　Then　we　can　proceed。〃

So　Dong　Zhuo　posed　something　like　this：

〃Thy　servant　knows　that　the　continual　rebellions　owe　their　origin　to　Zhang　Rang　and　the　Regular　Attendants　of　the　Inner　Bureau；　who　act　counter　to　all　recognized　precepts。　Now　to　stop　the　ebullition　of　a　pot　the　best　way　is　to　withdraw　the　fire；　to　cut　out　an　abscess；　though　painful；　is　better　than　to　nourish　the　evil。　I　have　dared　undertake　a　military　advance　on　the　capi