第278部分(第3/7 页)

So　he　summoned　Zhong　Hui　and　said　to　him；　〃I　desire　to　send　you　as　leader　against　Wu：　Can　you　go？〃

〃My　lord's　design　is　not　against　Wu；　but　Shu；〃　was　his　reply。

〃How　well　you　know　my　inmost　thought！〃　said　Sima　Zhao。　〃But　how　would　you　conduct　an　expedition　against　Shu？〃

〃Thinking　that　my　lord　would　desire　to　attack　Shu；　I　have　already　prepared　plans。　Here　they　are。〃

He　laid　out　his　maps；　and　thereon　were　shown　the　camps；　and　storehouses；　and　roads　all　plete。

Sima　Zhao　was　highly　pleased。

〃You　are　an　excellent　leader；〃　said　he。　〃What　say　you　to　going　with　Deng　Ai？〃

〃The　River　Lands　is　large；　and　there　is　space　for　more　than　one　set　of　operations。　Deng　Ai　can　be　sent　along　another　line。〃

Zhong　Hui　was　given　the　title　of　General　Who　Conquers　the　West　and　the　insignia　of　a　mander…in…Chief　over　the　forces　of　the　Land　Within　the　Passes　and　control　of　the　armies　of　Qingzhou；　Xuzhou；　Yanzhou；　Yuzhou；　Jingzhou；　and　Yangzhou。　At　the　same　time　a　mission　with　authority　ensign　was　sent　to　Deng　Ai　giving　him　mand　of　the　forces　beyond　the　pass；　with　the　title　of　General　Who　Conquers　the　West。　And　the　time　for　an　attack　on　Shu　was　settled。

When　Sima　Zhao　was　settling　the　plans　in　the　court；　Deng　Dun；　General　of　the　Front　Army；　said；　〃Why　are　you　sending　our　armies　into　a　distant　and　dangerous　country　and　thus　inviting　trouble？　Jiang　Wei　has　invaded　this　country　many　times；　and　the　wars　have　cost　us　many　lives。　We　should　rather　seek　safety　in　defense。〃

〃I　am　sending　a　righteous　army　against　an　unrighteous　ruler。　How　dare　you　oppose　my　designs？〃

Sima　Zhao　ordered　the　executioners　to　put　Deng　Dun　to　death　forthwith；　and　they　soon　returned　to　lay　his　head　at　the　foot　of　the　steps。　This　frightened　all　those　pr