第1部分(第6/7 页)

s　to　gain　the　popular　favor。　But　that　is　already　ours。　Such　an　opportunity　must　not　pass。〃

＇e＇　One　of　the　Ten　Regular　Attendants

And　they　began　to　prepare。　Many　yellow　flags　and　banners　were　made；　and　a　day　was　chosen　for　the　uprising。　Then　Zhang　Jue　wrote　letters　to　Eunuch　Feng　Xu*　and　sent　them　by　one　of　his　followers；　Tang　Zhou；　who　alas！　betrayed　his　trust　and　reported　the　plot　to　the　court。　The　Emperor　summoned　the　trusty　Regent　Marshal　He　Jin　and　bade　him　look　to　the　issue。　Ma　Yuanyi　was　at　once　taken　and　beheaded。　Feng　Xu　and　many　others　were　cast　into　prison。

The　plot　having　thus　bee　known；　the　Zhang　brothers　were　forced　at　once　to　take　the　field。　They　took　up　grandiose　titles：　Zhang　Jue　the　Lord　of　Heaven；　Zhang　Ba　the　Lord　of　Earth；　and　Zhang　Lian　the　Lord　of　Human。　And　in　these　names　they　put　forth　this　manifesto：

〃The　good　fortune　of　the　Han　is　exhausted；　and　the　Wise　and　Worthy　Man　has　appeared。　Discern　the　will　of　Heaven；　O　ye　people；　and　walk　in　the　way　of　righteousness；　whereby　alone　ye　may　attain　to　peace。〃

Support　was　not　lacking。　On　every　side　people　bound　their　heads　with　yellow　scarves　and　joined　the　army　of　the　rebel　Zhang　Jue；　so　that　soon　his　strength　was　nearly　half　a　million　strong；　and　the　official　troops　melted　away　at　a　whisper　of　his　ing。

Regent　Marshal　and　Guardian　of　the　Throne；　He　Jin；　memorialized　for　general　preparations　against　the　Yellow　Scarves；　and　an　edict　called　upon　everyone　to　fight　against　the　rebels。　In　the　meantime；　three　Imperial　manders………Lu　Zhi；　Huangfu　Song；　and　Zhu　Jun………marched　against　them　in　three　directions　with　veteran　soldiers。

＇e＇　Ancient　China　was　divided　into　nine　administrative　regions　or　zhou's　。　Each　region　had　a　capital　city；　often　of　the　same　name。　The　nine