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Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　81

Chapter　81

Eager　For　Vengeance；　Zhang　Fei　Is　Assassinated；

Athirst　Of　Retribution；　The　First　Ruler　Goes　To　War。

Zhao　Yun　was　opposed　to　the　attempt　to　fight　Wu；　and　spoke　against　the　plan。

〃The　real　rebel　was　not　Sun　Quan；　but　Cao　Cao。　Now　it　is　his　son　who　has　usurped　the　Imperial　Throne　and　called　forth　the　anger　of　gods　and　humans。　You　should　first　aim　at　the　Land　Within　the　Passes　by　camping　on　the　River　Wei；　from　which　to　attack　the　rebel。　After　that　the　loyal　people　in　the　East　of　the　Pass　will　cart　their　grains　and　herd　their　horses　to　wele　your　army。　If　you　leave　River　Wei　out　of　consideration　in　order　to　fight　Wu；　your　military　force　will　be　engaged；　and　could　you　disengage　it　quickly　in　case　of　necessity？　It　is　worth　reflection。〃

The　First　Ruler　replied；　〃Sun　Quan　slew　my　brother。　Furthermore；　Fu　Shiren；　Mi　Fang；　Pan　Zhang；　and　Ma　Zhong　are　on　his　side；　all　of　whom　I　hate　so　much　that　I　could　eat　their　flesh　with　gusto　and　devour　their　relatives；　whereby　I　should　have　my　vengeance。　Why；　Noble　Sir；　do　you　obstruct　me？〃

〃Because　the　enmity　against　Cao　Cao　is　a　public　matter；　vengeance　for　the　manner　of　your　brother's　end　is　private。　The　empire　should　be　placed　first。〃

〃What　care　I　for　myriads　of　square　miles　of　territory　as　long　as　my　brother　is　unavenged？〃

So　Zhao　Yun's　remonstrance　was　disregarded；　and　orders　went　forth　to　prepare　an　army　against　Wu。　The　First　Ruler　also　sent　into　the　Five　Valleys　to　borrow　the　aid　of　fifty　thousand　of　tribesmen。　He　sent　a　messenger　to　Langzhong　conferring　on　Zhang　Fei　the　rank　of　General　of　the　Flying　Cavalry　and　the　title　of　Lord　of　Xixiang。　Zhang　Fei　became　also　Govern