s　I　sorrowfully　think　it　over　and　over；　I　am　distressed　as　one　in　severe　pain。

〃Rebellion　began　with　Dong　Zhuo；　and　all　kinds　of　evils　have　spread　abroad；　cruelty　and　ferocity　have　bee　rife。　Strong　in　faith　in　Your　Majesty's　sacred　virtue　and　inspiring　presence；　many　banded　together　to　help。　The　loyal　exerted　themselves　to　destroy　the　rebels；　but　others　of　them　were　smitten　of　heaven。　The　fierce　and　the　contumacious　have　been　exterminated；　and　gradually　rebellion　has　melted　away。

〃Only　Cao　Cao　now　remains；　too　long　unpunished。　He　has　arrogated　to　himself　the　authority　of　the　state。　His　wicked　heart　is　very　rebellious。　Once　I；　with　General　Dong　Cheng；　the　State　Uncle；　conspired　against　him；　but　the　plot　was　discovered　and　my　fellow　conspirator　suffered。　Thenceforward　I　was　a　wanderer　and　my　loyalty　availed　nothing。　It　only　allowed　Cao　Cao　further　license　and　liberty　to　do　evil；　till　he　dared　even　to　acplish　the　death　of　the　Empress　and　the　destruction　of　her　sons。　Although　we　might　band　together　and　form　associations；　yet；　with　all　our　energy；　we　had　to　recognize　that　we　were　too　weak　for　war。　Wherefore　the　years　passed　and　nothing　was　acplished。　In　constant　fear　of　destruction；　we　even　fear　more　lest　our　duty　to　the　state　be　forgotten。　Waking　and　sleeping　we　sighed；　and　our　nights　were　times　of　anxiety。

＇e＇　After　Liu　Bang's　death；　Empress　Lu；　Liu　Bang's　wife；　held　imperial　authority。　She　appointed　members　of　her　own　family　to　highly　important　positions　of　state　and　clearly　hoped　to　substitute　her　own　family　for　the　reigning　Liu　family。　But　these　plans　were　frustrated　on　her　death　（BC　180）。

〃Now　my　fellows　consider　that　history　has　repeated　itself。　They　attach　the　utmost　importance　to　the　family　and　would　manifest　it　with　all　their　might。　Here