“左右或奏帝曰：‘近闻魏公欲自立为王，不久必将篡位。’帝与伏后大哭。后曰：

‘妾父伏完常有杀操之心，妾今当修书一封，密与父图之。’帝曰：‘昔董承为事不密，反遭大祸；今恐又泄露，朕与汝皆休矣！’后曰：‘旦夕如坐针毡，似此为人，不如早亡！妾看宦官中之忠义可托者，莫如穆顺，当令寄此书。’乃即召穆顺入屏后，退去左右近侍。帝后大哭告顺曰：‘操贼欲为‘魏王’，早晚必行篡夺之事。朕欲令后父伏完密图此贼，而左右之人，俱贼心腹，无可托者。欲汝将皇后密书，寄与伏完。量汝忠义，必不负朕。’顺泣曰：‘臣感陛下大恩，敢不以死报！臣即请行。’后乃修书付顺。顺藏书于发中，潜出禁宫，径至伏完宅，将书呈上。完见是伏后亲笔，乃谓穆顺曰：‘操贼心腹甚众，不可遽图。

除非江东孙权、西川刘备，二处起兵于外，操必自往。此时却求在朝忠义之臣，一同谋之。

内外夹攻，庶可有济。’顺曰：‘皇丈可作书覆帝后，求密诏，暗遣人往吴、蜀二处，令约会起兵，讨贼救主。’伏完即取纸写书付顺。顺乃藏于头髻内，辞完回宫。原来早有人报知曹操。操先于宫门等候。穆顺回遇曹操……操大怒，执下穆顺于密室问之，顺不肯招。操连夜点起甲兵三千，围住伏完私宅，老幼并皆拿下；搜出伏后亲笔之书，随将伏氏三族尽皆下狱。平明，使御林将军郗虑持节入宫，先收皇后玺绶……华歆拿伏后见操。操骂曰：‘吾以诚心待汝等，汝等反欲害我耶！吾不杀汝，汝必杀我！’喝左右乱棒打死。随即入宫，将伏后所生二子，皆鸩杀之。时建安十九年（公元215年）十一月也。”（第六十六回）

“heroyalaendanssaidoheemperor，‘wehaveheardhahelordpariarchofweiwansoesablishhimselfaskingofweibeforelonghewillusurpyourhrone’emperorandempresswep‘myfaher，fuwan，’heempresssaid，‘alwayswanedokillcaocaolemewrieohimnowinsecresohahecanaempi’‘once，’heemperorsaid，‘dongchengriedodohahewasdiscoveredandexecuedifheycaughus，wewouldbedoomed’‘dayandnighwesionpins，’heempressconinued‘ipreferdeahoalifelikehisamongoureunuchsmushunisloyalandruehecoulddeliverheleer’hus，mushunwassummonedinoheempress’spresenceforaprivaeconferenceweeping，heroyalcoupleappealedomushun：‘heraiorcaowansobekingofweiandmaysoonryforhehronewewanheempress’sfaher，fuwan，omoveagainscaobueveryoneworksforcaowhomcanwerusoakehimasecremessagefromheempress？weknowyoursenseofloyalyandhonourwillnopermiyouorefuseus’earfully，mushunreplied，‘iwouldgdlygivemylifeorepayyourmajesies’generosiywihyourleaveishallgodirecly’heempresswroeheleerandhandediomushunheconcealediinhishair，slippedouofheforbiddenchambers，anddeliverediofuwanfuwan，recognizinghisdaugher’shand，saidohebearer，‘caocao’screauresarelegionweca

oacprecipiaelysunquanandliubeiwillhaveomobilizeanddrawcaocaoinohefieldahissagewemuslookforloyalandhonorablemenacourojoinwihusonlyuniedacioninsideandouoffersanychanceofsuccess’mushunreplied，‘hen，yourworship，wriebackoheemperorandempressandrequeshasecreedicsgoouohesouhndandohewopinsummoninghemoarmsopunishheraiorandrescuehesovereign’fuwanwroeheleer，whichmushuncarriedhiddeninhisopkno

unforunaely，caocaohadalreadybeeninformedofmushun’smovemensandwasawaiinghimahepacegaewhenmushunreurnedohepace，angered，caocaohadmushundeainedandquesionedinasecrechambermushunwouldnoconfesshanighcaocaosurroundedfuwan’shomewihhreehousandmenandseizedheenirefamilywhenhefoundheempress’soriginalleer，hearresedeverymemberofhefucnhefollowingmorningheauhorizedchilu，generalofheroyalguard，oseizeheempress’ssealandcordhuaxinookempressfubeforecaocao‘ireaedyouallwihsinceriy，’heraned，‘yeyoup

edomurdermeimuskillyoufirs！’heorderedhismenobeaherodeahhehenremovedheempress’swosonsfromhepaceandhadhempoisonedhaeveninghehadfuwan，mushun，andmorehanwohundredofheircnsmenexecuedinpublichisoccurredduringheelevenhmonhofhenieenhyearofjianan(ad215)”(chaper66)

“曹洪、曹休力请献帝出殿……华歆奏曰：‘陛下可依臣等昨日之议，免遭大祸。’……帝曰：‘谁敢弑朕耶？’歆厉声曰：‘天下之人，皆知陛下无人君之福，以致四方大乱！若非魏王在朝，弑陛下者，何止一人？陛下尚不知恩报德，直欲令天下人共伐陛下耶？’帝大惊，拂袖而起。王朗以目视华歆。歆纵步向前，扯住龙袍，变色而言曰：‘许与不许，早发一言！’帝战罥不能答。曹洪、曹休拔剑大呼曰：‘符宝郎何在？’祖弼应声出曰：‘符宝郎在此！’曹洪索要玉玺。祖弼叱曰：‘玉玺乃天子之宝，安得擅索！’洪喝令武士推出斩之。祖弼大骂不绝口而死……帝颤罥不已。只见阶下披甲持戈数百余人，皆是魏兵。帝泣谓群臣曰：‘朕愿将天下禅于魏王，幸留残喘，以终天年。’……帝只得令陈群草禅国之诏，令华歆赍捧诏玺，引百官直至魏王宫献纳……曹丕听毕，便欲受诏。司马懿谏曰：‘不可。虽然诏玺已至，殿下宜上表谦辞，以绝天下之谤。’丕从之……三辞而诏不许，然后受之……至期，献帝请魏王曹丕登坛受禅，坛下集大小官僚四百余员，御林虎赍禁军三十余万，帝亲捧玉玺奉曹丕。丕受之。坛下群臣跪听册曰：……读册已毕，魏王曹丕即受八般大礼，登了帝位……丕降旨封帝为山阳公，即日便行……献帝含泪拜谢，上马而去。坛下军民人等见之，伤感不已。”（第八十回）

“caohongandcaoxiusrenuouslyurgedheemperoroaendhecoursessionhuaxinaddressedhehrone：‘leyourmajesybeguidedbyourdiscussionsofyeserdaylesdisasersrike’‘whowoulddareomurderme？’heemperordemandedsridenlyhuaxinreplied，‘allheempireknowshayourmajesy，ckinghe‘greablessing’bywhichheavenmandaesherulerofmen，musakeresponsibiliyforhechaoicsaeofherealmifnoforhekingofwei，caocao，herewouldhavebeenmorehanonewhowouldhavepuyourmajesyoheswordbusillyourefuseoacknowledgehispasconcernandrepayhiserswhilekindness，andseemowanageneralassauluponyourimperialperson’appalled，heemperorrosewihasweepingmoionofhissleeveswangngeyedhuaxinmeaningfullyhuaxinadvancedboldly，idhandsonhesacreddragonrobeand，hisfaceconored，said，‘agreed？orno？speaknow’heremblingemperorcouldnorespondcaohongandcaoxiudrewheirswordsandcalledforhekeeperofheimperialjadesealhekeeper，zubi，responded，‘presen’caohongdemandedhejadesealzubiproesed，‘hejadesealishereasureofhesonofheavenhowdareyoudemandi？’caohongcalledforhisguardswhoremovedhekeeperandcuoffhisheadzubiconinuedoproesunilhemomenofhisdeahheemperorshookviolenly

ahebaseofhesairsleadingohishroneallhecouldseewerehundredsofarmedmenofweiearfully，heemperoraddressedheassembge：‘weinendheresolemnlyoabdicaeourrule，ransferringallunderheavenohekingofweikindlysparewhabreahsillremainsome，haimayliveoumynauralyears’heemperorhadnochoiceheorderedchenqunodrafheedic；nex，heorderedhuaxinoreceivehedocumenandheimperialsealandhenobringhewholecouroheking’spaceomakeheriualpresenaionwhenheedichadbeenread，caopiwasanxiousoaccephedecree，busimayiwarnedhim，‘hawouldbewrongevenhoughheedicandsealwerebroughhere，leyourhighnessdeclineinduemodesysoasoforesallcriicisminheousideworld’onhisadvicecaopideclinedhreeimesbufinallyaccepedasheedicrequiredwhenheappoinedimecame，emperorxianinviedcaopi，kingofwei，oascendhealararoundhebasecluseredavasassembgeoffourhundredofficials，majorandminor，aswellassomehiryhousandwarriorsincludingheroyalguard，heimperialguard，andhepaceguardheemperorheldhejadesealinbohhandsandransferredirespecfullyocaopi

below，heassemblykneeledohearhedecraionofransmissionaferheceremonialreading，caopiunderookheeighroundinauguraionceremonyandascendedheimperialhronecaopidirecedhahehanemperorbehonouredaslordofshanyanganddeparforhwihholdingbackears，emperorxianmadeheriualgesureofappreciaion，bowinglow；henhemounedandseoffunderhegrievinggazeofhecommonersandsoldiersaroundhealar”(chaper80)

吕布：字奉先，丁原义子。丁原指董卓骂曰：“尔无尺寸之功，焉敢妄言废立，欲乱朝廷！”董卓未及回言，吕布飞马直杀过来。董卓慌走，建阳率军掩杀。卓兵大败，退三十余里下寨，聚众商议。卓曰：“吾观吕布非常人也。吾若得此人，何虑天下哉！”账前一人出曰：“主公勿忧。某与吕布同乡，知其勇而无谋，见利忘义。某凭三寸不烂之舌，说吕布拱手来降，可乎？”卓曰：“汝将何以说之？”肃曰：“某闻主公有名马一匹，号曰‘赤兔’，日行千里。须得此马，再用金珠，以利结其心。某更进说词，吕布必反丁原，来投主公矣。”果然，吕布得了赤兔马、金珠、玉带，见利忘义，杀了丁原。“次日，布持丁原首级，往见李肃。肃遂引布见卓。卓大喜，置酒相待。卓先下拜曰：‘卓今得将军，如旱苗之得甘雨也。’布纳卓坐而拜之曰：‘公若不弃，布请拜为义父。’卓以金甲锦袍赐布……封吕布为骑都尉、中郎将、都亭侯。”（第三回）

lubu：hissyleisfengxian，dingyuan’sadopedsondingyuanpoinedadongzhuoandcriedou，“nowyou，wihouajoofmeri，speakmadlyofmeddlinginhesuccessiondoyouwanooverhrowhedynasyyourself？”beforedongzhuocouldreplylubuwascharginghim；dongzhuofledjianyangookaheavyollofhisforces，drivinghembackhiryli，whereheypichedcampandookcounsel“lubuisexraordinary！”saidzhuo“ifonlyicouldwinhimoourside，herealmwouldbeourswihlilerouble！”lisu，acommanderofheimperialigerescor，seppedupodongzhuoandsaid，“yourproblemissolved，mylordicomefromlubu’svilgeandknowhimobebravebushallow，andforgefulofhonorwheni’sohisadvanagelemerymypowersofpersuasiononhim；iamsureicangehimojoinuswihhishandsmeeklyfolded“howdoyoupnodoi？”askedzhuo“iundersand，”lisureplied，“hayou，mylord，haveaprizehorse，calledredhare，ofexraordinaryspeedandsaminalemeofferiohim，ogeherwihgoldandpearls，oengagehisineresiwilladdsomeargumensofmyown，andiguaraneehalubuwillberaydingyuanandeneryourservice”jusaslisuexpecedhalubu，oforsakegoodforhesakeofgold，killeddingyuanaferhehadgoheprizehorseredhare，losofgold，pearlsandajadebel“henexdaylububroughdingyuan’sheadolisu，andlisubroughlubuodongzhuowihgreasaisfaciondongzhuoorderedwineandinviedlubuodrinkhesaid，kneeling“ohaveyouhereisomelikerainoheparchedseedling”lubuhenraiseddongzhuo，urgedhimohissea，andprosraedhimselfinurn“ifyouwillhaveme，ibegohonoryouasafoserfaher”dongzhuopresenedlubuwihgleamingmealarmorandrobesheappoinedlubucavalrycommanderandimperialcorpscommander，andenfeoffedhimwihacapialprecinc(chaper3)

“董卓欺主弄权，社稷旦夕难保。”（第四回）吕布助纣为虐，挺身出曰：“父亲勿虑。关外诸侯，布视之如草芥；愿提虎狼之师，尽斩其首，悬于都门。”卓大喜曰：“吾有奉先，高枕无忧矣！”（第五回）真是狼狈为奸，罪恶滔天。自然恶有恶报。“王司徒巧使连环计”（第八回），“除暴凶吕布助司徒”（第九回）。为何吕布又杀父？只因为了一美女。真是色胆包天！忘恩负义！

“dongzhuohaswrongedheemperorandabusedhispowerhedynasicshrinessandinperil”(chaper4)lubuhasbeenaccessoryoayran’scrimes，risingospeak：“faher，havenofearhoselordsbeyondhepassaresomanyweakreedsomewihmysouwarriorsi’llsringupheirheadsonhecapialgaes”dongzhuo，immenselypleased，said，“wihlubuonmyside，isleepeasy”(chaper5)i’sruehaheywerebandedogeherasraiorsandguilyofhemosheinouscrimesnaurally，evilacionswillbringreribuion“wangyunshrewdlysesadoublesnare”(chaper8)“lubukillsheyranforwangyun”(chaper9)whyhaslubukilledhisanoherfoserfaher？

jusbecauseofagreabeauyhe’sreallyboldenoughorunheexremerisksforsexandhasnosenseofgraiudeandjusice！

“吕布自遭李、郭之乱，逃出武关，去投袁术；术怪吕布反覆不定，拒而不纳。投袁绍，绍纳之，与布共破张燕于常山。布自以为得志，傲慢袁绍手下将士。绍欲杀之。布乃去投张杨，杨纳之。时庞舒在长安城中，私藏吕布妻小，送还吕布。李罥、郭汜知之，遂斩庞舒，写书与张扬，教杀吕布。布因弃张扬而去投张邈。恰好张邈弟张超引陈宫来见张邈。宫说邈曰：‘今天下分崩，英雄并起；君以千里之众，而反受制于人，不亦鄙乎！今曹操征东，兖州空虚；而吕布乃当世勇士，若与之共取兖州，霸业可图也。’张邈大喜，便令吕布袭破兖州，随据濮阳。”（第十一回）“兵至濮阳，吕布欲自将出迎，陈宫谏：‘不可出战。待众将聚会后方可。’吕布曰：‘吾怕谁来？’遂不听宫言，引兵出阵，横戟大骂。许褚便出。斗二十合，不分胜负。操曰：‘吕布非一人可胜。’便差典韦助战，两将夹攻；左边夏侯罥、夏侯渊，右边李典、乐进齐到，六员将共攻吕布。布遮拦不住，拨马回城。城上田氏，见布败回，急令人拽起吊桥。布大叫：‘开门！’田氏曰：‘吾已降曹将军矣。’布大骂，引军奔定陶而去。陈宫急开东门，保护吕布老小出城。”“布军三停去了二停，败卒回报陈宫。宫曰：‘空城难守，不若急去。’遂与高顺保着吕布老小，弃定陶而走。”（第十二回）“曹操大破吕布于定陶，布乃收集败残军马于海滨，众将皆来会集，欲再与曹操决战。陈宫曰：‘今曹兵势大，未可与争。先寻取安身之地，那时再来未迟。’布曰：‘吾欲再投袁绍，何如？’……袁绍在冀州，闻知曹操与吕布相持，谋士审配进曰：‘吕布，豺虎也：若得兖州，必图冀州。不若助操攻之，方可无患。’……布大惊，与陈宫商议。

宫曰：‘闻刘玄德新领徐州，可往投之。’布从其言，竟投徐州来。有人报知玄德。玄德曰：‘布乃当今英勇之士，可出迎之。’糜竺曰：‘吕布乃虎狼之徒，不可收留；收则伤人矣。’……次日，吕布来辞玄德曰：‘蒙使君不弃，但恐令弟辈不能相容。’玄德曰：‘近邑小沛，乃备昔日屯兵之处。将军不嫌浅狭，权且歇马，如何？’吕布谢了玄德，自引军投小沛安身去了。（第十三回）“吕布先乘夜袭徐郡”（第十四回）“袁术知吕布袭了徐州，星夜差人至吕布处，许以粮五万斛、马五百匹、金银一万两、彩缎一千匹，使夹攻刘备。布喜，令高顺领兵五万袭玄德之后”（第十五回）由此可见，吕布不仅唯利是图、见利忘义，而且反复无常、恩将仇报。

“aferfleeingchang’anduringheinvasionofdongzhuo’swogenerals，lijueandguosi，lubuhadurnedoyuanshubuyuanshumisrusedheurncoawarriorandrefusedhisservice；however，yuanshu’sbrohershaowelcomedlubu，andogeherheydefeaedzhangyaninchangshanimpressedwihhisownsuccess，lubusnubbedyuanshao’sofficersandmen，andyuanshaoriedokillhim

hereupon，lubuookrefugewihzhangyangahaimeonepangshu，whohadbeenhidinglubu’sfamilyinchang’an，senhemembersonorejoinhiminchang’anlijueandguosilearnedofhisandpupangshuodeahheyalsoaskedzhangyangokilllubulubuhadomoveon；helefzhangyangandfoundanoherproecorinzhangmiaobycoincidencechengonghadalreadybeeninroducedozhangmiaobyhisbroherzhangchaohavingfailedoalkcaocaoouofinvadingxuzhou，chengongurgedzhangmiaooinvadecaocao’serriory‘heempireisbreakingapar，’hesaid，‘andheroesarerisingalloveriisdemeaningforsomeonewihheerrioryandpopuionyouhavehereobesubjecoanoher’sconrolcaocao’sprovinceofyanzhouisvulnerablewhileheisoccupiedwihhiseaserncampaignagainsaoqianlubu，whohasjusappliedforyourproecion，isarenownedwarriorifyouandhecouldconqueryanzhou，youwouldbeinaposiionoesablishindependenrule’chengong’sproposalexciedzhangmiaoheorderedlubuoaackyanzhouandooccupypuyang”(chaper11)“inpuyang，lubuwanedoopposecaocaopersonally，buchengongadvisedhimowaiunilallhiscommandershadgahered‘ifearnoman，’lubusaidandledhismenouofheciyoconfronheaackersresinghisgianhalberdacrosshishorse，lubureviledcaocaoxuchurodeforhandfoughwenypasseswihbu，buneiherprevailed‘nomancandefealubualone，’caocaosaidandordereddianweioassisxuchubyaackingbufromanohersidenex，xiahoudunandxiahouyuanarrivedonhelef，andlidianandyuejinarrivedonherighlubu，unableowihsandhecombinedaackofcao’ssixcommanders，rereaedopuyangbuheheadofheianfamily(whohadpreviouslyhelpedlububyluringcaocaoinoheciy)noworderedhedrawbridgeraised‘lemein！’lubudemanded‘ihavealreadysurrenderedpuyangocaocao，’criedianenraged，luburacedodingaoaschengongrushedlubu’sfamilyouhroughpuyang’seasgae”(chaper12)“badlybeaenadingaobycaocao，lubucollecedhisbaeredunisapoinsnearhecoas；hiscommandersrallied，eagerforashowdownwihcaocao“caocaohasheupperhandnow，”objecedchengong“hisisnoimeoakehimon

oncewehaveabaseofourown，herewillbeimeenoughforanoherbale”“whaabouurningoyuanshaoaswedidbefore？”lubusuggesedinformedofhesandoffbeweencaocaoandlubu，yuanshaoconsideredhisopions‘lubuisravenousbeas，’shenpeiadvisedyuanshao‘ifheakesyanzhou，ourjizhouwillbenexi’ssaferohelpcao’henewsasoundedlubu，andheurnedochengongforadvicechengongsaid，‘ihearhaliuxuandehasrecenlyakeoverxuzhoule’sryhim’

lubuagreedandheadedforxuzhouonhearingofhisapproach，xuandesaid，‘lubuisaheroofourimeleusreceivehim’bumizhuobjeced：‘heisabeas，abruewewillsufferforiinheend’

henexdaylubucameoakeleaveofxuande，‘iamgraefulhayouhavenoobjecedme，yourlordship，’hesaid，‘buifearyourbroherhas’xuandereplied，‘previouslyisaionedmyarmyaxiaopeiiknowiissmall；buifyoucanoverlookislimiaions，pleaseuseiasapceoresandrecover

whadoyousay？’lubuhankedxuandeandseleddowninxiaopei(chaper13)“lubuaacksxuzhoubynigh”(chaper14)“meanwhile，yuanshu(heobjecofxuande’ssouhernexpediion)hadlearnedoflubu’scoupinxuzhouandpromisedhimfifyhousandbushelsofgrain，fivehundredhorses，enhousandouncesofgoldandsilver，andohousandrollsofvaricoloredsilklubu，encouragedbyhisoffer，eagerlysengeneralgaoshunandfifyhousandmenoaackxuandefromherear”(chaper15)fromherewecanseelubuisnoonlyblindoallbuhisownineresandforgeingallmoralprinciplesahesighofprofisbualsoalwayschoppingandchangingandbiinghehandhafeedshim

“胤到徐州见布，称说：‘主公仰慕将军，欲求令爱为儿妇，永结“秦晋之好”……原来吕布有二妻一妾；先娶严氏为正妻，后娶貂蝉为妾；及居小沛时，又娶曹豹之女为次妻。曹氏先亡无出，貂蝉亦无所出，惟严氏生一女，布最钟爱。当下严氏对布曰：‘吾闻袁公路久镇淮南，兵多粮广，早晚将为天子。若成大事，则吾女有后妃之望。只不知他有几子？”布曰：‘止有一子。’妻曰：‘既如此，即当许之。纵不为皇后，吾徐州亦无忧矣。’布意遂决，厚款韩胤许了亲事。”吕布连夜具办妆奁，收拾宝马香车，令宋宪、魏续一同韩胤送女前去。陈罥扶病来见吕布曰：‘前者袁公以金帛送公，欲杀刘玄德，而公以射戟解之；今忽来求亲，其意盖欲以公女为质，随后就来攻玄德而取小沛。小沛亡，徐州危矣。’布大惊曰：‘陈宫误我！’急命张辽引兵，追赶至三十里之外，将女抢归；连韩胤都拿回监禁，不放归去。却令人回复袁术，只说女儿妆奁未备，俟备毕便自送来。陈罥又说吕布，使解韩胤赴许都。当被告知张飞劫了一半好马时，吕布随即点兵往小沛来斗张飞。布骂曰：‘你能抵赖夺了我好马一百五十匹吗？’张飞挺枪出马曰：‘是我夺了你好马！你今待怎么？’布骂曰：‘环眼贱！你累次藐视我！’飞曰：‘我夺你马你便恼，你夺我哥哥的徐州便不说了！’……玄德随令人出城，至吕布营中，说情愿送还马匹，两相罢兵。布不从所请，攻城愈急。刘、关、张突出重围，直奔许都，到城外下寨。次日，玄德入见操。诉吕布之事。操曰：‘布乃无义之辈，吾与贤弟并力诛之。’次日，即表荐刘备领豫州牧。程昱谏曰：‘刘备终不为人之下，不如早图之。’操曰：‘方今正用英雄之时，不可杀一人而失天下之心。——此郭奉孝与吾有同见也。’遂不听昱言，以兵三千、粮万斛送与玄德，使往豫州到任，进兵屯小沛，招集原散之兵，攻吕布。（第十六回）袁术在淮南，地广粮多，又有孙策所质玉玺，遂建号仲氏，立台省等官，乘龙凤辇，祀南北郊，立冯方女为后，立子为东宫。因命使催取吕布之女为东宫妃，却闻布已将韩胤解赴许都，为曹操所斩，乃大怒；遂拜张勋为大将军，统领大军二十余万，分七路征徐州。（第十七回）“曹操得了徐州，心中大喜，商议起兵攻下邳。”“吕布在下邳，自恃粮食足备，且有泗水之险，安心坐守，可保无虞。”“布于是终日不出，只同严氏、貂蝉饮酒解闷。谋士许汜、王楷入见布，进计曰：

‘今袁术在淮南，声势大振。将军旧曾与彼约婚，今何不仍求之？彼兵若至，内外夹攻，操不难破也。’布从其计，即日修书，就着二人前去。当许、王回告吕布袁术所说：‘奉先反复无信，可先送女，然后发兵。’吕布曰：‘今日便送去，如何？’吕布虽勇，终是缚一女在身上，只恐有伤，不敢冲突重围。吕布回到城中，心中忧闷，只是饮酒。操令军士决沂、泗之水。水淹下邳。众军飞报吕布。布曰：‘吾有赤兔马，渡水如平地，又何惧哉！’乃日与妻妾痛饮美酒。众将无不丧气。宪曰：‘布只恋妻子，视吾等如草芥。’续曰：‘军围城下，水绕壕边，吾等死无日矣！’宪曰：‘布无仁无义，我等弃之而走，何如？’续曰：

‘非丈夫也。不若擒布献曹公。’侯成曰：‘我因追马受责，而布所倚恃者，赤兔马也。汝二人果能献门擒布，吾当先盗马去见曹公。’三人商议定了，并照所说去做了。”这就是为何“下邳城曹操鏖兵白门楼吕布殒命”（第十九回）。吕布“反复无信”、“无仁无义”，岂能不败？他自私自利、刚愎自用，谁能救他？

“hanyinpresenedhimselfolubu，saying，‘mymaser，longyouradmirer，seeksyourreasureddaugher’shandinbehalfofhissoninorderobindhewohousesinmarriageashesaesofqinandjindidinancienimes’lubuhadhreewiveshisprinciplewifewasdyyan；diaochanwashisconcubine；anderhehadmarriedadaugherofcaobao’swhenhewasxuande’sguesinxiaopeihissecondwifediedyoungandwihouissue；diaochanhadneverborneachild，dyyan’sdaugherwaslubu’sonlychildandhedearesobjecofhisaffecionsinresponseohanyin’sofferdyyansaidolubu，‘yuanshuhasdominaedheregionbelowheriverhuaiforalongimefromsuchapowerfulbaseheshouldbecomeemperorsoonerorerourdaughercouldbeempressbuhowmanysonsdoeshehave？’‘onlyheone，’lubureplied‘hengiveyourconsenaonce！’shesaid‘empressornoempress，ourholdonxuzhouwillbesrenghened’hiscoursedecided，lubureaedhanyinroyallyandagreedohemarriage”lubupreparedherousseau，puhorsesandcarriageinorder，andsenhegirloffhesamenighhanyin，ogeherwihlubu’sgeneralssongxianandweixu，rodeescordespiehisailmen，chenguiookhimselfoseelubuandsaid，‘someimeago，yuanshusenpresenshopingyouwouldkillxuandebuyourmarksmanshipgoxuandeouofhanowhe’sbackagainseekinganalliancehroughmarriagehemuswanyourdaugherasahosagesohecanaackxuandeoncexiaopeifallsohim，xuzhouisnolongersafe’realizinghesenseofchengui’sargumen，lubupanicked‘sochengonghasledmeasray！’hecriedandorderedzhangliaoooverakehebridalcarriage—iwasalreadyhiryliaway—forceioreurn，andseizehanyinahesameimeheoldyuanshuoexpechisdaugherwhenherrousseauwasreadychenguialsowanedlubuodeliverheprisoner，hanyin，ocaocaoinhecapialaxuchangbeinginformedhazhangfeihadsolenhalfofheirhorses，lubumarchedaonceoxiaopei“canyoudeny，”lubucriedangrily，“hayouhavesolenonehundredandfifyofmybes？”“yes，isolehem！sowha？”zhangfeicried，dashingouwihspearpoised“roundeyedrogue，”lubureored，“hisishefinalinsul！”“youmindmysealingyourhorses？”zhangfeiaunedhim“whaabouyoursealingxuzhoufrommybroher？”xuandesenamanolubuofferingoreurnhehorsesandmakepeacelubuaccordinglyaackedxiaopeiwihrenewedferociyliu，guan，zhangbrokehroughheencirclemenandpichedcampousidehecapialhefollowingdayxuandepresenedhimselfocaocaooxuande’saccounoflubu’sconduccaocaoresponded，‘lubuisnomanofhonorle’sworkogeherogeridofhim，worhybroher’henexdaycaocaopreparedamemorialoheemperorrecommendingxuandeasproecorofyuzhoubuchengyuadvised，‘liubeiwillnoremainlongunderanybodyyou’dbeerdealwihhimbeforeiisooe’‘aaime，’caocaoreplied，‘whenwearecallingforousandingmenoserveus，weca

oaffordoloseheworldbykillingonepersonguojiaagreeswihmeonhis’huscaocaorejecedchengyu’sadvicehegavexuandehreehousandmenandenhousandbushelsofgrainandsenhimoffohisnewposwihinsrucionsoroundupanysoldiernearxiaopeiandconinuehewaragainslubu(chaper16)yuanshu，possessorofhuainan’sexensivedominionsandamplewealhaswellasheroyalsealsuncehadlefasapledge

esablishedhereignperiodzhongshiandcreaedasecreariaandohersaeofficesborneinadragonandphoenixcarriage，hepreformedheimperialriualsahenorhernandsouhernlimisofheciyhemadefengfang’sdaugherhisempress，hissoncrownprince，andsenanenvoyoxuzhouospeedheweddingwihlubu’sdaugherahapoinhelearnedhalubuhadalreadydeliveredhegobeween，hanyin，ohecapial，wherecaocaohadhadhimexecuedingreaangeryuanshuorganizedanarmyofoverwohundredhousandunderheleadershipofregenmarshalzhangxun：hisobjec，oconquerxuzhou(chaper17)“heacquisiionofxuzhouwasagreasaisfacionocaocaohebeganaonceopnheaackonxiapi”lubu，wihhisreservesofgrainandheproecionofheriversi，wasconenoremainonhedefensive”“lubusayedindoorsalldaydrinkingwihdyyananddiaochanodispelhissorrowscounselorsxusiandwangkaicamebeforelubuandpresenedapn：‘yuanshuisinhuainan；hisinfluenceisgreawhynorenewheaempoformanalliancebymarriagewihhim，general？ifhesendsroopsorelieveus，wewillbeableodefeacaocaowihawosidedaack’lubuapprovedhepnandorderedhewooakealeeroyuanshu”whenxusiandwangkaireurnedandoldlubuwhayuanshusaid，‘howfickleandfaihlesslubuis！sendhegirlfirs；heni’llsendroops’‘whaabouoday？’lubusaidlubu，houghawarriorofboundlesscourage，wouldnorushheenemylinesleshegirlcomeoharmfinallyhewasforcedbackinoxiapilubudrankheavilyindespairandcaocaoorderedhismenodiverwaerfromheriversyiandsiinoheciyhewaersfloodedxiapisoldiersracedolubuwihhenews“ihaveachampionhorse，”lubusaid，“hacrosseswaerasifiwerend，fanddrywehavenohingofear”joinedbyhiswives，lubuwenonsainghimselfwihchoicewineshecommandersweredeeplydishearened“lubulovesonlyhisfamily，”xiansaid，“wearechaffohim，”addedweixu“heciyisbesieged；heowersarefloodedround—wearedonefor”“hehasnohumaniy，nohonorwhynoleavehimohisfae？”suggesedxian“ha’snoahero’spar，”repliedweixu“le’sdeliverhimocaocaoinsead”ahispoinhouchengspokeup，“isufferedforrecapuringhehorses，yeiisredharehahedependsonifyouwoseizelubuanddeliverheciy，iwillsealhishorseandpreseniocaocaomyself”hushehreemenseheircourseanddidwhaheysaidha’swhy“caocaobalesfiercelyaxiapilubufallsawhiegaeower”sincelubu“isfickleandfaihless”and“hasnohumaniy，nohonor”，howcanhenobedefeaed？he’ssoselfish，soselfwilledandconceiedhanoonecansavehim

乱世三国时期是个英雄辈出的时代。吕布武艺超群，真有“人中吕布，马中赤兔”之说。为何他只能称雄一时而终究没有安身之地或正义大业？

hechaoichreekingdomsperiodisanerahagivesbirhoamuliudeofheroeslubu’smiliaryarsexcelallandrulyisisaid：“amongheroes，lubu；amonghorses，redhare”whycanlubuonlyswaggerlikeaconqueringheroforaimebunohaveabaseofhisownoranycauseofjusiceaferall？

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